Buabua Elementary School
School ID 122708 · Public elementary school · Barangay Buabua, Salcedo, Eastern Samar · Eastern Visayas (Region VIII)
Summary
Buabua Elementary School has one teacher for every 12 learners in SY 2024-25, which is fewer learners per teacher than at 71% of the division's other public elementary schools. Enrollment fell 1% to 86 from SY 2023-24, while the division's public schools fell 3.5%.
Its FY 2025 MOOE of ₱542,000 is more than at 51% of the division's other public elementary schools, and in FY 2024 it was ₱337,000.
For junior high, the nearest public schools are Mercedes National High School (2.5 km), Bobon National High School (2.8 km) and Salcedo National High School (5.2 km), straight-line. The page sets these ratios against the medians of the division, the region and the Philippines, and lists the nearest schools with straight-line distances.
- Learners
- 86
- Down 1 from SY 2023-24
- Teachers
- 7
- No change from SY 2023-24
- Classrooms
- 8
- No change from SY 2023-24
- Learners per teacher
- 12.3
- Down 0.1 from SY 2023-24
- Division median 15.3
- Learners per classroom
- 10.8
- Down 0.1 from SY 2023-24
- Division median 16.2
Key findings
- Enrollment fell 1% to 86 from SY 2023-24, while the division's public schools fell 3.5%.
- Tied as the 192nd largest of 404 public elementary schools in the Schools Division of Eastern Samar.
- Each teacher has 12 learners, fewer than at 71% of the division's other public elementary schools.
- Each classroom has 11 learners, fewer than at 79% of the 400 other public elementary schools in the division that report classrooms.
- Its FY 2025 MOOE of ₱542,000 is more than at 51% of the division's other public elementary schools. In FY 2024 it was ₱337,000.
- Its FY 2024 MOOE is ₱3,919 for each of the 86 learners of SY 2024-25, against a median of ₱3,658 across the 404 public elementary schools in the division with FY 2024 MOOE and SY 2024-25 learners.
- The nearest public schools with junior high are Mercedes National High School (2.5 km), Bobon National High School (2.8 km) and Salcedo National High School (5.2 km), straight-line.
Enrollment
SY 2024-25: 86 learners, down 1 from SY 2023-24.
| Grade | Male | Female | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 7 | 2 | 9 |
| Grade 1 | 6 | 5 | 11 |
| Grade 2 | 10 | 6 | 16 |
| Grade 3 | 7 | 5 | 12 |
| Grade 4 | 10 | 3 | 13 |
| Grade 5 | 6 | 9 | 15 |
| Grade 6 | 6 | 4 | 10 |
| All grades | 52 | 34 | 86 |
- 1 indigenous peoples (IP) learner in SY 2024-25
- 1 learner in ALIVE (Arabic Language and Islamic Values Education) in SY 2024-25
Teachers and staff
Its 12.3 learners per teacher is below the Eastern Samar median of 15.3 for elementary schools.
| Teachers | 7 |
|---|---|
| Non-teaching personnel | 1 |
| Learners per teacher | 12.3 |
| Eastern Samar division median | 15.3 |
| Eastern Visayas median | 17.4 |
| National median | 22.3 |
Staff by position
| Teacher III | 7 |
|---|---|
| School Principal I | 1 |
Classrooms and facilities
Its 10.8 learners per classroom is below the Eastern Samar median of 16.2 for elementary schools.
- Classrooms
- 8
- 10.8 learners per classroom
- Other rooms
- 0
- Seats (approximate)
- 160
- 0.5 learners per seat
- Toilets
- 8
- 10.8 learners per toilet
- Faucets
- 21
- 21 with water, 0 without
- Functional computers
- 1
- 86.0 learners per computer
- Electricity
- Grid supply
- Water supply
- Yes
- Internet access
- Yes
Toilets by type, as a table
| Shared | 8 |
|---|---|
| All toilets | 8 |
Other facilities
- Computer Room
- Entrance Gate
- Exit Gate
- Library/Learning Resource Center
- Offices
- Permanent Perimeter Fence
- Playground
- Temporary Perimeter Fence
MOOE
FY 2025: ₱542,000, up ₱205,000 from FY 2024.
| Fiscal year | Elementary | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | ₱244,000 | ₱244,000 |
| 2024 | ₱337,000 | ₱337,000 |
| 2025 | ₱542,000 | ₱542,000 |
How it compares
It is compared with the 404 elementary schools in the Eastern Samar division, itself included, in SY 2024-25.
| Measure | This school | Division median | Schools with as many or fewer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Learners per teacher | 12.3 | 15.3 | 29% |
| Learners per classroom | 10.8 | 16.2 | 21% |
| Learners per toilet | 10.8 | 14.0 | 34% |
| Learners per computer | 86.0 | 23.2 | 91% |
Location
Barangay Buabua, Salcedo, Eastern Samar
Legislative district: Lone District
Map point: 11.109194, 125.692015
Nearest schools
About this data
Figures for school ID 122708 come from DepEd's school data for SY 2023-24 and SY 2024-25 as of 25 October 2025. How the data was checked