Schools in Taft, Eastern Samar

By Mark Anthony Llego · Published 1 November 2026 · Updated 3 November 2026

SY 2024-25 data from DepEd as of 25 October 2025

Summary

Taft has the eighth most learners of the 23 cities and municipalities in Eastern Samar, and the 14th most learners per teacher in public schools. In SY 2024-25 its 20 schools held 4,797 learners, with another 76 in ALS, and its public schools had 268 teachers. Enrollment in schools fell 4.2% from SY 2023-24, with ALS not counted.

Of the 20 reporting public schools, 13 (65%) have no internet, against 25% in Region VIII, and all have electricity.

Leaving out one school whose figures are under review, the most crowded public classrooms are at Burak Elementary School, with 33 learners per classroom. Next on the page, the 20 schools are listed with their learners, teachers and classrooms, and the figures are broken down by sector and level.

Schools: 20; No change from SY 2023-24; 20 public
Community learning centers: 5; Down 1 from SY 2023-24
Learners: 4,873; Down 225 from SY 2023-24
Teachers: 268; Up 8 from SY 2023-24
Classrooms: 214; Up 3 from SY 2023-24

Key findings

For SY 2024-25 and all schools, whatever is chosen above.

Taft has the 8th most learners of the 23 cities and municipalities in Eastern Samar, and the 14th most learners per teacher in public schools.
Enrollment in schools fell 4.2% from SY 2023-24 (ALS not counted).
The largest schools are Taft National High School (2,053 learners), Taft Central Elementary School (859 learners) and Mantang Elementary School (255 learners).
Leaving out 1 school whose figures are under review, the most crowded public classrooms are at Burak Elementary School, with 33 learners per classroom.
Of the 20 reporting public schools, all have electricity; 1 (5%) has no water, against 2% in Region VIII; 13 (65%) have no internet, against 25% in Region VIII.
The 20 public schools here with FY 2025 MOOE received ₱17.0 million. Across the 20 with FY 2024 MOOE and SY 2024-25 learners, FY 2024 MOOE came to ₱2,617 for each learner.

Learners

SY 2024-25: 4,873 learners, 4,797 in schools and 76 in community learning centers.

Learners, SY 2024-25
Learners	Number
All learners	4,873
In schools	4,797
In community learning centers (ALS)	76
Male	2,496
Female	2,377

Learners by level and sector, SY 2024-25

Learners by level and sector, SY 2024-25
Level	Public schools	Community learning centers (ALS)	Total
Elementary	2,619	0	2,619
Junior High School	1,364	0	1,364
Senior High School	814	0	814
ALS Basic Literacy Program	0	6	6
ALS A&E elementary	0	14	14
ALS A&E secondary	0	56	56

Learners by grade and sex, SY 2024-25

Learners by grade and sex, SY 2024-25
Grade	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	169	133	302
Grade 1	183	157	340
Grade 2	182	163	345
Grade 3	219	187	406
Grade 4	185	222	407
Grade 5	198	205	403
Grade 6	211	205	416
Grade 7	199	182	381
Grade 8	143	150	293
Grade 9	161	163	324
Grade 10	180	186	366
Grade 11	198	202	400
Grade 12	226	188	414
ALS Basic Literacy Program	4	2	6
ALS A&E elementary	10	4	14
ALS A&E secondary	28	28	56
All grades	2,496	2,377	4,873

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25
Track	Learners
Academic	703
Technical-Vocational-Livelihood	111
All tracks	814

Indigenous peoples (IP) learners by level and sex, SY 2024-25
Level	Male	Female	Total
Junior High School	1	0	1

Schools and community learning centers

SY 2024-25: 20 schools and 5 community learning centers.

Schools and community learning centers by sector, SY 2024-25

Schools and community learning centers by sector, SY 2024-25
Sector	Number
Public schools	20
Community learning centers (ALS)	5
All	25

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25
Offering	Number
Elementary only	18
Elementary and junior high (K to 10)	1
Junior and senior high	1
Community learning centers (ALS)	5

Schools by subclassification, SY 2024-25
Subclassification	Number
DepEd managed	20
Community learning centers (ALS)	5

School personnel

SY 2024-25: 268 teachers and 57 non-teaching personnel in public schools.

Public school personnel by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Number
Teachers	268
Non-teaching personnel	57
All personnel	325

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25
Level	Teachers
Elementary	158
Junior High School	78
Senior High School	32
All teachers	268

Learners per teacher by level, public schools, SY 2024-25

Learners per teacher by level, public schools, SY 2024-25
Level	Learners per teacher
Elementary	16.6
Junior High School	17.5
Senior High School	25.4

School resources

SY 2024-25: 214 classrooms and 219 toilets in public schools.

Classrooms: 214
Seats (approximate): 5,570
Toilets: 219
Functional computers: 279
Faucets: 508; 476 with water

Classrooms, seats, toilets and computers by level, public schools, SY 2024-25: shares of each by level

Classrooms, seats, toilets and computers by level, public schools, SY 2024-25, with learners per resource
Measure	Elementary	Junior High School	Senior High School
Classrooms	133	52	29
Learners per classroom	19.7	26.2	28.1
Seats (approximate)	2,874	1,635	1,061
Learners per seat	0.9	0.8	0.8
Toilets	152	45	22
Learners per toilet	17.2	30.3	37.0
Functional computers	61	100	118
Learners per computer	42.9	13.6	6.9

Public schools with a water supply, by level, SY 2024-25

Public schools with a water supply, by level, SY 2024-25: number of schools
Level	With water supply	Without
Elementary	18	1
Junior High School	2	0
Senior High School	1	0

Public schools by electricity supply and level, SY 2024-25

Public schools by electricity supply and level, SY 2024-25: number of schools
Level	Grid supply
Elementary	19
Junior High School	2
Senior High School	1

Public schools with internet access, by level, SY 2024-25

Public schools with internet access, by level, SY 2024-25: number of schools
Level	With internet access	Without
Elementary	5	14
Junior High School	2	0
Senior High School	1	0

Toilets in public schools by type, SY 2024-25

Toilets in public schools by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Toilets
Female	21
Male	21
Shared	170
For persons with disabilities	7
All toilets	219

Faucets in public schools, with and without water, SY 2024-25

Faucets in public schools, with and without water, SY 2024-25
Faucets	Number
With water	476
Without water	32
All faucets	508

Public schools with each facility, SY 2024-25
Facility	Schools
Playground	18
School Garden	17
Entrance Gate	16
Temporary Perimeter Fence	16
Permanent Perimeter Fence	15
Offices	8
Exit Gate	7
Paved Pathway	7
Computer Room	4
Conference Room	4
Clinic	3
Faculty Room	3
Library/Learning Resource Center	3
Solar Panel	3
Supply Room	3
Home Economic Room	2
Bike Rack	1
Canteen	1
Covered Court	1
Data File Room/Records Room	1
Flood Marker	1
Science Laboratory	1
Student Co-Curricular Center	1

List of schools

Every school in Taft, Eastern Samar in DepEd's data, linked to its own page.

Schools in Taft, Eastern Samar: 20 schools, each with its own latest school year's figures
School	Learners	Teachers	Classrooms
Batiawan Elementary School	196	8	7
Beto Elementary School	35	4	4
Binaloan Elementary School	133	8	5
Bongdo Primary School	40	4	3
Burak Elementary School	98	7	3
Dacul Primary School	61	4	4
Danao Elementary School	18	3	2
Del Remedios Elementary School	26	3	3
Gayam Elementary School	59	4	4
Mabuhay Elementary School	105	7	7
Malinao Integrated School	208	22	16
Mantang Elementary School	255	15	12
Nato Elementary School	149	8	2
Pangabutan Primary School	25	4	4
Polangi Elementary School	124	7	5
San Luis Elementary School	160	8	7
San Pablo Elementary School	104	8	4
San Rafael Elementary School	89	4	5
Taft Central Elementary School	859	45	43
Taft National High School	2,053	95	74

About this data

Teachers, classrooms and facilities are for public schools only: DepEd's public report has them for no other schools.

Each school year's figures for Taft, Eastern Samar count the schools DepEd placed there that year. Figures come from DepEd's school data for SY 2023-24 and SY 2024-25 as of 25 October 2025. How the data was checked

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