Schools in New Lucena, Iloilo

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

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

Summary

New Lucena, Iloilo, held 5,802 learners in its 21 schools in SY 2024-25, with another 86 in ALS and 273 public teachers. Enrollment in schools fell 4.5% from SY 2023-24, not counting ALS: public schools fell 4.7%, while private schools grew 2.0%. 97% of learners in schools are in public schools, against 85% nationally, and 3% are in private schools, against 14% nationally.

Among the 44 cities and municipalities in Iloilo, it has the 38th most learners, and it ties for the 33rd most learners per teacher in public schools. Of the 18 reporting public schools, all have electricity and all have water, while one (6%) has no internet, against 26% in Region VI.

Next on the page are the 21 schools, listed with their learners, teachers and classrooms, and charts and tables that split the figures by sector and level.

Schools: 21; No change from SY 2023-24; 18 public, 3 private
Community learning centers: 8; No change from SY 2023-24
Learners: 5,888; Down 290 from SY 2023-24
Teachers: 273; Down 8 from SY 2023-24
Classrooms: 259; Down 4 from SY 2023-24

Key findings

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

New Lucena has the 38th most learners of the 44 cities and municipalities in Iloilo, and the 33rd most learners per teacher in public schools (tied).
Enrollment in schools fell 4.5% from SY 2023-24 (ALS not counted); public schools fell 4.7% and private schools grew 2.0%.
Of the learners in schools, 97% are in public schools (85% nationally) and 3% in private schools (14% nationally).
Leaving out 1 school whose figures are under review, the largest schools are New Lucena National Comprehensive High School (1,355 learners), New Lucena National High School (899 learners) and Bololacao National High School (408 learners).
Enrollment grew fastest at Our Lady of Peace Learning Center (+9%) and fell most at Jelicuon-Cabugao National High School (−13%), among schools with 100 or more learners in both years.
The most crowded public classrooms are at New Lucena National Comprehensive High School, with 32 learners per classroom.
Of the 18 reporting public schools, all have electricity; all have water; 1 (6%) has no internet, against 26% in Region VI.
The 18 public schools here with FY 2025 MOOE received ₱16.5 million. Across the 18 with FY 2024 MOOE and SY 2024-25 learners, FY 2024 MOOE came to ₱2,288 for each learner.

Learners

SY 2024-25: 5,888 learners, 5,802 in schools and 86 in community learning centers.

Learners, SY 2024-25
Learners	Number
All learners	5,888
In schools	5,802
In community learning centers (ALS)	86
Male	3,119
Female	2,733
Not broken down by sex	36

Learners by level and sector, SY 2024-25: at least these numbers

Learners by level and sector, SY 2024-25: at least these numbers; 36 not broken down by level
Level	Public schools	Private schools	Community learning centers (ALS)	Total
Elementary	2,751	200	0	2,951
Junior High School	1,848	0	0	1,848
Senior High School	967	0	0	967
ALS Basic Literacy Program	0	0	4	4
ALS A&E elementary	0	0	18	18
ALS A&E secondary	0	0	64	64

Learners by grade and sex, SY 2024-25: at least these numbers

Learners by grade and sex, SY 2024-25: at least these numbers; 36 not broken down by grade
Grade	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	184	173	357
Grade 1	194	177	371
Grade 2	199	174	373
Grade 3	205	190	395
Grade 4	250	220	470
Grade 5	235	222	457
Grade 6	252	229	481
Grade 7	263	239	502
Grade 8	219	178	397
Grade 9	259	220	479
Grade 10	242	228	470
Grade 11	274	216	490
Grade 12	249	228	477
Special needs, non-graded (elementary)	33	14	47
ALS Basic Literacy Program	2	2	4
ALS A&E elementary	14	4	18
ALS A&E secondary	45	19	64
Broken down by grade	3,119	2,733	5,852

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25
Track	Learners
Academic	503
Technical-Vocational-Livelihood	471
All tracks	974

Indigenous peoples (IP) learners by level and sex, SY 2024-25
Level	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	1	1	2
Elementary	8	7	15
Junior High School	3	5	8
All	12	13	25

Schools and community learning centers

SY 2024-25: 21 schools and 8 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	18
Private schools	3
Community learning centers (ALS)	8
All	29

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25
Offering	Number
Elementary only	17
Junior and senior high	4
Community learning centers (ALS)	8

Schools by subclassification, SY 2024-25
Subclassification	Number
DepEd managed	18
Community learning centers (ALS)	8
Sectarian	2
Non-sectarian	1

School personnel

SY 2024-25: 273 teachers and 40 non-teaching personnel in public schools.

Public school personnel by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Number
Teachers	273
Non-teaching personnel	40
All personnel	313

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25
Level	Teachers
Elementary	143
Junior High School	83
Senior High School	47
All teachers	273

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	19.2
Junior High School	22.3
Senior High School	20.6

School resources

SY 2024-25: 259 classrooms and 289 toilets in public schools.

Classrooms: 259
Seats (approximate): 4,282
Toilets: 289
Functional computers: 668
Faucets: 727; 690 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	144	75	40
Learners per classroom	19.1	24.6	24.2
Seats (approximate)	1,911	1,611	760
Learners per seat	1.4	1.2	1.3
Toilets	190	65	34
Learners per toilet	14.5	28.4	28.4
Functional computers	156	250	262
Learners per computer	17.6	7.4	3.7

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	14	0
Junior High School	4	0
Senior High School	4	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	14
Junior High School	4
Senior High School	4

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	13	1
Junior High School	4	0
Senior High School	4	0

Toilets in public schools by type, SY 2024-25

Toilets in public schools by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Toilets
Female	60
Male	51
Shared	155
For persons with disabilities	23
All toilets	289

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	690
Without water	37
All faucets	727

Public schools with each facility, SY 2024-25
Facility	Schools
Entrance Gate	18
Offices	18
Playground	18
School Garden	18
Temporary Perimeter Fence	18
Exit Gate	12
Library/Learning Resource Center	12
Clinic	10
Covered Court	10
Home Economic Room	10
Paved Pathway	9
Computer Room	8
Roofing	8
Canteen	7
Science Laboratory	5
Supply Room	4
Conference Room	3
Permanent Perimeter Fence	3
Youth Development Center	3
Data File Room/Records Room	2
Industrial Arts Room	2
Faculty Room	1
Student Co-Curricular Center	1

List of schools

Every school in New Lucena, Iloilo in DepEd's data, linked to its own page.

Schools in New Lucena, Iloilo: 21 schools, each with its own latest school year's figures
School	Sector	Learners	Teachers	Classrooms
Baclayan Elementary School	Public	121	7	7
Badiang Elementary School	Public	131	8	8
Bilidan Elementary School	Public	123	7	7
Bita-Og Gaja Elementary School	Public	119	7	8
Bololacao Elementary School	Public	261	13	15
Bololacao National High School	Public	408	22	25
Cabilauan Elementary School	Public	327	16	12
Cagban Elementary School	Public	116	6	8
Damires Elementary School	Public	120	7	7
Dawis Elementary School	Public	174	7	8
Janipa-An Elementary School	Public	80	7	8
Jelicuon Cabugao Elementary School	Public	120	7	7
Jelicuon-Cabugao National High School	Public	189	14	15
Mother Nature Learning Center of New Lucena, Inc.	Private	56	Not reported	Not reported
New Lucena Central Elementary School	Public	632	33	30
New Lucena Faith Baptist Learning Center, Inc.	Private	17	Not reported	Not reported
New Lucena National Comprehensive High School	Public	1,355	55	42
New Lucena National High School	Public	899	39	33
Our Lady of Peace Learning Center	Private	127	Not reported	Not reported
Pasil-Jelicuon Elementary School	Public	278	11	12
Wari-Wari Elementary School	Public	149	7	7

DepEd's public report has teachers and classrooms for public schools only.

About this data

36 learners in SY 2024-25 are counted in the totals but not broken down by grade, level or sex, so those charts show at least these numbers.
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 New Lucena, Iloilo 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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