Schools in Poona Bayabao (Gata), Lanao del Sur

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

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

Summary

In SY 2024-25 Poona Bayabao (Gata) has 7,702 learners in its 21 schools, with another 245 in ALS, and ranks 15th most learners of the 40 cities and municipalities in Lanao del Sur. Its enrollment in schools rose 4.8% from SY 2023-24, with ALS not counted, and it has the 16th most learners per teacher in public schools.

Of its 21 reporting public schools, 15 (71%) have no internet, against 74% across BARMM, while two (10%) have no electricity, against 9% across BARMM. The most crowded public classrooms are at Punud Elementary School, with 54 learners per classroom, once eight schools whose figures are under review are left out.

From here, the 21 schools are listed with their learners, teachers and classrooms, and the figures are broken down by sector and level.

Schools: 21; No change from SY 2023-24; 21 public
Community learning centers: 8; Down 1 from SY 2023-24
Learners: 7,947; Up 341 from SY 2023-24
Teachers: 222; Down 3 from SY 2023-24
Classrooms: 175; Down 7 from SY 2023-24

Key findings

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

Poona Bayabao (Gata) has the 15th most learners of the 40 cities and municipalities in Lanao del Sur, and the 16th most learners per teacher in public schools.
Enrollment in schools rose 4.8% from SY 2023-24 (ALS not counted).
The largest schools are Pooni-Lomabao MNHS (923 learners), Rogan Central Elementary School (589 learners) and Ragayan National High School (582 learners).
Leaving out 2 schools whose enrollment figures are under review, enrollment grew fastest at Ragayan National High School (+22%) and fell most at Lumbac-Taporog Elementary School (−8%), among schools with 100 or more learners in both years.
Leaving out 8 schools whose figures are under review, the most crowded public classrooms are at Punud Elementary School, with 54 learners per classroom.
Of the 21 reporting public schools, 2 (10%) have no electricity, against 9% in BARMM; 1 (5%) has no water, against 8% in BARMM; 15 (71%) have no internet, against 74% in BARMM.

Learners

SY 2024-25: 7,947 learners, 7,702 in schools and 245 in community learning centers.

Learners, SY 2024-25
Learners	Number
All learners	7,947
In schools	7,702
In community learning centers (ALS)	245
Male	3,593
Female	4,354

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	5,761	0	5,761
Junior High School	1,494	0	1,494
Senior High School	447	0	447
ALS Basic Literacy Program	0	125	125
ALS A&E elementary	0	63	63
ALS A&E secondary	0	57	57

Learners by grade and sex, SY 2024-25

Learners by grade and sex, SY 2024-25
Grade	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	496	575	1,071
Grade 1	474	552	1,026
Grade 2	408	498	906
Grade 3	386	463	849
Grade 4	324	386	710
Grade 5	270	315	585
Grade 6	282	332	614
Grade 7	243	245	488
Grade 8	171	209	380
Grade 9	134	164	298
Grade 10	135	193	328
Grade 11	128	135	263
Grade 12	57	127	184
ALS Basic Literacy Program	39	86	125
ALS A&E elementary	22	41	63
ALS A&E secondary	24	33	57
All grades	3,593	4,354	7,947

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25
Track	Learners
Academic	363
Technical-Vocational-Livelihood	84
All tracks	447

ALIVE (Arabic Language and Islamic Values Education) learners by level and sex, SY 2024-25
Level	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	153	196	349
Elementary	1,218	1,461	2,679
Junior High School	138	176	314
All	1,509	1,833	3,342

Indigenous peoples (IP) learners by level and sex, SY 2024-25
Level	Male	Female	Total
Elementary	2	0	2
Senior High School	0	1	1
All	2	1	3

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	21
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	18
Junior high only	1
Junior and senior high	2
Community learning centers (ALS)	8

Schools by subclassification, SY 2024-25
Subclassification	Number
DepEd managed	21
Community learning centers (ALS)	8

School personnel

SY 2024-25: 222 teachers and 8 non-teaching personnel in public schools.

Public school personnel by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Number
Teachers	222
Non-teaching personnel	8
All personnel	230

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25
Level	Teachers
Elementary	162
Junior High School	56
Senior High School	4
All teachers	222

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	35.6
Junior High School	26.7
Senior High School	111.8

School resources

SY 2024-25: 175 classrooms and 120 toilets in public schools.

Classrooms: 175
Seats (approximate): 5,199
Toilets: 120
Functional computers: 282
Faucets: 139; 93 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	131	32	12
Learners per classroom	44.0	46.7	37.3
Seats (approximate)	4,074	900	225
Learners per seat	1.4	1.7	2.0
Toilets	89	22	9
Learners per toilet	64.7	67.9	49.7
Functional computers	131	101	50
Learners per computer	44.0	14.8	8.9

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	17	1
Junior High School	3	0
Senior High School	2	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	No electricity supply
Elementary	16	2
Junior High School	3	0
Senior High School	2	0

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	13
Junior High School	1	2
Senior High School	1	1

Toilets in public schools by type, SY 2024-25

Toilets in public schools by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Toilets
Female	29
Male	24
Shared	66
For persons with disabilities	1
All toilets	120

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	93
Without water	46
All faucets	139

Public schools with each facility, SY 2024-25
Facility	Schools
School Garden	18
Playground	17
Offices	14
Entrance Gate	12
Permanent Perimeter Fence	12
Exit Gate	10
Library/Learning Resource Center	10
Covered Court	8
Faculty Room	7
Temporary Perimeter Fence	7
Conference Room	6
Home Economic Room	6
Computer Room	5
Flood Marker	5
Supply Room	4
Data File Room/Records Room	3
Clinic	2
Science Laboratory	2
Gymnasium	1
Industrial Arts Room	1
Paved Pathway	1
Solar Panel	1
Youth Development Center	1

List of schools

Every school in Poona Bayabao (Gata), Lanao del Sur in DepEd's data, linked to its own page.

Schools in Poona Bayabao (Gata), Lanao del Sur: 21 schools, each with its own latest school year's figures
School	Learners	Teachers	Classrooms
Bangon-Dolawan Primary School	288	8	2
Bansayan Elementary School	312	7	10
Barith Elementary School	314	11	5
Bubong Elementary School	341	10	8
Cadayonan Elementary School	331	6	6
Cairan Elementary School	288	12	10
Gadongan Elementary School	428	10	13
Indardaya Elementary School	235	9	5
Labuan Primary School	299	7	6
Liangan Primary School	224	6	2
Lumbac-Taporog Elementary School	387	6	6
Madanding Elementary School	219	4	6
Pandapatan Primary School	99	4	3
Poona Bayabao National High School	436	3	5
Pooni- Lomabao Central Elementary School	491	24	21
Pooni-Lomabao MNHS	923	34	24
Punud Elementary School	217	5	4
Ragayan Central Elementary School	498	18	9
Ragayan National High School	582	23	15
Rogan Central Elementary School	589	15	13
Talaguian Elementary School	201	Not reported	2

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 Poona Bayabao (Gata), Lanao del Sur 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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