Schools in Datu Montawal (Pagagawan), Maguindanao

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

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

Summary

Of the learners in the schools of Datu Montawal (Pagagawan), Maguindanao, 98% are in public schools, against 85% nationally, and 2% in private schools, against 14% nationally. In SY 2024-25 its 16 schools held 5,760 learners, with another 60 in ALS, and its public schools had 138 teachers. Enrollment in schools rose 4.6% from SY 2023-24, with ALS not counted, while public schools grew 4.0% and private schools grew 42.2%.

It has the 25th most learners of the 36 cities and municipalities in Maguindanao, and the 24th most learners per teacher in public schools. Of the 14 reporting public schools, one (7%) has no electricity, against 9% in BARMM, and 10 (71%) have no internet, against 74% in BARMM; all have water.

The page lists the 16 schools here, with their learners, teachers and classrooms, and breaks the figures down by sector and level in charts and tables.

Schools: 16; No change from SY 2023-24; 14 public, 2 private
Community learning centers: 1; No change from SY 2023-24
Learners: 5,820; Up 225 from SY 2023-24
Teachers: 138; Down 4 from SY 2023-24
Classrooms: 124; Up 23 from SY 2023-24

Key findings

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

Datu Montawal (Pagagawan) has the 25th most learners of the 36 cities and municipalities in Maguindanao, and the 24th most learners per teacher in public schools.
Enrollment in schools rose 4.6% from SY 2023-24 (ALS not counted); public schools grew 4.0% and private schools grew 42.2%.
Of the learners in schools, 98% are in public schools (85% nationally) and 2% in private schools (14% nationally).
The largest schools are Tunggol National High School (941 learners), Matalam Farm Settlement Elementary School (798 learners) and Datu Montawal Central Elementary School (770 learners).
Leaving out 3 schools whose figures are under review, the most crowded public classrooms are at Tunggol National High School, with 63 learners per classroom.
Of the 14 reporting public schools, 1 (7%) has no electricity, against 9% in BARMM; all have water; 10 (71%) have no internet, against 74% in BARMM.

Learners

SY 2024-25: 5,820 learners, 5,760 in schools and 60 in community learning centers.

Learners, SY 2024-25
Learners	Number
All learners	5,820
In schools	5,760
In community learning centers (ALS)	60
Male	2,981
Female	2,839

Learners by level and sector, SY 2024-25

Learners by level and sector, SY 2024-25
Level	Public schools	Private schools	Community learning centers (ALS)	Total
Elementary	4,691	128	0	4,819
Junior High School	675	0	0	675
Senior High School	266	0	0	266
ALS A&E elementary	0	0	3	3
ALS A&E secondary	0	0	57	57

Learners by grade and sex, SY 2024-25

Learners by grade and sex, SY 2024-25
Grade	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	495	456	951
Grade 1	416	440	856
Grade 2	445	415	860
Grade 3	313	315	628
Grade 4	253	230	483
Grade 5	302	280	582
Grade 6	233	226	459
Grade 7	98	90	188
Grade 8	75	88	163
Grade 9	105	94	199
Grade 10	54	71	125
Grade 11	91	53	144
Grade 12	71	51	122
ALS A&E elementary	2	1	3
ALS A&E secondary	28	29	57
All grades	2,981	2,839	5,820

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25
Track	Learners
Academic	59
Technical-Vocational-Livelihood	207
All tracks	266

ALIVE (Arabic Language and Islamic Values Education) learners by level and sex, SY 2024-25
Level	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	14	9	23
Elementary	465	443	908
All	479	452	931

Indigenous peoples (IP) learners by level and sex, SY 2024-25
Level	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	1	0	1
Elementary	1	2	3
Senior High School	0	1	1
All	2	3	5

Schools and community learning centers

SY 2024-25: 16 schools and 1 community learning center.

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

Schools and community learning centers by sector, SY 2024-25
Sector	Number
Public schools	14
Private schools	2
Community learning centers (ALS)	1
All	17

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25
Offering	Number
Elementary only	15
Junior and senior high	1
Community learning centers (ALS)	1

Schools by subclassification, SY 2024-25
Subclassification	Number
DepEd managed	14
Community learning centers (ALS)	1
Non-sectarian	1
Sectarian	1

School personnel

SY 2024-25: 138 teachers and 11 non-teaching personnel in public schools.

Public school personnel by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Number
Teachers	138
Non-teaching personnel	11
All personnel	149

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25
Level	Teachers
Elementary	111
Junior High School	25
Senior High School	2
All teachers	138

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	42.3
Junior High School	27.0
Senior High School	133.0

School resources

SY 2024-25: 124 classrooms and 141 toilets in public schools.

Classrooms: 124
Seats (approximate): 3,084
Toilets: 141
Functional computers: 43
Faucets: 233; 213 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	109	11	4
Learners per classroom	43.0	61.4	66.5
Seats (approximate)	2,819	190	75
Learners per seat	1.7	3.6	3.6
Toilets	123	13	5
Learners per toilet	38.1	51.9	53.2
Functional computers	40	2	1
Learners per computer	117.3	337.5	266.0

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	13	0
Junior High School	1	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	Off-grid supply	No electricity supply
Elementary	5	7	1
Junior High School	1	0	0
Senior High School	1	0	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	4	9
Junior High School	0	1
Senior High School	0	1

Toilets in public schools by type, SY 2024-25

Toilets in public schools by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Toilets
Female	19
Male	19
Shared	94
For persons with disabilities	9
All toilets	141

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	213
Without water	20
All faucets	233

Public schools with each facility, SY 2024-25
Facility	Schools
Playground	14
School Garden	14
Entrance Gate	11
Temporary Perimeter Fence	10
Permanent Perimeter Fence	8
Offices	7
Exit Gate	6
Solar Panel	6
Clinic	3
Library/Learning Resource Center	3
Covered Court	2
Faculty Room	2
Flood Marker	2
Industrial Arts Room	2
Canteen	1
Computer Room	1
Home Economic Room	1
Supply Room	1

List of schools

Every school in Datu Montawal (Pagagawan), Maguindanao in DepEd's data, linked to its own page.

Schools in Datu Montawal (Pagagawan), Maguindanao: 16 schools, each with its own latest school year's figures
School	Sector	Learners	Teachers	Classrooms
Balugo Elementary School	Public	224	5	7
Batungkayo Elementary School	Public	101	3	6
Bulit Elementary School	Public	543	18	13
Bulod Elementary School	Public	180	3	3
Datu Montawal Central Elementary School	Public	770	25	23
Early Childhood Development Center, Inc.	Private	35	Not reported	Not reported
Katitisan Elementary School	Public	301	5	5
Limbalud Elementary School	Public	195	3	3
Lower Baguinged Elementary School	Public	310	7	7
Ma'ahad Kadingilan Al-Islamie, Inc.	Private	93	Not reported	Not reported
Macatabang Memorial Elementary School	Public	265	3	2
Maridagao Elementary School	Public	197	4	5
Matalam Farm Settlement Elementary School	Public	798	17	18
Pagagawan Elementary School	Public	486	14	13
Talapas Elementary School	Public	321	4	4
Tunggol National High School	Public	941	27	15

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

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 Datu Montawal (Pagagawan), Maguindanao 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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