Schools in Rajah Buayan, 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

In Rajah Buayan, Maguindanao, 16 schools held 10,972 learners in SY 2024-25, and 52% of those learners were in private schools, against 14% nationally. Enrollment in schools rose 88.3% from SY 2023-24, not counting ALS: private schools grew 942.4% while public schools fell 0.7%.

Rajah Buayan has the ninth most learners of the 36 cities and municipalities in Maguindanao, and the fourth most learners per teacher in public schools. Of the 12 reporting public schools, all have electricity, while two (17%) have no water against 8% in BARMM and 11 (92%) have no internet against 74% in BARMM.

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

Schools: 16; Up 1 from SY 2023-24; 12 public, 4 private
Community learning centers: 5; Up 2 from SY 2023-24
Learners: 11,152; Up 5,166 from SY 2023-24
Teachers: 78; Down 11 from SY 2023-24
Classrooms: 120; Up 1 from SY 2023-24

Key findings

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

Rajah Buayan has the 9th most learners of the 36 cities and municipalities in Maguindanao, and the 4th most learners per teacher in public schools.
Enrollment in schools rose 88.3% from SY 2023-24 (ALS not counted); public schools fell 0.7% and private schools grew 942.4%.
Of the learners in schools, 48% are in public schools (85% nationally) and 52% in private schools (14% nationally).
Leaving out 2 schools whose figures are under review, the largest schools are Zapakan National High School (1,330 learners), Pidsalenggian Elementary School (506 learners) and Mileb Elementary School (386 learners).
Leaving out 3 schools whose enrollment figures are under review, enrollment grew fastest at Dansalan Elementary School (+12%) and fell most at Pidsandawan Elementary School (−6%), among schools with 100 or more learners in both years.
Of the 12 reporting public schools, all have electricity; 2 (17%) have no water, against 8% in BARMM; 11 (92%) have no internet, against 74% in BARMM.

Learners

SY 2024-25: 11,152 learners, 10,972 in schools and 180 in community learning centers.

Learners, SY 2024-25
Learners	Number
All learners	11,152
In schools	10,972
In community learning centers (ALS)	180
Male	5,500
Female	5,652

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	3,909	296	0	4,205
Junior High School	1,014	14	0	1,028
Senior High School	316	5,423	0	5,739
ALS Basic Literacy Program	0	0	14	14
ALS A&E elementary	0	0	45	45
ALS A&E secondary	0	0	121	121

Learners by grade and sex, SY 2024-25

Learners by grade and sex, SY 2024-25
Grade	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	364	321	685
Grade 1	349	288	637
Grade 2	407	394	801
Grade 3	335	308	643
Grade 4	218	239	457
Grade 5	271	295	566
Grade 6	198	218	416
Grade 7	119	192	311
Grade 8	103	155	258
Grade 9	103	151	254
Grade 10	89	116	205
Grade 11	2,183	2,229	4,412
Grade 12	684	643	1,327
ALS Basic Literacy Program	5	9	14
ALS A&E elementary	23	22	45
ALS A&E secondary	49	72	121
All grades	5,500	5,652	11,152

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25
Track	Learners
Academic	5,509
Technical-Vocational-Livelihood	230
All tracks	5,739

ALIVE (Arabic Language and Islamic Values Education) learners by level and sex, SY 2024-25
Level	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	1	0	1
Elementary	94	78	172
All	95	78	173

Indigenous peoples (IP) learners by level and sex, SY 2024-25
Level	Male	Female	Total
Elementary	1	0	1
Junior High School	2	5	7
All	3	5	8

Schools and community learning centers

SY 2024-25: 16 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	12
Private schools	4
Community learning centers (ALS)	5
All	21

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25
Offering	Number
Elementary only	14
Junior and senior high	2
Community learning centers (ALS)	5

Schools by subclassification, SY 2024-25
Subclassification	Number
DepEd managed	12
Community learning centers (ALS)	5
Non-sectarian	3
Sectarian	1

School personnel

SY 2024-25: 78 teachers and 2 non-teaching personnel in public schools.

Public school personnel by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Number
Teachers	78
Non-teaching personnel	2
All personnel	80

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25
Level	Teachers
Elementary	57
Junior High School	18
Senior High School	3
All teachers	78

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	68.6
Junior High School	56.3
Senior High School	105.3

School resources

SY 2024-25: 120 classrooms and 108 toilets in public schools.

Classrooms: 120
Seats (approximate): 1,634
Toilets: 108
Functional computers: 38
Faucets: 77; 60 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	98	17	5
Learners per classroom	39.9	59.7	63.2
Seats (approximate)	1,474	122	38
Learners per seat	2.7	8.3	8.3
Toilets	86	17	5
Learners per toilet	45.5	59.7	63.2
Functional computers	16	22	Not reported
Learners per computer	244.3	46.1	Not reported

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	9	2
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	Grid and off-grid supply
Elementary	7	4
Junior High School	1	0
Senior High School	1	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	0	11
Junior High School	1	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	16
Male	16
Shared	76
All toilets	108

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	60
Without water	17
All faucets	77

Public schools with each facility, SY 2024-25
Facility	Schools
Entrance Gate	11
School Garden	11
Temporary Perimeter Fence	11
Playground	9
Permanent Perimeter Fence	7
Offices	4
Solar Panel	4
Clinic	3
Exit Gate	3
Library/Learning Resource Center	3
Covered Court	2
Faculty Room	2
Home Economic Room	2
Computer Room	1
Conference Room	1
Paved Pathway	1
Student Co-Curricular Center	1
Supply Room	1

List of schools

Every school in Rajah Buayan, Maguindanao in DepEd's data, linked to its own page.

Schools in Rajah Buayan, Maguindanao: 16 schools, each with its own latest school year's figures
School	Sector	Learners	Teachers	Classrooms
Baital Elementary School	Public	336	4	0
Bakat Elementary School	Public	284	8	7
Dansalan Elementary School	Public	372	6	8
Gaunan Elementary School	Public	323	5	4
Maahad Sapakan Al-Arabie Al-islamie, Institute, Inc.	Private	65	Not reported	Not reported
Madrasa Al-Budor Al-Islamiya Inc.	Private	88	Not reported	Not reported
Madrasato Tarbiy, Al-arabie, Al-Islamiyah, Institute Inc.	Private	143	Not reported	Not reported
Malibpolok Elementary School	Public	246	7	49
Mileb Elementary School	Public	386	6	6
Pidsalenggian Elementary School	Public	506	5	6
Pidsandawan Elementary School	Public	346	6	7
Sambolawan Elementary School	Public	370	3	3
Sampao Elementary School	Public	283	4	0
Sapakan Central Elementary School	Public	457	3	8
Southern Maguindanao Academy College, Inc.	Private	5,437	Not reported	Not reported
Zapakan National High School	Public	1,330	21	22

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 Rajah Buayan, 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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