Palobandera Elementary School
School ID 113552 · Public elementary school · Barangay Palobandera, Cawayan, Masbate · Bicol Region (Region V)
Summary
Palobandera Elementary School has one teacher for every 14 learners in SY 2024-25, fewer learners per teacher than at 83% of the division's other public elementary schools. Its enrollment fell 1% from SY 2023-24 to 81 learners, while the division's public schools fell 4.3%.
Its FY 2025 MOOE of ₱538,000 is less than at 88% of the division's other public elementary schools; in FY 2024 it was ₱282,000. Its FY 2024 MOOE comes to ₱3,481 for each of the 81 learners of SY 2024-25, against a median of ₱2,056 across the 534 public elementary schools in the division with FY 2024 MOOE and SY 2024-25 learners.
Next on the page, the ratios are set against medians for the Schools Division of Masbate, Region V (Bicol Region) and the Philippines.
- Learners
- 81
- Down 1 from SY 2023-24
- Teachers
- 6
- Down 1 from SY 2023-24
- Classrooms
- 6
- No change from SY 2023-24
- Learners per teacher
- 13.5
- Up 1.8 from SY 2023-24
- Division median 19.0
- Learners per classroom
- 13.5
- Down 0.2 from SY 2023-24
- Division median 24.7
Key findings
- Enrollment fell 1% to 81 from SY 2023-24, while the division's public schools fell 4.3%.
- Tied as the 467th largest of 534 public elementary schools in the Schools Division of Masbate.
- Each teacher has 14 learners, fewer than at 83% of the division's other public elementary schools.
- Each classroom has 14 learners, fewer than at 92% of the 532 other public elementary schools in the division that report classrooms.
- Its FY 2025 MOOE of ₱538,000 is less than at 88% of the division's other public elementary schools. In FY 2024 it was ₱282,000.
- Its FY 2024 MOOE is ₱3,481 for each of the 81 learners of SY 2024-25, against a median of ₱2,056 across the 534 public elementary schools in the division with FY 2024 MOOE and SY 2024-25 learners.
- The nearest public schools with junior high are Del Carmen National High School (3.8 km), Lara-Orcullo National High School (5.5 km) and Libertad High School (6.9 km), straight-line.
Enrollment
SY 2024-25: 81 learners, down 1 from SY 2023-24.
| Grade | Male | Female | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 7 | 1 | 8 |
| Grade 1 | 7 | 3 | 10 |
| Grade 2 | 6 | 7 | 13 |
| Grade 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| Grade 4 | 4 | 9 | 13 |
| Grade 5 | 9 | 7 | 16 |
| Grade 6 | 9 | 7 | 16 |
| All grades | 45 | 36 | 81 |
Teachers and staff
Its 13.5 learners per teacher is below the Masbate median of 19.0 for elementary schools.
| Teachers | 6 |
|---|---|
| Non-teaching personnel | 1 |
| Learners per teacher | 13.5 |
| Masbate division median | 19.0 |
| Bicol Region median | 21.9 |
| National median | 22.3 |
Staff by position
| Teacher III | 5 |
|---|---|
| School Principal I | 1 |
| Teacher I | 1 |
Classrooms and facilities
Its 13.5 learners per classroom is below the Masbate median of 24.7 for elementary schools.
- Classrooms
- 6
- 13.5 learners per classroom
- Other rooms
- 0
- Seats (approximate)
- 107
- 0.8 learners per seat
- Toilets
- 5
- 16.2 learners per toilet
- Faucets
- 14
- 0 with water, 14 without
- Functional computers
- 3
- 27.0 learners per computer
- Electricity
- Grid supply
- Water supply
- Yes
- Internet access
- No
Toilets by type, as a table
| Female | 1 |
|---|---|
| Male | 1 |
| Shared | 3 |
| All toilets | 5 |
Other facilities
- Entrance Gate
- Offices
- Playground
- School Garden
- Temporary Perimeter Fence
MOOE
FY 2025: ₱538,000, up ₱256,000 from FY 2024.
| Fiscal year | Elementary | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | ₱239,000 | ₱239,000 |
| 2024 | ₱282,000 | ₱282,000 |
| 2025 | ₱538,000 | ₱538,000 |
How it compares
It is compared with the 534 elementary schools in the Masbate division, itself included, in SY 2024-25.
| Measure | This school | Division median | Schools with as many or fewer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Learners per teacher | 13.5 | 19.0 | 17% |
| Learners per classroom | 13.5 | 24.7 | 8% |
| Learners per toilet | 16.2 | 17.6 | 42% |
| Learners per computer | 27.0 | 32.0 | 43% |
Location
Barangay Palobandera, Cawayan, Masbate
Legislative district: 3rd District
Map point: 12.07205, 123.7861211
Nearest schools
About this data
Figures for school ID 113552 come from DepEd's school data for SY 2023-24 and SY 2024-25 as of 25 October 2025. How the data was checked