Payong Primary School
School ID 116977 · Public elementary school · Barangay Guiljungan, Cauayan, Negros Occidental · Negros Island Region (NIR)
Summary
Payong Primary School's enrollment rose 8% to 155 in SY 2024-25 from SY 2023-24, while the division's public schools fell 3.6%. With six teachers, the school has one teacher for every 26 learners, more learners per teacher than at 65% of the division's other public elementary schools, and the page carries a review note on this figure.
It has no internet, one of 203 public schools in the division without it. Its FY 2025 MOOE of ₱588,000 is less than at 82% of the division's other public elementary schools, and in FY 2024 it was ₱282,000.
Next on the page, the nearest schools are listed with straight-line distances.
- Learners
- 155
- Up 12 from SY 2023-24
- Teachers
- 6
- No change from SY 2023-24
- Classrooms
- 4
- No change from SY 2023-24
- Learners per teacher
- 25.8
- Up 2.0 from SY 2023-24
- Division median 23.6
- Learners per classroom
- 38.8
- Up 3.0 from SY 2023-24
- Division median 24.4
Key findings
- Enrollment rose 8% to 155 from SY 2023-24, while the division's public schools fell 3.6%.
- Tied as the 356th largest of 468 public elementary schools in the Schools Division of Negros Occidental.
- Each teacher has 26 learners, more than at 65% of the division's other public elementary schools. See the note on DepEd's figures
- Each classroom has 39 learners, more than at 94% of the 466 other public elementary schools in the division that report classrooms. See the note on DepEd's figures
- One of 203 public schools in the division without internet; 65% of the 576 that report on internet have it.
- Its FY 2025 MOOE of ₱588,000 is less than at 82% of the division's other public elementary schools. In FY 2024 it was ₱282,000.
- Its FY 2024 MOOE is ₱1,819 for each of the 155 learners of SY 2024-25, against a median of ₱1,599 across the 468 public elementary schools in the division with FY 2024 MOOE and SY 2024-25 learners.
- The nearest public schools with junior high are Guiljungan National High School (3.1 km), Sibucao Integrated School of Cauayan (3.7 km) and Galicia National High School (5.2 km), straight-line.
Enrollment
SY 2024-25: 155 learners, up 12 from SY 2023-24.
| Grade | Male | Female | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 12 | 15 | 27 |
| Grade 1 | 11 | 6 | 17 |
| Grade 2 | 10 | 12 | 22 |
| Grade 3 | 17 | 12 | 29 |
| Grade 4 | 15 | 12 | 27 |
| Grade 5 | 6 | 7 | 13 |
| Grade 6 | 11 | 9 | 20 |
| All grades | 82 | 73 | 155 |
- 1 indigenous peoples (IP) learner in SY 2024-25
Teachers and staff
Its 25.8 learners per teacher is above the Negros Occidental median of 23.6 for elementary schools.
| Teachers | 6 |
|---|---|
| Non-teaching personnel | 3 |
| Learners per teacher | 25.8 |
| Negros Occidental division median | 23.6 |
| Negros Island Region median | 23.8 |
| National median | 22.3 |
Staff by position
| Teacher I | 6 |
|---|---|
| Administrative Officer II | 1 |
| Head Teacher II | 1 |
| Utility Worker I | 1 |
Classrooms and facilities
Its 38.8 learners per classroom is above the Negros Occidental median of 24.4 for elementary schools.
- Classrooms
- 4
- 38.8 learners per classroom
- Other rooms
- 0
- Seats (approximate)
- 0
- Toilets
- 1
- 155.0 learners per toilet
- Faucets
- 0
- 0 with water, 0 without
- Functional computers
- 14
- 11.1 learners per computer
- Electricity
- Grid supply
- Water supply
- Yes
- Internet access
- No
Toilets by type, as a table
| Shared | 1 |
|---|---|
| All toilets | 1 |
Other facilities
- Entrance Gate
- Exit Gate
- Offices
- Permanent Perimeter Fence
- Playground
- School Garden
- Temporary Perimeter Fence
MOOE
FY 2025: ₱588,000, up ₱306,000 from FY 2024.
| Fiscal year | Elementary | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | ₱242,000 | ₱242,000 |
| 2024 | ₱282,000 | ₱282,000 |
| 2025 | ₱588,000 | ₱588,000 |
How it compares
It is compared with the 468 elementary schools in the Negros Occidental division, itself included, in SY 2024-25.
| Measure | This school | Division median | Schools with as many or fewer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Learners per teacher | 25.8 | 23.6 | 65% |
| Learners per classroom | 38.8 | 24.4 | 94% |
| Learners per toilet | 155.0 | 17.2 | 99% |
| Learners per computer | 11.1 | 38.6 | 9% |
Location
Barangay Guiljungan, Cauayan, Negros Occidental
Legislative district: 6th District
Map point: 9.954136, 122.683428
Nearest schools
About this data
Notes on DepEd's figures
- Learners are enrolled, but zero seats or zero toilets are recorded. These may be unreported rather than zero.
- The school's map point moved more than 1 km between SY 2023-24 and SY 2024-25.
- One or more resources (teachers, rooms, seats or toilets) are far from what is typical for a school this size.
Figures for school ID 116977 come from DepEd's school data for SY 2023-24 and SY 2024-25 as of 25 October 2025. How the data was checked