Schools in Pontevedra, Negros Occidental

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

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

Summary

Pontevedra, Negros Occidental, has 31 schools with 12,612 learners in SY 2024-25, and 92% of those learners are in public schools, against 85% nationally. Among the 32 cities and municipalities in Negros Occidental, Pontevedra has the 24th most learners and the 28th most learners per teacher in public schools.

Enrollment in schools fell 3.0% from SY 2023-24, with ALS not counted: public schools fell 4.2%, while private schools grew 13.7%. Leaving out one school whose figures are under review, Pontevedra National High School has the most crowded public classrooms, with one classroom for every 37 learners. All 25 reporting public schools have electricity, water and internet.

Next, the list of the 31 schools gives each one's learners, teachers and classrooms.

Schools: 31; No change from SY 2023-24; 25 public, 6 private
Community learning centers: 12; Down 5 from SY 2023-24
Learners: 12,970; Down 404 from SY 2023-24
Teachers: 507; Up 3 from SY 2023-24
Classrooms: 415; Down 7 from SY 2023-24

Key findings

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

Pontevedra has the 24th most learners of the 32 cities and municipalities in Negros Occidental, and the 28th most learners per teacher in public schools.
Enrollment in schools fell 3.0% from SY 2023-24 (ALS not counted); public schools fell 4.2% and private schools grew 13.7%.
Of the learners in schools, 92% are in public schools (85% nationally) and 8% in private schools (14% nationally).
The largest schools are Pontevedra National High School (2,358 learners), Antipolo National High School (1,410 learners) and Antipolo Elementary School (783 learners).
Enrollment grew fastest at St. Michael Academy of Pontevedra, Inc. (+25%) and fell most at M. H. Del Pilar Elementary School (−13%), among schools with 100 or more learners in both years.
Leaving out 1 school whose figures are under review, the most crowded public classrooms are at Pontevedra National High School, with 37 learners per classroom.
Of the 25 reporting public schools, all have electricity; all have water; all have internet.
The 25 public schools here with FY 2025 MOOE received ₱26.6 million. Across the 25 with FY 2024 MOOE and SY 2024-25 learners, FY 2024 MOOE came to ₱1,763 for each learner.

Learners

SY 2024-25: 12,970 learners, 12,612 in schools and 358 in community learning centers.

Learners, SY 2024-25
Learners	Number
All learners	12,970
In schools	12,612
In community learning centers (ALS)	358
Male	6,847
Female	6,123

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	6,704	319	0	7,023
Junior High School	3,384	507	0	3,891
Senior High School	1,530	168	0	1,698
ALS Basic Literacy Program	0	0	7	7
ALS A&E elementary	0	0	81	81
ALS A&E secondary	0	0	270	270

Learners by grade and sex, SY 2024-25

Learners by grade and sex, SY 2024-25
Grade	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	434	432	866
Grade 1	468	432	900
Grade 2	523	467	990
Grade 3	530	485	1,015
Grade 4	528	516	1,044
Grade 5	566	459	1,025
Grade 6	612	566	1,178
Grade 7	615	522	1,137
Grade 8	445	371	816
Grade 9	470	438	908
Grade 10	540	490	1,030
Grade 11	440	418	858
Grade 12	459	381	840
Special needs, non-graded (elementary)	4	1	5
ALS Basic Literacy Program	1	6	7
ALS A&E elementary	48	33	81
ALS A&E secondary	164	106	270
All grades	6,847	6,123	12,970

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25
Track	Learners
Academic	1,203
Technical-Vocational-Livelihood	495
All tracks	1,698

ALIVE (Arabic Language and Islamic Values Education) learners by level and sex, SY 2024-25
Level	Male	Female	Total
Elementary	2	1	3
Junior High School	2	2	4
All	4	3	7

Indigenous peoples (IP) learners by level and sex, SY 2024-25
Level	Male	Female	Total
Elementary	1	0	1

Learners in alternative delivery modes (ADM) by program and sex, SY 2024-25
Program	Male	Female	Total
Open High School Program	1	0	1

Schools and community learning centers

SY 2024-25: 31 schools and 12 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	25
Private schools	6
Community learning centers (ALS)	12
All	43

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25
Offering	Number
Elementary only	25
Elementary and junior high (K to 10)	1
Junior and senior high	5
Community learning centers (ALS)	12

Schools by subclassification, SY 2024-25
Subclassification	Number
DepEd managed	25
Community learning centers (ALS)	12
Sectarian	6

School personnel

SY 2024-25: 507 teachers and 54 non-teaching personnel in public schools.

Public school personnel by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Number
Teachers	507
Non-teaching personnel	54
All personnel	561

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25
Level	Teachers
Elementary	290
Junior High School	154
Senior High School	63
All teachers	507

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	23.1
Junior High School	22.0
Senior High School	24.3

School resources

SY 2024-25: 415 classrooms and 591 toilets in public schools.

Classrooms: 415
Seats (approximate): 8,963
Toilets: 591
Functional computers: 609
Faucets: 1,288; 1,177 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	284	90	41
Learners per classroom	23.6	37.6	37.3
Seats (approximate)	5,663	2,140	1,160
Learners per seat	1.2	1.6	1.3
Toilets	458	92	41
Learners per toilet	14.6	36.8	37.3
Functional computers	253	198	158
Learners per computer	26.5	17.1	9.7

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	21	0
Junior High School	4	0
Senior High School	4	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	20	1
Junior High School	4	0
Senior High School	4	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	21	0
Junior High School	4	0
Senior High School	4	0

Toilets in public schools by type, SY 2024-25

Toilets in public schools by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Toilets
Female	171
Male	123
Shared	272
For persons with disabilities	25
All toilets	591

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	1,177
Without water	111
All faucets	1,288

Public schools with each facility, SY 2024-25
Facility	Schools
Entrance Gate	23
Offices	23
School Garden	23
Exit Gate	22
Playground	22
Permanent Perimeter Fence	18
Temporary Perimeter Fence	17
Computer Room	16
Library/Learning Resource Center	15
Home Economic Room	14
Paved Pathway	10
Clinic	9
Canteen	8
Roofing	8
Science Laboratory	7
Supply Room	7
Faculty Room	6
Covered Court	5
Conference Room	2
Flood Marker	2
Industrial Arts Room	2
Bike Rack	1
Solar Panel	1

List of schools

Every school in Pontevedra, Negros Occidental in DepEd's data, linked to its own page.

Schools in Pontevedra, Negros Occidental: 31 schools, each with its own latest school year's figures
School	Sector	Learners	Teachers	Classrooms
Antipolo Elementary School	Public	783	28	31
Antipolo National High School	Public	1,410	63	28
Buenavista Rizal Elementary School	Public	124	7	6
Burgos Elementary School	Public	115	8	4
Calvary Baptist Academy of Pontevedra, Inc.	Private	308	Not reported	Not reported
Cambarus Elementary School	Public	283	12	12
Camingawan Elementary School	Public	199	9	7
Canroma Elementary School	Public	380	14	15
Carmen Elementary School	Public	309	16	10
Casal-Agan Elementary School	Public	146	9	10
Catalino Soliguen National High School	Public	558	30	19
General Malvar Elementary School	Public	262	11	11
Gomez Elementary School	Public	102	6	6
Iglesia Filipina Independiente Children's Learning Center-Antipolo, Inc.	Private	19	Not reported	Not reported
Jireh Kids Christian School of Pontevedra, Inc.	Private	14	Not reported	Not reported
M. H. Del Pilar Elementary School	Public	179	9	9
Mabini Elementary School	Public	136	8	6
Miranda Elementary School	Public	682	26	28
Pandan Elementary School	Public	260	12	12
Pontevedra National High School	Public	2,358	95	64
Pontevedra North Elementary School	Public	634	26	28
Pontevedra SDA Elementary School	Private	131	Not reported	Not reported
Pontevedra South Elementary School	Public	661	25	27
Recreo Elementary School	Public	316	16	13
San Isidro Elementary School	Public	549	22	24
San Isidro National High School	Public	588	29	20
San Juan Elementary School	Public	184	9	8
St. Michael Academy of Pontevedra, Inc.	Private	494	Not reported	Not reported
Treasure Baptist Institute - Antipolo, Inc.	Private	28	Not reported	Not reported
Trinidad Elementary School	Public	236	10	9
Zamora Elementary School	Public	164	7	8

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 Pontevedra, Negros Occidental 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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