Schools in Northern Samar

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 Northern Samar, 329 of the 608 reporting public schools, or 54%, have no internet, against 25% in Region VIII. Of the same 608, 19 (3%) have no electricity and 40 (7%) have no water, against 1% and 2% in Region VIII.

Northern Samar has the third most learners of the six provinces in Region VIII, and the third most learners per teacher in public schools. Enrollment in schools fell 3.8% from SY 2023-24, not counting ALS, as public schools fell 3.4%, private schools fell 4.2% and SUC and LUC schools fell 36.3%. In SY 2024-25 Northern Samar had 172,369 learners in schools, with another 5,484 in ALS, and 8,067 public teachers.

The page lists its 24 cities and municipalities and shows the figures by sector and level in charts and tables.

Schools: 644; Up 1 from SY 2023-24; 608 public, 32 private, 4 SUCs and LUCs
Community learning centers: 299; Up 11 from SY 2023-24
Learners: 177,853; Down 6,614 from SY 2023-24
Teachers: 8,067; Up 30 from SY 2023-24
Classrooms: 5,789; Up 173 from SY 2023-24

Key findings

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

Northern Samar has the 3rd most learners of the 6 provinces in Region VIII, and the 3rd most learners per teacher in public schools.
Enrollment in schools fell 3.8% from SY 2023-24 (ALS not counted); public schools fell 3.4%, private schools fell 4.2% and SUC and LUC schools fell 36.3%.
Of the learners in schools, 95% are in public schools (85% nationally), 4% in private schools (14% nationally) and 1% in SUC and LUC schools (1% nationally).
The largest schools are Catarman National High School (5,054 learners), Sumoroy Agro-Industrial School (3,031 learners) and Pambujan National High School (3,018 learners).
Enrollment grew fastest at Rosario Lim Uy National High School (+29%) and fell most at Colegio de Las Navas (−45%), among schools with 100 or more learners in both years.
Leaving out 3 schools whose figures are under review, the most crowded public classrooms are at Poponton National High School, with 107 learners per classroom.
Of the 608 reporting public schools, 19 (3%) have no electricity, against 1% in Region VIII; 40 (7%) have no water, against 2% in Region VIII; 329 (54%) have no internet, against 25% in Region VIII.
The 608 public schools here with FY 2025 MOOE received ₱504.1 million. Across the 602 with FY 2024 MOOE and SY 2024-25 learners, FY 2024 MOOE came to ₱2,240 for each learner.

Learners

SY 2024-25: 177,853 learners, 172,369 in schools and 5,484 in community learning centers.

Learners, SY 2024-25
Learners	Number
All learners	177,853
In schools	172,369
In community learning centers (ALS)	5,484
Male	90,316
Female	87,390
Not broken down by sex	147

Learners by level and sector, SY 2024-25: at least these numbers

Learners by level and sector, SY 2024-25: at least these numbers; 147 not broken down by level
Level	Public schools	Private schools	SUCs and LUCs	Community learning centers (ALS)	Total
Elementary	98,017	1,297	15	0	99,329
Junior High School	46,060	3,065	654	0	49,779
Senior High School	20,249	2,297	571	0	23,117
ALS Basic Literacy Program	0	0	0	314	314
ALS A&E elementary	0	0	0	950	950
ALS A&E secondary	0	0	0	4,217	4,217

Learners by grade and sex, SY 2024-25: at least these numbers

Learners by grade and sex, SY 2024-25: at least these numbers; 147 not broken down by grade
Grade	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	6,156	5,716	11,872
Grade 1	6,946	6,318	13,264
Grade 2	7,372	6,766	14,138
Grade 3	7,712	7,035	14,747
Grade 4	7,967	7,358	15,325
Grade 5	7,548	6,881	14,429
Grade 6	7,764	7,600	15,364
Grade 7	7,702	7,363	15,065
Grade 8	6,097	6,210	12,307
Grade 9	5,495	5,913	11,408
Grade 10	5,295	5,704	10,999
Grade 11	5,822	6,156	11,978
Grade 12	5,443	5,696	11,139
Special needs, non-graded (elementary)	119	71	190
ALS Basic Literacy Program	179	135	314
ALS A&E elementary	518	432	950
ALS A&E secondary	2,181	2,036	4,217
Broken down by grade	90,316	87,390	177,706

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25
Track	Learners
Academic	16,504
Technical-Vocational-Livelihood	6,624
All tracks	23,128

ALIVE (Arabic Language and Islamic Values Education) learners by level and sex, SY 2024-25
Level	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	2	1	3
Elementary	14	10	24
Junior High School	6	2	8
All	22	13	35

Indigenous peoples (IP) learners by level and sex, SY 2024-25
Level	Male	Female	Total
Elementary	10	6	16
Junior High School	6	11	17
Senior High School	0	1	1
All	16	18	34

Learners in alternative delivery modes (ADM) by program and sex, SY 2024-25
Program	Male	Female	Total
Distance Education	0	2	2
Enhanced-Instructional Management by Parents, Community and teachers	1	0	1
Open High School Program	30	39	69
Other School-Initiated Intervention	46	32	78
All	77	73	150

Schools and community learning centers

SY 2024-25: 644 schools and 299 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	608
Private schools	32
SUCs and LUCs	4
Community learning centers (ALS)	299
All	943

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25
Offering	Number
Elementary only	526
Elementary and junior high (K to 10)	8
Kindergarten to Grade 12	9
Junior high only	23
Junior and senior high	74
Senior high only	4
Community learning centers (ALS)	299

Schools by subclassification, SY 2024-25
Subclassification	Number
DepEd managed	608
Community learning centers (ALS)	299
Sectarian	18
Non-sectarian	14
State universities and colleges	3
Local universities and colleges	1

School personnel

SY 2024-25: 8,067 teachers and 1,294 non-teaching personnel in public schools.

Public school personnel by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Number
Teachers	8,067
Non-teaching personnel	1,294
All personnel	9,361

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25
Level	Teachers
Elementary	4,700
Junior High School	2,553
Senior High School	814
All teachers	8,067

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	20.9
Junior High School	18.0
Senior High School	24.9

School resources

SY 2024-25: 5,789 classrooms and 7,453 toilets in public schools.

Classrooms: 5,789
Seats (approximate): 140,479
Toilets: 7,453
Functional computers: 9,153
Faucets: 10,194; 8,145 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	3,796	1,373	620
Learners per classroom	25.8	33.6	32.7
Seats (approximate)	82,014	40,680	17,785
Learners per seat	1.2	1.1	1.1
Toilets	5,450	1,405	598
Learners per toilet	18.0	32.8	33.9
Functional computers	3,285	3,700	2,168
Learners per computer	29.8	12.5	9.3

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	483	37
Junior High School	85	6
Senior High School	52	15

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	Grid and off-grid supply	No electricity supply
Elementary	462	27	14	17
Junior High School	76	2	11	2
Senior High School	58	1	8	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	227	293
Junior High School	53	38
Senior High School	28	39

Toilets in public schools by type, SY 2024-25

Toilets in public schools by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Toilets
Female	1,227
Male	2,332
Shared	3,722
For persons with disabilities	172
All toilets	7,453

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	8,145
Without water	2,049
All faucets	10,194

Public schools with each facility, SY 2024-25
Facility	Schools
Entrance Gate	568
School Garden	506
Temporary Perimeter Fence	492
Playground	391
Exit Gate	348
Permanent Perimeter Fence	282
Offices	223
Paved Pathway	198
Computer Room	105
Library/Learning Resource Center	81
Faculty Room	78
Clinic	63
Conference Room	59
Solar Panel	52
Roofing	49
Supply Room	47
Home Economic Room	36
Science Laboratory	30
Flood Marker	29
Covered Court	27
Data File Room/Records Room	27
Canteen	26
Industrial Arts Room	11
Student Co-Curricular Center	9
Gymnasium	6
Bike Rack	5
Youth Development Center	1

Cities and municipalities

24 cities and municipalities, each with its SY 2024-25 schools and learners in every sector.

Cities and municipalities in Northern Samar, SY 2024-25
Name	Schools	Learners	Teachers (public)	Learners per teacher (public)
Allen	19	7,343	303	22.4
Biri	13	3,315	152	21.2
Bobon	20	7,584	354	20.5
Capul	14	3,365	196	16.2
Catarman (Capital)	64	28,194	1,052	23.0
Catubig	45	9,138	437	18.3
Gamay	27	5,984	380	15.2
Laoang	72	16,085	845	17.5
Lapinig	15	3,212	191	15.6
Las Navas	64	10,734	563	18.2
Lavezares	31	8,129	340	21.5
Lope de Vega	26	3,899	181	20.4
Mapanas	16	3,908	173	21.4
Mondragon	32	11,076	457	22.7
Palapag	36	9,852	477	20.0
Pambujan	26	9,964	444	21.9
Rosario	13	2,929	141	20.2
San Antonio	12	2,245	116	15.2
San Isidro	22	7,870	315	21.8
San Jose	14	4,755	204	22.2
San Roque	17	8,661	313	27.3
San Vicente	7	1,759	93	18.1
Silvino Lobos	21	4,096	164	24.2
Victoria	18	3,756	176	20.2

About this data

147 learners in SY 2024-25 are counted in the totals but not broken down by grade, level or sex, so those charts show at least these numbers.
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 Northern Samar 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

Report a correction to the figures for Northern Samar