Schools in Culion, Palawan

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 SY 2024-25, 94% of the learners in Culion's schools are in public schools, against 85% nationally; the other 6% are in private schools, against 14% nationally. Enrollment in schools fell 5.1% from SY 2023-24 (ALS not counted): public schools fell 4.4%, while private schools fell 15.2%. Among the 24 cities and municipalities in Palawan, Culion has the 18th most learners and the 15th most learners per teacher in public schools.

Of the 25 reporting public schools, nine (36%) have no internet, against 47% in Region IV-B, and two (8%) have no water, against 2% in Region IV-B. The page lists the 26 schools here, with learners, teachers and classrooms, and shows the figures by sector and level in charts and tables.

Schools: 26; Up 1 from SY 2023-24; 25 public, 1 private
Community learning centers: 7; Up 2 from SY 2023-24
Learners: 5,526; Down 235 from SY 2023-24
Teachers: 224; Up 4 from SY 2023-24
Classrooms: 179; Down 8 from SY 2023-24

Key findings

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

Culion has the 18th most learners of the 24 cities and municipalities in Palawan, and the 15th most learners per teacher in public schools.
Enrollment in schools fell 5.1% from SY 2023-24 (ALS not counted); public schools fell 4.4% and private schools fell 15.2%.
Of the learners in schools, 94% are in public schools (85% nationally) and 6% in private schools (14% nationally).
Leaving out 1 school whose figures are under review, the largest schools are Culion Elementary School (551 learners), Balala Elementary School (379 learners) and Lumber Camp Elementary School (346 learners).
Leaving out 1 school whose enrollment figures are under review, enrollment grew fastest at Galoc Integrated School (+12%) and fell most at Lumber Camp National High School (−19%), among schools with 100 or more learners in both years.
Leaving out 2 schools whose figures are under review, the most crowded public classrooms are at Canimango Elementary School, with 55 learners per classroom.
Of the 25 reporting public schools, all have electricity; 2 (8%) have no water, against 2% in Region IV-B; 9 (36%) have no internet, against 47% in Region IV-B.
The 25 public schools here with FY 2025 MOOE received ₱18.3 million. Across the 24 with FY 2024 MOOE and SY 2024-25 learners, FY 2024 MOOE came to ₱2,409 for each learner.

Learners

SY 2024-25: 5,526 learners, 5,378 in schools and 148 in community learning centers.

Learners, SY 2024-25
Learners	Number
All learners	5,526
In schools	5,378
In community learning centers (ALS)	148
Male	2,916
Female	2,610

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	3,349	0	0	3,349
Junior High School	1,252	203	0	1,455
Senior High School	449	125	0	574
ALS Basic Literacy Program	0	0	43	43
ALS A&E elementary	0	0	17	17
ALS A&E secondary	0	0	88	88

Learners by grade and sex, SY 2024-25

Learners by grade and sex, SY 2024-25
Grade	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	213	201	414
Grade 1	290	243	533
Grade 2	247	188	435
Grade 3	252	218	470
Grade 4	273	206	479
Grade 5	273	215	488
Grade 6	263	258	521
Grade 7	230	220	450
Grade 8	151	147	298
Grade 9	186	183	369
Grade 10	165	173	338
Grade 11	148	151	299
Grade 12	133	142	275
Special needs, non-graded (elementary)	4	5	9
ALS Basic Literacy Program	28	15	43
ALS A&E elementary	9	8	17
ALS A&E secondary	51	37	88
All grades	2,916	2,610	5,526

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25
Track	Learners
Academic	377
Technical-Vocational-Livelihood	197
All tracks	574

ALIVE (Arabic Language and Islamic Values Education) learners by level and sex, SY 2024-25
Level	Male	Female	Total
Elementary	0	1	1

Indigenous peoples (IP) learners by level and sex, SY 2024-25
Level	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	97	71	168
Elementary	601	497	1,098
Junior High School	169	201	370
Senior High School	64	96	160
All	931	865	1,796

Learners in alternative delivery modes (ADM) by program and sex, SY 2024-25
Program	Male	Female	Total
Open High School Program	3	5	8

Schools and community learning centers

SY 2024-25: 26 schools and 7 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	1
Community learning centers (ALS)	7
All	33

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25
Offering	Number
Elementary only	19
Elementary and junior high (K to 10)	2
Junior high only	1
Junior and senior high	4
Community learning centers (ALS)	7

Schools by subclassification, SY 2024-25
Subclassification	Number
DepEd managed	25
Community learning centers (ALS)	7
Non-sectarian	1

School personnel

SY 2024-25: 224 teachers and 28 non-teaching personnel in public schools.

Public school personnel by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Number
Teachers	224
Non-teaching personnel	28
All personnel	252

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25
Level	Teachers
Elementary	135
Junior High School	71
Senior High School	18
All teachers	224

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	24.8
Junior High School	17.6
Senior High School	24.9

School resources

SY 2024-25: 179 classrooms and 231 toilets in public schools.

Classrooms: 179
Seats (approximate): 2,859
Toilets: 231
Functional computers: 352
Faucets: 470; 306 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	127	38	14
Learners per classroom	26.4	33.0	32.1
Seats (approximate)	2,289	412	158
Learners per seat	1.5	3.0	2.8
Toilets	168	46	17
Learners per toilet	19.9	27.2	26.4
Functional computers	180	126	46
Learners per computer	18.6	9.9	9.8

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	19	2
Junior High School	6	0
Senior High School	3	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	Off-grid supply	Grid and off-grid supply
Elementary	11	8	2
Junior High School	2	3	1
Senior High School	1	1	1

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	13	8
Junior High School	3	3
Senior High School	2	1

Toilets in public schools by type, SY 2024-25

Toilets in public schools by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Toilets
Female	39
Male	38
Shared	141
For persons with disabilities	13
All toilets	231

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	306
Without water	164
All faucets	470

Public schools with each facility, SY 2024-25
Facility	Schools
Entrance Gate	24
Temporary Perimeter Fence	22
Playground	20
School Garden	20
Solar Panel	19
Exit Gate	18
Offices	16
Library/Learning Resource Center	9
Clinic	8
Permanent Perimeter Fence	8
Covered Court	4
Faculty Room	4
Canteen	3
Conference Room	3
Data File Room/Records Room	3
Supply Room	3
Computer Room	2
Science Laboratory	2
Home Economic Room	1

List of schools

Every school in Culion, Palawan in DepEd's data, linked to its own page.

Schools in Culion, Palawan: 26 schools, each with its own latest school year's figures
School	Sector	Learners	Teachers	Classrooms
Abud-Abod Elementary School	Public	154	7	7
Alava Integrated School	Public	251	9	12
Balala Elementary School	Public	379	12	15
Balanga Elementary School	Public	50	4	4
Baldat Elementary School	Public	91	4	4
Binudac Elementary School	Public	149	7	7
Biong Elementary School	Public	52	2	0
Bulok-Bulokan Elementary School	Public	79	5	5
Butnongan Elementary School	Public	102	5	5
Cabulihan Elementary School	Public	99	4	4
Canimango Elementary School	Public	220	6	4
Canimango National High School	Public	163	9	2
Chindonan Elementary School	Public	183	8	2
Culion Elementary School	Public	551	22	21
Culion Sanitarium Special National High School	Public	1,021	52	37
Detopiak Elementary School	Public	55	2	3
Galoc Integrated School	Public	191	7	7
Halsey Elementary School	Public	226	7	7
Halsey National High School	Public	150	19	0
Lamud Elementary School	Public	59	3	3
Loyola College of Culion	Private	328	Not reported	Not reported
Luac Elementary School	Public	46	4	4
Lumber Camp Elementary School	Public	346	9	9
Lumber Camp National High School	Public	257	7	7
Malaking Patag Elementary School	Public	141	7	7
Ugnisan Elementary School	Public	35	3	3

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 Culion, Palawan 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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