Schools in Eastern Visayas (Region VIII)

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

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

Summary

Region VIII, known as Eastern Visayas, has the 10th most learners of the 18 regions in the Philippines and the 17th most learners per teacher in public schools. In SY 2024-25 its 4,480 schools held 1,175,013 learners, with another 36,274 in ALS, and 53,250 public teachers. Enrollment in schools fell 3.6% from SY 2023-24, with ALS not counted: public schools fell 3.7%, private schools fell 1.0% and SUC and LUC schools fell 29.5%.

Of the learners in schools, 94% are in public schools, against 85% nationally, and 6% in private schools, against 14% nationally. Of the 4,190 reporting public schools, 1,052, or 25%, have no internet, against 26% nationally, while 32 have no electricity and 87 have no water.

The page then lists its six provinces and 13 schools divisions, with its figures by sector and level shown in charts and tables.

Schools: 4,480; Up 14 from SY 2023-24; 4,191 public, 278 private, 11 SUCs and LUCs
Community learning centers: 1,681; Up 33 from SY 2023-24
Learners: 1,211,287; Down 43,406 from SY 2023-24
Teachers: 53,250; Up 683 from SY 2023-24
Classrooms: 42,392; Up 222 from SY 2023-24

Key findings

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

Region VIII has the 10th most learners of the 18 regions in the Philippines, and the 17th most learners per teacher in public schools.
Enrollment in schools fell 3.6% from SY 2023-24 (ALS not counted); public schools fell 3.7%, private schools fell 1.0% and SUC and LUC schools fell 29.5%.
Of the learners in schools, 94% are in public schools (85% nationally), 6% in private schools (14% nationally) and 1% in SUC and LUC schools (1% nationally).
Leaving out 6 schools whose figures are under review, the largest schools are Catarman National High School (5,054 learners), Dolores National High School (4,348 learners) and Hilongos National Vocational School (4,217 learners).
Leaving out 1 school whose enrollment figures are under review, enrollment grew fastest at Concepcion National High School (+33%) and fell most at Eastern Visayas State University (−47%), 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 Hampangan National High School, with 162 learners per classroom.
Of the 4,190 reporting public schools, 32 (1%) have no electricity, against 2% nationally; 87 (2%) have no water, against 2% nationally; 1,052 (25%) have no internet, against 26% nationally.
The 4,190 public schools here with FY 2025 MOOE received ₱3.5 billion. Across the 4,141 with FY 2024 MOOE and SY 2024-25 learners, FY 2024 MOOE came to ₱2,270 for each learner.

Learners

SY 2024-25: 1,211,287 learners, 1,175,013 in schools and 36,274 in community learning centers.

Learners, SY 2024-25
Learners	Number
All learners	1,211,287
In schools	1,175,013
In community learning centers (ALS)	36,274
Male	620,963
Female	588,809
Not broken down by sex	1,515

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

Learners by level and sector, SY 2024-25: at least these numbers; 1,515 not broken down by level
Level	Public schools	Private schools	SUCs and LUCs	Community learning centers (ALS)	Total
Elementary	639,767	19,375	348	0	659,490
Junior High School	316,262	26,284	2,228	0	344,774
Senior High School	142,838	25,438	1,334	0	169,610
ALS Basic Literacy Program	0	0	0	2,061	2,061
ALS A&E elementary	0	0	0	7,585	7,585
ALS A&E secondary	0	0	0	26,252	26,252

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

Learners by grade and sex, SY 2024-25: at least these numbers; 1,515 not broken down by grade
Grade	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	40,394	37,289	77,683
Grade 1	45,801	42,053	87,854
Grade 2	48,058	44,140	92,198
Grade 3	51,263	46,876	98,139
Grade 4	53,452	49,356	102,808
Grade 5	48,752	43,795	92,547
Grade 6	53,782	51,983	105,765
Grade 7	50,703	48,930	99,633
Grade 8	40,959	39,501	80,460
Grade 9	41,268	41,921	83,189
Grade 10	39,997	41,460	81,457
Grade 11	43,836	43,930	87,766
Grade 12	41,160	40,684	81,844
Special needs, non-graded (elementary)	1,581	915	2,496
Special needs, non-graded (junior high)	21	14	35
ALS Basic Literacy Program	1,197	864	2,061
ALS A&E elementary	4,563	3,022	7,585
ALS A&E secondary	14,176	12,076	26,252
Broken down by grade	620,963	588,809	1,209,772

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25
Track	Learners
Academic	112,968
Technical-Vocational-Livelihood	56,719
Arts and Design	140
Sports	280
All tracks	170,107

ALIVE (Arabic Language and Islamic Values Education) learners by level and sex, SY 2024-25
Level	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	40	17	57
Elementary	183	173	356
Junior High School	20	12	32
All	243	202	445

Indigenous peoples (IP) learners by level and sex, SY 2024-25
Level	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	23	21	44
Elementary	183	185	368
Junior High School	45	87	132
Senior High School	16	34	50
All	267	327	594

Learners in alternative delivery modes (ADM) by program and sex, SY 2024-25
Program	Male	Female	Total
Distance Education	25	14	39
Enhanced-Instructional Management by Parents, Community and teachers	50	61	111
Modified In-School Off-School Approach	0	3	3
Open High School Program	174	123	297
Other School-Initiated Intervention	218	143	361
All	467	344	811

Schools and community learning centers

SY 2024-25: 4,480 schools and 1,681 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	4,191
Private schools	278
SUCs and LUCs	11
Community learning centers (ALS)	1,681
All	6,161

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25
Offering	Number
Elementary only	3,660
Elementary and junior high (K to 10)	121
Kindergarten to Grade 12	81
Junior high only	114
Junior and senior high	460
Senior high only	44
Community learning centers (ALS)	1,681

Schools by subclassification, SY 2024-25
Subclassification	Number
DepEd managed	4,190
Community learning centers (ALS)	1,681
Sectarian	149
Non-sectarian	129
State universities and colleges	9
Local universities and colleges	2
DOST managed	1

School personnel

SY 2024-25: 53,250 teachers and 7,146 non-teaching personnel in public schools.

Public school personnel by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Number
Teachers	53,250
Non-teaching personnel	7,146
All personnel	60,396

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25
Level	Teachers
Elementary	30,680
Junior High School	16,587
Senior High School	5,983
All teachers	53,250

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	19.1
Senior High School	23.9

School resources

SY 2024-25: 42,392 classrooms and 54,057 toilets in public schools.

Classrooms: 42,392
Seats (approximate): 1,054,958
Toilets: 54,057
Functional computers: 82,137
Faucets: 118,941; 99,820 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	27,361	10,248	4,783
Learners per classroom	23.4	30.9	29.9
Seats (approximate)	601,196	315,662	138,100
Learners per seat	1.1	1.0	1.0
Toilets	37,630	11,286	5,141
Learners per toilet	17.0	28.0	27.8
Functional computers	28,678	34,533	18,926
Learners per computer	22.3	9.2	7.6

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	3,571	84
Junior High School	629	8
Senior High School	436	18

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	3,474	67	84	30
Junior High School	595	11	29	2
Senior High School	433	5	16	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	2,669	986
Junior High School	529	108
Senior High School	355	99

Toilets in public schools by type, SY 2024-25

Toilets in public schools by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Toilets
Female	9,371
Male	9,595
Shared	33,134
For persons with disabilities	1,957
All toilets	54,057

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	99,820
Without water	19,121
All faucets	118,941

Public schools with each facility, SY 2024-25
Facility	Schools
Entrance Gate	4,019
School Garden	3,782
Temporary Perimeter Fence	3,177
Playground	3,116
Offices	2,386
Paved Pathway	2,250
Exit Gate	2,101
Permanent Perimeter Fence	1,968
Computer Room	1,509
Library/Learning Resource Center	936
Clinic	763
Home Economic Room	713
Covered Court	699
Conference Room	605
Roofing	533
Faculty Room	517
Supply Room	516
Solar Panel	417
Data File Room/Records Room	337
Science Laboratory	324
Canteen	270
Industrial Arts Room	195
Student Co-Curricular Center	149
Flood Marker	84
Gymnasium	65
Youth Development Center	48
Bike Rack	23
Museum	10
Speech Laboratory	7

Provinces

6 provinces, each with its SY 2024-25 schools and learners in every sector.

Provinces in Eastern Visayas (Region VIII), SY 2024-25
Name	Schools	Learners	Teachers (public)	Learners per teacher (public)
Biliran	154	51,965	2,125	22.4
Eastern Samar	547	123,594	5,958	19.5
Leyte	1,684	536,242	21,647	22.2
Northern Samar	644	177,853	8,067	20.4
Southern Leyte	460	101,440	4,841	17.8
Western Samar	991	220,193	10,612	19.3

Schools divisions

13 schools divisions, each with its SY 2024-25 schools and learners in every sector.

Schools divisions in Eastern Visayas (Region VIII), SY 2024-25
Name	Schools	Learners	Teachers (public)	Learners per teacher (public)
Baybay City	93	28,557	1,226	20.8
Biliran	154	51,965	2,125	22.4
Borongan City	66	19,486	765	23.3
Calbayog City	180	51,062	2,290	20.7
Catbalogan City	64	30,411	1,183	22.7
Eastern Samar	481	104,108	5,193	18.9
Leyte	1,372	375,709	15,923	21.8
Maasin City	82	20,110	866	17.1
Northern Samar	644	177,853	8,067	20.4
Ormoc City	122	64,764	2,266	23.7
Samar (Western Samar)	747	138,720	7,139	18.3
Southern Leyte	378	81,330	3,975	18.0
Tacloban City	97	67,212	2,232	24.3

About this data

1,515 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 Eastern Visayas (Region VIII) 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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