Schools in General Santos City (Dadiangas), South Cotabato

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

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

Summary

General Santos City (Dadiangas) has the most learners of the 12 cities and municipalities in South Cotabato, and the most learners per teacher in public schools. In SY 2024-25 its 165 schools held 178,897 learners, with another 3,203 in ALS. Enrollment in schools fell 1.3% from SY 2023-24, not counting ALS: public schools fell 2.1%, private schools grew 5.0% and SUC and LUC schools fell 19.1%.

Of the 105 reporting public schools, all have electricity and water, and one (1%) has no internet, against 22% in Region XII. The 105 public schools with FY 2025 MOOE received ₱233.3 million; across the 104 with FY 2024 MOOE and SY 2024-25 learners, FY 2024 MOOE came to ₱1,216 for each learner. From here the page lists each school with its learners, teachers and classrooms, and breaks the figures down by sector and level.

Schools: 165; Down 1 from SY 2023-24; 105 public, 59 private, 1 SUC or LUC
Community learning centers: 198; Down 6 from SY 2023-24
Learners: 182,100; Down 3,111 from SY 2023-24
Teachers: 5,144; Down 7 from SY 2023-24
Classrooms: 3,434; Down 176 from SY 2023-24

Key findings

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

General Santos City (Dadiangas) has the most learners of the 12 cities and municipalities in South Cotabato, and the most learners per teacher in public schools.
Enrollment in schools fell 1.3% from SY 2023-24 (ALS not counted); public schools fell 2.1%, private schools grew 5.0% and SUC and LUC schools fell 19.1%.
Of the learners in schools, 86% are in public schools (85% nationally), 13% in private schools (14% nationally) and 1% in SUC and LUC schools (1% nationally).
Leaving out 4 schools whose figures are under review, the largest schools are General Santos City National High School (12,126 learners), Fatima National High School (6,896 learners) and H.N. Cahilsot Central Elementary School (4,132 learners).
Leaving out 3 schools whose enrollment figures are under review, enrollment grew fastest at Joji Ilagan International School of Hotel and Tourism Management (+29%) and fell most at King Solomon Institute Academy Inc. (−21%), among schools with 100 or more learners in both years.
Leaving out 5 schools whose figures are under review, the most crowded public classrooms are at Conel Central Elementary School, with 81 learners per classroom.
Of the 105 reporting public schools, all have electricity; all have water; 1 (1%) has no internet, against 22% in Region XII.
The 105 public schools here with FY 2025 MOOE received ₱233.3 million. Across the 104 with FY 2024 MOOE and SY 2024-25 learners, FY 2024 MOOE came to ₱1,216 for each learner.

Learners

SY 2024-25: 182,100 learners, 178,897 in schools and 3,203 in community learning centers.

Learners, SY 2024-25
Learners	Number
All learners	182,100
In schools	178,897
In community learning centers (ALS)	3,203
Male	92,501
Female	89,322
Not broken down by sex	277

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

Learners by level and sector, SY 2024-25: at least these numbers; 277 not broken down by level
Level	Public schools	Private schools	SUCs and LUCs	Community learning centers (ALS)	Total
Elementary	91,036	7,036	0	0	98,072
Junior High School	45,881	5,427	516	0	51,824
Senior High School	17,228	11,180	316	0	28,724
ALS Basic Literacy Program	0	0	0	155	155
ALS A&E elementary	0	0	0	597	597
ALS A&E secondary	0	0	0	2,451	2,451

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

Learners by grade and sex, SY 2024-25: at least these numbers; 277 not broken down by grade
Grade	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	6,267	5,819	12,086
Grade 1	7,008	6,606	13,614
Grade 2	7,902	7,214	15,116
Grade 3	7,532	6,973	14,505
Grade 4	7,049	6,596	13,645
Grade 5	7,144	6,715	13,859
Grade 6	7,610	7,262	14,872
Grade 7	7,363	7,118	14,481
Grade 8	5,769	5,662	11,431
Grade 9	6,146	6,428	12,574
Grade 10	6,453	6,826	13,279
Grade 11	7,435	7,773	15,208
Grade 12	6,698	6,818	13,516
Special needs, non-graded (elementary)	244	131	375
Special needs, non-graded (junior high)	37	22	59
ALS Basic Literacy Program	87	68	155
ALS A&E elementary	369	228	597
ALS A&E secondary	1,388	1,063	2,451
Broken down by grade	92,501	89,322	181,823

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25
Track	Learners
Academic	19,745
Technical-Vocational-Livelihood	8,884
Arts and Design	171
Sports	107
All tracks	28,907

ALIVE (Arabic Language and Islamic Values Education) learners by level and sex, SY 2024-25
Level	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	467	405	872
Elementary	3,154	3,002	6,156
Junior High School	657	680	1,337
All	4,278	4,087	8,365

Indigenous peoples (IP) learners by level and sex, SY 2024-25
Level	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	361	333	694
Elementary	2,551	2,419	4,970
Junior High School	1,199	1,430	2,629
Senior High School	463	794	1,257
All	4,574	4,976	9,550

Learners in alternative delivery modes (ADM) by program and sex, SY 2024-25
Program	Male	Female	Total
Distance Education	2	0	2
Open High School Program	225	267	492
Other School-Initiated Intervention	11	2	13
All	238	269	507

Schools and community learning centers

SY 2024-25: 165 schools and 198 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	105
Private schools	59
SUCs and LUCs	1
Community learning centers (ALS)	198
All	363

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25
Offering	Number
Elementary only	98
Elementary and junior high (K to 10)	5
Kindergarten to Grade 12	17
Junior high only	4
Junior and senior high	28
Senior high only	13
Community learning centers (ALS)	198

Schools by subclassification, SY 2024-25
Subclassification	Number
Community learning centers (ALS)	198
DepEd managed	105
Non-sectarian	39
Sectarian	20
State universities and colleges	1

School personnel

SY 2024-25: 5,144 teachers and 354 non-teaching personnel in public schools.

Public school personnel by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Number
Teachers	5,144
Non-teaching personnel	354
All personnel	5,498

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25
Level	Teachers
Elementary	2,715
Junior High School	1,863
Senior High School	566
All teachers	5,144

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	33.5
Junior High School	24.6
Senior High School	30.4

School resources

SY 2024-25: 3,434 classrooms and 4,756 toilets in public schools.

Classrooms: 3,434
Seats (approximate): 138,849
Toilets: 4,756
Functional computers: 9,763
Faucets: 8,821; 7,566 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	1,840	1,162	432
Learners per classroom	49.5	39.5	39.9
Seats (approximate)	78,142	44,550	16,157
Learners per seat	1.2	1.0	1.1
Toilets	2,820	1,420	516
Learners per toilet	32.3	32.3	33.4
Functional computers	4,832	3,137	1,794
Learners per computer	18.8	14.6	9.6

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	77	0
Junior High School	28	1
Senior High School	25	2

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	76	1
Junior High School	29	0
Senior High School	27	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	76	1
Junior High School	29	0
Senior High School	24	3

Toilets in public schools by type, SY 2024-25

Toilets in public schools by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Toilets
Female	1,039
Male	903
Shared	2,527
For persons with disabilities	287
All toilets	4,756

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	7,566
Without water	1,255
All faucets	8,821

Public schools with each facility, SY 2024-25
Facility	Schools
Entrance Gate	97
School Garden	96
Exit Gate	80
Offices	79
Covered Court	73
Permanent Perimeter Fence	71
Playground	67
Temporary Perimeter Fence	49
Computer Room	43
Library/Learning Resource Center	36
Clinic	34
Home Economic Room	31
Science Laboratory	29
Data File Room/Records Room	21
Supply Room	19
Gymnasium	17
Solar Panel	15
Faculty Room	13
Conference Room	12
Paved Pathway	12
Canteen	9
Roofing	9
Industrial Arts Room	7
Flood Marker	3
Student Co-Curricular Center	3
Youth Development Center	3
Bike Rack	1
Speech Laboratory	1

List of schools

Every school in General Santos City (Dadiangas), South Cotabato in DepEd's data, linked to its own page.

Schools in General Santos City (Dadiangas), South Cotabato: 167 schools, each with its own latest school year's figures
School	Sector	Learners	Teachers	Classrooms
A. Biscayda Elementary School	Public	475	15	14
AMA Computer College-General Santos City	Private	36	Not reported	Not reported
Alagao National High School of General Santos City	Public	627	0	10
Ananda Marga Special Academic Institution Sunrise	Private	101	Not reported	Not reported
Antonino G. Busano, Sr. High School	Public	1,678	69	38
Antonio D. Pendatun Elementary School (Formerly Daan Banwang ES)	Public	112	9	7
Arizala Elementary School	Public	536	19	14
Aspang Elementary School	Public	113	9	7
Aspang High School	Public	89	0	4
Bagong Silang Elementary School	Public	139	8	8
Balakayo Elementary School	Public	66	5	5
Balite Elementary School	Public	992	31	29
Balnabo Elementary School	Public	40	4	1
Baluan Elementary School	Public	1,378	37	26
Baluan National High School	Public	911	37	30
Balunto Elementary School	Public	2,450	65	45
Banisil Central Elementary School	Public	2,984	81	54
Banisil National High School	Public	2,577	91	58
Banwalan Elementary School	Public	101	6	4
Batomelong Elementary School	Public	358	15	3
Bawing Elementary School	Public	1,634	41	40
Bawing National High School	Public	1,503	61	37
Bia-O Elementary School	Public	102	8	7
Blagan Elementary School	Public	158	7	7
Brokenshire College - Socsksargen, Inc.	Private	60	Not reported	Not reported
Buayan National High School	Public	709	59	37
Bula Central Elementary School	Public	1,129	35	28
Bula Christian School of Gensan, Inc.	Private	86	Not reported	Not reported
Bula National School of Fisheries	Public	1,461	56	63
Calumpang Central SDA Elementary School	Private	292	Not reported	Not reported
Calumpang High School	Public	602	5	20
Changco Elementary School	Public	480	16	14
Christ the King High School of Labu, Inc.	Private	64	Not reported	Not reported
City Alliance Church Nursery-Kindergarten School	Private	48	Not reported	Not reported
Conel Central Elementary School	Public	1,858	58	23
Creative Achiever Special Education (SPED) Academy	Private	54	Not reported	Not reported
Cronasia Foundation College, Inc.	Private	881	Not reported	Not reported
Dadiangas East Elementary School	Public	505	18	28
Dadiangas Heights Elementary School	Public	1,158	39	10
Dadiangas North Elementary School	Public	682	27	15
Dadiangas North High School	Public	2,109	58	56
Dadiangas South Central Elementary School	Public	1,494	46	33
Dadiangas West Central Elementary School	Public	3,105	103	59
Dangan Elementary School	Public	131	8	1
Darda Christian Academy, Inc.	Private	10	Not reported	Not reported
Datal Salvan Elementary School	Public	124	7	6
Datu Acad Dalid Elementary School	Public	576	19	15
Datu Andiam Manza National High School	Public	947	42	35
Datu B. Balunto National High School	Public	471	16	14
Datu Dumagkal Danial Elementary School	Public	1,177	36	17
Divine Institute, Inc.	Private	40	Not reported	Not reported
Elias Buscano Sr. High School	Public	288	6	14
Emmanuel Christian School (General Santos City) Inc.	Private	28	Not reported	Not reported
Engracia L. Valdomar National High School	Public	1,648	48	49
Envirogreen Village Educational Foundation, Inc.	Private	58	Not reported	Not reported
Exodus Early Child Care and Learning School, Inc.	Private	94	Not reported	Not reported
FVR Village Elementary School	Public	2,033	57	45
Fataldao Elementary School	Public	79	4	3
Fatima Central Elementary School	Public	2,787	77	70
Fatima National High School	Public	6,896	221	120
Francisco Oringo Sr. Elementary School	Public	1,166	37	14
Future Generation Academy of General Santos City, Inc.	Private	40	Not reported	Not reported
GSC Elementary School for the Arts	Public	2,245	56	38
Gen. Santos City High School - Lanton High School Annex	Public	2,252	69	20
Gen. Santos City SDA Elem. School	Private	299	Not reported	Not reported
General Santos City Bible Baptist Christian Legacy School	Private	92	Not reported	Not reported
General Santos City National High School	Public	12,126	524	256
General Santos City National Secondary School of Arts and Trade	Public	3,411	149	119
General Santos City SPED Integrated School	Public	7,106	219	108
General Santos Doctors' Medical School Foundation, Inc.	Private	121	Not reported	Not reported
General Santos Hope Christian School	Private	688	Not reported	Not reported
Gensan Christ Life Academy, Inc.	Private	77	Not reported	Not reported
Gensan College of Technology, Inc.	Private	14	Not reported	Not reported
Gensantos Foundation College, Inc.	Private	748	Not reported	Not reported
Golden Fisher's Learning School	Private	57	Not reported	Not reported
Goldenstate College	Private	1,523	Not reported	Not reported
Goldenstate College Inc., Preschool and Elementary Education Department	Private	306	Not reported	Not reported
H. Bayan Sr. Central Elementary School	Public	1,150	35	30
H.N. Cahilsot Central Elementary School	Public	4,132	114	56
H.N. Cahilsot Central Elementary School II	Public	2,308	67	54
Habitat Community Elementary School	Public	1,274	37	25
Holy Trinity College of General Santos City	Private	2,472	Not reported	Not reported
Ignacio D. Solis Sr. Elementary School	Public	192	8	7
Iq Builders Literacy Development Center, Inc.	Private	47	Not reported	Not reported
Irineo L. Santiago National High School of Metro Dadiangas	Public	3,347	184	89
Irineo Santiago Elementary School	Public	471	20	20
Johnny Ang National High School	Public	1,724	59	36
Joji Ilagan International School of Hotel and Tourism Management	Private	155	Not reported	Not reported
Jose Catolico Sr. Elementary School	Public	2,465	75	52
Jose Divinagracia Sr. Elementary School	Public	1,279	37	36
Jose P. Laurel Elementary School	Public	1,117	35	19
Jose R. Lansang Elementary School	Public	635	21	12
Katangawan Central Elementary School	Public	2,227	64	55
King Solomon Institute Academy Inc.	Private	322	Not reported	Not reported
Klolang Elementary School	Public	64	4	5
Labangal Elementary School	Public	1,280	36	16
Labangal National High School	Public	2,927	123	76
Labu SDA Elementary School	Private	106	Not reported	Not reported
Lagao 2Nd Bo. Elementary School	Public	1,808	52	24
Lagao Alliance School	Private	191	Not reported	Not reported
Lagao Central Elementary School	Public	1,997	58	35
Lagao National High School	Public	4,807	172	127
Lagao National High School Annex	Public	476	24	20
Lanton Elementary School	Public	2,879	85	60
Ligaya Elementary School	Public	699	22	13
Ligaya High School	Public	377	10	13
Lozano Elementary School	Public	577	17	14
MMG School of Paramedics and Allied Sciences, Inc.	Private	4	Not reported	Not reported
Mabuhay Elementary School	Public	1,138	31	18
Maligaya Elementary School	Public	88	5	8
Maranatha Christian Academy of General Santos, Inc,	Private	568	Not reported	Not reported
Metro Gensan Harvest Christian Academy	Private	228	Not reported	Not reported
Mindanao Polytechnic College	Private	37	Not reported	Not reported
Mindanao State University-College of Education Training Dept.	SUC or LUC	845	Not reported	Not reported
Montessori School of General Santos City, Inc.	Private	199	Not reported	Not reported
Naomi's Heart Mission Christian Academy, Inc.	Private	370	Not reported	Not reported
Nasa Elementary School	Public	1,357	39	29
New Brighton School of the Philippines, Inc.	Private	57	Not reported	Not reported
New Era University, General Santos City Branch	Private	841	Not reported	Not reported
New Guadalupe Elementary School	Public	327	10	7
New Mabuhay Elementary School	Public	1,923	52	25
New Society Central Elementary School	Public	3,313	89	50
New Society National High School	Public	5,314	176	129
Notre Dame - Siena College of General Santos City	Private	1,385	Not reported	Not reported
Notre Dame of Dadiangas University (Lagao Campus)	Private	2,837	Not reported	Not reported
Notre Dame of Dadiangas University - Integrated Basic Education Dept. (Espina Campus)	Private	395	Not reported	Not reported
Notre Dame of St. Therese of the Child Jesus Inc. (Former Canonico Antonio Institute, Inc.)	Private	416	Not reported	Not reported
O.T. Santos Elementary School	Public	209	9	7
Ondok Gawan Elementary School	Public	1,059	27	22
P. Kindat Elementary School	Public	1,149	32	31
Pacific Southbay College, Inc.	Private	831	Not reported	Not reported
Pao-Pao High School	Public	242	9	11
Paopao Elementary School	Public	292	12	11
Passionist Sisters' School, Inc.	Private	269	Not reported	Not reported
Passionist Technological Institute, Inc.	Private	283	Not reported	Not reported
Pedro Acharon Sr. Central Elementary School	Public	1,087	40	31
Ramon Magsaysay Memorial Colleges	Private	1,308	Not reported	Not reported
Redeemed Baptist Learning Center of Gensan, Inc.	Private	58	Not reported	Not reported
Roca Alliance Nursery-Kindergarten School	Private	35	Not reported	Not reported
Romana C. Acharon Central Elemetary School	Public	4,943	142	125
STI College - Gen. Santos Inc.	Private	516	Not reported	Not reported
Saavedra Saway Cental Elementary School	Public	3,466	98	43
Saint John Vianney Integrated School, Inc.	Private	76	Not reported	Not reported
Saludin Anas Elementary School	Public	784	22	20
Samboang - Ngilay High School	Public	266	17	16
Sampaguita Educational Institute Inc.	Private	193	Not reported	Not reported
San Jose Elementary School	Public	242	12	11
Sarif Mucsin Elementary School	Public	284	11	6
Selargon Learning Academy, Inc.	Private	200	Not reported	Not reported
Shalom Crest Wizard Academy, Inc.	Private	567	Not reported	Not reported
Shuttle Elementary School	Public	427	15	12
Sinawal Elementary School	Public	121	8	7
St. Louise de Marillac Montessori	Private	60	Not reported	Not reported
Stratford International School	Private	1,977	Not reported	Not reported
Tanda Elementary School	Public	77	4	1
Tbag Elementary School	Public	78	5	1
The Heritage Academy of the Philippines	Private	207	Not reported	Not reported
The Quantum Academy, Inc.	Private	537	Not reported	Not reported
Udagri Elementary School	Public	265	9	12
Upper Labay Elementary School	Public	419	20	9
Upper Labay National High School	Public	195	5	12
Upper London Elementary School	Public	741	20	16
Upper Tambler Elementary School II	Public	1,663	52	42
Upper Tambler I Central Elementary School	Public	2,905	81	50
Vicente P. Rivera Academy	Private	62	Not reported	Not reported
Victoria Child Montessori, Inc.	Private	15	Not reported	Not reported
Villamor College of Business and Arts Inc.	Private	109	Not reported	Not reported

DepEd's public report has teachers and classrooms for public schools only.

About this data

277 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 General Santos City (Dadiangas), South Cotabato 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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