Schools in Southern Leyte

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

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

Summary

Southern Leyte, a province of Region VIII, had 98,511 learners in its 460 schools in SY 2024-25, with another 2,929 in ALS. Enrollment in schools fell 4.3% from SY 2023-24, with ALS not counted: public schools fell 4.7%, private schools fell 0.8% and SUC and LUC schools grew 1.8%. Of the learners in schools, 88% are in public schools (85% nationally), 12% in private schools (14% nationally) and 1% in SUC and LUC schools (1% nationally).

Southern Leyte has the fifth most learners of the six provinces in Region VIII, and the sixth most learners per teacher in public schools. Of the 421 reporting public schools, all have electricity; one (1%) has no water, against 2% in Region VIII, and 56 (13%) have no internet, against 25% in Region VIII.

The 19 cities and municipalities are listed on the page, and the figures are broken down by sector and level in charts and tables.

Schools: 460; No change from SY 2023-24; 421 public, 38 private, 1 SUC or LUC
Community learning centers: 338; Up 8 from SY 2023-24
Learners: 101,440; Down 4,110 from SY 2023-24
Teachers: 4,841; Up 84 from SY 2023-24
Classrooms: 4,185; Up 27 from SY 2023-24

Key findings

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

Southern Leyte has the 5th most learners of the 6 provinces in Region VIII, and the 6th most learners per teacher in public schools.
Enrollment in schools fell 4.3% from SY 2023-24 (ALS not counted); public schools fell 4.7%, private schools fell 0.8% and SUC and LUC schools grew 1.8%.
Of the learners in schools, 88% are in public schools (85% nationally), 12% in private schools (14% nationally) and 1% in SUC and LUC schools (1% nationally).
The largest schools are Sogod National High school (3,811 learners), Sogod Central School (2,229 learners) and Saint Joseph College, Maasin, Leyte (1,941 learners).
Leaving out 2 schools whose enrollment figures are under review, enrollment grew fastest at The College of Maasin, Inc (+24%) and fell most at San Rafael Stand-Alone Senior High School (−24%), 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 Pandan-San Miguel Elementary School, with 83 learners per classroom.
Of the 421 reporting public schools, all have electricity; 1 (1%) has no water, against 2% in Region VIII; 56 (13%) have no internet, against 25% in Region VIII.
The 421 public schools here with FY 2025 MOOE received ₱323.0 million. Across the 417 with FY 2024 MOOE and SY 2024-25 learners, FY 2024 MOOE came to ₱2,758 for each learner.

Learners

SY 2024-25: 101,440 learners, 98,511 in schools and 2,929 in community learning centers.

Learners, SY 2024-25
Learners	Number
All learners	101,440
In schools	98,511
In community learning centers (ALS)	2,929
Male	53,060
Female	48,250
Not broken down by sex	130

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

Learners by level and sector, SY 2024-25: at least these numbers; 130 not broken down by level
Level	Public schools	Private schools	SUCs and LUCs	Community learning centers (ALS)	Total
Elementary	48,881	2,493	0	0	51,374
Junior High School	24,691	5,521	145	0	30,357
Senior High School	12,597	3,985	138	0	16,720
ALS Basic Literacy Program	0	0	0	114	114
ALS A&E elementary	0	0	0	579	579
ALS A&E secondary	0	0	0	2,166	2,166

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

Learners by grade and sex, SY 2024-25: at least these numbers; 130 not broken down by grade
Grade	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	3,152	2,776	5,928
Grade 1	3,545	3,144	6,689
Grade 2	3,627	3,305	6,932
Grade 3	3,936	3,479	7,415
Grade 4	4,293	3,823	8,116
Grade 5	3,450	3,079	6,529
Grade 6	4,830	4,542	9,372
Grade 7	4,479	4,020	8,499
Grade 8	3,523	3,205	6,728
Grade 9	3,821	3,649	7,470
Grade 10	3,850	3,808	7,658
Grade 11	4,452	4,127	8,579
Grade 12	4,201	3,940	8,141
Special needs, non-graded (elementary)	260	133	393
Special needs, non-graded (junior high)	1	1	2
ALS Basic Literacy Program	65	49	114
ALS A&E elementary	376	203	579
ALS A&E secondary	1,199	967	2,166
Broken down by grade	53,060	48,250	101,310

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25
Track	Learners
Academic	12,208
Technical-Vocational-Livelihood	4,567
All tracks	16,775

ALIVE (Arabic Language and Islamic Values Education) learners by level and sex, SY 2024-25
Level	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	8	1	9
Elementary	8	19	27
All	16	20	36

Indigenous peoples (IP) learners by level and sex, SY 2024-25
Level	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	2	5	7
Elementary	33	36	69
Junior High School	8	18	26
Senior High School	3	9	12
All	46	68	114

Learners in alternative delivery modes (ADM) by program and sex, SY 2024-25
Program	Male	Female	Total
Open High School Program	17	10	27
Other School-Initiated Intervention	36	20	56
All	53	30	83

Schools and community learning centers

SY 2024-25: 460 schools and 338 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	421
Private schools	38
SUCs and LUCs	1
Community learning centers (ALS)	338
All	798

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25
Offering	Number
Elementary only	366
Elementary and junior high (K to 10)	13
Kindergarten to Grade 12	11
Junior high only	9
Junior and senior high	59
Senior high only	2
Community learning centers (ALS)	338

Schools by subclassification, SY 2024-25
Subclassification	Number
DepEd managed	421
Community learning centers (ALS)	338
Sectarian	26
Non-sectarian	12
State universities and colleges	1

School personnel

SY 2024-25: 4,841 teachers and 621 non-teaching personnel in public schools.

Public school personnel by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Number
Teachers	4,841
Non-teaching personnel	621
All personnel	5,462

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25
Level	Teachers
Elementary	2,825
Junior High School	1,462
Senior High School	554
All teachers	4,841

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	17.3
Junior High School	16.9
Senior High School	22.7

School resources

SY 2024-25: 4,185 classrooms and 5,917 toilets in public schools.

Classrooms: 4,185
Seats (approximate): 95,771
Toilets: 5,917
Functional computers: 11,496
Faucets: 17,383; 15,763 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	2,664	974	547
Learners per classroom	18.4	25.4	23.0
Seats (approximate)	46,780	31,112	17,879
Learners per seat	1.0	0.8	0.7
Toilets	4,007	1,222	688
Learners per toilet	12.2	20.2	18.3
Functional computers	5,286	4,079	2,131
Learners per computer	9.3	6.1	5.9

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	359	1
Junior High School	73	0
Senior High School	55	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	341	2	17
Junior High School	66	1	6
Senior High School	52	0	3

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	306	54
Junior High School	66	7
Senior High School	44	11

Toilets in public schools by type, SY 2024-25

Toilets in public schools by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Toilets
Female	1,333
Male	1,184
Shared	3,157
For persons with disabilities	243
All toilets	5,917

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	15,763
Without water	1,620
All faucets	17,383

Public schools with each facility, SY 2024-25
Facility	Schools
School Garden	412
Entrance Gate	409
Playground	351
Temporary Perimeter Fence	323
Permanent Perimeter Fence	317
Offices	295
Exit Gate	263
Paved Pathway	201
Computer Room	184
Library/Learning Resource Center	135
Home Economic Room	121
Clinic	116
Solar Panel	74
Covered Court	69
Conference Room	65
Supply Room	64
Science Laboratory	56
Faculty Room	54
Canteen	46
Industrial Arts Room	29
Roofing	27
Student Co-Curricular Center	21
Data File Room/Records Room	20
Youth Development Center	7
Flood Marker	6
Gymnasium	5
Bike Rack	2
Speech Laboratory	1

Cities and municipalities

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

Cities and municipalities in Southern Leyte, SY 2024-25
Name	Schools	Learners	Teachers (public)	Learners per teacher (public)
Anahawan	9	1,977	88	15.7
Bontoc	38	7,038	380	18.1
City of Maasin (Capital)	82	20,110	866	17.1
Hinunangan	40	6,688	343	15.8
Hinundayan	16	3,067	122	21.5
Libagon	11	3,670	163	20.4
Liloan	29	5,728	281	17.8
Limasawa	7	1,381	68	19.1
Macrohon	28	6,492	360	16.1
Malitbog	25	4,304	225	16.8
Padre Burgos	11	2,256	107	14.3
Pintuyan	13	2,278	126	17.7
Saint Bernard	32	6,479	338	16.0
San Francisco	15	3,020	146	16.1
San Juan (Cabalian)	13	3,618	184	18.8
San Ricardo	12	2,246	110	20.1
Silago	19	3,491	175	19.0
Sogod	36	13,336	550	21.7
Tomas Oppus	24	4,261	209	16.6

About this data

130 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 Southern Leyte 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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