Schools in Omar, Sulu

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

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

Summary

Among the 19 cities and municipalities in Sulu, Omar has the second most learners per teacher in public schools and the 12th most learners. Its 13 schools held 3,905 learners in SY 2024-25, with 60 public teachers. Enrollment in schools fell 4.3% from SY 2023-24, not counting ALS. Leaving out one school whose figures are under review, the largest schools are Lahing-Lahing Elementary School (474 learners), Likubong Elementary School (379 learners) and Kapual Elementary School (361 learners).

Of the 13 reporting public schools, eight (62%) have no electricity, against 9% in BARMM; two (15%) have no water, against 8%; and 11 (85%) have no internet, against 74%. The page lists the 13 schools with their learners, teachers and classrooms, and shows the figures by sector and level in charts and tables.

Schools: 13; No change from SY 2023-24; 13 public
Learners: 3,905; Down 175 from SY 2023-24
Teachers: 60; Down 16 from SY 2023-24
Classrooms: 78; Down 6 from SY 2023-24

Key findings

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

Omar has the 12th most learners of the 19 cities and municipalities in Sulu, and the 2nd most learners per teacher in public schools.
Enrollment in schools fell 4.3% from SY 2023-24 (ALS not counted).
Leaving out 1 school whose figures are under review, the largest schools are Lahing-Lahing Elementary School (474 learners), Likubong Elementary School (379 learners) and Kapual Elementary School (361 learners).
Of the 13 reporting public schools, 8 (62%) have no electricity, against 9% in BARMM; 2 (15%) have no water, against 8% in BARMM; 11 (85%) have no internet, against 74% in BARMM.

Learners

SY 2024-25: 3,905 learners.

Learners, SY 2024-25
Learners	Number
All learners	3,905
Male	1,921
Female	1,984

Learners by level and sector, SY 2024-25

Learners by level and sector, SY 2024-25
Level	Learners
Elementary	3,038
Junior High School	624
Senior High School	243

Learners by grade and sex, SY 2024-25

Learners by grade and sex, SY 2024-25
Grade	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	177	182	359
Grade 1	269	241	510
Grade 2	219	216	435
Grade 3	263	251	514
Grade 4	214	222	436
Grade 5	205	206	411
Grade 6	174	199	373
Grade 7	114	100	214
Grade 8	65	108	173
Grade 9	52	60	112
Grade 10	52	73	125
Grade 11	78	65	143
Grade 12	39	61	100
All grades	1,921	1,984	3,905

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25
Track	Learners
Academic	243
All tracks	243

ALIVE (Arabic Language and Islamic Values Education) learners by level and sex, SY 2024-25
Level	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	46	47	93
Elementary	366	393	759
Junior High School	1	0	1
All	413	440	853

Indigenous peoples (IP) learners by level and sex, SY 2024-25
Level	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	10	14	24
Elementary	78	101	179
Junior High School	3	2	5
Senior High School	2	0	2
All	93	117	210

Learners in alternative delivery modes (ADM) by program and sex, SY 2024-25
Program	Male	Female	Total
Enhanced-Instructional Management by Parents, Community and teachers	0	1	1
Other School-Initiated Intervention	1	0	1
All	1	1	2

Schools and community learning centers

SY 2024-25: 13 schools.

Schools by sector, SY 2024-25

Schools by sector, SY 2024-25
Sector	Number
Public schools	13

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25
Offering	Number
Elementary only	12
Junior and senior high	1

Schools by subclassification, SY 2024-25
Subclassification	Number
DepEd managed	13

School personnel

SY 2024-25: 60 teachers and 3 non-teaching personnel in public schools.

Public school personnel by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Number
Teachers	60
Non-teaching personnel	3
All personnel	63

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25
Level	Teachers
Elementary	42
Junior High School	16
Senior High School	2
All teachers	60

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	72.3
Junior High School	39.0
Senior High School	121.5

School resources

SY 2024-25: 78 classrooms and 9 toilets in public schools.

Classrooms: 78
Seats (approximate): 1,591
Toilets: 9
Functional computers: 38
Faucets: 29; 26 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	62	11	5
Learners per classroom	49.0	56.7	48.6
Seats (approximate)	1,191	288	112
Learners per seat	2.6	2.2	2.2
Toilets	4	4	1
Learners per toilet	759.5	156.0	243.0
Functional computers	30	4	4
Learners per computer	101.3	156.0	60.8

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	10	2
Junior High School	1	0
Senior High School	1	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	Off-grid supply	No electricity supply
Elementary	4	8
Junior High School	1	0
Senior High School	1	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	1	11
Junior High School	1	0
Senior High School	1	0

Toilets in public schools by type, SY 2024-25

Toilets in public schools by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Toilets
Female	3
Male	4
Shared	2
All toilets	9

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	26
Without water	3
All faucets	29

Public schools with each facility, SY 2024-25
Facility	Schools
Playground	8
Solar Panel	8
Entrance Gate	7
Faculty Room	5
Permanent Perimeter Fence	5
School Garden	5
Offices	4
Temporary Perimeter Fence	4
Computer Room	3
Exit Gate	3
Data File Room/Records Room	2
Library/Learning Resource Center	2
Conference Room	1
Covered Court	1
Gymnasium	1

List of schools

Every school in Omar, Sulu in DepEd's data, linked to its own page.

Schools in Omar, Sulu: 13 schools, each with its own latest school year's figures
School	Learners	Teachers	Classrooms
Bandahala Elementary School	244	2	6
Capual National High School	867	18	16
Huwit-Huwit Elementary School	146	3	8
Imam Abdusali Elementary School	190	2	8
Kamlon Hji. Angsa Primary School	12	1	2
Kapual Elementary School	361	5	7
Kasulutan Elementary School	200	3	2
Lahing-Lahing Elementary School	474	9	8
Likubong Elementary School	379	5	4
Pahallawan Asula Elementary School	272	1	5
Patutul Elementary School	275	5	0
Sucuban Elementary School	244	3	5
Tandu Panuan Elementary School	241	3	7

About this data

Each school year's figures for Omar, Sulu 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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