Schools in Pandami, 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

In SY 2024-25 Pandami, Sulu, has 23 schools and 3,829 learners in them, not counting 67 in ALS. It has the 13th most learners of the 19 cities and municipalities in Sulu, and the seventh most learners per teacher in public schools. Enrollment in its schools fell 2.8% from SY 2023-24, with ALS not counted.

All 23 reporting public schools have no internet (100%), against 74% across BARMM. No electricity at seven (30%) of the schools, against 9% in BARMM, and no water at six (26%), against 8%. Leaving out eight schools whose figures are under review, the most crowded public classrooms are at Suba-Suba Elementary School, with 37 learners per classroom.

Next on the page are the 23 schools, each with its learners, teachers and classrooms, and the figures by sector and level in charts and tables.

Schools: 23; No change from SY 2023-24; 23 public
Community learning centers: 2; Up 1 from SY 2023-24
Learners: 3,896; Down 116 from SY 2023-24
Teachers: 73; Down 19 from SY 2023-24
Classrooms: 59; Down 18 from SY 2023-24

Key findings

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

Pandami has the 13th most learners of the 19 cities and municipalities in Sulu, and the 7th most learners per teacher in public schools.
Enrollment in schools fell 2.8% from SY 2023-24 (ALS not counted).
Leaving out 2 schools whose figures are under review, the largest schools are Hambilan Elementary School (456 learners), Hj.Usman Sangkalang Elementary School (415 learners) and Putalan Halimao Elementary School (306 learners).
Leaving out 8 schools whose figures are under review, the most crowded public classrooms are at Suba-Suba Elementary School, with 37 learners per classroom.
Of the 23 reporting public schools, 7 (30%) have no electricity, against 9% in BARMM; 6 (26%) have no water, against 8% in BARMM; 23 (100%) have no internet, against 74% in BARMM.

Learners

SY 2024-25: 3,896 learners, 3,829 in schools and 67 in community learning centers.

Learners, SY 2024-25
Learners	Number
All learners	3,896
In schools	3,829
In community learning centers (ALS)	67
Male	1,892
Female	2,004

Learners by level and sector, SY 2024-25

Learners by level and sector, SY 2024-25
Level	Public schools	Community learning centers (ALS)	Total
Elementary	3,352	0	3,352
Junior High School	276	0	276
Senior High School	201	0	201
ALS Basic Literacy Program	0	66	66
ALS A&E secondary	0	1	1

Learners by grade and sex, SY 2024-25

Learners by grade and sex, SY 2024-25
Grade	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	227	237	464
Grade 1	257	261	518
Grade 2	305	332	637
Grade 3	217	249	466
Grade 4	242	215	457
Grade 5	203	201	404
Grade 6	206	200	406
Grade 7	19	23	42
Grade 8	23	32	55
Grade 9	44	65	109
Grade 10	30	40	70
Grade 11	62	49	111
Grade 12	39	51	90
ALS Basic Literacy Program	18	48	66
ALS A&E secondary	0	1	1
All grades	1,892	2,004	3,896

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25
Track	Learners
Academic	201
All tracks	201

ALIVE (Arabic Language and Islamic Values Education) learners by level and sex, SY 2024-25
Level	Male	Female	Total
Elementary	39	48	87

Indigenous peoples (IP) learners by level and sex, SY 2024-25
Level	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	18	23	41
Elementary	65	69	134
Junior High School	10	10	20
All	93	102	195

Schools and community learning centers

SY 2024-25: 23 schools and 2 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	23
Community learning centers (ALS)	2
All	25

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25
Offering	Number
Elementary only	22
Junior and senior high	1
Community learning centers (ALS)	2

Schools by subclassification, SY 2024-25
Subclassification	Number
DepEd managed	23
Community learning centers (ALS)	2

School personnel

SY 2024-25: 73 teachers and 6 non-teaching personnel in public schools.

Public school personnel by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Number
Teachers	73
Non-teaching personnel	6
All personnel	79

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25
Level	Teachers
Elementary	73
All teachers	73

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	45.9
Junior High School	Not reported
Senior High School	Not reported

School resources

SY 2024-25: 59 classrooms and 2 toilets in public schools.

Classrooms: 59
Seats (approximate): 570
Toilets: 2
Functional computers: 37
Faucets: 0; 0 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	57	1	1
Learners per classroom	58.8	276.0	201.0
Seats (approximate)	468	58	44
Learners per seat	7.2	4.8	4.6
Toilets	2	Not reported	Not reported
Learners per toilet	1,676.0	Not reported	Not reported
Functional computers	37	Not reported	Not reported
Learners per computer	90.6	Not reported	Not reported

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	16	6
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	Grid supply	Off-grid supply	No electricity supply
Elementary	1	14	7
Junior High School	0	1	0
Senior High School	0	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	0	22
Junior High School	0	1
Senior High School	0	1

Toilets in public schools by type, SY 2024-25

Toilets in public schools by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Toilets
Shared	2
All toilets	2

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	0
Without water	0
All faucets	0

Public schools with each facility, SY 2024-25
Facility	Schools
Playground	9
Temporary Perimeter Fence	9
Entrance Gate	8
Solar Panel	8
Offices	5
Permanent Perimeter Fence	4
Exit Gate	3
School Garden	3
Flood Marker	2
Bike Rack	1
Conference Room	1

List of schools

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

Schools in Pandami, Sulu: 23 schools, each with its own latest school year's figures
School	Learners	Teachers	Classrooms
Bakal Primary School	40	1	2
Baligtang Primary School - Pandami Elementary School Annex II	16	1	1
Bas Buaya Primary School	12	2	1
Bas Siganggang Primary School (Hus. Elementary School Annex)	54	1	0
Bud Sibaud Primary School	31	1	1
Buton Elementary School	203	5	5
Hambilan Elementary School	456	7	6
Hj.Usman Sangkalang Elementary School	415	8	5
Iman Asula Primary School	31	3	0
Lahi Primary School	27	0	0
Larang Primary School - Pandami Primary School Annex I	14	1	1
Limuno Primary School	75	4	1
Luuk Maulana Primary School	23	2	2
Malanta Elementary School	170	2	4
Manubul Elementary School	917	9	4
Mimul Primary School	71	3	2
Pandami Elementary School	132	6	8
Pandami National High School	477	0	2
Putalan Halimao Elementary School	306	5	8
Ratag Primary School	133	3	0
Sibaud Elementary School	122	4	4
Suba-Suba Elementary School	73	4	2
Tubigsina Primary School - Pandami Elementary School Annex III	31	1	0

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 Pandami, 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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