Buka-Buka Primary School
School ID 134519 · Public elementary school · Barangay Payuhan, Parang, Sulu · Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM)
Summary
Buka-Buka Primary School had one classroom for every 104 learners in SY 2024-25, with five teachers, electricity, water and internet. Its enrollment rose 37% from SY 2023-24, while the division's public schools fell 0.2%, and the page carries a review note on this enrollment figure.
Each teacher has 21 learners, fewer learners per teacher than at 90% of the 402 other public elementary schools in the division that report teachers, and that figure carries a review note. On classrooms, it has more learners per classroom than at 89% of the 360 other public elementary schools in the division that report classrooms, and that figure also carries a review note.
For junior high, the nearest public schools are Parang National High School at 2.0 km, Maimbung NHS-main at 8.5 km and Timbangan Indanan at 8.7 km, all straight-line. Beside these ratios, the page sets the medians of its division, its region and the Philippines.
- Learners
- 104
- Up 28 from SY 2023-24
- Teachers
- 5
- No change from SY 2023-24
- Classrooms
- 1
- No change from SY 2023-24
- Learners per teacher
- 20.8
- Up 5.6 from SY 2023-24
- Division median 35.0
- Learners per classroom
- 104.0
- Up 28.0 from SY 2023-24
- Division median 45.0
Key findings
- Enrollment rose 37% to 104 from SY 2023-24, while the division's public schools fell 0.2%. See the note on DepEd's figures
- Tied as the 315th largest of 417 public elementary schools in the Schools Division of Sulu. See the note on DepEd's figures
- Each teacher has 21 learners, fewer than at 90% of the 402 other public elementary schools in the division that report teachers. See the notes on DepEd's figures
- Each classroom has 104 learners, more than at 89% of the 360 other public elementary schools in the division that report classrooms. See the notes on DepEd's figures
- The nearest public schools with junior high are Parang National High School (2.0 km), Maimbung NHS-main (8.5 km) and Timbangan Indanan (8.7 km), straight-line.
Enrollment
SY 2024-25: 104 learners, up 28 from SY 2023-24.
| Grade | Male | Female | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 6 | 4 | 10 |
| Grade 1 | 9 | 8 | 17 |
| Grade 2 | 9 | 9 | 18 |
| Grade 3 | 11 | 13 | 24 |
| Grade 4 | 5 | 9 | 14 |
| Grade 5 | 4 | 7 | 11 |
| Grade 6 | 9 | 1 | 10 |
| All grades | 53 | 51 | 104 |
- 2 indigenous peoples (IP) learners in SY 2024-25
Teachers and staff
Its 20.8 learners per teacher is below the Sulu median of 35.0 for elementary schools.
| Teachers | 5 |
|---|---|
| Non-teaching personnel | 0 |
| Learners per teacher | 20.8 |
| Sulu division median | 35.0 |
| Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao median | 37.2 |
| National median | 22.3 |
Staff by position
| Teacher I | 5 |
|---|
Classrooms and facilities
Its 104.0 learners per classroom is above the Sulu median of 45.0 for elementary schools.
- Classrooms
- 1
- 104.0 learners per classroom
- Other rooms
- 0
- Seats (approximate)
- 30
- 3.5 learners per seat
- Toilets
- 8
- 13.0 learners per toilet
- Faucets
- 0
- 0 with water, 0 without
- Functional computers
- 1
- 104.0 learners per computer
- Electricity
- Off-grid supply
- Water supply
- Yes
- Internet access
- Yes
Toilets by type, as a table
| Female | 4 |
|---|---|
| Male | 4 |
| All toilets | 8 |
Other facilities
- Entrance Gate
- Playground
- Solar Panel
MOOE
MOOE: Not reported.
How it compares
It is compared with the 417 elementary schools in the Sulu division, itself included, in SY 2024-25.
| Measure | This school | Division median | Schools with as many or fewer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Learners per teacher | 20.8 | 35.0 | 11% |
| Learners per classroom | 104.0 | 45.0 | 89% |
| Learners per toilet | 13.0 | 81.3 | 3% |
| Learners per computer | 104.0 | 73.6 | 63% |
Location
Barangay Payuhan, Parang, Sulu
Legislative district: 1st District
Map point: 5.9307632, 120.9027278
Nearest schools
About this data
Notes on DepEd's figures
- The school's map point moved more than 1 km between SY 2023-24 and SY 2024-25.
- One or more resources (teachers, rooms, seats or toilets) are far from what is typical for a school this size.
- A figure changed unusually much between SY 2023-24 and SY 2024-25.
- The mix of learners, teachers, rooms, seats and toilets is unusual compared with similar schools.
Not reported for SY 2024-25: MOOE.
Figures for school ID 134519 come from DepEd's school data for SY 2023-24 and SY 2024-25 as of 25 October 2025. How the data was checked