Mahala Primary School
School ID 217032 · Public elementary school · Barangay Mahala, Talipao, Sulu · Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM)
Summary
Mahala Primary School in SY 2024-25 has 121 learners, three teachers and three classrooms. Enrollment fell 29% from SY 2023-24, while the division's public schools fell 0.2%, and the page carries a review note on this figure. Each teacher has 40 learners, which is more learners per teacher than at 62% of the 402 other public elementary schools in the division that report teachers, and that figure carries a review note as well.
The school has fewer learners per classroom than at 60% of the 360 other public elementary schools in the division that report classrooms, and the page carries a review note on this one too. The nearest public schools with junior high are Talipao National High School-Senior High, 2.5 km away, and Talipao National High School Annex (Talipao Proper), 5.6 km, in a straight line.
The page also compares these ratios with medians for its division, its region and the Philippines.
- Learners
- 121
- Down 50 from SY 2023-24
- Teachers
- 3
- No change from SY 2023-24
- Classrooms
- 3
- No change from SY 2023-24
- Learners per teacher
- 40.3
- Down 16.7 from SY 2023-24
- Division median 35.0
- Learners per classroom
- 40.3
- Down 16.7 from SY 2023-24
- Division median 45.0
Key findings
- Enrollment fell 29% to 121 from SY 2023-24, while the division's public schools fell 0.2%. See the note on DepEd's figures
- The 287th largest of 417 public elementary schools in the Schools Division of Sulu. See the note on DepEd's figures
- Each teacher has 40 learners, more than at 62% of the 402 other public elementary schools in the division that report teachers. See the notes on DepEd's figures
- Each classroom has 40 learners, fewer than at 60% 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 Talipao National High School-Senior High (2.5 km), Talipao National High School Annex (Talipao Proper) (5.6 km) and Tiptipon (Panglima Estino NHS) (6.8 km), straight-line.
Enrollment
SY 2024-25: 121 learners, down 50 from SY 2023-24.
| Grade | Male | Female | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 6 | 9 | 15 |
| Grade 1 | 13 | 8 | 21 |
| Grade 2 | 9 | 11 | 20 |
| Grade 3 | 12 | 14 | 26 |
| Grade 4 | 19 | 4 | 23 |
| Grade 5 | 7 | 9 | 16 |
| All grades | 66 | 55 | 121 |
- 1 indigenous peoples (IP) learner in SY 2024-25
Teachers and staff
Its 40.3 learners per teacher is above the Sulu median of 35.0 for elementary schools.
| Teachers | 3 |
|---|---|
| Non-teaching personnel | 0 |
| Learners per teacher | 40.3 |
| Sulu division median | 35.0 |
| Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao median | 37.2 |
| National median | 22.3 |
Staff by position
| Teacher I | 3 |
|---|
Classrooms and facilities
Its 40.3 learners per classroom is below the Sulu median of 45.0 for elementary schools.
- Classrooms
- 3
- 40.3 learners per classroom
- Other rooms
- 0
- Seats (approximate)
- 8
- 15.1 learners per seat
- Toilets
- 0
- Faucets
- 0
- 0 with water, 0 without
- Functional computers
- 2
- 60.5 learners per computer
- Electricity
- Grid supply
- Water supply
- Yes
- Internet access
- No
Other facilities
- Temporary Perimeter Fence
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 | 40.3 | 35.0 | 62% |
| Learners per classroom | 40.3 | 45.0 | 40% |
| Learners per toilet | Not reported | 81.3 | Not reported |
| Learners per computer | 60.5 | 73.6 | 43% |
Location
Barangay Mahala, Talipao, Sulu
Legislative district: 1st District
Map point: 5.952279, 121.11917
Nearest schools
About this data
Notes on DepEd's figures
- Learners are enrolled, but zero seats or zero toilets are recorded. These may be unreported rather than zero.
- 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.
Not reported for SY 2024-25: MOOE.
Figures for school ID 217032 come from DepEd's school data for SY 2023-24 and SY 2024-25 as of 25 October 2025. How the data was checked