Schools in Tongkil, 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

Of the 19 cities and municipalities in Sulu, Tongkil has the 11th most learners and the most learners per teacher in public schools. In SY 2024-25 its 18 schools held 4,905 learners, with another 17 in ALS, and its public schools had 65 teachers. Enrollment in schools fell 5.2% from SY 2023-24, with ALS not counted.

Of its 18 reporting public schools, 16, or 89%, have no internet, against 74% across BARMM. Of those, eight, or 44%, have no water, against 8% in BARMM, and one, or 6%, has no electricity, against 9%. The 18 schools are listed with their learners, teachers and classrooms, and the figures are broken down by sector and level in charts and tables.

Schools: 18; No change from SY 2023-24; 18 public
Community learning centers: 1; Down 2 from SY 2023-24
Learners: 4,922; Down 365 from SY 2023-24
Teachers: 65; Down 9 from SY 2023-24
Classrooms: 60; Up 1 from SY 2023-24

Key findings

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

Tongkil has the 11th most learners of the 19 cities and municipalities in Sulu, and the most learners per teacher in public schools.
Enrollment in schools fell 5.2% from SY 2023-24 (ALS not counted).
Leaving out 2 schools whose figures are under review, the largest schools are Dungon Elementary School (407 learners), East Tattalan Elementary School (329 learners) and Sigumbal Elementary School (319 learners).
Enrollment grew fastest at Bullaan Elementary School (+7%) and fell most at Bangalaw Primary School (−13%), among schools with 100 or more learners in both years.
Of the 18 reporting public schools, 1 (6%) has no electricity, against 9% in BARMM; 8 (44%) have no water, against 8% in BARMM; 16 (89%) have no internet, against 74% in BARMM.

Learners

SY 2024-25: 4,922 learners, 4,905 in schools and 17 in community learning centers.

Learners, SY 2024-25
Learners	Number
All learners	4,922
In schools	4,905
In community learning centers (ALS)	17
Male	2,409
Female	2,513

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	3,679	0	3,679
Junior High School	951	0	951
Senior High School	275	0	275
ALS Basic Literacy Program	0	3	3
ALS A&E elementary	0	9	9
ALS A&E secondary	0	5	5

Learners by grade and sex, SY 2024-25

Learners by grade and sex, SY 2024-25
Grade	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	225	232	457
Grade 1	284	292	576
Grade 2	299	350	649
Grade 3	293	313	606
Grade 4	271	253	524
Grade 5	231	204	435
Grade 6	221	211	432
Grade 7	145	141	286
Grade 8	105	118	223
Grade 9	100	116	216
Grade 10	98	128	226
Grade 11	83	84	167
Grade 12	51	57	108
ALS Basic Literacy Program	1	2	3
ALS A&E elementary	1	8	9
ALS A&E secondary	1	4	5
All grades	2,409	2,513	4,922

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25
Track	Learners
Academic	275
All tracks	275

ALIVE (Arabic Language and Islamic Values Education) learners by level and sex, SY 2024-25
Level	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	0	2	2
Elementary	271	299	570
Junior High School	22	47	69
All	293	348	641

Indigenous peoples (IP) learners by level and sex, SY 2024-25
Level	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	16	26	42
Elementary	235	239	474
Junior High School	52	63	115
Senior High School	1	3	4
All	304	331	635

Learners in alternative delivery modes (ADM) by program and sex, SY 2024-25
Program	Male	Female	Total
Other School-Initiated Intervention	1	0	1

Schools and community learning centers

SY 2024-25: 18 schools and 1 community learning center.

Schools and community learning centers by sector, SY 2024-25

Schools and community learning centers by sector, SY 2024-25
Sector	Number
Public schools	18
Community learning centers (ALS)	1
All	19

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25
Offering	Number
Elementary only	16
Junior high only	1
Junior and senior high	1
Community learning centers (ALS)	1

Schools by subclassification, SY 2024-25
Subclassification	Number
DepEd managed	18
Community learning centers (ALS)	1

School personnel

SY 2024-25: 65 teachers and 14 non-teaching personnel in public schools.

Public school personnel by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Number
Teachers	65
Non-teaching personnel	14
All personnel	79

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25
Level	Teachers
Elementary	51
Junior High School	13
Senior High School	1
All teachers	65

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	72.1
Junior High School	73.2
Senior High School	275.0

School resources

SY 2024-25: 60 classrooms and 21 toilets in public schools.

Classrooms: 60
Seats (approximate): 1,412
Toilets: 21
Functional computers: 167
Faucets: 20; 19 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	46	10	4
Learners per classroom	80.0	95.1	68.8
Seats (approximate)	1,162	222	28
Learners per seat	3.2	4.3	9.8
Toilets	13	6	2
Learners per toilet	283.0	158.5	137.5
Functional computers	26	141	Not reported
Learners per computer	141.5	6.7	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	10	6
Junior High School	0	2
Senior High School	0	1

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	Grid and off-grid supply	No electricity supply
Elementary	13	3	0
Junior High School	1	0	1
Senior High School	0	0	1

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	2	14
Junior High School	0	2
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
Female	9
Male	9
Shared	3
All toilets	21

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	19
Without water	1
All faucets	20

Public schools with each facility, SY 2024-25
Facility	Schools
Solar Panel	11
Playground	10
School Garden	10
Entrance Gate	8
Exit Gate	6
Temporary Perimeter Fence	6
Permanent Perimeter Fence	4
Computer Room	2
Covered Court	1
Faculty Room	1
Offices	1

List of schools

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

Schools in Tongkil, Sulu: 18 schools, each with its own latest school year's figures
School	Learners	Teachers	Classrooms
Bakkaan Primary School	138	0	1
Bangalaw Primary School	264	0	2
Bukuttua Primary School Annex II	158	4	2
Bullaan Elementary School	241	3	3
Dungon Elementary School	407	7	3
East Tattalan Elementary School	329	0	5
Kahikukuk Elementary School	239	4	5
Kalang Primary School (Dungon Elementary School Annex I)	199	6	0
Lubbak Elementary School	242	3	4
Lupahpula Primary School Annex II	146	4	1
Luuk Tongkil Elementary School	294	3	4
Paarul Elementary School	191	3	1
Sigumbal Elementary School	319	7	6
Sipak Primary School	79	1	1
Tabialan Elementary School	383	4	3
Tinutungan Elementary School	50	2	5
Tongkil National High School	970	8	12
Tongkil National High School (Annex)	256	6	2

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 Tongkil, 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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