Schools in Sison, Surigao del Norte

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

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

Summary

Sison has the 16th most learners of the 21 cities and municipalities in Surigao del Norte, and the 18th most learners per teacher in public schools. In SY 2024-25 its 16 schools held 3,479 learners, with another 157 in ALS. Enrollment in its schools fell 3.9% from SY 2023-24, with ALS not counted.

The most crowded public classrooms are at E. Siscon Primary School, where there is one classroom for every 40 learners. Of the 16 reporting public schools, all have electricity and all have water, while one, or 6%, has no internet, compared with 21% in CARAGA.

Next, the page lists the 16 schools here with their learners, teachers and classrooms, and shows the figures by sector and level in charts and tables.

Schools: 16; No change from SY 2023-24; 16 public
Community learning centers: 13; No change from SY 2023-24
Learners: 3,636; Down 121 from SY 2023-24
Teachers: 176; Down 5 from SY 2023-24
Classrooms: 147; Down 3 from SY 2023-24

Key findings

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

Sison has the 16th most learners of the 21 cities and municipalities in Surigao del Norte, and the 18th most learners per teacher in public schools.
Enrollment in schools fell 3.9% from SY 2023-24 (ALS not counted).
The largest schools are Toledo S. Pantilo Sr. Memorial National High School (1,103 learners), Sison Central Elementary School (675 learners) and Dakung Patag National High School (264 learners).
The most crowded public classrooms are at E. Siscon Primary School, with 40 learners per classroom.
Of the 16 reporting public schools, all have electricity; all have water; 1 (6%) has no internet, against 21% in CARAGA.
The 16 public schools here with FY 2025 MOOE received ₱12.3 million. Across the 16 with FY 2024 MOOE and SY 2024-25 learners, FY 2024 MOOE came to ₱2,710 for each learner.

Learners

SY 2024-25: 3,636 learners, 3,479 in schools and 157 in community learning centers.

Learners, SY 2024-25
Learners	Number
All learners	3,636
In schools	3,479
In community learning centers (ALS)	157
Male	1,976
Female	1,660

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	1,969	0	1,969
Junior High School	986	0	986
Senior High School	524	0	524
ALS Basic Literacy Program	0	10	10
ALS A&E elementary	0	38	38
ALS A&E secondary	0	109	109

Learners by grade and sex, SY 2024-25

Learners by grade and sex, SY 2024-25
Grade	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	111	103	214
Grade 1	141	123	264
Grade 2	126	122	248
Grade 3	163	120	283
Grade 4	162	131	293
Grade 5	157	131	288
Grade 6	175	164	339
Grade 7	160	116	276
Grade 8	123	93	216
Grade 9	129	108	237
Grade 10	134	123	257
Grade 11	136	116	252
Grade 12	142	130	272
Special needs, non-graded (elementary)	29	11	40
ALS Basic Literacy Program	2	8	10
ALS A&E elementary	23	15	38
ALS A&E secondary	63	46	109
All grades	1,976	1,660	3,636

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25
Track	Learners
Academic	362
Technical-Vocational-Livelihood	162
All tracks	524

Indigenous peoples (IP) learners by level and sex, SY 2024-25
Level	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	4	5	9
Elementary	33	47	80
Junior High School	17	12	29
Senior High School	1	4	5
All	55	68	123

Learners in alternative delivery modes (ADM) by program and sex, SY 2024-25
Program	Male	Female	Total
Distance Education	4	3	7

Schools and community learning centers

SY 2024-25: 16 schools and 13 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	16
Community learning centers (ALS)	13
All	29

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25
Offering	Number
Elementary only	13
Junior and senior high	3
Community learning centers (ALS)	13

Schools by subclassification, SY 2024-25
Subclassification	Number
DepEd managed	16
Community learning centers (ALS)	13

School personnel

SY 2024-25: 176 teachers and 32 non-teaching personnel in public schools.

Public school personnel by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Number
Teachers	176
Non-teaching personnel	32
All personnel	208

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25
Level	Teachers
Elementary	107
Junior High School	44
Senior High School	25
All teachers	176

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	18.4
Junior High School	22.4
Senior High School	21.0

School resources

SY 2024-25: 147 classrooms and 225 toilets in public schools.

Classrooms: 147
Seats (approximate): 2,703
Toilets: 225
Functional computers: 555
Faucets: 444; 400 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	91	37	19
Learners per classroom	21.6	26.7	27.6
Seats (approximate)	1,247	1,013	443
Learners per seat	1.6	1.0	1.2
Toilets	141	57	27
Learners per toilet	14.0	17.3	19.4
Functional computers	90	331	134
Learners per computer	21.9	3.0	3.9

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	13	0
Junior High School	3	0
Senior High School	3	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
Elementary	12	1
Junior High School	3	0
Senior High School	3	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	12	1
Junior High School	3	0
Senior High School	3	0

Toilets in public schools by type, SY 2024-25

Toilets in public schools by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Toilets
Female	59
Male	50
Shared	104
For persons with disabilities	12
All toilets	225

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	400
Without water	44
All faucets	444

Public schools with each facility, SY 2024-25
Facility	Schools
Playground	14
Entrance Gate	13
School Garden	13
Temporary Perimeter Fence	13
Offices	10
Computer Room	8
Exit Gate	7
Permanent Perimeter Fence	7
Library/Learning Resource Center	6
Clinic	5
Conference Room	4
Home Economic Room	4
Covered Court	3
Faculty Room	3
Paved Pathway	3
Science Laboratory	3
Industrial Arts Room	2
Roofing	2
Supply Room	2
Data File Room/Records Room	1
Solar Panel	1
Student Co-Curricular Center	1

List of schools

Every school in Sison, Surigao del Norte in DepEd's data, linked to its own page.

Schools in Sison, Surigao del Norte: 16 schools, each with its own latest school year's figures
School	Learners	Teachers	Classrooms
Dakung Patag Elementary School	161	8	9
Dakung Patag National High School	264	11	14
De Castro Elementary School	98	8	4
E. Siscon Primary School	40	4	1
Gacepan Elementary School	71	4	4
Hinapayaw Elementary School	112	7	7
Ima Elementary School	57	4	7
Mabuhay Elementary School	218	9	11
Mayag Elementary School	127	8	6
Mayag National High School	143	13	10
San Pablo Elementary School	149	8	9
Sison Central Elementary School	675	31	21
Tagbayani Elementary School	110	7	6
Tinogpahan Elementary School	84	4	4
Toledo S. Pantilo Sr. Memorial National High School	1,103	45	32
Upper Patag Elementary School	67	5	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 Sison, Surigao del Norte 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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