Schools in Surigao del Sur

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

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

Summary

Surigao del Sur has the third most learners of the five provinces in CARAGA, and the third most learners per teacher in public schools. In SY 2024-25 its 598 schools held 173,725 learners, with another 8,723 in ALS, and its public schools had 6,951 teachers. Enrollment in schools fell 2.1% from SY 2023-24, with ALS not counted: public schools fell 2.0%, while private schools fell 3.1%.

Of the 554 reporting public schools, 86 (16%) have no internet, against 21% across CARAGA. Leaving out 12 schools whose figures are under review, the most crowded public classrooms are at Hayon Elementary School of Living Tradition, with 76 learners per classroom.

The figures by sector and level are shown in charts and tables, and the page lists its 19 cities and municipalities.

Schools: 598; Up 1 from SY 2023-24; 554 public, 44 private
Community learning centers: 370; Up 7 from SY 2023-24
Learners: 182,448; Down 1,340 from SY 2023-24
Teachers: 6,951; Down 219 from SY 2023-24
Classrooms: 5,334; Up 88 from SY 2023-24

Key findings

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

Surigao del Sur has the 3rd most learners of the 5 provinces in CARAGA, and the 3rd most learners per teacher in public schools.
Enrollment in schools fell 2.1% from SY 2023-24 (ALS not counted); public schools fell 2.0% and private schools fell 3.1%.
Of the learners in schools, 92% are in public schools (85% nationally) and 8% in private schools (14% nationally).
Leaving out 3 schools whose figures are under review, the largest schools are Barobo National High School (2,704 learners), Andres Soriano Colleges of Bislig, Inc. (2,623 learners) and Madrid National High School (1,773 learners).
Leaving out 1 school whose enrollment figures are under review, enrollment grew fastest at Anibongan National High School (+21%) and fell most at Malindog Elementary School (−22%), among schools with 100 or more learners in both years.
Leaving out 12 schools whose figures are under review, the most crowded public classrooms are at Hayon Elementary School of Living Tradition, with 76 learners per classroom.
Of the 554 reporting public schools, 5 (1%) have no electricity, against 1% in CARAGA; 14 (3%) have no water, against 2% in CARAGA; 86 (16%) have no internet, against 21% in CARAGA.
The 545 public schools here with FY 2025 MOOE received ₱463.3 million. Across the 544 with FY 2024 MOOE and SY 2024-25 learners, FY 2024 MOOE came to ₱2,139 for each learner.

Learners

SY 2024-25: 182,448 learners, 173,725 in schools and 8,723 in community learning centers.

Learners, SY 2024-25
Learners	Number
All learners	182,448
In schools	173,725
In community learning centers (ALS)	8,723
Male	93,698
Female	88,248
Not broken down by sex	502

Learners by level and sector, SY 2024-25: at least these numbers

Learners by level and sector, SY 2024-25: at least these numbers; 502 not broken down by level
Level	Public schools	Private schools	Community learning centers (ALS)	Total
Elementary	97,365	2,652	0	100,017
Junior High School	43,134	7,017	0	50,151
Senior High School	18,154	4,903	0	23,057
ALS Basic Literacy Program	0	0	756	756
ALS A&E elementary	0	0	2,332	2,332
ALS A&E secondary	0	0	5,633	5,633

Learners by grade and sex, SY 2024-25: at least these numbers

Learners by grade and sex, SY 2024-25: at least these numbers; 502 not broken down by grade
Grade	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	6,190	5,856	12,046
Grade 1	7,288	6,670	13,958
Grade 2	7,550	7,011	14,561
Grade 3	7,425	7,098	14,523
Grade 4	7,765	7,417	15,182
Grade 5	7,245	6,219	13,464
Grade 6	8,140	7,675	15,815
Grade 7	7,490	7,092	14,582
Grade 8	5,902	5,621	11,523
Grade 9	6,068	6,200	12,268
Grade 10	5,720	6,047	11,767
Grade 11	5,941	5,915	11,856
Grade 12	5,593	5,608	11,201
Special needs, non-graded (elementary)	289	179	468
Special needs, non-graded (junior high)	4	7	11
ALS Basic Literacy Program	455	301	756
ALS A&E elementary	1,438	894	2,332
ALS A&E secondary	3,195	2,438	5,633
Broken down by grade	93,698	88,248	181,946

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25
Track	Learners
Academic	14,788
Technical-Vocational-Livelihood	8,545
All tracks	23,333

ALIVE (Arabic Language and Islamic Values Education) learners by level and sex, SY 2024-25
Level	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	11	11	22
Elementary	79	110	189
Junior High School	28	35	63
All	118	156	274

Indigenous peoples (IP) learners by level and sex, SY 2024-25
Level	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	687	677	1,364
Elementary	5,195	4,863	10,058
Junior High School	2,435	2,600	5,035
Senior High School	996	1,053	2,049
All	9,313	9,193	18,506

Learners in alternative delivery modes (ADM) by program and sex, SY 2024-25
Program	Male	Female	Total
Distance Education	9	3	12
Modified In-School Off-School Approach	8	13	21
Open High School Program	4	6	10
Other School-Initiated Intervention	11	3	14
All	32	25	57

Schools and community learning centers

SY 2024-25: 598 schools and 370 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	554
Private schools	44
Community learning centers (ALS)	370
All	968

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25
Offering	Number
Elementary only	428
Elementary and junior high (K to 10)	32
Kindergarten to Grade 12	37
Junior high only	10
Junior and senior high	89
Senior high only	2
Community learning centers (ALS)	370

Schools by subclassification, SY 2024-25
Subclassification	Number
DepEd managed	554
Community learning centers (ALS)	370
Non-sectarian	25
Sectarian	19

School personnel

SY 2024-25: 6,951 teachers and 1,112 non-teaching personnel in public schools.

Public school personnel by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Number
Teachers	6,951
Non-teaching personnel	1,112
All personnel	8,063

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25
Level	Teachers
Elementary	4,088
Junior High School	2,313
Senior High School	550
All teachers	6,951

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	23.8
Junior High School	18.7
Senior High School	33.0

School resources

SY 2024-25: 5,334 classrooms and 6,773 toilets in public schools.

Classrooms: 5,334
Seats (approximate): 147,811
Toilets: 6,773
Functional computers: 22,712
Faucets: 15,939; 13,356 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	3,356	1,372	606
Learners per classroom	29.0	31.4	30.0
Seats (approximate)	89,904	38,667	19,240
Learners per seat	1.1	1.1	0.9
Toilets	4,418	1,647	708
Learners per toilet	22.0	26.2	25.6
Functional computers	7,682	9,508	5,522
Learners per computer	12.7	4.5	3.3

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	451	15
Junior High School	142	4
Senior High School	104	3

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	Grid and off-grid supply	No electricity supply
Elementary	429	15	17	5
Junior High School	136	6	4	0
Senior High School	103	2	2	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	380	86
Junior High School	130	16
Senior High School	94	13

Toilets in public schools by type, SY 2024-25

Toilets in public schools by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Toilets
Female	1,196
Male	1,063
Shared	4,015
For persons with disabilities	499
All toilets	6,773

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	13,356
Without water	2,583
All faucets	15,939

Public schools with each facility, SY 2024-25
Facility	Schools
Entrance Gate	519
School Garden	495
Temporary Perimeter Fence	430
Playground	427
Offices	344
Exit Gate	259
Computer Room	205
Permanent Perimeter Fence	171
Paved Pathway	152
Library/Learning Resource Center	134
Clinic	103
Home Economic Room	98
Faculty Room	97
Science Laboratory	85
Covered Court	76
Supply Room	73
Roofing	62
Conference Room	51
Data File Room/Records Room	49
Solar Panel	44
Canteen	39
Industrial Arts Room	27
Flood Marker	19
Student Co-Curricular Center	19
Gymnasium	18
Bike Rack	6
Youth Development Center	6
Speech Laboratory	3

Cities and municipalities

19 cities and municipalities, each with its SY 2024-25 schools and learners in every sector.

Cities and municipalities in Surigao del Sur, SY 2024-25
Name	Schools	Learners	Teachers (public)	Learners per teacher (public)
Barobo	42	15,331	535	26.2
Bayabas	10	2,277	85	24.5
Cagwait	18	6,282	192	28.3
Cantilan	31	9,022	265	29.0
Carmen	13	2,611	117	20.7
Carrascal	20	7,226	230	30.0
City of Bislig	78	28,152	988	20.7
City of Tandag (Capital)	38	18,987	600	27.2
Cortes	19	4,960	239	19.2
Hinatuan	49	11,800	497	22.1
Lanuza	16	3,573	164	21.1
Lianga	29	9,382	364	23.2
Lingig	46	8,926	420	20.0
Madrid	16	5,480	228	18.7
Marihatag	18	5,921	182	26.2
San Agustin	17	6,457	230	22.4
San Miguel	51	13,002	540	22.7
Tagbina	50	11,956	605	18.6
Tago	37	11,103	470	21.7

About this data

502 learners in SY 2024-25 are counted in the totals but not broken down by grade, level or sex, so those charts show at least these numbers.
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 Surigao del Sur 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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