Schools in Cagwait, 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

Cagwait has the 13th most learners of the 19 cities and municipalities in Surigao del Sur, but the third most learners per teacher in public schools. In SY 2024-25 its 18 schools held 5,959 learners in schools, with another 323 in ALS, and its public schools had 192 teachers.

Enrollment in schools fell 2.7% from SY 2023-24, not counting ALS: public schools fell 2.6%, while private schools fell 4.0%. Public schools hold 91% of its learners in schools, against 85% nationally, and private schools hold 9%, against 14% nationally. Of the 16 reporting public schools, all have electricity and two (13%) have no internet, against 21% in CARAGA.

Next, the list of its schools shows learners, teachers and classrooms for each, and charts and tables break the figures down by sector and level.

Schools: 18; No change from SY 2023-24; 16 public, 2 private
Community learning centers: 16; Up 1 from SY 2023-24
Learners: 6,282; Down 55 from SY 2023-24
Teachers: 192; Up 3 from SY 2023-24
Classrooms: 171; No change from SY 2023-24

Key findings

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

Cagwait has the 13th most learners of the 19 cities and municipalities in Surigao del Sur, and the 3rd most learners per teacher in public schools.
Enrollment in schools fell 2.7% from SY 2023-24 (ALS not counted); public schools fell 2.6% and private schools fell 4.0%.
Of the learners in schools, 91% are in public schools (85% nationally) and 9% in private schools (14% nationally).
The largest schools are Unidad National High School (1,307 learners), Aras-Asan Elementary School (969 learners) and Jose Sanvictores Sr. National School Annex (571 learners).
Leaving out 1 school whose enrollment figures are under review, enrollment grew fastest at Bitaugan East Integrated School (+1%) and fell most at Unidad Elementary School (−6%), among schools with 100 or more learners in both years.
The most crowded public classrooms are at Mam-On Elementary School, with 74 learners per classroom.
Of the 16 reporting public schools, all have electricity; 1 (6%) has no water, against 2% in CARAGA; 2 (13%) have no internet, against 21% in CARAGA.
The 16 public schools here with FY 2025 MOOE received ₱14.5 million. Across the 16 with FY 2024 MOOE and SY 2024-25 learners, FY 2024 MOOE came to ₱1,998 for each learner.

Learners

SY 2024-25: 6,282 learners, 5,959 in schools and 323 in community learning centers.

Learners, SY 2024-25
Learners	Number
All learners	6,282
In schools	5,959
In community learning centers (ALS)	323
Male	3,209
Female	3,073

Learners by level and sector, SY 2024-25

Learners by level and sector, SY 2024-25
Level	Public schools	Private schools	Community learning centers (ALS)	Total
Elementary	3,389	23	0	3,412
Junior High School	1,412	323	0	1,735
Senior High School	636	176	0	812
ALS Basic Literacy Program	0	0	33	33
ALS A&E elementary	0	0	66	66
ALS A&E secondary	0	0	224	224

Learners by grade and sex, SY 2024-25

Learners by grade and sex, SY 2024-25
Grade	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	201	202	403
Grade 1	238	269	507
Grade 2	255	219	474
Grade 3	236	252	488
Grade 4	259	266	525
Grade 5	262	237	499
Grade 6	261	248	509
Grade 7	271	274	545
Grade 8	202	174	376
Grade 9	220	222	442
Grade 10	178	191	369
Grade 11	207	210	417
Grade 12	199	196	395
Special needs, non-graded (elementary)	5	2	7
Special needs, non-graded (junior high)	2	1	3
ALS Basic Literacy Program	25	8	33
ALS A&E elementary	41	25	66
ALS A&E secondary	147	77	224
All grades	3,209	3,073	6,282

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25
Track	Learners
Academic	598
Technical-Vocational-Livelihood	214
All tracks	812

Indigenous peoples (IP) learners by level and sex, SY 2024-25
Level	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	8	4	12
Elementary	24	50	74
Junior High School	10	15	25
Senior High School	1	2	3
All	43	71	114

Learners in alternative delivery modes (ADM) by program and sex, SY 2024-25
Program	Male	Female	Total
Distance Education	4	0	4
Other School-Initiated Intervention	1	2	3
All	5	2	7

Schools and community learning centers

SY 2024-25: 18 schools and 16 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
Private schools	2
Community learning centers (ALS)	16
All	34

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25
Offering	Number
Elementary only	14
Kindergarten to Grade 12	1
Junior and senior high	3
Community learning centers (ALS)	16

Schools by subclassification, SY 2024-25
Subclassification	Number
Community learning centers (ALS)	16
DepEd managed	16
Non-sectarian	1
Sectarian	1

School personnel

SY 2024-25: 192 teachers and 32 non-teaching personnel in public schools.

Public school personnel by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Number
Teachers	192
Non-teaching personnel	32
All personnel	224

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25
Level	Teachers
Elementary	126
Junior High School	40
Senior High School	26
All teachers	192

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	26.9
Junior High School	35.3
Senior High School	24.5

School resources

SY 2024-25: 171 classrooms and 187 toilets in public schools.

Classrooms: 171
Seats (approximate): 4,718
Toilets: 187
Functional computers: 1,273
Faucets: 518; 427 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	118	36	17
Learners per classroom	28.7	39.2	37.4
Seats (approximate)	3,096	1,171	451
Learners per seat	1.1	1.2	1.4
Toilets	146	28	13
Learners per toilet	23.2	50.4	48.9
Functional computers	456	446	371
Learners per computer	7.4	3.2	1.7

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	1
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	Grid and off-grid supply
Elementary	12	1	1
Junior High School	3	0	0
Senior High School	3	0	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	2
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	29
Male	22
Shared	132
For persons with disabilities	4
All toilets	187

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	427
Without water	91
All faucets	518

Public schools with each facility, SY 2024-25
Facility	Schools
Entrance Gate	15
Offices	14
School Garden	13
Playground	10
Temporary Perimeter Fence	10
Permanent Perimeter Fence	8
Clinic	7
Computer Room	7
Exit Gate	7
Library/Learning Resource Center	6
Home Economic Room	5
Faculty Room	3
Solar Panel	3
Supply Room	3
Canteen	2
Covered Court	2
Paved Pathway	2
Science Laboratory	2
Conference Room	1
Data File Room/Records Room	1
Flood Marker	1
Gymnasium	1
Roofing	1

List of schools

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

Schools in Cagwait, Surigao del Sur: 18 schools, each with its own latest school year's figures
School	Sector	Learners	Teachers	Classrooms
Arangasa Elementary School	Public	65	3	2
Aras-Asan Elementary School	Public	969	29	25
Bacolod Elementary School	Public	210	8	7
Bitaugan East Integrated School	Public	453	12	16
Cagwait Central Elementary School	Public	370	14	16
Cempron Elementary School	Public	381	13	15
Jose Sanvictores Sr. National School Annex	Public	571	8	19
La Purisima Elementary School	Public	48	3	4
Lactudan Elementary School	Public	84	4	5
Little Seed Kiddie Learning Center of Surigao del Sur, Inc.	Private	23	Not reported	Not reported
Mam-On Elementary School	Public	147	6	2
Mat-E Elementary School	Public	123	7	4
San Antonio School	Private	499	Not reported	Not reported
Santiago Chu Elementary School	Public	157	7	6
Tagbalidbid Elementary School	Public	79	4	5
Tawagan Elementary School	Public	75	4	4
Unidad Elementary School	Public	398	15	15
Unidad National High School	Public	1,307	55	26

DepEd's public report has teachers and classrooms for public schools only.

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 Cagwait, 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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