Schools in Cortes, 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

Public schools hold 99% of the learners in schools in Cortes, Surigao del Sur, against 85% nationally. Enrollment in those schools fell 4.5% from SY 2023-24, with ALS not counted: public schools fell 4.1% and private schools fell 31.4%. Its 19 schools held 4,645 learners in SY 2024-25, with another 315 in ALS, and its public schools had 239 teachers.

Cortes has the 16th most learners of the 19 cities and municipalities in Surigao del Sur, and the 17th most learners per teacher in public schools. All 18 reporting public schools have electricity, water and internet. Leaving out two schools whose figures are under review, the most crowded public classrooms are at Eusebio Josol Sr. Elementary School, with 37 learners per classroom.

Next on the page, the list of the 19 schools shows learners, teachers and classrooms for each, and the figures can be broken down by sector and level in charts and tables.

Schools: 19; No change from SY 2023-24; 18 public, 1 private
Community learning centers: 14; Down 3 from SY 2023-24
Learners: 4,960; Down 111 from SY 2023-24
Teachers: 239; Down 1 from SY 2023-24
Classrooms: 162; Down 10 from SY 2023-24

Key findings

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

Cortes has the 16th most learners of the 19 cities and municipalities in Surigao del Sur, and the 17th most learners per teacher in public schools.
Enrollment in schools fell 4.5% from SY 2023-24 (ALS not counted); public schools fell 4.1% and private schools fell 31.4%.
Of the learners in schools, 99% are in public schools (85% nationally) and 1% in private schools (14% nationally).
Leaving out 1 school whose figures are under review, the largest schools are Tigao National High School (609 learners), Felisberto Verano National High School (603 learners) and Burgos National High School (443 learners).
Leaving out 2 schools whose figures are under review, the most crowded public classrooms are at Eusebio Josol Sr. Elementary School, with 37 learners per classroom.
Of the 18 reporting public schools, all have electricity; all have water; all have internet.
The 18 public schools here with FY 2025 MOOE received ₱14.6 million. Across the 18 with FY 2024 MOOE and SY 2024-25 learners, FY 2024 MOOE came to ₱2,396 for each learner.

Learners

SY 2024-25: 4,960 learners, 4,645 in schools and 315 in community learning centers.

Learners, SY 2024-25
Learners	Number
All learners	4,960
In schools	4,645
In community learning centers (ALS)	315
Male	2,548
Female	2,381
Not broken down by sex	31

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

Learners by level and sector, SY 2024-25: at least these numbers; 31 not broken down by level
Level	Public schools	Private schools	Community learning centers (ALS)	Total
Elementary	2,680	0	0	2,680
Junior High School	1,389	37	0	1,426
Senior High School	486	22	0	508
ALS Basic Literacy Program	0	0	48	48
ALS A&E elementary	0	0	82	82
ALS A&E secondary	0	0	185	185

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

Learners by grade and sex, SY 2024-25: at least these numbers; 31 not broken down by grade
Grade	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	144	137	281
Grade 1	174	208	382
Grade 2	168	180	348
Grade 3	191	179	370
Grade 4	239	208	447
Grade 5	190	188	378
Grade 6	233	214	447
Grade 7	226	201	427
Grade 8	153	141	294
Grade 9	168	139	307
Grade 10	200	198	398
Grade 11	120	126	246
Grade 12	138	124	262
Special needs, non-graded (elementary)	19	8	27
ALS Basic Literacy Program	28	20	48
ALS A&E elementary	54	28	82
ALS A&E secondary	103	82	185
Broken down by grade	2,548	2,381	4,929

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25
Track	Learners
Academic	403
Technical-Vocational-Livelihood	136
All tracks	539

Indigenous peoples (IP) learners by level and sex, SY 2024-25
Level	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	0	3	3
Elementary	13	15	28
Junior High School	3	2	5
Senior High School	1	0	1
All	17	20	37

Learners in alternative delivery modes (ADM) by program and sex, SY 2024-25
Program	Male	Female	Total
Distance Education	3	2	5

Schools and community learning centers

SY 2024-25: 19 schools and 14 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	18
Private schools	1
Community learning centers (ALS)	14
All	33

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	4
Community learning centers (ALS)	14

Schools by subclassification, SY 2024-25
Subclassification	Number
DepEd managed	18
Community learning centers (ALS)	14
Non-sectarian	1

School personnel

SY 2024-25: 239 teachers and 32 non-teaching personnel in public schools.

Public school personnel by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Number
Teachers	239
Non-teaching personnel	32
All personnel	271

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25
Level	Teachers
Elementary	127
Junior High School	81
Senior High School	31
All teachers	239

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	21.1
Junior High School	17.2
Senior High School	15.7

School resources

SY 2024-25: 162 classrooms and 186 toilets in public schools.

Classrooms: 162
Seats (approximate): 3,438
Toilets: 186
Functional computers: 783
Faucets: 302; 237 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	102	43	17
Learners per classroom	26.3	32.3	28.6
Seats (approximate)	2,225	895	318
Learners per seat	1.2	1.6	1.5
Toilets	113	54	19
Learners per toilet	23.7	25.7	25.6
Functional computers	78	544	161
Learners per computer	34.4	2.6	3.0

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	15	0
Junior High School	4	0
Senior High School	4	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
Elementary	15
Junior High School	4
Senior High School	4

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	15	0
Junior High School	4	0
Senior High School	4	0

Toilets in public schools by type, SY 2024-25

Toilets in public schools by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Toilets
Female	23
Male	23
Shared	126
For persons with disabilities	14
All toilets	186

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	237
Without water	65
All faucets	302

Public schools with each facility, SY 2024-25
Facility	Schools
School Garden	18
Entrance Gate	17
Playground	17
Temporary Perimeter Fence	16
Offices	14
Permanent Perimeter Fence	10
Exit Gate	8
Home Economic Room	6
Computer Room	5
Conference Room	4
Data File Room/Records Room	4
Library/Learning Resource Center	4
Clinic	3
Faculty Room	3
Paved Pathway	3
Science Laboratory	3
Canteen	2
Flood Marker	1
Student Co-Curricular Center	1
Supply Room	1

List of schools

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

Schools in Cortes, Surigao del Sur: 19 schools, each with its own latest school year's figures
School	Sector	Learners	Teachers	Classrooms
Balibadon Elementary School	Public	160	9	6
Banuison Elementary School	Public	94	4	5
Burgos Elementary School	Public	428	18	15
Burgos National High School	Public	443	24	14
Capandan Elementary School	Public	71	3	4
Cortes Academy, Inc.	Private	59	Not reported	Not reported
Cortes Central Elementary School	Public	360	19	17
Eusebio Josol Sr. Elementary School	Public	74	4	2
Felisberto Verano National High School	Public	603	49	21
Lubcon Elementary School	Public	228	10	10
Mabahin Elementary School	Public	240	9	3
Madrelino Elementary School	Public	109	6	2
Manlico Elementary School	Public	84	5	5
Matho Integrated School	Public	515	13	17
Tag-Anungan Elementary School	Public	151	8	5
Tigao Elementary School	Public	272	12	13
Tigao National High School	Public	609	35	17
Tuboran Elementary School	Public	32	4	2
Uba Elementary School	Public	113	7	4

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

About this data

31 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 Cortes, 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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