Simowao Elementary School of Living Tradition
School ID 137191 · Public elementary school · Barangay Diatagon, Lianga, Surigao del Sur · Caraga
Summary
Simowao Elementary School of Living Tradition, a public elementary school in Diatagon, held 103 learners in SY 2024-25, with six teachers and three classrooms. Its ratio is one teacher for every 17 learners, fewer learners per teacher than at 75% of the division's other public elementary schools, and the page carries a review note on this figure.
Its FY 2025 MOOE of ₱552,000 is less than at 67% of the 333 other public elementary schools in the division with FY 2025 MOOE, and in FY 2024 it was ₱282,000. The nearest public schools with junior high are San Isidro Integrated School (4.6 km), St. Christine National High School (6.3 km) and R. Moreno Integrated School (7.6 km), straight-line.
The page compares the school's ratios with the medians of its division, its region and the Philippines, and lists the nearest schools.
- Learners
- 103
- Up 4 from SY 2023-24
- Teachers
- 6
- Up 4 from SY 2023-24
- Classrooms
- 3
- Down 1 from SY 2023-24
- Learners per teacher
- 17.2
- Down 32.3 from SY 2023-24
- Division median 21.5
- Learners per classroom
- 34.3
- Up 9.5 from SY 2023-24
- Division median 24.8
Key findings
- Enrollment rose 4% to 103 from SY 2023-24, while the division's public schools fell 2.0%. See the note on DepEd's figures
- Tied as the 212th largest of 336 public elementary schools in the Schools Division of Surigao del Sur. See the note on DepEd's figures
- Each teacher has 17 learners, fewer than at 75% of the division's other public elementary schools. See the notes on DepEd's figures
- Each classroom has 34 learners, more than at 75% of the 328 other public elementary schools in the division that report classrooms. See the notes on DepEd's figures
- Its FY 2025 MOOE of ₱552,000 is less than at 67% of the 333 other public elementary schools in the division with FY 2025 MOOE. In FY 2024 it was ₱282,000.
- Its FY 2024 MOOE is ₱2,738 for each of the 103 learners of SY 2024-25, against a median of ₱2,279 across the 334 public elementary schools in the division with FY 2024 MOOE and SY 2024-25 learners. See the note on DepEd's figures
- The nearest public schools with junior high are San Isidro Integrated School (4.6 km), St. Christine National High School (6.3 km) and R. Moreno Integrated School (7.6 km), straight-line.
Enrollment
SY 2024-25: 103 learners, up 4 from SY 2023-24.
| Grade | Male | Female | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 9 | 12 | 21 |
| Grade 1 | 11 | 6 | 17 |
| Grade 2 | 7 | 7 | 14 |
| Grade 3 | 5 | 8 | 13 |
| Grade 4 | 11 | 12 | 23 |
| Grade 5 | 8 | 2 | 10 |
| Grade 6 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| All grades | 54 | 49 | 103 |
- 74 indigenous peoples (IP) learners in SY 2024-25
Teachers and staff
Its 17.2 learners per teacher is below the Surigao del Sur median of 21.5 for elementary schools.
| Teachers | 6 |
|---|---|
| Non-teaching personnel | 1 |
| Learners per teacher | 17.2 |
| Surigao del Sur division median | 21.5 |
| Caraga median | 21.0 |
| National median | 22.3 |
Staff by position
| Teacher I | 6 |
|---|---|
| Head Teacher I | 1 |
Classrooms and facilities
Its 34.3 learners per classroom is above the Surigao del Sur median of 24.8 for elementary schools.
- Classrooms
- 3
- 34.3 learners per classroom
- Other rooms
- 0
- Seats (approximate)
- 0
- Toilets
- 10
- 10.3 learners per toilet
- Faucets
- 50
- 25 with water, 25 without
- Functional computers
- 0
- Electricity
- Grid and off-grid supply
- Water supply
- Yes
- Internet access
- Yes
Toilets by type, as a table
| Shared | 10 |
|---|---|
| All toilets | 10 |
Other facilities
Not reported.
MOOE
FY 2025: ₱552,000, up ₱270,000 from FY 2024.
| Fiscal year | Elementary | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | ₱282,000 | ₱282,000 |
| 2025 | ₱552,000 | ₱552,000 |
How it compares
It is compared with the 336 elementary schools in the Surigao del Sur division, itself included, in SY 2024-25.
| Measure | This school | Division median | Schools with as many or fewer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Learners per teacher | 17.2 | 21.5 | 26% |
| Learners per classroom | 34.3 | 24.8 | 76% |
| Learners per toilet | 10.3 | 21.1 | 8% |
| Learners per computer | Not reported | 12.6 | Not reported |
Location
Barangay Diatagon, Lianga, Surigao del Sur
Legislative district: 1st District
Map point: 8.7137344, 126.0927469
Nearest schools
About this data
Notes on DepEd's figures
- A figure reported in SY 2023-24 (teachers, rooms, seats, toilets or computers) is zero in SY 2024-25.
- Learners are enrolled, but zero seats or zero toilets are recorded. These may be unreported rather than zero.
- A figure changed unusually much between SY 2023-24 and SY 2024-25.
Figures for school ID 137191 come from DepEd's school data for SY 2023-24 and SY 2024-25 as of 25 October 2025. How the data was checked