Schools in Sapa-Sapa, Tawi-Tawi

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

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

Summary

Sapa-Sapa has the fifth most learners of the 11 cities and municipalities in Tawi-Tawi, and the sixth most learners per teacher in public schools. In SY 2024-25 its 31 schools held 6,574 learners and 164 public teachers.

Enrollment in schools rose 2.9% from SY 2023-24, with ALS not counted; public schools grew 8.3%, while SUC and LUC schools fell 24.9%. Public schools hold 88% of the learners in schools, against 85% nationally, and SUC and LUC schools hold 12%, against 1% nationally.

Of the 27 reporting public schools, seven (26%) have no electricity, against 9% in BARMM, and 21 (78%) have no internet, against 74% in BARMM, though all have water. Each of the 31 schools is listed with its learners, teachers and classrooms, and the figures are broken down by sector and level in charts and tables.

Schools: 31; No change from SY 2023-24; 27 public, 4 SUCs and LUCs
Learners: 6,574; Up 183 from SY 2023-24
Teachers: 164; Down 21 from SY 2023-24
Classrooms: 158; Up 2 from SY 2023-24

Key findings

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

Sapa-Sapa has the 5th most learners of the 11 cities and municipalities in Tawi-Tawi, and the 6th most learners per teacher in public schools.
Enrollment in schools rose 2.9% from SY 2023-24 (ALS not counted); public schools grew 8.3% and SUC and LUC schools fell 24.9%.
Of the learners in schools, 88% are in public schools (85% nationally) and 12% in SUC and LUC schools (1% nationally).
Leaving out 2 schools whose figures are under review, the largest schools are MSU-Tcto Ungus Matata High School (500 learners), Mantabuan National High School (357 learners) and Lawm Sikubong Elementary School (346 learners).
Leaving out 3 schools whose enrollment figures are under review, enrollment grew fastest at Banaran National High School (+27%) and fell most at Lawm Sikubong Elementary School (−15%), among schools with 100 or more learners in both years.
Leaving out 7 schools whose figures are under review, the most crowded public classrooms are at Mantabuan Elementary School, with 42 learners per classroom.
Of the 27 reporting public schools, 7 (26%) have no electricity, against 9% in BARMM; all have water; 21 (78%) have no internet, against 74% in BARMM.

Learners

SY 2024-25: 6,574 learners.

Learners, SY 2024-25
Learners	Number
All learners	6,574
Male	3,241
Female	3,333

Learners by level and sector, SY 2024-25

Learners by level and sector, SY 2024-25
Level	Public schools	SUCs and LUCs	Total
Elementary	4,753	0	4,753
Junior High School	806	783	1,589
Senior High School	232	0	232

Learners by grade and sex, SY 2024-25

Learners by grade and sex, SY 2024-25
Grade	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	349	400	749
Grade 1	356	361	717
Grade 2	344	387	731
Grade 3	318	335	653
Grade 4	309	338	647
Grade 5	329	310	639
Grade 6	304	313	617
Grade 7	224	206	430
Grade 8	199	180	379
Grade 9	183	201	384
Grade 10	209	187	396
Grade 11	50	53	103
Grade 12	67	62	129
All grades	3,241	3,333	6,574

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25
Track	Learners
Academic	207
Technical-Vocational-Livelihood	25
All tracks	232

ALIVE (Arabic Language and Islamic Values Education) learners by level and sex, SY 2024-25
Level	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	1	0	1
Elementary	7	1	8
Junior High School	238	259	497
All	246	260	506

Indigenous peoples (IP) learners by level and sex, SY 2024-25
Level	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	248	301	549
Elementary	1,122	1,174	2,296
Junior High School	514	519	1,033
Senior High School	84	98	182
All	1,968	2,092	4,060

Learners in alternative delivery modes (ADM) by program and sex, SY 2024-25
Program	Male	Female	Total
Open High School Program	15	18	33

Schools and community learning centers

SY 2024-25: 31 schools.

Schools by sector, SY 2024-25

Schools by sector, SY 2024-25
Sector	Number
Public schools	27
SUCs and LUCs	4
All	31

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25
Offering	Number
Elementary only	23
Junior high only	6
Junior and senior high	2

Schools by subclassification, SY 2024-25
Subclassification	Number
DepEd managed	27
State universities and colleges	4

School personnel

SY 2024-25: 164 teachers and 19 non-teaching personnel in public schools.

Public school personnel by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Number
Teachers	164
Non-teaching personnel	19
All personnel	183

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25
Level	Teachers
Elementary	114
Junior High School	40
Senior High School	10
All teachers	164

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	41.7
Junior High School	20.2
Senior High School	23.2

School resources

SY 2024-25: 158 classrooms and 89 toilets in public schools.

Classrooms: 158
Seats (approximate): 2,295
Toilets: 89
Functional computers: 231
Faucets: 105; 77 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	126	22	10
Learners per classroom	37.7	36.6	23.2
Seats (approximate)	1,558	497	240
Learners per seat	3.1	1.6	1.0
Toilets	56	25	8
Learners per toilet	84.9	32.2	29.0
Functional computers	35	149	47
Learners per computer	135.8	5.4	4.9

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	23	0
Junior High School	4	0
Senior High School	2	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	No electricity supply
Elementary	0	16	7
Junior High School	1	3	0
Senior High School	0	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	6	17
Junior High School	0	4
Senior High School	0	2

Toilets in public schools by type, SY 2024-25

Toilets in public schools by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Toilets
Female	39
Male	36
Shared	11
For persons with disabilities	3
All toilets	89

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	77
Without water	28
All faucets	105

Public schools with each facility, SY 2024-25
Facility	Schools
Playground	18
Entrance Gate	17
Solar Panel	13
Offices	11
Temporary Perimeter Fence	11
School Garden	10
Permanent Perimeter Fence	9
Faculty Room	6
Library/Learning Resource Center	5
Conference Room	4
Covered Court	4
Clinic	3
Exit Gate	3
Computer Room	2
Flood Marker	2
Home Economic Room	2
Science Laboratory	2
Supply Room	2
Paved Pathway	1
Student Co-Curricular Center	1

List of schools

Every school in Sapa-Sapa, Tawi-Tawi in DepEd's data, linked to its own page.

Schools in Sapa-Sapa, Tawi-Tawi: 31 schools, each with its own latest school year's figures
School	Sector	Learners	Teachers	Classrooms
Baldatal Islam Elementary School	Public	142	1	7
Banaran Central Elementary School	Public	273	14	7
Banaran National High School	Public	308	19	12
Bukut Primary School	Public	63	2	1
Buton Primary School	Public	102	2	2
Dalo Dalo Elementary School	Public	338	5	2
Gadjaminah Primary School	Public	38	1	2
Gusong Primary School	Public	58	1	2
Hadji Hussin Dumato National High School	Public	160	0	0
Hji. Moh. Sha Tabarasa Elementary School	Public	184	3	4
Imam Gayong Elementary School	Public	344	7	14
Lawm Sikubong Elementary School	Public	346	4	11
Likud Sikubong Elementary School	Public	232	4	7
Look Nato Elementary School	Public	163	4	7
Lt. Ladja Idanan Elementary School	Public	505	12	14
MSU-Tcto Banaran High School	SUC or LUC	213	Not reported	Not reported
MSU-Tcto Mantabuan High School	SUC or LUC	68	Not reported	Not reported
MSU-Tcto Sapa-Sapa High School	SUC or LUC	2	Not reported	Not reported
MSU-Tcto Ungus Matata High School	SUC or LUC	500	Not reported	Not reported
Malanta Elementary School	Public	249	5	7
Mantabuan Elementary School	Public	209	6	5
Mantabuan National High School	Public	357	25	15
North Tapian Bohe Elementary School	Public	154	5	4
Palate Elementary School	Public	172	6	7
Pamasan Primary School	Public	91	1	0
Sanga-Sanga National High School	Public	213	6	5
Sapaat Primary School	Public	180	2	3
Soka Soka Primary School	Public	98	4	3
South Tapian Bohe Elementary School	Public	156	6	4
Tuan Ligaddong Lipae Central Elementary School	Public	264	5	7
Tuan Masdal Elementary School	Public	392	14	6

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 Sapa-Sapa, Tawi-Tawi 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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