Schools in Simunul, 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

Simunul's 33 schools held 6,219 learners in SY 2024-25, the sixth most learners of the 11 cities and municipalities in Tawi-Tawi. Enrollment in its schools rose 7.3% from SY 2023-24, with ALS not counted; public schools grew 3.7%, private schools 20.5% and SUC and LUC schools 66.8%. Private schools hold 3% of its learners in schools, against 14% nationally, while public schools hold 89%, against 85% nationally.

Of the 27 reporting public schools, all have electricity, one (4%) has no water, against 8% in BARMM, and eight (30%) have no internet, against 74% in BARMM. The page lists the 33 schools here with their learners, teachers and classrooms, and breaks the figures down by sector and level.

Schools: 33; Down 1 from SY 2023-24; 27 public, 2 private, 4 SUCs and LUCs
Community learning centers: 2; No change from SY 2023-24
Learners: 6,370; Up 432 from SY 2023-24
Teachers: 281; Down 23 from SY 2023-24
Classrooms: 181; Down 10 from SY 2023-24

Key findings

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

Simunul has the 6th most learners of the 11 cities and municipalities in Tawi-Tawi, and the 11th most learners per teacher in public schools.
Enrollment in schools rose 7.3% from SY 2023-24 (ALS not counted); public schools grew 3.7%, private schools grew 20.5% and SUC and LUC schools grew 66.8%.
Of the learners in schools, 89% are in public schools (85% nationally), 3% in private schools (14% nationally) and 8% in SUC and LUC schools (1% nationally).
Leaving out 1 school whose figures are under review, the largest schools are Ratag Harun Central School (388 learners), Panglima Hussin Arupin Elementary School (371 learners) and Panglima Ibrahim Elementary School (344 learners).
Leaving out 1 school whose enrollment figures are under review, enrollment grew fastest at MSU-Tcto Bakong High School (+40%) and fell most at Tampakan Elementary School (−25%), among schools with 100 or more learners in both years.
Leaving out 3 schools whose figures are under review, the most crowded public classrooms are at Ratag Harun Central School, with 65 learners per classroom.
Of the 27 reporting public schools, all have electricity; 1 (4%) has no water, against 8% in BARMM; 8 (30%) have no internet, against 74% in BARMM.

Learners

SY 2024-25: 6,370 learners, 6,219 in schools and 151 in community learning centers.

Learners, SY 2024-25
Learners	Number
All learners	6,370
In schools	6,219
In community learning centers (ALS)	151
Male	3,110
Female	3,241
Not broken down by sex	19

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

Learners by level and sector, SY 2024-25: at least these numbers; 19 not broken down by level
Level	Public schools	Private schools	SUCs and LUCs	Community learning centers (ALS)	Total
Elementary	4,201	111	0	0	4,312
Junior High School	895	95	477	0	1,467
Senior High School	421	0	0	0	421
ALS Basic Literacy Program	0	0	0	89	89
ALS A&E elementary	0	0	0	32	32
ALS A&E secondary	0	0	0	30	30

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

Learners by grade and sex, SY 2024-25: at least these numbers; 19 not broken down by grade
Grade	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	335	355	690
Grade 1	337	319	656
Grade 2	289	324	613
Grade 3	299	288	587
Grade 4	282	309	591
Grade 5	304	297	601
Grade 6	270	304	574
Grade 7	220	239	459
Grade 8	179	213	392
Grade 9	160	152	312
Grade 10	150	154	304
Grade 11	90	107	197
Grade 12	124	100	224
ALS Basic Literacy Program	44	45	89
ALS A&E elementary	18	14	32
ALS A&E secondary	9	21	30
Broken down by grade	3,110	3,241	6,351

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25
Track	Learners
Academic	353
Technical-Vocational-Livelihood	87
All tracks	440

ALIVE (Arabic Language and Islamic Values Education) learners by level and sex, SY 2024-25
Level	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	13	15	28
Elementary	120	132	252
Junior High School	5	3	8
All	138	150	288

Indigenous peoples (IP) learners by level and sex, SY 2024-25
Level	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	272	290	562
Elementary	1,415	1,431	2,846
Junior High School	574	584	1,158
Senior High School	195	171	366
All	2,456	2,476	4,932

Schools and community learning centers

SY 2024-25: 33 schools and 2 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	27
Private schools	2
SUCs and LUCs	4
Community learning centers (ALS)	2
All	35

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25
Offering	Number
Elementary only	24
Junior high only	5
Junior and senior high	4
Community learning centers (ALS)	2

Schools by subclassification, SY 2024-25
Subclassification	Number
DepEd managed	27
State universities and colleges	4
Community learning centers (ALS)	2
Non-sectarian	1
Sectarian	1

School personnel

SY 2024-25: 281 teachers and 47 non-teaching personnel in public schools.

Public school personnel by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Number
Teachers	281
Non-teaching personnel	47
All personnel	328

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25
Level	Teachers
Elementary	213
Junior High School	48
Senior High School	20
All teachers	281

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	19.7
Junior High School	18.7
Senior High School	21.1

School resources

SY 2024-25: 181 classrooms and 136 toilets in public schools.

Classrooms: 181
Seats (approximate): 3,571
Toilets: 136
Functional computers: 221
Faucets: 231; 210 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	150	21	10
Learners per classroom	28.0	42.6	42.1
Seats (approximate)	2,770	576	225
Learners per seat	1.5	1.6	1.9
Toilets	119	12	5
Learners per toilet	35.3	74.6	84.2
Functional computers	59	96	66
Learners per computer	71.2	9.3	6.4

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	22	1
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	Off-grid supply	Grid and off-grid supply
Elementary	11	5	7
Junior High School	2	1	1
Senior High School	3	1	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	16	7
Junior High School	3	1
Senior High School	2	2

Toilets in public schools by type, SY 2024-25

Toilets in public schools by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Toilets
Female	58
Male	57
Shared	10
For persons with disabilities	11
All toilets	136

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	210
Without water	21
All faucets	231

Public schools with each facility, SY 2024-25
Facility	Schools
Playground	23
Solar Panel	19
Entrance Gate	17
School Garden	12
Offices	11
Exit Gate	10
Temporary Perimeter Fence	10
Faculty Room	7
Permanent Perimeter Fence	7
Covered Court	6
Library/Learning Resource Center	6
Bike Rack	4
Computer Room	4
Conference Room	4
Gymnasium	3
Paved Pathway	3
Flood Marker	2
Home Economic Room	2
Science Laboratory	2
Canteen	1
Data File Room/Records Room	1
Industrial Arts Room	1
Roofing	1
Supply Room	1

List of schools

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

Schools in Simunul, Tawi-Tawi: 33 schools, each with its own latest school year's figures
School	Sector	Learners	Teachers	Classrooms
Bakong Elementary School	Public	199	9	14
Creche Integrated Studies Centre, Inc.	Private	111	Not reported	Not reported
Datu Hji. Amilbangsa Central Elementary School	Public	160	15	7
Hadji Aluk Elementary School	Public	213	5	3
Hadji Omarsani Tambut National High School	Public	395	20	11
Hhussin Hassan Elementary School (Tubig Indangan East ES)	Public	213	8	7
Hji. Abdulkarim Amalul Elementary School	Public	195	18	8
Hji. Akbar Ulama Elementary School	Public	123	15	7
Hji. Usman Dumahal Elementary School	Public	156	10	9
Imam Alam Elementary School	Public	113	6	6
Imam Banjal Elementary School	Public	119	8	8
Imam Ulama Elementary School	Public	134	8	6
Laud Elementary School	Public	177	4	2
MSU-Tcto Bakong High School	SUC or LUC	141	Not reported	Not reported
MSU-Tcto Manuk Mangkaw High School	SUC or LUC	114	Not reported	Not reported
MSU-Tcto Tampakan High School	SUC or LUC	170	Not reported	Not reported
MSU-Tcto Tubig Indangan High School	SUC or LUC	52	Not reported	Not reported
Manuk Mangkaw Central Elementary School	Public	130	6	1
Manuk Mangkaw National High School	Public	313	7	7
Omar Ali Memorial Elementary School	Public	199	14	6
Panglima Allian Elementary School	Public	124	6	8
Panglima Erong Memorial Elementary School	Public	148	6	6
Panglima Haji Sulads Academy	Private	95	Not reported	Not reported
Panglima Hapi Central School	Public	110	6	2
Panglima Hussin Arupin Elementary School	Public	371	16	11
Panglima Ibrahim Elementary School	Public	344	7	7
Panglima Itum Elementary School	Public	112	5	3
Panglima Nadduha Elementary School	Public	140	7	9
Panglima Sarabi Elementary School	Public	213	10	7
Ratag Harun Central School	Public	388	9	6
Tampakan Elementary School	Public	120	15	7
Tubig-indangan National High School	Public	316	14	8
Ummat National High School	Public	311	27	5

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

About this data

19 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 Simunul, 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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