Schools in Tandubas, 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

In SY 2024-25, public schools hold 97% of the 4,936 learners in the 19 schools of Tandubas, against 85% nationally. Enrollment in schools rose 3.7% from SY 2023-24, not counting ALS, as public schools grew 3.5% and SUC and LUC schools grew 7.2%. Of the 11 cities and municipalities in Tawi-Tawi, Tandubas has the eighth most learners, and the eighth most learners per teacher in public schools.

Of the 18 reporting public schools, 14, or 78%, have no internet, against 74% in BARMM. One of them, or 6%, has no electricity, against 9% in BARMM, and all have water. Next on the page come the schools themselves, each with its learners, teachers and classrooms, followed by the figures broken down by sector and level.

Schools: 19; Up 1 from SY 2023-24; 18 public, 1 SUC or LUC
Community learning centers: 10; Down 1 from SY 2023-24
Learners: 5,196; Up 202 from SY 2023-24
Teachers: 181; Down 8 from SY 2023-24
Classrooms: 111; Up 2 from SY 2023-24

Key findings

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

Tandubas has the 8th most learners of the 11 cities and municipalities in Tawi-Tawi, and the 8th most learners per teacher in public schools.
Enrollment in schools rose 3.7% from SY 2023-24 (ALS not counted); public schools grew 3.5% and SUC and LUC schools grew 7.2%.
Of the learners in schools, 97% are in public schools (85% nationally) and 3% in SUC and LUC schools (1% nationally).
Leaving out 1 school whose figures are under review, the largest schools are Ungus Matata National High School (782 learners), Hji. Abbas Jawad Elementary School (496 learners) and Panglima Biteng Central Elementary School (456 learners).
Leaving out 1 school whose enrollment figures are under review, enrollment grew fastest at Pulao Pinang Primary School (+26%) and fell most at Taruk Primary School (−17%), among schools with 100 or more learners in both years.
Leaving out 12 schools whose figures are under review, the most crowded public classrooms are at Danglog Elementary School, with 31 learners per classroom.
Of the 18 reporting public schools, 1 (6%) has no electricity, against 9% in BARMM; all have water; 14 (78%) have no internet, against 74% in BARMM.

Learners

SY 2024-25: 5,196 learners, 4,936 in schools and 260 in community learning centers.

Learners, SY 2024-25
Learners	Number
All learners	5,196
In schools	4,936
In community learning centers (ALS)	260
Male	2,528
Female	2,668

Learners by level and sector, SY 2024-25

Learners by level and sector, SY 2024-25
Level	Public schools	SUCs and LUCs	Community learning centers (ALS)	Total
Elementary	3,621	0	0	3,621
Junior High School	708	148	0	856
Senior High School	459	0	0	459
ALS Basic Literacy Program	0	0	191	191
ALS A&E elementary	0	0	18	18
ALS A&E secondary	0	0	51	51

Learners by grade and sex, SY 2024-25

Learners by grade and sex, SY 2024-25
Grade	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	304	277	581
Grade 1	296	300	596
Grade 2	282	261	543
Grade 3	266	269	535
Grade 4	233	255	488
Grade 5	245	214	459
Grade 6	197	222	419
Grade 7	143	141	284
Grade 8	96	116	212
Grade 9	90	104	194
Grade 10	74	92	166
Grade 11	114	147	261
Grade 12	73	125	198
ALS Basic Literacy Program	79	112	191
ALS A&E elementary	10	8	18
ALS A&E secondary	26	25	51
All grades	2,528	2,668	5,196

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25
Track	Learners
Academic	398
Technical-Vocational-Livelihood	61
All tracks	459

ALIVE (Arabic Language and Islamic Values Education) learners by level and sex, SY 2024-25
Level	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	0	1	1
Elementary	90	73	163
Junior High School	1	0	1
All	91	74	165

Indigenous peoples (IP) learners by level and sex, SY 2024-25
Level	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	240	228	468
Elementary	1,359	1,356	2,715
Junior High School	373	426	799
Senior High School	179	263	442
All	2,151	2,273	4,424

Schools and community learning centers

SY 2024-25: 19 schools and 10 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
SUCs and LUCs	1
Community learning centers (ALS)	10
All	29

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25
Offering	Number
Elementary only	16
Junior high only	1
Junior and senior high	2
Community learning centers (ALS)	10

Schools by subclassification, SY 2024-25
Subclassification	Number
DepEd managed	18
Community learning centers (ALS)	10
State universities and colleges	1

School personnel

SY 2024-25: 181 teachers and 15 non-teaching personnel in public schools.

Public school personnel by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Number
Teachers	181
Non-teaching personnel	15
All personnel	196

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25
Level	Teachers
Elementary	145
Junior High School	25
Senior High School	11
All teachers	181

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	25.0
Junior High School	28.3
Senior High School	41.7

School resources

SY 2024-25: 111 classrooms and 48 toilets in public schools.

Classrooms: 111
Seats (approximate): 1,608
Toilets: 48
Functional computers: 65
Faucets: 70; 67 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	93	11	7
Learners per classroom	38.9	64.4	65.6
Seats (approximate)	1,520	55	33
Learners per seat	2.4	12.9	13.9
Toilets	44	2	2
Learners per toilet	82.3	354.0	229.5
Functional computers	38	14	13
Learners per computer	95.3	50.6	35.3

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	16	0
Junior High School	2	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	Grid and off-grid supply	No electricity supply
Elementary	9	6	0	1
Junior High School	1	0	1	0
Senior High School	1	0	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	4	12
Junior High School	0	2
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	16
Male	17
Shared	13
For persons with disabilities	2
All toilets	48

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	67
Without water	3
All faucets	70

Public schools with each facility, SY 2024-25
Facility	Schools
Playground	14
Temporary Perimeter Fence	13
Entrance Gate	12
School Garden	10
Solar Panel	9
Exit Gate	8
Permanent Perimeter Fence	8
Offices	5
Library/Learning Resource Center	3
Supply Room	3
Computer Room	2
Conference Room	2
Covered Court	2
Faculty Room	2
Clinic	1
Industrial Arts Room	1
Science Laboratory	1

List of schools

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

Schools in Tandubas, Tawi-Tawi: 19 schools, each with its own latest school year's figures
School	Sector	Learners	Teachers	Classrooms
Bato Primary School	Public	116	2	2
Butun Elementary School	Public	251	15	9
Corazon Abubakar Iran Memorial Central Elementary School	Public	420	15	17
Danglog Elementary School	Public	186	12	6
Hadji Dumawal Asdala Elementary School	Public	106	7	7
Himba Primary School	Public	132	3	2
Hji. Abbas Jawad Elementary School	Public	496	18	8
Kepeng Elem. School	Public	154	7	1
MSU-Tcto Sapa High School	SUC or LUC	148	Not reported	Not reported
Naungan Primary School	Public	66	2	1
Panglima Biteng Central Elementary School	Public	456	16	16
Pulao Pinang Primary School	Public	127	2	3
Sallangan Elementary School	Public	519	21	10
Sapa Elementary School	Public	287	17	9
Sibakloon Primary School	Public	55	2	0
Tando Bato Primary School	Public	145	3	1
Tandubas School of Fisheries	Public	385	15	10
Taruk Primary School	Public	105	3	1
Ungus Matata National High School	Public	782	21	8

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 Tandubas, 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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