Palanas Elementary School
School ID 123520 · Public elementary school · Barangay Palanas, Gandara, Western Samar · Eastern Visayas (Region VIII)
Summary
Palanas Elementary School, with 98 learners in SY 2024-25, saw its enrollment fall 2% from SY 2023-24, while the division's public schools fell 4.2%. With five teachers, it has one teacher for every 20 learners, more learners per teacher than at 74% of the division's other public elementary schools. Each classroom has 25 learners, more learners per classroom than at 64% of the 615 other public elementary schools in the division that report classrooms.
In FY 2024 its MOOE came to ₱2,878 for each learner of SY 2024-25, against a median of ₱3,760 across the 632 public elementary schools in the division with FY 2024 MOOE and SY 2024-25 learners.
Eight schools share this name, and the page links to the list of them.
- Learners
- 98
- Down 2 from SY 2023-24
- Teachers
- 5
- No change from SY 2023-24
- Classrooms
- 4
- No change from SY 2023-24
- Learners per teacher
- 19.6
- Down 0.4 from SY 2023-24
- Division median 15.1
- Learners per classroom
- 24.5
- Down 0.5 from SY 2023-24
- Division median 20.2
Key findings
- Enrollment fell 2% to 98 from SY 2023-24, while the division's public schools fell 4.2%.
- Tied as the 251st largest of 637 public elementary schools in the Schools Division of Samar (Western Samar).
- Each teacher has 20 learners, more than at 74% of the division's other public elementary schools.
- Each classroom has 25 learners, more than at 64% of the 615 other public elementary schools in the division that report classrooms.
- Its FY 2025 MOOE of ₱553,000 is more than at 59% of the division's other public elementary schools. In FY 2024 it was ₱282,000.
- Its FY 2024 MOOE is ₱2,878 for each of the 98 learners of SY 2024-25, against a median of ₱3,760 across the 632 public elementary schools in the division with FY 2024 MOOE and SY 2024-25 learners.
- The nearest public schools with junior high are Pagsanghan National High School (0.6 km), Villahermosa Integrated School (2.8 km) and Caparangasan Integrated School (3.4 km), straight-line.
Enrollment
SY 2024-25: 98 learners, down 2 from SY 2023-24.
| Grade | Male | Female | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 9 | 6 | 15 |
| Grade 1 | 9 | 7 | 16 |
| Grade 2 | 8 | 10 | 18 |
| Grade 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| Grade 4 | 9 | 5 | 14 |
| Grade 5 | 9 | 8 | 17 |
| Grade 6 | 7 | 4 | 11 |
| All grades | 53 | 45 | 98 |
Teachers and staff
Its 19.6 learners per teacher is above the Samar (Western Samar) median of 15.1 for elementary schools.
| Teachers | 5 |
|---|---|
| Non-teaching personnel | 0 |
| Learners per teacher | 19.6 |
| Samar (Western Samar) division median | 15.1 |
| Eastern Visayas median | 17.4 |
| National median | 22.3 |
Staff by position
| Master Teacher I | 2 |
|---|---|
| Teacher III | 2 |
| Teacher I | 1 |
Classrooms and facilities
Its 24.5 learners per classroom is above the Samar (Western Samar) median of 20.2 for elementary schools.
- Classrooms
- 4
- 24.5 learners per classroom
- Other rooms
- 0
- Seats (approximate)
- 100
- 1.0 learners per seat
- Toilets
- 5
- 19.6 learners per toilet
- Faucets
- 15
- 9 with water, 6 without
- Functional computers
- 5
- 19.6 learners per computer
- Electricity
- Grid supply
- Water supply
- Yes
- Internet access
- Yes
Toilets by type, as a table
| Female | 2 |
|---|---|
| Male | 2 |
| For persons with disabilities | 1 |
| All toilets | 5 |
Other facilities
- Computer Room
- Entrance Gate
- Exit Gate
- Offices
- Paved Pathway
- Permanent Perimeter Fence
- School Garden
- Temporary Perimeter Fence
MOOE
FY 2025: ₱553,000, up ₱271,000 from FY 2024.
| Fiscal year | Elementary | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | ₱235,000 | ₱235,000 |
| 2024 | ₱282,000 | ₱282,000 |
| 2025 | ₱553,000 | ₱553,000 |
How it compares
It is compared with the 637 elementary schools in the Samar (Western Samar) division, itself included, in SY 2024-25.
| Measure | This school | Division median | Schools with as many or fewer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Learners per teacher | 19.6 | 15.1 | 74% |
| Learners per classroom | 24.5 | 20.2 | 65% |
| Learners per toilet | 19.6 | 14.9 | 71% |
| Learners per computer | 19.6 | 18.8 | 52% |
Location
Barangay Palanas, Gandara, Western Samar
Legislative district: 1st District
Map point: 11.96946, 124.71851
Nearest schools
About this data
Figures for school ID 123520 come from DepEd's school data for SY 2023-24 and SY 2024-25 as of 25 October 2025. How the data was checked