Schools in Zambales

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

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

Summary

Zambales, a province of Region III, held 470 schools with 220,232 learners in SY 2024-25, plus another 6,058 in ALS. It has the fifth most learners of the seven provinces in Region III and the sixth most learners per teacher in public schools. Enrollment in schools fell 2.2% from SY 2023-24 with ALS not counted, as public schools fell 2.6% and SUC and LUC schools fell 31.6%, while private schools grew 0.6%.

Of the learners in schools, 86% are in public schools (85% nationally), 14% in private schools (14% nationally) and 1% in SUC and LUC schools (1% nationally). Of the 355 reporting public schools, 24 (7%) have no internet, against 5% in Region III, and one (1%) has no electricity, against 1% in Region III; all have water.

Its 14 cities and municipalities are listed on the page, with the figures by sector and level in charts and tables.

Schools: 470; Down 3 from SY 2023-24; 355 public, 113 private, 2 SUCs and LUCs
Community learning centers: 206; Down 11 from SY 2023-24
Learners: 226,290; Down 5,246 from SY 2023-24
Teachers: 7,533; Up 51 from SY 2023-24
Classrooms: 6,475; Up 57 from SY 2023-24

Key findings

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

Zambales has the 5th most learners of the 7 provinces in Region III, and the 6th most learners per teacher in public schools.
Enrollment in schools fell 2.2% from SY 2023-24 (ALS not counted); public schools fell 2.6%, private schools grew 0.6% and SUC and LUC schools fell 31.6%.
Of the learners in schools, 86% are in public schools (85% nationally), 14% in private schools (14% nationally) and 1% in SUC and LUC schools (1% nationally).
The largest schools are Subic National High School (5,578 learners), Olongapo City National High School (4,415 learners) and Zambales National High School (3,865 learners).
Leaving out 1 school whose enrollment figures are under review, enrollment grew fastest at Lyceum Subic Bay, Inc. (+117%) and fell most at Mother Theresa Collegio De Zambales (−38%), among schools with 100 or more learners in both years.
The most crowded public classrooms are at Yamot Elementary School, with 69 learners per classroom.
Of the 355 reporting public schools, 1 (1%) has no electricity, against 1% in Region III; all have water; 24 (7%) have no internet, against 5% in Region III.
The 354 public schools here with FY 2025 MOOE received ₱400.3 million. Across the 348 with FY 2024 MOOE and SY 2024-25 learners, FY 2024 MOOE came to ₱1,595 for each learner.

Learners

SY 2024-25: 226,290 learners, 220,232 in schools and 6,058 in community learning centers.

Learners, SY 2024-25
Learners	Number
All learners	226,290
In schools	220,232
In community learning centers (ALS)	6,058
Male	116,027
Female	109,859
Not broken down by sex	404

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

Learners by level and sector, SY 2024-25: at least these numbers; 404 not broken down by level
Level	Public schools	Private schools	SUCs and LUCs	Community learning centers (ALS)	Total
Elementary	115,454	7,124	0	0	122,578
Junior High School	55,746	8,444	344	0	64,534
Senior High School	17,869	14,847	5	0	32,721
ALS Basic Literacy Program	0	0	0	292	292
ALS A&E elementary	0	0	0	1,257	1,257
ALS A&E secondary	0	0	0	4,504	4,504

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

Learners by grade and sex, SY 2024-25: at least these numbers; 404 not broken down by grade
Grade	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	7,952	7,336	15,288
Grade 1	9,109	8,361	17,470
Grade 2	9,327	8,553	17,880
Grade 3	9,299	8,694	17,993
Grade 4	9,390	8,612	18,002
Grade 5	8,684	7,803	16,487
Grade 6	9,344	9,156	18,500
Grade 7	9,078	8,941	18,019
Grade 8	7,295	6,901	14,196
Grade 9	8,233	8,209	16,442
Grade 10	7,812	7,836	15,648
Grade 11	8,329	8,468	16,797
Grade 12	8,054	7,870	15,924
Special needs, non-graded (elementary)	644	314	958
Special needs, non-graded (junior high)	139	90	229
ALS Basic Literacy Program	130	162	292
ALS A&E elementary	759	498	1,257
ALS A&E secondary	2,449	2,055	4,504
Broken down by grade	116,027	109,859	225,886

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25
Track	Learners
Academic	22,375
Technical-Vocational-Livelihood	10,434
Arts and Design	74
Sports	23
All tracks	32,906

ALIVE (Arabic Language and Islamic Values Education) learners by level and sex, SY 2024-25
Level	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	11	9	20
Elementary	129	115	244
Junior High School	5	4	9
All	145	128	273

Indigenous peoples (IP) learners by level and sex, SY 2024-25
Level	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	638	609	1,247
Elementary	3,554	3,495	7,049
Junior High School	1,257	1,448	2,705
Senior High School	371	488	859
All	5,820	6,040	11,860

Learners in alternative delivery modes (ADM) by program and sex, SY 2024-25
Program	Male	Female	Total
Distance Education	1	0	1
Enhanced-Instructional Management by Parents, Community and teachers	15	22	37
Open High School Program	91	75	166
Other School-Initiated Intervention	46	45	91
All	153	142	295

Schools and community learning centers

SY 2024-25: 470 schools and 206 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	355
Private schools	113
SUCs and LUCs	2
Community learning centers (ALS)	206
All	676

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25
Offering	Number
Elementary only	288
Elementary and junior high (K to 10)	49
Kindergarten to Grade 12	37
Junior high only	14
Junior and senior high	67
Senior high only	15
Community learning centers (ALS)	206

Schools by subclassification, SY 2024-25
Subclassification	Number
DepEd managed	355
Community learning centers (ALS)	206
Non-sectarian	81
Sectarian	32
State universities and colleges	2

School personnel

SY 2024-25: 7,533 teachers and 1,092 non-teaching personnel in public schools.

Public school personnel by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Number
Teachers	7,533
Non-teaching personnel	1,092
All personnel	8,625

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25
Level	Teachers
Elementary	4,176
Junior High School	2,620
Senior High School	737
All teachers	7,533

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	27.7
Junior High School	21.3
Senior High School	24.3

School resources

SY 2024-25: 6,475 classrooms and 8,009 toilets in public schools.

Classrooms: 6,475
Seats (approximate): 191,055
Toilets: 8,009
Functional computers: 25,541
Faucets: 14,661; 13,362 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	4,007	1,835	633
Learners per classroom	28.8	30.4	28.2
Seats (approximate)	113,466	53,502	24,087
Learners per seat	1.0	1.0	0.7
Toilets	5,288	2,026	695
Learners per toilet	21.8	27.5	25.7
Functional computers	13,374	7,809	4,358
Learners per computer	8.6	7.1	4.1

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	285	0
Junior High School	113	0
Senior High School	72	1

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	265	16	3	1
Junior High School	102	8	3	0
Senior High School	69	2	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	265	20
Junior High School	100	13
Senior High School	60	13

Toilets in public schools by type, SY 2024-25

Toilets in public schools by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Toilets
Female	1,657
Male	1,267
Shared	4,756
For persons with disabilities	329
All toilets	8,009

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	13,362
Without water	1,299
All faucets	14,661

Public schools with each facility, SY 2024-25
Facility	Schools
Entrance Gate	339
School Garden	321
Offices	300
Permanent Perimeter Fence	272
Exit Gate	267
Computer Room	216
Covered Court	197
Library/Learning Resource Center	191
Playground	145
Canteen	141
Home Economic Room	133
Clinic	125
Temporary Perimeter Fence	113
Faculty Room	97
Science Laboratory	88
Supply Room	77
Paved Pathway	69
Data File Room/Records Room	55
Solar Panel	54
Roofing	53
Conference Room	50
Industrial Arts Room	48
Flood Marker	22
Student Co-Curricular Center	13
Bike Rack	6
Youth Development Center	5
Gymnasium	2

Cities and municipalities

14 cities and municipalities, each with its SY 2024-25 schools and learners in every sector.

Cities and municipalities in Zambales, SY 2024-25
Name	Schools	Learners	Teachers (public)	Learners per teacher (public)
Botolan	56	17,184	716	22.0
Cabangan	20	6,922	227	24.9
Candelaria	23	7,302	298	20.2
Castillejos	29	16,969	525	28.3
Iba (Capital)	30	15,274	523	24.7
Masinloc	29	14,678	464	26.2
Olongapo City	74	60,188	1,861	25.2
Palauig	24	9,182	296	26.0
San Antonio	21	8,612	276	27.1
San Felipe	23	6,290	226	23.0
San Marcelino	29	9,377	351	22.8
San Narciso	22	6,669	214	23.0
Santa Cruz	41	17,081	597	23.8
Subic	49	30,562	959	28.5

About this data

404 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 Zambales 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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