Schools in Candelaria, 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

Among the 14 cities and municipalities in Zambales, Candelaria has the 11th most learners and the 14th most learners per teacher in public schools. In SY 2024-25 its 23 schools held 6,995 learners, with another 307 in ALS, and its public schools had 298 teachers.

Enrollment in its schools fell 3.0% from SY 2023-24, with ALS not counted, while public schools fell 4.6% and private schools grew 8.7%. Of the learners in its schools, 86% are in public schools, against 85% nationally, and 14% are in private schools, against 14% nationally.

Of the 18 reporting public schools, all have electricity, all have water and all have internet. Further down the page, each of the 23 schools is set out with its learners, teachers and classrooms, and the figures are broken down by sector and level.

Schools: 23; No change from SY 2023-24; 18 public, 5 private
Community learning centers: 10; No change from SY 2023-24
Learners: 7,302; Down 217 from SY 2023-24
Teachers: 298; Down 4 from SY 2023-24
Classrooms: 297; Up 10 from SY 2023-24

Key findings

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

Candelaria has the 11th most learners of the 14 cities and municipalities in Zambales, and the 14th most learners per teacher in public schools.
Enrollment in schools fell 3.0% from SY 2023-24 (ALS not counted); public schools fell 4.6% and private schools grew 8.7%.
Of the learners in schools, 86% are in public schools (85% nationally) and 14% in private schools (14% nationally).
Leaving out 1 school whose figures are under review, the largest schools are Pamibian Integrated School (1,169 learners), Lauis National High School (700 learners) and Candelaria Central School (486 learners).
Enrollment grew fastest at St. Vincent's Academy (+19%) and fell most at Libertador Elementary School (−14%), 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 18 reporting public schools, all have electricity; all have water; all have internet.
The 18 public schools here with FY 2025 MOOE received ₱16.6 million. Across the 18 with FY 2024 MOOE and SY 2024-25 learners, FY 2024 MOOE came to ₱2,084 for each learner.

Learners

SY 2024-25: 7,302 learners, 6,995 in schools and 307 in community learning centers.

Learners, SY 2024-25
Learners	Number
All learners	7,302
In schools	6,995
In community learning centers (ALS)	307
Male	3,791
Female	3,489
Not broken down by sex	22

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

Learners by level and sector, SY 2024-25: at least these numbers; 22 not broken down by level
Level	Public schools	Private schools	Community learning centers (ALS)	Total
Elementary	3,655	375	0	4,030
Junior High School	1,823	227	0	2,050
Senior High School	533	363	0	896
ALS Basic Literacy Program	0	0	10	10
ALS A&E elementary	0	0	50	50
ALS A&E secondary	0	0	244	244

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

Learners by grade and sex, SY 2024-25: at least these numbers; 22 not broken down by grade
Grade	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	250	234	484
Grade 1	283	279	562
Grade 2	276	296	572
Grade 3	299	279	578
Grade 4	304	312	616
Grade 5	320	260	580
Grade 6	319	286	605
Grade 7	322	272	594
Grade 8	210	201	411
Grade 9	261	256	517
Grade 10	249	267	516
Grade 11	232	226	458
Grade 12	255	183	438
Special needs, non-graded (elementary)	22	11	33
Special needs, non-graded (junior high)	4	8	12
ALS Basic Literacy Program	7	3	10
ALS A&E elementary	32	18	50
ALS A&E secondary	146	98	244
Broken down by grade	3,791	3,489	7,280

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25
Track	Learners
Academic	506
Technical-Vocational-Livelihood	408
All tracks	914

Indigenous peoples (IP) learners by level and sex, SY 2024-25
Level	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	2	1	3
Elementary	11	16	27
Junior High School	1	2	3
Senior High School	0	1	1
All	14	20	34

Schools and community learning centers

SY 2024-25: 23 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
Private schools	5
Community learning centers (ALS)	10
All	33

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25
Offering	Number
Elementary only	16
Elementary and junior high (K to 10)	2
Kindergarten to Grade 12	1
Junior and senior high	3
Senior high only	1
Community learning centers (ALS)	10

Schools by subclassification, SY 2024-25
Subclassification	Number
DepEd managed	18
Community learning centers (ALS)	10
Sectarian	3
Non-sectarian	2

School personnel

SY 2024-25: 298 teachers and 50 non-teaching personnel in public schools.

Public school personnel by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Number
Teachers	298
Non-teaching personnel	50
All personnel	348

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25
Level	Teachers
Elementary	166
Junior High School	114
Senior High School	18
All teachers	298

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	22.0
Junior High School	16.0
Senior High School	29.6

School resources

SY 2024-25: 297 classrooms and 282 toilets in public schools.

Classrooms: 297
Seats (approximate): 8,418
Toilets: 282
Functional computers: 1,117
Faucets: 714; 632 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	173	94	30
Learners per classroom	21.1	19.4	17.8
Seats (approximate)	4,375	3,208	835
Learners per seat	0.8	0.6	0.6
Toilets	203	61	18
Learners per toilet	18.0	29.9	29.6
Functional computers	680	302	135
Learners per computer	5.4	6.0	4.0

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	4	0
Senior High School	3	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
Elementary	16
Junior High School	4
Senior High School	3

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	0
Junior High School	4	0
Senior High School	3	0

Toilets in public schools by type, SY 2024-25

Toilets in public schools by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Toilets
Female	71
Male	50
Shared	144
For persons with disabilities	17
All toilets	282

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	632
Without water	82
All faucets	714

Public schools with each facility, SY 2024-25
Facility	Schools
Entrance Gate	18
School Garden	17
Exit Gate	14
Offices	14
Permanent Perimeter Fence	13
Computer Room	11
Canteen	10
Supply Room	9
Temporary Perimeter Fence	9
Clinic	7
Library/Learning Resource Center	7
Playground	7
Covered Court	6
Home Economic Room	6
Faculty Room	5
Paved Pathway	5
Roofing	4
Science Laboratory	4
Conference Room	3
Data File Room/Records Room	3
Industrial Arts Room	2
Solar Panel	1

List of schools

Every school in Candelaria, Zambales in DepEd's data, linked to its own page.

Schools in Candelaria, Zambales: 23 schools, each with its own latest school year's figures
School	Sector	Learners	Teachers	Classrooms
Amado Barrera Educational Center	Private	370	Not reported	Not reported
Babancal Elementary School	Public	195	8	9
Binabalian Elementary School	Public	252	11	13
Candelaria Central School	Public	486	23	27
Candelaria School of Fisheries	Public	440	46	61
Catol Elementary School	Public	89	8	8
Dampay Elementary School	Public	154	8	9
Florida Orias Baylon Ecumenical Learning Center, Inc	Private	112	Not reported	Not reported
Geronimo Eduarda Ballesteros Cayaban Ecumenical Learning Center	Private	16	Not reported	Not reported
Lauis Elementary School	Public	271	13	16
Lauis National High School	Public	700	35	18
Libertador Elementary School	Public	140	8	8
Malimanga Elementary School	Public	140	8	7
Pamibian Integrated School	Public	1,169	43	45
Pinagrealan Elementary School	Public	258	9	11
Power Skills Technical Institute of Zambales, Inc.	Private	236	Not reported	Not reported
San Roque Elementary School	Public	249	9	8
San Roque Elementary School Annex	Public	131	8	7
Sinabacan Elementary School	Public	393	14	19
St. Vincent's Academy	Private	232	Not reported	Not reported
Taposo Elementary School	Public	185	8	7
Uacon Integrated School	Public	639	31	22
Yamot Elementary School	Public	138	8	2

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

About this data

22 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 Candelaria, 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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