Schools in Dapitan City, Zamboanga del Norte

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

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

Summary

Dapitan City has the third most learners of the 27 cities and municipalities in Zamboanga del Norte, and the 23rd most learners per teacher in public schools. In SY 2024-25 its 66 schools held 22,122 learners, with another 1,265 in ALS, and its public schools had 929 teachers. Enrollment in schools fell 3.0% from SY 2023-24, with ALS not counted: public schools fell 3.1%, private schools grew 0.7% and SUC and LUC schools fell 3.5%.

Of the 61 reporting public schools, all have electricity and all have water, but 15, or 25%, have no internet, against 36% in Region IX. Leaving out two schools whose figures are under review, the most crowded public classrooms are at Ilaya Elementary School, with one classroom for every 84 learners. The page lists the 66 schools here, with their learners, teachers and classrooms, and shows the figures by sector and level in charts and tables.

Schools: 66; No change from SY 2023-24; 61 public, 4 private, 1 SUC or LUC
Community learning centers: 76; Up 9 from SY 2023-24
Learners: 23,387; Down 663 from SY 2023-24
Teachers: 929; Up 20 from SY 2023-24
Classrooms: 653; Down 14 from SY 2023-24

Key findings

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

Dapitan City has the 3rd most learners of the 27 cities and municipalities in Zamboanga del Norte, and the 23rd most learners per teacher in public schools.
Enrollment in schools fell 3.0% from SY 2023-24 (ALS not counted); public schools fell 3.1%, private schools grew 0.7% and SUC and LUC schools fell 3.5%.
Of the learners in schools, 94% are in public schools (85% nationally), 5% in private schools (14% nationally) and 1% in SUC and LUC schools (1% nationally).
Leaving out 1 school whose figures are under review, the largest schools are Dapitan City National High School (3,575 learners), Sulangon National High School (990 learners) and Rizal Memorial Institute of Dapitan City, Inc (879 learners).
Enrollment grew fastest at San Vicente Elementary School (+14%) and fell most at Mindanao Auto and Technical Skills Training Center, Inc. (−24%), among schools with 100 or more learners in both years.
Leaving out 2 schools whose figures are under review, the most crowded public classrooms are at Ilaya Elementary School, with 84 learners per classroom.
Of the 61 reporting public schools, all have electricity; all have water; 15 (25%) have no internet, against 36% in Region IX.
The 61 public schools here with FY 2025 MOOE received ₱56.5 million. Across the 59 with FY 2024 MOOE and SY 2024-25 learners, FY 2024 MOOE came to ₱2,019 for each learner.

Learners

SY 2024-25: 23,387 learners, 22,122 in schools and 1,265 in community learning centers.

Learners, SY 2024-25
Learners	Number
All learners	23,387
In schools	22,122
In community learning centers (ALS)	1,265
Male	12,260
Female	11,100
Not broken down by sex	27

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

Learners by level and sector, SY 2024-25: at least these numbers; 27 not broken down by level
Level	Public schools	Private schools	SUCs and LUCs	Community learning centers (ALS)	Total
Elementary	11,853	309	0	0	12,162
Junior High School	6,143	360	164	0	6,667
Senior High School	2,788	392	87	0	3,267
ALS Basic Literacy Program	0	0	0	71	71
ALS A&E elementary	0	0	0	265	265
ALS A&E secondary	0	0	0	928	928

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

Learners by grade and sex, SY 2024-25: at least these numbers; 27 not broken down by grade
Grade	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	764	710	1,474
Grade 1	824	745	1,569
Grade 2	913	777	1,690
Grade 3	1,001	841	1,842
Grade 4	966	853	1,819
Grade 5	877	830	1,707
Grade 6	1,033	982	2,015
Grade 7	969	930	1,899
Grade 8	784	703	1,487
Grade 9	816	787	1,603
Grade 10	857	819	1,676
Grade 11	887	830	1,717
Grade 12	755	795	1,550
Special needs, non-graded (elementary)	38	8	46
Special needs, non-graded (junior high)	0	2	2
ALS Basic Literacy Program	43	28	71
ALS A&E elementary	174	91	265
ALS A&E secondary	559	369	928
Broken down by grade	12,260	11,100	23,360

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25
Track	Learners
Academic	1,581
Technical-Vocational-Livelihood	1,577
Arts and Design	41
Sports	74
All tracks	3,273

ALIVE (Arabic Language and Islamic Values Education) learners by level and sex, SY 2024-25
Level	Male	Female	Total
Elementary	28	45	73

Indigenous peoples (IP) learners by level and sex, SY 2024-25
Level	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	22	15	37
Elementary	160	141	301
Junior High School	126	114	240
Senior High School	62	70	132
All	370	340	710

Learners in alternative delivery modes (ADM) by program and sex, SY 2024-25
Program	Male	Female	Total
Open High School Program	6	0	6

Schools and community learning centers

SY 2024-25: 66 schools and 76 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	61
Private schools	4
SUCs and LUCs	1
Community learning centers (ALS)	76
All	142

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25
Offering	Number
Elementary only	46
Elementary and junior high (K to 10)	4
Kindergarten to Grade 12	3
Junior high only	2
Junior and senior high	10
Senior high only	1
Community learning centers (ALS)	76

Schools by subclassification, SY 2024-25
Subclassification	Number
Community learning centers (ALS)	76
DepEd managed	61
Non-sectarian	3
Sectarian	1
State universities and colleges	1

School personnel

SY 2024-25: 929 teachers and 185 non-teaching personnel in public schools.

Public school personnel by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Number
Teachers	929
Non-teaching personnel	185
All personnel	1,114

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25
Level	Teachers
Elementary	531
Junior High School	278
Senior High School	120
All teachers	929

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	22.3
Junior High School	22.1
Senior High School	23.2

School resources

SY 2024-25: 653 classrooms and 821 toilets in public schools.

Classrooms: 653
Seats (approximate): 14,846
Toilets: 821
Functional computers: 1,757
Faucets: 1,268; 1,029 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	378	188	87
Learners per classroom	31.4	32.7	32.1
Seats (approximate)	8,149	4,608	2,089
Learners per seat	1.5	1.3	1.3
Toilets	501	216	104
Learners per toilet	23.7	28.4	26.8
Functional computers	688	681	388
Learners per computer	17.2	9.0	7.2

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	50	0
Junior High School	17	0
Senior High School	9	2

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
Elementary	48	2
Junior High School	15	2
Senior High School	10	1

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	37	13
Junior High School	13	4
Senior High School	9	2

Toilets in public schools by type, SY 2024-25

Toilets in public schools by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Toilets
Female	204
Male	163
Shared	383
For persons with disabilities	71
All toilets	821

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	1,029
Without water	239
All faucets	1,268

Public schools with each facility, SY 2024-25
Facility	Schools
Playground	55
School Garden	53
Entrance Gate	46
Temporary Perimeter Fence	38
Offices	31
Exit Gate	28
Covered Court	27
Home Economic Room	21
Clinic	20
Computer Room	15
Faculty Room	14
Permanent Perimeter Fence	12
Library/Learning Resource Center	10
Supply Room	10
Science Laboratory	9
Flood Marker	8
Conference Room	6
Paved Pathway	6
Industrial Arts Room	5
Canteen	4
Solar Panel	4
Data File Room/Records Room	3
Youth Development Center	3
Roofing	1
Student Co-Curricular Center	1

List of schools

Every school in Dapitan City, Zamboanga del Norte in DepEd's data, linked to its own page.

Schools in Dapitan City, Zamboanga del Norte: 66 schools, each with its own latest school year's figures
School	Sector	Learners	Teachers	Classrooms
Aliguay Integrated School	Public	180	13	14
Antipolo Elementary School	Public	181	9	9
Aseniero Elementary School	Public	318	14	14
Aseniero National High School	Public	443	25	18
Ba-Ao Elementary School	Public	136	7	7
Bacong Elementary School	Public	125	6	2
Banbanan Elementary School	Public	199	8	8
Barcelona Central School	Public	313	11	6
Barcelona National High School	Public	341	23	12
Baylimango Central School	Public	209	14	4
Baylimango National High School	Public	441	26	22
Burgos Elementary School	Public	126	8	7
Canlucani Elementary School	Public	245	10	10
Capucao Elementary School	Public	26	3	0
Carang Elementary School	Public	115	8	8
Dakak National High School	Public	585	24	26
Dampalan Elementary School	Public	192	10	5
Dampalan Secondary School	Public	102	1	0
Dapitan City Central School	Public	1,468	49	36
Dapitan City Experimental Elementary School	Public	510	21	11
Dapitan City National High School	Public	3,575	124	83
Dapitan City Special Education (SPED) Center	Public	279	17	15
Daro Elementary School	Public	95	6	0
Diwaan Elementary School	Public	139	7	6
Fernandez Pre-school and Learning Center, Inc.	Private	88	Not reported	Not reported
Guimputlan Integrated School	Public	204	11	13
Hilltop Elementary School	Public	101	8	7
Ilaya Elementary School	Public	420	16	5
Ilaya National High School	Public	607	36	22
Jose Rizal Memorial State University - Main	SUC or LUC	251	Not reported	Not reported
Kauswagan Integrated School	Public	391	19	3
Larayan Elementary School	Public	313	12	3
Lawaan Elementary School	Public	184	9	6
Liyang Elementary School	Public	159	9	5
Ma. Cristina Elementary School	Public	181	8	3
Maria Uray Elementary School	Public	210	9	7
Masidlakon Elementary School	Public	111	7	5
Mindanao Auto and Technical Skills Training Center, Inc.	Private	109	Not reported	Not reported
Napo Elementary School	Public	213	9	8
Opao Elementary School	Public	183	8	10
Oro Elementary School	Public	120	7	7
Oro National High School	Public	204	16	5
Owaon Elementary School	Public	316	10	7
Oyan Elementary School	Public	133	7	3
Polo Elementary School	Public	391	16	10
Potungan Central School	Public	264	15	12
Potungan National High School	Public	653	36	23
Rizal Memorial Institute of Dapitan City, Inc	Private	879	Not reported	Not reported
Saint James Child Development and Learning Center, Inc.	Private	5	Not reported	Not reported
San Francisco Elementary School	Public	104	8	7
San Nicolas Elementary School	Public	224	8	9
San Pedro Integrated School	Public	447	17	12
San Vicente Elementary School	Public	271	11	9
Selinog Integrated School	Public	141	10	4
Sicayab Elementary School	Public	406	15	23
Sigayan Elementary School	Public	81	7	0
Sigayan Secondary School	Public	69	1	0
Sinonoc Elementary School	Public	185	8	4
Sto Nino Elementary School	Public	200	8	8
Sulangon Central School	Public	462	17	17
Sulangon National High School	Public	990	44	35
Tag-Ulo Elementary School	Public	110	7	8
Taguilon Elementary School	Public	485	16	8
Talisay Integrated School	Public	759	28	15
Tamion Elementary School	Public	116	7	4
Yabu Elementary School	Public	39	5	3

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

About this data

27 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 Dapitan City, Zamboanga del Norte 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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