Schools in Zamboanga del Sur

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

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

Summary

Zamboanga del Sur has the most learners of the four provinces in Region IX, and the most learners per teacher in public schools. In SY 2024-25, its 1,299 schools held 530,645 learners, with another 12,795 in ALS. Enrollment in schools fell 2.2% from SY 2023-24, not counting ALS; public schools fell 2.1%, private schools fell 1.2% and SUC and LUC schools fell 33.9%.

Of the learners in schools, 90% are in public schools, against 85% nationally, while 10% are in private schools, against 14% nationally. Of the 1,111 reporting public schools, 424, or 38%, have no internet, against 36% in Region IX; 25 have no electricity and 28 have no water.

Its 28 cities and municipalities are listed on the page, and the figures are broken down by sector and level in charts and tables.

Schools: 1,299; Up 6 from SY 2023-24; 1,111 public, 183 private, 5 SUCs and LUCs
Community learning centers: 535; Up 73 from SY 2023-24
Learners: 543,440; Down 10,653 from SY 2023-24
Teachers: 18,663; Up 181 from SY 2023-24
Classrooms: 14,054; Down 293 from SY 2023-24

Key findings

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

Zamboanga del Sur has the most learners of the 4 provinces in Region IX, and the most learners per teacher in public schools.
Enrollment in schools fell 2.2% from SY 2023-24 (ALS not counted); public schools fell 2.1%, private schools fell 1.2% and SUC and LUC schools fell 33.9%.
Of the learners in schools, 90% are in public schools (85% nationally), 10% in private schools (14% nationally) and 1% in SUC and LUC schools (1% nationally).
The largest schools are Zamboanga City HS, Main (8,344 learners), Ayala National High School (6,919 learners) and Talon-Talon National High School (6,746 learners).
Leaving out 2 schools whose enrollment figures are under review, enrollment grew fastest at Z.C. Skills Academy, INC (+104%) and fell most at Zamboanga City State Polytechnic College (−56%), among schools with 100 or more learners in both years.
Leaving out 5 schools whose figures are under review, the most crowded public classrooms are at Sangali National High School, with 115 learners per classroom.
Of the 1,111 reporting public schools, 25 (2%) have no electricity, against 2% in Region IX; 28 (3%) have no water, against 3% in Region IX; 424 (38%) have no internet, against 36% in Region IX.
The 1,102 public schools here with FY 2025 MOOE received ₱1.1 billion. Across the 1,093 with FY 2024 MOOE and SY 2024-25 learners, FY 2024 MOOE came to ₱1,719 for each learner.

Learners

SY 2024-25: 543,440 learners, 530,645 in schools and 12,795 in community learning centers.

Learners, SY 2024-25
Learners	Number
All learners	543,440
In schools	530,645
In community learning centers (ALS)	12,795
Male	275,314
Female	267,622
Not broken down by sex	504

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

Learners by level and sector, SY 2024-25: at least these numbers; 504 not broken down by level
Level	Public schools	Private schools	SUCs and LUCs	Community learning centers (ALS)	Total
Elementary	292,647	14,782	614	0	308,043
Junior High School	130,478	16,086	731	0	147,295
Senior High School	52,169	21,904	730	0	74,803
ALS Basic Literacy Program	0	0	0	909	909
ALS A&E elementary	0	0	0	2,548	2,548
ALS A&E secondary	0	0	0	9,338	9,338

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

Learners by grade and sex, SY 2024-25: at least these numbers; 504 not broken down by grade
Grade	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	19,861	18,582	38,443
Grade 1	23,514	21,297	44,811
Grade 2	24,010	22,456	46,466
Grade 3	23,198	21,967	45,165
Grade 4	22,503	21,043	43,546
Grade 5	22,221	20,541	42,762
Grade 6	22,571	22,351	44,922
Grade 7	21,329	21,533	42,862
Grade 8	17,228	17,717	34,945
Grade 9	16,714	18,030	34,744
Grade 10	16,481	18,243	34,724
Grade 11	18,758	19,872	38,630
Grade 12	17,508	18,665	36,173
Special needs, non-graded (elementary)	1,256	672	1,928
Special needs, non-graded (junior high)	11	9	20
ALS Basic Literacy Program	708	201	909
ALS A&E elementary	1,836	712	2,548
ALS A&E secondary	5,607	3,731	9,338
Broken down by grade	275,314	267,622	542,936

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25
Track	Learners
Academic	39,616
Technical-Vocational-Livelihood	35,050
Arts and Design	118
Sports	134
All tracks	74,918

ALIVE (Arabic Language and Islamic Values Education) learners by level and sex, SY 2024-25
Level	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	2,685	2,508	5,193
Elementary	17,011	16,299	33,310
Junior High School	242	258	500
All	19,938	19,065	39,003

Indigenous peoples (IP) learners by level and sex, SY 2024-25
Level	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	2,894	2,677	5,571
Elementary	17,041	16,512	33,553
Junior High School	6,411	7,504	13,915
Senior High School	2,020	2,746	4,766
All	28,366	29,439	57,805

Learners in alternative delivery modes (ADM) by program and sex, SY 2024-25
Program	Male	Female	Total
Distance Education	33	10	43
Enhanced-Instructional Management by Parents, Community and teachers	20	7	27
Modified In-School Off-School Approach	9	1	10
Open High School Program	168	166	334
Other School-Initiated Intervention	117	99	216
All	347	283	630

Schools and community learning centers

SY 2024-25: 1,299 schools and 535 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	1,111
Private schools	183
SUCs and LUCs	5
Community learning centers (ALS)	535
All	1,834

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25
Offering	Number
Elementary only	948
Elementary and junior high (K to 10)	46
Kindergarten to Grade 12	39
Junior high only	48
Junior and senior high	182
Senior high only	36
Community learning centers (ALS)	535

Schools by subclassification, SY 2024-25
Subclassification	Number
DepEd managed	1,111
Community learning centers (ALS)	535
Non-sectarian	95
Sectarian	83
Local international school	5
State universities and colleges	5

School personnel

SY 2024-25: 18,663 teachers and 2,605 non-teaching personnel in public schools.

Public school personnel by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Number
Teachers	18,663
Non-teaching personnel	2,605
All personnel	21,268

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25
Level	Teachers
Elementary	10,886
Junior High School	5,842
Senior High School	1,935
All teachers	18,663

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	26.9
Junior High School	22.3
Senior High School	27.0

School resources

SY 2024-25: 14,054 classrooms and 15,381 toilets in public schools.

Classrooms: 14,054
Seats (approximate): 406,955
Toilets: 15,381
Functional computers: 32,520
Faucets: 20,757; 15,854 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	9,320	3,375	1,359
Learners per classroom	31.4	38.7	38.4
Seats (approximate)	250,593	111,611	44,751
Learners per seat	1.2	1.2	1.2
Toilets	10,627	3,475	1,279
Learners per toilet	27.5	37.6	40.8
Functional computers	13,484	12,175	6,861
Learners per computer	21.7	10.7	7.6

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	891	21
Junior High School	222	13
Senior High School	152	11

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	837	36	17	22
Junior High School	220	2	6	7
Senior High School	156	2	2	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	523	389
Junior High School	178	57
Senior High School	117	46

Toilets in public schools by type, SY 2024-25

Toilets in public schools by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Toilets
Female	3,113
Male	2,729
Shared	9,043
For persons with disabilities	496
All toilets	15,381

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	15,854
Without water	4,903
All faucets	20,757

Public schools with each facility, SY 2024-25
Facility	Schools
School Garden	1,000
Entrance Gate	958
Playground	871
Temporary Perimeter Fence	702
Exit Gate	562
Permanent Perimeter Fence	520
Offices	503
Computer Room	401
Covered Court	386
Library/Learning Resource Center	255
Paved Pathway	198
Clinic	181
Home Economic Room	169
Supply Room	157
Faculty Room	156
Solar Panel	152
Conference Room	124
Science Laboratory	111
Data File Room/Records Room	82
Roofing	79
Canteen	71
Industrial Arts Room	52
Flood Marker	41
Gymnasium	39
Student Co-Curricular Center	35
Youth Development Center	21
Bike Rack	8
Speech Laboratory	7

Cities and municipalities

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

Cities and municipalities in Zamboanga del Sur, SY 2024-25
Name	Schools	Learners	Teachers (public)	Learners per teacher (public)
Aurora	56	14,895	610	20.0
Bayog	40	8,678	377	21.7
Dimataling	33	8,157	338	23.4
Dinas	42	7,870	360	20.2
Dumalinao	38	8,754	397	20.7
Dumingag	66	14,597	626	19.4
Guipos	27	6,166	274	19.8
Josefina	16	2,739	156	16.5
Kumalarang	28	7,432	303	23.6
Labangan	32	9,280	413	20.3
Lakewood	23	5,746	233	23.4
Lapuyan	34	6,753	297	21.9
Mahayag	46	11,785	504	20.9
Margosatubig	27	9,329	338	24.1
Midsalip	46	9,524	376	23.9
Molave	39	15,261	547	23.3
Pagadian City (Capital)	121	58,891	1,749	25.3
Pitogo	24	6,826	261	21.3
Ramon Magsaysay (Liargo)	31	6,531	282	21.9
San Miguel	25	4,982	219	19.7
San Pablo	36	6,705	304	20.4
Sominot (Don Mariano Marcos)	23	3,779	187	19.5
Tabina	29	6,857	305	21.0
Tambulig	43	8,156	391	18.5
Tigbao	25	5,761	288	18.9
Tukuran	36	11,975	469	22.9
Vincenzo A. Sagun	20	5,545	237	21.7
Zamboanga City	293	270,466	7,822	30.5

About this data

504 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 Zamboanga del Sur 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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