Schools in Mahayag, 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

In Mahayag, 93% of learners in schools are in public schools (85% nationally) and 7% are in private schools (14% nationally). Mahayag has the seventh most learners of the 28 cities and municipalities in Zamboanga del Sur, with 11,347 learners in its 46 schools in SY 2024-25 and another 438 in ALS.

Enrollment in schools fell 2.3% from SY 2023-24, not counting ALS; public schools fell 2.3% and private schools fell 2.6%. Mahayag also has the 16th most learners per teacher in public schools, with 504 public teachers in SY 2024-25.

Mahayag Central Elementary School has the most crowded public classrooms, with one classroom for every 85 learners. The school list gives each of the 46 schools with its learners, teachers and classrooms, and the same page shows the figures by sector and level in charts and tables.

Schools: 46; No change from SY 2023-24; 40 public, 6 private
Community learning centers: 24; Up 3 from SY 2023-24
Learners: 11,785; Down 266 from SY 2023-24
Teachers: 504; Up 31 from SY 2023-24
Classrooms: 401; Up 1 from SY 2023-24

Key findings

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

Mahayag has the 7th most learners of the 28 cities and municipalities in Zamboanga del Sur, and the 16th most learners per teacher in public schools.
Enrollment in schools fell 2.3% from SY 2023-24 (ALS not counted); public schools fell 2.3% and private schools fell 2.6%.
Of the learners in schools, 93% are in public schools (85% nationally) and 7% in private schools (14% nationally).
Leaving out 1 school whose figures are under review, the largest schools are Mahayag School of Arts and Trade (Mahayag NHS) (1,963 learners), Mahayag Central Elementary School (1,109 learners) and San Jose National High School (502 learners).
Leaving out 2 schools whose enrollment figures are under review, enrollment grew fastest at Mahayag SPED Center (+6%) and fell most at San Jose National High School (−11%), among schools with 100 or more learners in both years.
The most crowded public classrooms are at Mahayag Central Elementary School, with 85 learners per classroom.
Of the 40 reporting public schools, 1 (3%) has no electricity, against 2% in Region IX; 2 (5%) have no water, against 3% in Region IX; 14 (35%) have no internet, against 36% in Region IX.
The 40 public schools here with FY 2025 MOOE received ₱31.5 million. Across the 40 with FY 2024 MOOE and SY 2024-25 learners, FY 2024 MOOE came to ₱2,144 for each learner.

Learners

SY 2024-25: 11,785 learners, 11,347 in schools and 438 in community learning centers.

Learners, SY 2024-25
Learners	Number
All learners	11,785
In schools	11,347
In community learning centers (ALS)	438
Male	5,991
Female	5,794

Learners by level and sector, SY 2024-25

Learners by level and sector, SY 2024-25
Level	Public schools	Private schools	Community learning centers (ALS)	Total
Elementary	6,665	231	0	6,896
Junior High School	2,891	156	0	3,047
Senior High School	954	450	0	1,404
ALS Basic Literacy Program	0	0	23	23
ALS A&E elementary	0	0	91	91
ALS A&E secondary	0	0	324	324

Learners by grade and sex, SY 2024-25

Learners by grade and sex, SY 2024-25
Grade	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	436	433	869
Grade 1	474	503	977
Grade 2	523	480	1,003
Grade 3	521	503	1,024
Grade 4	518	494	1,012
Grade 5	531	451	982
Grade 6	538	453	991
Grade 7	427	460	887
Grade 8	342	353	695
Grade 9	377	401	778
Grade 10	325	362	687
Grade 11	381	371	752
Grade 12	302	350	652
Special needs, non-graded (elementary)	23	15	38
ALS Basic Literacy Program	19	4	23
ALS A&E elementary	63	28	91
ALS A&E secondary	191	133	324
All grades	5,991	5,794	11,785

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25
Track	Learners
Academic	533
Technical-Vocational-Livelihood	871
All tracks	1,404

ALIVE (Arabic Language and Islamic Values Education) learners by level and sex, SY 2024-25
Level	Male	Female	Total
Elementary	1	2	3
Junior High School	1	0	1
All	2	2	4

Indigenous peoples (IP) learners by level and sex, SY 2024-25
Level	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	29	29	58
Elementary	240	199	439
Junior High School	107	125	232
Senior High School	20	18	38
All	396	371	767

Learners in alternative delivery modes (ADM) by program and sex, SY 2024-25
Program	Male	Total
Distance Education	1	1
Other School-Initiated Intervention	1	1
All	2	2

Schools and community learning centers

SY 2024-25: 46 schools and 24 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	40
Private schools	6
Community learning centers (ALS)	24
All	70

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25
Offering	Number
Elementary only	37
Elementary and junior high (K to 10)	1
Junior high only	1
Junior and senior high	6
Senior high only	1
Community learning centers (ALS)	24

Schools by subclassification, SY 2024-25
Subclassification	Number
DepEd managed	40
Community learning centers (ALS)	24
Sectarian	4
Non-sectarian	2

School personnel

SY 2024-25: 504 teachers and 107 non-teaching personnel in public schools.

Public school personnel by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Number
Teachers	504
Non-teaching personnel	107
All personnel	611

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25
Level	Teachers
Elementary	318
Junior High School	139
Senior High School	47
All teachers	504

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	21.0
Junior High School	20.8
Senior High School	20.3

School resources

SY 2024-25: 401 classrooms and 498 toilets in public schools.

Classrooms: 401
Seats (approximate): 10,351
Toilets: 498
Functional computers: 1,157
Faucets: 958; 843 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	272	99	30
Learners per classroom	24.5	29.2	31.8
Seats (approximate)	7,026	2,305	1,020
Learners per seat	1.0	1.3	0.9
Toilets	357	111	30
Learners per toilet	18.7	26.1	31.8
Functional computers	509	492	156
Learners per computer	13.1	5.9	6.1

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	32	2
Junior High School	7	0
Senior High School	5	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	Off-grid supply	Grid and off-grid supply	No electricity supply
Elementary	30	1	2	1
Junior High School	5	0	2	0
Senior High School	4	0	1	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	20	14
Junior High School	6	1
Senior High School	5	0

Toilets in public schools by type, SY 2024-25

Toilets in public schools by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Toilets
Female	34
Male	34
Shared	425
For persons with disabilities	5
All toilets	498

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	843
Without water	115
All faucets	958

Public schools with each facility, SY 2024-25
Facility	Schools
School Garden	39
Entrance Gate	37
Playground	31
Exit Gate	28
Permanent Perimeter Fence	27
Covered Court	23
Offices	19
Temporary Perimeter Fence	18
Computer Room	17
Clinic	10
Home Economic Room	9
Library/Learning Resource Center	8
Science Laboratory	8
Solar Panel	8
Paved Pathway	7
Faculty Room	5
Canteen	4
Conference Room	4
Industrial Arts Room	3
Roofing	3
Supply Room	3
Data File Room/Records Room	1
Flood Marker	1
Student Co-Curricular Center	1

List of schools

Every school in Mahayag, Zamboanga del Sur in DepEd's data, linked to its own page.

Schools in Mahayag, Zamboanga del Sur: 46 schools, each with its own latest school year's figures
School	Sector	Learners	Teachers	Classrooms
Bag-Ong Dalaguete Elementary School	Public	67	4	2
Balamban Elementary School	Public	247	10	9
Balanan Elementary School	Public	81	7	6
Boniao Elementary School	Public	248	12	11
Boniao National High School	Public	572	31	25
Ceferino M. Alcomendras Elementary School	Public	177	9	10
Christ the King Learning Center of Mahayag, Inc.	Private	72	Not reported	Not reported
Compound Elementary School	Public	99	7	5
Daniel C. Mantos Elementary School	Public	348	18	10
Daniel C. Mantos National High School	Public	304	6	9
Delusom Elementary School	Public	147	10	8
Diwan Elementary School	Public	179	7	9
Eleuterio P. Bacaltos Integrated School	Public	422	17	22
Feliciano G. Cabardo Memorial Adventist Elem School	Private	107	Not reported	Not reported
Guripan Elementary School	Public	194	9	10
Kaangayan Elementary School	Public	257	12	14
Kabuhi Elementary School	Public	239	11	12
Lactayan Elementary School	Public	86	4	5
Lighthouse Mahayag Academy, Inc.	Private	11	Not reported	Not reported
Lourmah Elementary School	Public	140	8	9
Mahayag Central Elementary School	Public	1,109	32	13
Mahayag SPED Center	Public	299	13	9
Mahayag School of Arts and Trade (Mahayag NHS)	Public	1,963	73	54
Malubo Elementary School	Public	66	4	5
Marquez Elementary School	Public	110	7	7
Pagadian Institute of Technology-Mahayag Branch	Private	367	Not reported	Not reported
Panagaan National High School	Public	356	37	15
Paraiso Elementary School	Public	135	5	7
Paraiso National High School (Formerly Panagaan National High School - Paraiso Extension)	Public	73	7	5
Pedagan Sur Elementary School	Public	57	5	5
Pilas Elementary School	Public	30	4	2
Pugwan Elementary School	Public	90	7	7
Roman Tagdulang Elementary School	Public	100	7	5
Salug Daku Elementary School	Public	281	16	17
San Isidro Central & SPED School (Special Science Education Program)	Public	328	17	9
San Jose Elementary School	Public	292	13	11
San Jose National High School	Public	502	29	10
San Vicente Elementary School	Public	43	3	7
Santa Maria Goretti Diocesan School, Inc.	Private	239	Not reported	Not reported
Sebastian Lobitaña Elementary School	Public	178	9	9
Shekinah Childhood Learning Center of Mahayag, INC.	Private	41	Not reported	Not reported
Tuboran Elementary School	Public	70	6	7
Tulan Elementary School	Public	120	4	3
Tumapic Elementary School	Public	87	7	5
Upper Manguiles Elementary School	Public	145	8	8
Upper Salug Daku Elementary School	Public	269	9	5

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

About this data

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 Mahayag, 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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