Mercedes National High School
School ID 303929 · Public high school · Barangay Mercedes, Zamboanga City, Zamboanga del Sur · Zamboanga Peninsula (Region IX)
Summary
Mercedes National High School is the 10th largest of 35 public junior and senior high schools in the Schools Division of Zamboanga City, with 2,452 learners in SY 2024-25. Its enrollment rose 2% from SY 2023-24, while the division's public schools fell 1.3%.
With 90 teachers it has one teacher for every 27 learners, more learners per teacher than at 62% of the division's other public junior and senior high schools.
Its FY 2025 MOOE of ₱4,460,000 is more than at 65% of the division's other public junior and senior high schools, against ₱3,945,000 in FY 2024. The name is shared by three schools, and the page links to the list of them.
- Learners
- 2,452
- Up 49 from SY 2023-24
- Teachers
- 90
- Up 7 from SY 2023-24
- Classrooms
- 51
- Down 2 from SY 2023-24
- Learners per teacher
- 27.2
- Down 1.8 from SY 2023-24
- Division median 25.9
- Learners per classroom
- 48.1
- Up 2.8 from SY 2023-24
- Division median 45.6
Key findings
- Enrollment rose 2% to 2,452 from SY 2023-24, while the division's public schools fell 1.3%.
- The 10th largest of 35 public junior and senior high schools in the Schools Division of Zamboanga City.
- Offers the TVL and Academic tracks; 59 of the 82 senior high schools in Zamboanga City offer TVL.
- Each teacher has 27 learners, more than at 62% of the division's other public junior and senior high schools.
- Each classroom has 48 learners, more than at 58% of the 33 other public junior and senior high schools in the division that report classrooms.
- Its FY 2025 MOOE of ₱4,460,000 is more than at 65% of the division's other public junior and senior high schools. In FY 2024 it was ₱3,945,000.
- Its FY 2024 MOOE is ₱1,609 for each of the 2,452 learners of SY 2024-25, against a median of ₱1,933 across the 35 public junior and senior high schools in the division with FY 2024 MOOE and SY 2024-25 learners.
Enrollment
SY 2024-25: 2,452 learners, up 49 from SY 2023-24.
| Grade | Male | Female | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 7 | 256 | 258 | 514 |
| Grade 8 | 172 | 196 | 368 |
| Grade 9 | 174 | 179 | 353 |
| Grade 10 | 196 | 208 | 404 |
| Grade 11 | 233 | 206 | 439 |
| Grade 12 | 163 | 196 | 359 |
| Broken down by grade | 1,194 | 1,243 | 2,437 |
| Track | Learners |
|---|---|
| Technical-Vocational-Livelihood | 603 |
| Academic | 195 |
| Not broken down by track | 15 |
| Senior High School learners | 813 |
- 247 indigenous peoples (IP) learners in SY 2024-25
Teachers and staff
Its 27.2 learners per teacher is above the Zamboanga City median of 25.9 for high schools.
| Teachers | 90 |
|---|---|
| Non-teaching personnel | 5 |
| Learners per teacher | 27.2 |
| Zamboanga City division median | 25.9 |
| Zamboanga Peninsula median | 21.2 |
| National median | 21.1 |
Staff by position
| Teacher III | 33 |
|---|---|
| Teacher I | 27 |
| Teacher II | 22 |
| Master Teacher I | 7 |
| Administrative Assistant II (Disbursing Officer II) | 2 |
| Administrative Officer II | 1 |
| Bookkeeper | 1 |
| Head Teacher III | 1 |
| Special Science Teacher I | 1 |
Classrooms and facilities
Its 48.1 learners per classroom is above the Zamboanga City median of 45.6 for high schools.
- Classrooms
- 51
- 48.1 learners per classroom
- Other rooms
- 17
- Seats (approximate)
- 1,516
- 1.6 learners per seat
- Toilets
- 24
- 102.2 learners per toilet
- Faucets
- 32
- 20 with water, 12 without
- Functional computers
- 162
- 15.1 learners per computer
- Electricity
- Grid supply
- Water supply
- Yes
- Internet access
- Yes
Toilets by type, as a table
| Female | 13 |
|---|---|
| Male | 6 |
| Shared | 5 |
| All toilets | 24 |
Other facilities
- Canteen
- Computer Room
- Covered Court
- Data File Room/Records Room
- Entrance Gate
- Exit Gate
- Faculty Room
- Home Economic Room
- Offices
- Paved Pathway
- Permanent Perimeter Fence
- Playground
- Roofing
- School Garden
- Science Laboratory
- Supply Room
MOOE
FY 2025: ₱4,460,000, up ₱515,000 from FY 2024.
| Fiscal year | Junior HS | Senior HS | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | ₱2,451,000 | ₱1,068,000 | ₱3,519,000 |
| 2024 | ₱2,525,000 | ₱1,420,000 | ₱3,945,000 |
| 2025 | ₱2,601,000 | ₱1,859,000 | ₱4,460,000 |
How it compares
It is compared with the 35 high schools in the Zamboanga City division, itself included, in SY 2024-25.
| Measure | This school | Division median | Schools with as many or fewer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Learners per teacher | 27.2 | 25.9 | 63% |
| Learners per classroom | 48.1 | 45.6 | 59% |
| Learners per toilet | 102.2 | 74.0 | 71% |
| Learners per computer | 15.1 | 9.2 | 65% |
Location
Barangay Mercedes, Zamboanga City, Zamboanga del Sur
Legislative district: 2nd District
Other schools in Zamboanga City
About this data
Notes on DepEd's figures
- Some of DepEd's detail rows for this school were merged in its public export, so a breakdown on this page may be lower than the true count. Totals use DepEd's own figures.
- The map point is far from the province's other schools, so the map is not shown.
Figures for school ID 303929 come from DepEd's school data for SY 2023-24 and SY 2024-25 as of 25 October 2025. How the data was checked