Schools in Buug, Zamboanga Sibugay

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

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

Summary

Buug, in Zamboanga Sibugay, had 10,713 learners in its 40 schools in SY 2024-25, with another 242 learners in ALS. Enrollment in its schools fell 4.1% from SY 2023-24, with ALS not counted: public schools fell 2.9%, private schools fell 8.6% and SUC and LUC schools fell 12.2%. Among the 16 cities and municipalities of Zamboanga Sibugay, Buug has the sixth most learners and the sixth most learners per teacher in public schools.

Public schools hold 83% of the learners in schools, against 85% nationally, while private schools hold 11% (14% nationally) and SUC and LUC schools 6% (1% nationally). Leaving out two schools whose figures are under review, the most crowded public classrooms are at Talairan Integrated School, with 73 learners per classroom.

The 40 schools are listed on the page with their learners, teachers and classrooms, and the figures are broken down by sector and level in charts and tables.

Schools: 40; No change from SY 2023-24; 32 public, 7 private, 1 SUC or LUC
Community learning centers: 9; Down 4 from SY 2023-24
Learners: 10,955; Down 453 from SY 2023-24
Teachers: 372; Up 2 from SY 2023-24
Classrooms: 248; Up 10 from SY 2023-24

Key findings

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

Buug has the 6th most learners of the 16 cities and municipalities in Zamboanga Sibugay, and the 6th most learners per teacher in public schools.
Enrollment in schools fell 4.1% from SY 2023-24 (ALS not counted); public schools fell 2.9%, private schools fell 8.6% and SUC and LUC schools fell 12.2%.
Of the learners in schools, 83% are in public schools (85% nationally), 11% in private schools (14% nationally) and 6% in SUC and LUC schools (1% nationally).
Leaving out 1 school whose figures are under review, the largest schools are Buug National High School (1,745 learners), Del Monte National High School (801 learners) and Mindanao State University-Buug Campus (625 learners).
Enrollment grew fastest at Western Mindanao Institute of Buug, Inc. (+9%) and fell most at Internacional Colegio De Tecnologia (−32%), 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 Talairan Integrated School, with 73 learners per classroom.
Of the 32 reporting public schools, all have electricity; all have water; 7 (22%) have no internet, against 36% in Region IX.
The 32 public schools here with FY 2025 MOOE received ₱25.7 million. Across the 32 with FY 2024 MOOE and SY 2024-25 learners, FY 2024 MOOE came to ₱2,031 for each learner.

Learners

SY 2024-25: 10,955 learners, 10,713 in schools and 242 in community learning centers.

Learners, SY 2024-25
Learners	Number
All learners	10,955
In schools	10,713
In community learning centers (ALS)	242
Male	5,642
Female	5,305
Not broken down by sex	8

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

Learners by level and sector, SY 2024-25: at least these numbers; 8 not broken down by level
Level	Public schools	Private schools	SUCs and LUCs	Community learning centers (ALS)	Total
Elementary	5,595	196	0	0	5,791
Junior High School	2,317	426	369	0	3,112
Senior High School	957	589	256	0	1,802
ALS Basic Literacy Program	0	0	0	4	4
ALS A&E elementary	0	0	0	35	35
ALS A&E secondary	0	0	0	203	203

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

Learners by grade and sex, SY 2024-25: at least these numbers; 8 not broken down by grade
Grade	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	365	332	697
Grade 1	468	399	867
Grade 2	419	397	816
Grade 3	409	389	798
Grade 4	474	437	911
Grade 5	433	400	833
Grade 6	443	404	847
Grade 7	472	438	910
Grade 8	406	420	826
Grade 9	337	376	713
Grade 10	324	339	663
Grade 11	448	468	916
Grade 12	459	427	886
Special needs, non-graded (elementary)	14	8	22
ALS Basic Literacy Program	3	1	4
ALS A&E elementary	28	7	35
ALS A&E secondary	140	63	203
Broken down by grade	5,642	5,305	10,947

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25

Senior High School learners by track, SY 2024-25
Track	Learners
Academic	1,029
Technical-Vocational-Livelihood	773
All tracks	1,802

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

Indigenous peoples (IP) learners by level and sex, SY 2024-25
Level	Male	Female	Total
Kindergarten	46	44	90
Elementary	342	336	678
Junior High School	145	150	295
Senior High School	83	81	164
All	616	611	1,227

Schools and community learning centers

SY 2024-25: 40 schools and 9 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	32
Private schools	7
SUCs and LUCs	1
Community learning centers (ALS)	9
All	49

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25

Schools by curricular offering, SY 2024-25
Offering	Number
Elementary only	28
Elementary and junior high (K to 10)	1
Kindergarten to Grade 12	3
Junior and senior high	6
Senior high only	2
Community learning centers (ALS)	9

Schools by subclassification, SY 2024-25
Subclassification	Number
DepEd managed	32
Community learning centers (ALS)	9
Sectarian	5
Non-sectarian	2
State universities and colleges	1

School personnel

SY 2024-25: 372 teachers and 62 non-teaching personnel in public schools.

Public school personnel by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Number
Teachers	372
Non-teaching personnel	62
All personnel	434

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25

Public school teachers by level, SY 2024-25
Level	Teachers
Elementary	245
Junior High School	84
Senior High School	43
All teachers	372

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	22.8
Junior High School	27.6
Senior High School	22.3

School resources

SY 2024-25: 248 classrooms and 415 toilets in public schools.

Classrooms: 248
Seats (approximate): 7,779
Toilets: 415
Functional computers: 1,104
Faucets: 447; 284 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	159	61	28
Learners per classroom	35.2	38.0	34.2
Seats (approximate)	4,911	2,017	851
Learners per seat	1.1	1.2	1.1
Toilets	320	66	29
Learners per toilet	17.5	35.1	33.0
Functional computers	473	355	276
Learners per computer	11.8	6.5	3.5

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	28	0
Junior High School	5	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
Elementary	27	1
Junior High School	5	0
Senior High School	5	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	21	7
Junior High School	4	1
Senior High School	4	1

Toilets in public schools by type, SY 2024-25

Toilets in public schools by type, SY 2024-25
Type	Toilets
Female	23
Male	22
Shared	363
For persons with disabilities	7
All toilets	415

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	284
Without water	163
All faucets	447

Public schools with each facility, SY 2024-25
Facility	Schools
School Garden	28
Entrance Gate	26
Playground	25
Temporary Perimeter Fence	22
Offices	14
Exit Gate	12
Computer Room	11
Covered Court	11
Permanent Perimeter Fence	11
Paved Pathway	9
Home Economic Room	6
Conference Room	3
Faculty Room	3
Library/Learning Resource Center	3
Solar Panel	3
Supply Room	3
Clinic	2
Gymnasium	2
Roofing	2
Science Laboratory	2
Canteen	1
Data File Room/Records Room	1
Flood Marker	1
Industrial Arts Room	1
Student Co-Curricular Center	1

List of schools

Every school in Buug, Zamboanga Sibugay in DepEd's data, linked to its own page.

Schools in Buug, Zamboanga Sibugay: 40 schools, each with its own latest school year's figures
School	Sector	Learners	Teachers	Classrooms
Agutayan Paaralan Ng Buhay Elementary School	Public	42	4	1
Bag-Ong Borbon Primary School	Public	21	3	2
Basalem Elementary School	Public	173	8	4
Basalem National High School	Public	273	20	7
Bawang Elementary School	Public	213	7	1
Bliss Elementary School	Public	418	19	12
Bulaan Primary School	Public	32	2	2
Buug Central SPED Center	Public	531	21	14
Buug Faith Kiddie Learning Center, Inc.	Private	73	Not reported	Not reported
Buug National High School	Public	1,745	52	48
Buug Pilot Central Elementary School	Public	1,087	44	11
Compostela Elementary School	Public	162	8	6
Danlugan Primary School	Public	19	1	0
Del Monte Elementary School	Public	391	14	15
Del Monte National High School	Public	801	30	26
Guintoluan Primary School	Public	19	2	2
Guitom Primary School	Public	18	2	2
Guminta Elementary School	Public	138	7	7
Internacional Colegio De Tecnologia	Private	291	Not reported	Not reported
Labrador Elementary School	Public	343	14	10
Lantawan Primary School	Public	17	1	2
Ligaya Elementary School	Public	44	3	2
Mabuhay Elementary School	Public	140	7	7
Maganay Elementary School	Public	185	7	6
Manlin Elementary School	Public	165	8	9
Mindanao State University-Buug Campus	SUC or LUC	625	Not reported	Not reported
Muyo Elementary School	Public	201	9	4
Pamintayan Elementary School	Public	215	7	7
Pling Elementary School	Public	188	7	6
Pulog Elementary School	Public	131	7	5
Saint Paul School of Buug, Inc.	Private	320	Not reported	Not reported
San Jose Elementary School	Public	92	5	4
Sibugay Baptist School Incorporated	Private	34	Not reported	Not reported
St. John College of Buug Foundation, Inc.	Private	119	Not reported	Not reported
Talairan Integrated School	Public	435	19	6
Talamimi Elementary School	Public	114	7	3
The Seeds of Life Christian School of Buug, Inc.	Private	224	Not reported	Not reported
Villacastor Elementary School	Public	283	14	11
Villacastor National High School	Public	233	13	6
Western Mindanao Institute of Buug, Inc.	Private	158	Not reported	Not reported

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

About this data

8 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 Buug, Zamboanga Sibugay 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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