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Series on this topic: Classroom shortage (25).
Classroom Shortage in Caraga, 2023–2026: Dinagat Islands
Caraga lacked 4,410 classrooms in 2023. Dinagat Island, short 22.2 per 1,000 learners, has the second-highest division rate in the country.
Classroom Shortage in Region XII, 2023–2026: Rural Schools
Region XII's rural schools lack 10.0 classrooms per 1,000 learners, urban ones 6.8, and SBP 2026 covers 6.0% of its shortage; only BARMM's share is lower.
Classroom Shortage in Region XI, 2023–2026: Davao City
Davao City holds 4,052 of Region XI's 8,532 missing classrooms, or 47.5%, and its 39 SBP 2026 classrooms cover 1.0% of that; the region's coverage is 6.8%.
Classroom Shortage in Region X, 2023–2026: Bukidnon
Region X lacked 10,333 classrooms in 2023, 43.8% of them in Bukidnon, and 47.7% of its schools have a building for condemnation; SBP 2026 covers 10.5%.
Classroom Shortage in Region IX, 2023–2026: Sulu at the Top
Region IX lacked 8,826 classrooms in 2023, a quarter of them in Sulu, and the SBP 2026 list covers 7.2% of that shortage, against 19.6% nationally.
Classroom Shortage in Region VIII, 2023–2026: Samar Island
Region VIII lacked 5,990 classrooms in 2023, 86.8% of them in rural schools; Samar island runs highest, led by Catbalogan City at 13.1 per 1,000 learners.
Classroom Shortage in Region VII, 2023–2026: Metro Cebu
Region VII lacked 10,857 classrooms in 2023, most in Metro Cebu's city divisions, and the SBP 2026 list covers 8.6% of that shortage, against 19.6% nationally.
Classroom Shortage in NIR, 2023–2026: Guihulngan and Canlaon
NIR lacked 4,579 classrooms in 2023, 4.2 per 1,000 learners against 7.4 nationally; only Guihulngan City and Canlaon City exceed the national rate.
Classroom Shortage in Region VI, 2023–2026: Iloilo and Roxas
Region VI lacked 3,522 classrooms in 2023, half the national rate, yet 44.8% of its SBP 2026 classrooms go to schools with no 2023 shortage.
Classroom Shortage in Region V, 2023–2026: Albay and Legazpi
Region V lacked 7,415 classrooms in 2023. Its SBP 2026 list covers 32.0% of that, but just 11.7% in the Albay division, against 111.0% in Sorsogon's.
Classroom Shortage in MIMAROPA, 2023–2026: Palawan, Mindoro
MIMAROPA lacked 4,777 classrooms in 2023. The SBP 2026 list covers 35.5% of it, mostly with PSIP III, but just 12.9% in Occidental Mindoro.
Classroom Shortage in Region IV-A, 2023–2026: Rizal, Cavite
Region IV-A lacked 31,010 classrooms in 2023, the most of any region. Rizal gets SBP 2026 classrooms for 3.7% of its shortage, Cavite for 42.3%.
Classroom Shortage in Region III, 2023–2026: Class Shifts
Region III lacked 13,119 classrooms in 2023, the third most of any region; 10.4% of its schools ran two or more shifts, and Bulacan holds 40.3% of the gap.
Classroom Shortage in Region II, 2023–2026: High Coverage
Region II's SBP 2026 list equals 79.0% of its 2023 shortage of 2,501 classrooms, against 19.6% nationally, but 45.9% goes to schools with no 2023 shortage.
Classroom Shortage in Region I, 2023–2026: Pangasinan
Region I's SBP 2026 list holds 3,097 classrooms, more than its 2023 shortage of 3,061, yet only 27.6% of its schools with a shortage get any.
Classroom Shortage in CAR, 2023–2026: Last Mile Schools
CAR has the smallest classroom shortage of any region, 2,301 in 2023, and 63.5% of its schools are Last Mile Schools, which hold 71.1% of it.
Classroom Shortage in NCR, 2023–2026: Shifts and Crowding
Metro Manila lacked 24,866 classrooms in 2023, and 62.2% of its schools held classes in shifts in SY 2024-25, against 4.3% nationally.
Last Mile Schools: Classroom Need and 2026 Allocation
Last Mile Schools more often lack classrooms (61.5% vs 52.5%) yet less often get SBP 2026 classrooms (9.9% vs 11.0%). Why the gap reverses for like schools.
Class Shifts and Crowded Classrooms in DepEd Schools
In SY 2024-25, 2,041 DepEd schools (4.3%) held classes in two or three shifts, with a median of 55.0 learners per classroom against 25.5 in other schools.
Classroom Allocation by LGU Income Class, 2026
56.9% of fifth-class municipalities got 2026 classrooms, against 91.2% of first-class; the gap fades once town size and region are held equal.
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