Municipal Education Sector Profile

B. Education Sector

Elementary and Primary Level - Carrascal District is one of the progressive districts in the division of Surigao del Sur when it comes to academic performance. It is composed of 15 schools, 7 of which are complete elementary schools, 6 complete primary schools and 2 incomplete primary schools. It has a total of 99 teaching and non-teaching personnel. In the school year 2001-2002, it has a total population of 2192 school children.

The district has one nationally-funded pre-school at Carrascal Central Elem. School and a PTA funded pre-school in Adlay Elementary School.

The existing situation of the district in terms of number and type of schools compromising the district, enrollment, number of teachers, number of desks, classrooms, and armchairs in SY2001-2002, is shown Table 5.

In terms of facilities, all schools do not have laboratories. Only Carrascal Central, Adlay Community School and Panikian Elementary School have shops, libraries, administrative offices, and clinic, but have incomplete equipments and facilities.

Secondary & Tertiary Level - The municipality has three (3) existing National High Schools, the Carrascal National High School (CNHS), which is located in Barangay Gamuton, Panikian National High School (PNHS), which is located in Barangay Panikian, and Adlay National High School in Barangay Adlay.

Sacred Heart School of Arts & Technology Foundation, Inc., a private school, offers vocational courses for High School graduates of the municipality.

Table 5

Projected Enrollment, Classrooms & Teachers Requirements for Elementary Level Municipality of Carrascal

School Year	Projected Enrollment	Classroom	Teacher
2001-2002	2436
2002-2003	2681
2003-2004	2951
2004-2005	3248
2005-2006	3574
2006-2007	3934	5
2007-2008	4329	13
2008-2009	4765	22	8
2009-2010	5244	32	18
2010-2011	5772	42	28

Demography