About Us

The province of Surigao del Norte is bounded in the north and east by the vast Pacific Ocean covering the municipalities of Loreto and Dinagat, respectively.

In the south, the division is bounded by the provinces of Agusan del Norte and Surigao del Sur covering the municipalities of Alegria and Claver, and on the west, it is bounded by the historic Surigao Strait covering the municipality of Malimono.  It has 3 divisions namely Division of Surigao del Norte, Surigao City and Siargao.  Figure 1 shows the map of mainland Surigao del Norte.

The Division of Surigao del Norte is comprised of the 11 mainland municipalities of the second congressional district. It has 13 school districts namely Alegria, Anao-aon, Bacuag, Claver, Gigaquit, Mainit I, Mainit II, Malimono, Placer I, Placer II, Sison, Taganaan, and Tubod.  However, the division is currently working out of splitting Malimono into two districts due to its geographical location.  It has 158 public and 3 private elementary schools; and 35 public and 6 private secondary schools.  The Division Office is located beside the Provincial Sports Complex, Rizal Street, Surigao City.

Mission

To protect and promote the right of every Filipino to quality, equitable, culture- based, and complete basic education where: Students learn in a child-friendly, gender sensitive, safe andmotivating environment Teachers facilitate learning and constantly nurture every learner administrators and staff, as stewards of the institution, ensure an enabling and supportive environment for effective learning to happen Family, community and other stakeholders are actively engaged and share responsibility for developing life-long learners.

Vision

We dream of Filipinos who passionately love their country and whose values and competencies enable them to realize their full potential and contribute meaningfully to building the nation. As a learner-centered public institution, the Department of Education continuously improves itself to better serve its stakeholders.

Core Values

•  Maka-Diyos
•  Maka-tao
•  Makakalikasan
•  Makabansa