Schools Division Office of Imus City

The promulgation of Republic Act 10161, converting the municipality of Imus into a component city, gave birth to the Schools Division Office of Imus City on January 12, 2013. The conception of the Division was made possible through the efforts of then Congressman of the 3rd District of Cavite, Hon. Ayong S. Maliksi; former City Mayor of Imus, Hon. Emmanuel L. Maliksi; former Regional Director of Region IV-A, Dr. Lorna D. Dino; and former Superintendent of the Province of Cavite, Dr. Yolanda V. Carpina.

Currently, 38 public schools comprise the division, including twenty-five (25) elementary schools, five (5) junior high schools, four (4) integrated schools, and four (4) senior high schools. All public schools have access to main public roads, water, and electricity.

On the other hand, there are one hundred ten (110) private schools with permits to operate in Imus City.
Of these, forty-six (46) are categorized as elementary (Kindergarten to Grade 6), two (2) as Junior High School, seven (7) as Senior High School, and fifty-five (55) as Integrated Schools.

In terms of program offerings, private schools provide a complete basic education curriculum covering Key Stages 1 to 4. Specifically, there are private schools that cater exclusively to Kindergarten (8), Junior High School (2), Senior High School (7), a combination of Kindergarten with Key Stage Levels 1 and 2 (37), a combination of Kindergarten and Key Stage Levels 1, 2, and 3 (26), a combination of Kindergarten and Key Stage Levels 1, 2, 3, and 4 (28), pure Junior High School (2), and stand-alone Senior High School (4).

In addition, the Alternative Learning System (ALS) has established 38 Community Learning Centers in Imus City serving 1,106 learners. Together, these educational institutions and centers address the learning needs of pupils and students across all 97 barangays of the city.

Based on records provided by the Human Resource Section as of December 2025, there are a total of two thousand eight hundred sixty-one (2,861) national Plantilla personnel serving public schools from elementary to senior high school. Specifically, 1,478 are assigned to the elementary level, 51 to integrated schools, 1,029 to junior high schools, 206 to senior high schools, and 6 to the Alternative Learning System (ALS). An additional 179 national Plantilla items and 34 locally funded non-teaching and related-teaching personnel support the Department’s various programs, projects, and activities.

Thirteen (13) years after its inception, the Schools Division Office of Imus City continues to embody its progressive tagline, “Imus City, Angat ka!” Under the leadership of OIC-Schools Division Superintendent Mr. Lito A. Palomar, the Division fosters a culture of transparent, ethical, participatory, and transformative governance. With 148 schools, 38 community centers, and 2,861 dedicated personnel, our data reflects a strong commitment to fulfilling our mandate.

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.

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, and motivating 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

Mandate

The Department of Education was established through the Education Decree of 1863 as the Superior Commission of Primary Instruction under a Chairman. The Education agency underwent many reorganization efforts in the 20th century in order to better define its purpose vis a vis the changing administrations and charters. The present day Department of Education was eventually mandated through Republic Act 9155, otherwise known as the Governance of Basic Education Act of 2001 which establishes the mandate of this agency.

The Department of Education (DepEd) formulates, implements, and coordinates policies, plans, programs and projects in the areas of formal and non-formal basic education. It supervises all elementary and secondary education institutions, including alternative learning systems, both public and private; and provides for the establishment and maintenance of a complete, adequate, and integrated system of basic education relevant to the goals of national development.

Core Values

• Maka-Diyos
• Maka-tao
• Makalikasan
• Makabansa

Quality Policy Statement

“The Department of Education is committed to provide learners with quality Basic Education that is accessible, inclusive, and liberating through:

• Proactive Leadership
• Shared Governance
• Evidence-Based policies, Standards, and Programs
• Responsive and Relevant Curricula
• Highly Competent and Committed Officials, and Teaching, and Non-Teaching Personnel
• An Enabling Learning Environment

The Department upholds the highest standards of conduct and performance to fulfill stakeholders' needs and expectations by adhering to constitutional mandates, statutory, and regulatory requirements, and sustains client satisfaction through continuous improvement of the Quality Management System.”

Quality Objectives

Schools Division Office of Imus City aims to achieve holistic development of ‘Bidang’ Imuseño by:

• 1. Formulating and establishing evidence and research-based programs, projects and activities for the continuous improvement of services;
• 2. Ensuring clientele satisfaction through effective and judicious utilization of financial and material resources;
• 3. Enhancing the Basic Education K to 12 Curriculum through ICT-based classroom instructions, intensive monitoring and evaluation, assessment of learning outcomes, alternative delivery mode of instruction, and utilization of equitable and appropriate learning resources;
• 4. Implementing the merit system in hiring, selection, promotion, benefits, compensation, awards, recognition, learning and development of personnel in adherence to mandated standards and TEA governance; and
• 5. Strengthening linkages and partnerships among internal and external stakeholders in implementing programs, projects and activities.