Central Visayas lies in the heart of the archipelago comprising four provinces namely: Cebu, Bohol, Negros Oriental and Siquijor.  There are 16 cities, 121 municipalities, 3004 barangays and 15 congressional districts.

With the present administration, Region VII's priority is to focus the learning needs of the pupils/students to achieve quality basic education.

The DepEd Region VII serves a total of 3,230 elementary schools (2,907 public and 323 private) and 934 secondary schools (642 public and 292 private).

A comprehensive listing of all schools in each district can be found on this page.