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Dinagat Islands was part of the First District of the province of Surigao del Norte until it became a separate province in October 2, 2006 per Republic Act No. 9355 or the Charter of the Province of Dinagat Islands.

Dinagat Islands is located in the northern part of Surigao del Norte. Politically, the province is bounded on the North, starting from the desolation point, by Surigao Strait; on the East by Philippine Sea; on the South-East by Dinagat Sound; on the South by Gaboc Channel and Nonoc Island; on the South-West by Awasan Bay, Hanigad Island and Hikdop Island; and on the West by Surigao Strait.

                The Province of Dinagat Islands has a total land area of 96,745.85 hectares and is composed of seven municipalities. The largest municipality in terms of land area is Loreto with a total land area of 25,587 hectares (26%) and the smallest municipality is Dinagat with a total land area of 3,287 hectares (3%).

The DepED Division of Dinagat Islands, now on its fifth year in operation since its charter last October 12, 2007 by virtue of R.A. 9355 has shown a continuous improvement and support to its 108 elementary schools and 29 secondary schools of which six (6) are newly opened high schools in this division.

In August 14, 2008, ASDS Teofila G. Cabatuan appointed the 15 newly-created personnel to man the DepED Dinagat Division. By August 20, 2008, ASDS Josita B. Carmen took over as the officer-in-charge. Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) was signed by ASDS Carmen and ASDS Fidela M. Rosas transferring 645 elementary personnel from Division of Surigao del Norte to Dinagat Islands Division.

 After which an agency code was given by DBM on November 2008. Division MOOE was downloaded direct to the division on December 14, 2009. Subsequently, on January 2009, division personnel and secondary non-implementing units (IUs) personnel salary and MOOE were downloaded to division account.  SDS Carmen took the lead to open new six secondary schools in 2009.

At present, ASDS Romeo O. Aprovechar assumes into office as new designated Officer In charge – Office of the Schools Division Superintendent on July 2010. In his administration, six (6) elementary and (6) six secondary schools passed the Accreditation Program for Public Elementary Schools (APPES) and Project STERLING respectively. Just recently, the division received addition 21 teachers items for SY 2011-12 of which six (6) is for  preschool teacher items, nine (9) teachers item for elementary , and six (6) for secondary.

The Division of Dinagat Islands is composed of eight (8) districts namely: Albor, Cagdianao, Dinagat, Loreto, Rizal I, San Jose, and Tubajon. Since Municipality of Basilisa has more number of schools situated in the islands, mainland and coastline area, the district was divided into two (2) namely, Rizal I and Rizal II last June 2010.