Transfer Application (Grade 8 or 9 entry) for SY 2026-2027
The transferee application period for Grades 8 and 9 SY 2026-2027 will open on 26 January 2026, and will close on 7 March 2026.
Who can apply for transfer to Grade 8 or Grade 9?
Applicants should be students currently in Grade 7 or Grade 8 at the time of application (SY 2025-2026)
Applicants should have excellent academic, extra-curricular, and deportment marks from their current and previous schools
Will entrance exams be administered?
Entrance exams will be administered ONSITE at the Ateneo de Manila Junior High School on 21March 2026 (for incoming Grade 8) and 28 March 2026 (for incoming Grade 9).
When is the application period?
The ONLINE APPLICATION for Grade 8 and 9 Transferees SY 2026-2027 will start on 26 January 2026 and will end on 7 March 2026.
The online application link will only be available on these dates. All applicants who have set up an account and paid the application fee will be included in the system when the application period closes. All applications which do not meet this requirement at the end of the application period will not be processed.
What are the requirements?
The application process is online. The following documents need to be uploaded to the system once an account has been set up and the payment made. Please prepare these documents AHEAD OF TIME to facilitate the application process. The documents and the picture have to be uploaded in the correct format.
Copies of the applicant’s official and final/complete report cards (with signature of the Principal/Registrar and School logo) in PDF format.
For Grade 8 Transfer Applicants: Grade
For Grade 9 Transfer Applicants: Grade 7
Copy of the applicant’s official report card for the present grade level (First and Second grading periods). This field has a late upload option, so upload the card when available.
Colored ID picture with white background (the applicant should wear a collared shirt).
Copy of the applicant’s complete and most recent Birth Certificate (PSA/NSO copy only, does not have to be recent)
Handwritten autobiography of the applicant on one sheet of A4 paper.
Additional documents for non-Filipino/dual citizen applicants:
Non-Filipino
Copy of Alien Certificate of Registration (ACR) and a Special Study Permit issued by the Bureau of Immigration
Dual Citizen
Copy of Philippine passport or Certificate of Recognition as a Filipino citizen
Indicate the APPLICANT'S NAME and INFORMATION, not the parent's or guardian's name.
Register an EMAIL ADDRESS of ONE PARENT. Please note that this PARENT EMAIL ADDRESS will be used for updates and other announcements within the application process. Please DO NOT USE the applicant's personal or school email address for registration. Remember the EMAIL ADDRESS and PASSWORD that you used, as the AJHS does not have access to open the application accounts.
Logging in to your account and paying the application fee
Wait for confirmation through email that you can activate your account. When you do so, you will be asked to input the same email address and a new password for your LOGIN ACCOUNT. Click the link to the site again and click LOG IN using this new password. You should be able to see the application page when you log in using this password.
Click the “PAYABLES” button to see the amount that you have to pay (Php 700.00 for AJHS), along with the reference number that you will use for your payment (this is a 9-digit application number generated by Edusuite, and begins with 350). The REFERENCE NUMBER IS NOT THE SAME AS THE APPLICANT'S CURRENT ID NUMBER.
Once you have received proof of payment from the bank, upload the receipt to the system through your account.
The payment will be registered in the system after 4-5 days, as all payments pass through the University Central Accounting Office. Notification to proceed will be sent to the registered email address.
Accomplishing the Application Form
After payment is verified, log in to your account and accomplish the form. PLEASE TAKE TIME TO CLICK the FAQs button and READ THROUGH THE STEP-BY-STEP INSTRUCTIONS to guide you through the process. Upload the required documents online through the given link. Click SUBMIT so that the application form can be reviewed.
There will be several steps in the review of the form: SUBMIT, REVIEW, REVISE, SUBMIT. The OAS cannot make the edits; only the parent/guardian of the applicant can do this. The editing notes will also be sent to the registered email address.
RETURN TO APPLICANT: Editing should be made based on the editing notes. Do not forget to Click SUBMIT after you are done editing. The application form will continue to be returned unless all editing notes are complied with.
ACCEPTED: Application form will be marked FOR EXAMINATION and notification will be sent to the registered email account. The EXAM is the First Phase of the application procedure.
Once your application is accepted and moved to FOR EXAMINATION, log in and click MANAGE SCHEDULE. Choose from the available exam schedules.
Instructions for the EXAM DAY will be sent by the AJHS-OAS to the registered parent address two days before the exam.
Before the applicant's scheduled exam day, PRINT OUT THE EXAM PERMIT, OAS COPY ONLY (there are two copies). The applicant must bring this on his/her exam day.
Applicants will be notified through email of their application status after the exam phase. Applicants may be asked by the Admissions Committee to attend an interview. INTERVIEW INVITATIONS WILL BE SENT TO THE REGISTERED EMAIL ACCOUNT.
