Ateneo Grade School is the school of the Ateneo de Manila educational system that provides elementary education (Kinder and Grades 1 to 6). Its immediate aim is to provide learning tools, skills, habits, attitudes and values that will be needed by the students in pursuing studies in Junior and Senior High School and in the tertiary levels, and beyond.

 

Ateneo provides a well-balanced program of activities and experiences to develop academic competence and a commitment to Christian values. It strives to form its students into young Catholic Christian men who will become leaders in the service of God and mankind.

 

Its first rector was Fr Jose Fernandez Cuevas SJ, then Superior of the Society of Jesus in the Philippine Province.

Grade School News

Booked for adventure: a National Book Week 2025 recap

The Ateneo Grade School and the Katigbak Educational Media Center celebrated National Book Week last November 17-21, 2025, adapting this year’s theme from the National...

[AGS] Nutrition Week

Pinggang Pinoy is a simple and practical food guide that utilizes a familiar plate model to illustrate the ideal proportions of food groups for every...

Community cooperation highlights AGS Emergency Drill

On Wednesday, 7 January 2026, the Ateneo de Manila Grade School (AGS) took part in a successful emergency drill designed to test the community’s disaster...

48th University Service Awards for Year 2025 (Memo U2526-054)

(Memo U2526-054)Dr Maria Luz C Vilches, Vice President for Higher Education, will be away from 8 to 10 January 2026 to join the 3-day Ignatian Retreat

AGS Broncos win third straight QC Baseball Title

The Ateneo Bronco Baseball Team was crowned Quezon City Division Meet Champion for the third consecutive year after defeating Manuel Luis Quezon Elementary School on...

Traffic Bulletin Update: Dismissal Schedule – 5 to 9 January 2026 (CSMO Memo)

5 January 2026 MEMO TO: The University Community FROM: [Sgd] Josephy F Almosera Director, Campus Safety and Mobility Office RE: Traffic Bulletin Update: Dismissal Schedule...