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, then Superior of the Society of Jesus in the Philippine Province.

Grade School News

Born-2012 Blue Eagles are PAYA Mini-Basketball Champions

Composed of players from Ateneo de Manila Grade School (AGS) and Ateneo de Manila Junior High School (AJHS), Ateneo’s Born-2012 basketball team was crowned champion...

AGS athletes shine in Pokémon Run 2025; Temujin Posadas tops 3K

Ateneo de Manila Grade School (AGS) student-athletes showcased their speed and endurance in the Pokémon Run 2025 held at the Mall of Asia Arena grounds...

Grade 2 Ateneans receive First Holy Communion on February 1 & 8, 2025

The Grade 2 students of Ateneo de Manila Grade School received their First Holy Communion on 1 & 8 February 2025 in the Church of...

AGS golfers place 2nd in JGFP Inter-School tourney; Race Manhit is middle school 3-peat champ

Ateneo de Manila Grade School brought home the 2nd place trophy in the middle school division of the recent Junior Golf Foundation of the Philippines...

Blue Eagles place 2nd in PAYA Midgets Table Tennis Tourney

Composed of players from Ateneo de Manila Grade School (AGS) and Junior High School (AJHS), the Ateneo table tennis varsity emerged as silver medalists in...

[AGS] Protection and Gender-Fair Treatment of the Girl Child Week

According to the Philippine Commission on Women (PCM), National Women’s Month is an important occasion that recognizes the significant contributions of women in nation-building. Held...