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How to get into Ateneo de Manila (ACET path)
The path: Senior High → ACET → Ateneo admission decision
Education: Senior high students applying for first-year admission
Step-by-step path
- 1
Apply to Ateneo
Submit your application and requirements through Ateneo's admissions portal.
- 2
Take the ACET
On your assigned date at a Metro Manila or provincial testing center.
- 3
Wait for your decision
Admission decisions are sent by email.
- 4
Confirm your slot
Follow Ateneo's enrollment instructions if you're admitted.
About the ACET
- A timed, paper-based test of multiple-choice questions in mathematics, English, general knowledge and abstract reasoning, plus an essay.
- There's no Filipino section and no right-minus-wrong penalty; the number of items varies each year.
- For SY 2027–28, Ateneo scheduled the ACET on 19–20 September 2026 in Metro Manila and 26–27 September 2026 at provincial centers (a few sites on 3 and 10 October). Decisions come out in May 2027.
Your qualifying exam
ACET
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Questions
What's the path to becoming a ateneo student?
Senior High → ACET → Ateneo admission decision
What education do I need?
Senior high students applying for first-year admission
Which exam do I need to pass?
ACET. A timed, paper-based test of multiple-choice questions in mathematics, English, general knowledge and abstract reasoning, plus an essay.
Does Super Tutor have a reviewer for this exam?
Super Tutor's ACET course has chapter reviewers, practice quizzes with explanations and the AI tutor for math, English and reasoning.
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