About us

H i s t o r y

Sto. Nino Elementary School is located in a 6,684 square meter site in the center of Barangay Sto. Nino. It is bounded on the north by Agricultores street, on the South by P. Antonio Street, on the east by Lazaro Street and on the West by E. Dela Paz Street.

Like the holy Child where it got the name, Sto. Nino Elem School blossomed from nothingness to the grandiosity as it is today. Its colourful history traces back from the two wooden building built in 1940 located in a lot that can easily be mistaken into a creek after a heavy downpour. In 1944, conditions got worse as the Japanese soldiers occupied the place.

After the liberation, the number of classrooms increased as temporary construction was done. Expansions and repairs continued until 1969 when it became an established elementary school with Miss Ester Cruz as the principal. It was the H.E. building, a clinic, a guidance center and a shop building. Also, the once forsaken place was turned into a garden full of trees, plants and flowers.

An unfortunate event occurred on March 25, 1965 as the main building was razed by fire. However, to restore what was burned to ashes, Hon. Isidro S. Rodriguez, then governor of Rizal funded the construction of the first two-storey building built in the municipality of Rizal.

On August 2005, the City Engineering office ordered the demotion of the four buildings as they were deemed defective after a thorough inspection. As not to disrupt classes, the principal, Mrs. Merle Papel initiated a 4-room makeshift.

In July 2008, Congressman del De Guzman and Marcelino Teodoro turned over a 21-room 3 storey building which is currently utilized as classrooms and service centers.

In School Year 2013-2014, Sto. Nino Elementary school bagged the superintendent’s award in the Clean, Green and Organized competition. The Superintendent’s Award is the first initiative to recognize schools which exhibited exemplary performance throughout the year.

The same recognition was awarded to Sto. Nino Elementary School in the succeeding year, a proof of having consistent commitment in achieving the department’s mission and vision.

In 2016, the Congressman Marcy Teodoro Gym has come to its final completion. Since then, it is being utilized by the pupils, teachers and stakeholders for the improvement in the quality of education being catered by the school.

Currently, SNES lives up to its impeccable name as the teachers work hand in hand with the community in achieving the school’s vision and mission.