Saint Mary's University Grade School 

Buildings 

The Heritage Building, the old wooden building of the Grade School, which served as a commemoration of the first classroom structure constructed in the 1930's and 1940's was partially demolished to give way to the construction of the concrete three and four storey buildings in the 1980's and 1990's and fully demolished in 2014 due to safety reasons and to give way to the construction of the Aloysius Gonzaga Building.

The first phase of the 3 storey concrete building was formally occupied in June 1985 and was named Fr. Achilles de Gryse (D building). The second phase with additional classrooms was completed in June 1990. At present, the first floor houses the Principal's Office, Cashier's Office, Office of the Registrar's Staff, Faculty Room, PAASCU Room, Home Economics Room and the comfort rooms for the boys and girls. The second floor contains the Guidance Office, The Guidance Testing Room, Coordinator's Office and classrooms of the primary level. The third floor has the Science Laboratory and intermediate level classrooms.

Named after Rev. Constant Jurgens (J building), the four storey concrete building was inaugurated on December 8, 1998. This third phase was built for the formal merging of the then SMU Training Department and the SMU Elementary Central into one Department for the SY 1999-2000, thus the name SMU Elementary Department, which became SMU Grade School Department. In SY 2011-2012, SMU Grade School Department was renamed SMU Grade School.

The St. John Paul II Building (JP II Building) was built and inaugurated on June 3, 2011. This building includes the stage where the flag ceremony, assemblies and programs are done. On the ground floor are the Music Room and the offices of the Coordinators of Marian CARES, Student's Well-being and Deportment, and the DRRM, Sanitation and Campus Safety. The chapel is at the second floor together with the office of the Coordinator of Christian Faith Education, GMRC and Campus Ministry. The third floor houses the Smart Laboratory where pupils and teachers conduct their interactive learning.

In 2014, the fourth phase was completed with the St. Aloysius Gonzaga Building- a three-storey building which was inaugurated on September 8, 2015. The building houses