Valinhos, August 26, 2011 - Anhanguera Educacional Participações S.A. ("Company") hereby informs its shareholders and the market in general that, on August 26, 2011, Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services (“S&P”) raised its corporate credit ratings on the Company to “brAA-“ from “brA” on the National Scale and to “BB” from “BB-“ on the Global Scale, with a stable outlook.

S&P highlighted that the Company has consistently strengthened its credit metrics in the past few years, by successfully implementing its growth strategy based primarily on integrating acquired assets and greenfields.

More details on the credit rating are available here.