Anglo-Chinese School (Independent) (ACS(I)) is an independent

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secondary school in Dover, Singapore. Founded in 1886 by Reverend William Fitzjames Oldham, it was recognised as an

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World School in 2005, and has since consistently ranked among the top three schools worldwide that offer the

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. Keeping in line with its history as a boys' school, ACS(I) provides secondary education for only boys from years 1 to 4. Since 2012, ACS(I) and its affiliated school

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(MGS) have partnered for an

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, which allows ACS(I) and MGS students to skip the

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examinations and proceed directly to years 5 and 6 at ACS(I) to complete the IB Diploma Programme.

History

Anglo chinese school independent panorama 2010

ACS was offered 'independent' status by the

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in 1987. This was accepted by the ACS Board of Governors. In 1992, the school moved from Barker Road to a new campus at Dover Road. The site was opened by

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on 1 March 1993, the 107th anniversary of the school's founding by Bishop William Fitzjames Oldham. ACS was founded on 1 March 1886 by Bishop William Fitzjames Oldham as an extension of the

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. Its first location was a shophouse at 70 Amoy Street with a total of 13 pupils. Its name came from the fact that it conducted lessons in English at night and Chinese in the afternoon. By the following year, enrolment had increased to 104, and the school moved to

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. Between 1914 and 1920, led by Reverend J. S. Nagle, the school introduced regular religious services and physical education classes. Afternoon classes were also established for academically weaker pupils. In a bid to ensure continuity in school life and keep the school adequately staffed, Nagle encouraged former students, known as "old boys", to return to the school as teachers. The Anglo-Chinese Continuation School was started by the new principal, Reverend P. L. Peach, in 1925, for students who had to leave the school due to the newly imposed age limits on school-going boys by the government. Eventually, ACS was renamed the Oldham Methodist School. A secondary school was opened at Cairnhill Road. During the

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between 1942 and 1945, lessons were suspended, and the school re-opened its doors only in 1946, a year after the Japanese surrender, when the buildings at Cairnhill and Coleman Street were made safe from war damage. The pre-war principal, T. W. Hinch, who had been interned by the Japanese, returned to the school. He set up "X" and "Y" classes, each with different levels of difficulty, for students who had missed years of their education due to the Occupation. In September 1950, the secondary school moved from Cairnhill to Barker Road. Also in 1950, Post School Certificate Classes, later known as Pre-University Classes because they were supposed to prepare students for tertiary education, were set up, and the first batch of girl students was enrolled in ACS. Students in the lower grades continued to be all-boys, a practice which persists to this day. Thio Chan Bee, the first Asian principal of ACS, took over in 1952. During his tenure, both the Cairnhill and Barker Road premises were expanded, the latter with the building of the Lee Hall, a three-storey building housing twelve classrooms and four laboratories. In 1986, ACS celebrated its centenary with the publication of a hardback history of the school entitled ''Hearts, Hopes and Aims''. ACSP moved out of the Coleman Street campus in 1994; in its place now are the National Archives. In 1988 the

started its Independent School programme. Independent schools are allowed to be privately funded and subject to less government regulation in setting out their curriculum. The school was renamed ACS (Independent); in 1993 the Barker Road campus was vacated and the school moved to Dover Road. After strong lobbying by alumni, the Barker Road site was retained for a second secondary school. At the same time, Anglo-Chinese Primary School abandoned Coleman Street (the old building now housing the

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) to share premises with the new secondary school at Barker Road, now named ACS (Barker Road). When Bishop Oldham started the school in 1886, he also took in some students as boarders. The boarding facility soon expanded and moved into ever-larger premises, first in Bellevue at Oldham Lane, then to Dunearn House at Barker Road. In 1986, when ACS celebrated its centennial year, the boarding school known as Oldham Hall moved into new premises within the ACS Barker Road campus. It moved back into the rebuilt premises in December 2002 and was renamed ACS Oldham Hall.

Principals

The principal of the school is also the school's chief executive officer. The first principal of the independent school was Lawrence Chia, an associate professor of chemistry at the

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and a

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elder. Chia stepped down at the end of 1993 and one of his two vice-principals was selected to replace him. Ong Teck Chin held the post from 1994 to October 2010. From 5 October 2010, Fanny Tan was appointed acting principal in his stead, until the appointment of Winston James Hodge as new principal with effect from 21 June 2011. Then, in December 2018, Arene Koh was appointed as principal.

Awards

ACS (Independent) was awarded the Singapore Quality Award (SQA) in October 2009. ACS (Independent) has achieved the Singapore Quality Award, all four Best Practice Awards, School Distinction and School Excellence Awards. ACS(I) has won ''The Straits Times 'Top School in Sports (Boys)' award 14 times, starting with the first award in 1996 and winning thereafter every year until 2010, with the exception of 1999.

Examinations

In the GCE 'Ordinary' level examinations, ACS(I) had been ranked in the top 15 institutions in Singapore for a number of years since 1995. In 2008 it was reported that ACS(I) students taking the IB exams for the first time had produced results among the best in the world: nine students had obtained the perfect score of 45, making up almost half the 20 candidates worldwide to do so. It was also reported that ACS(I)'s performance put it among the top three IB schools in the world. In 2010, 27 students worldwide were reported to have achieved the perfect score, of whom 13 came from the ACS(I) November 2009 examination cohort. In 2011, it produced 28 students who earned the perfect score. The number of perfect scorers increased to 29 in 2012. and 37 in 2013. In 2014, the school produced 32 of the 43 students nationwide who obtained perfect scores. In 2015, 34 students scored the perfect score. In 2016, 41 scored the perfect score, accounting for the 48 in Singapore and 81 worldwide to do so. In 2018 ACS scored an average of 41.6 points per IBDP student making it the top IB school in the world as per the league tables published by Education Advisers Ltd.

Student activities

House system

The house system is a way of grouping students into mutually competitive groups. It was introduced on 16 April 1929 during the tenure of Principal Thomas W. Hinch. ACS Houses were named initially after churchmen Bishop James Thoburn, Bishop William F. Oldham, and Reverend Goh Hood Keng; and philanthropists

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and Cheong Koon Seng. In 2005, three other benefactors of the school were honoured by having houses named after them: these were Lee Seng Gee, Shaw Vee Meng and

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. The houses in chronological order, and their house colours, are: * Thoburn - Green *

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- Red * Goh Hood Keng (GHK) - Yellow *

(TKK) - Dark Blue * Cheong Koon Seng (CKS) - Light Blue * Lee Seng Gee (LSG) - Grey * Shaw Vee Meng (SVM) - Purple *

(TCT) - Tan/Orange

Campus

Facilities

ACS(Independent) has a number of facilities, including a campus-wide Wi-Fi network, air-conditioned classrooms, computer and science laboratories, multi-purpose halls, auditoriums, and lecture theatres. ACS(I)'s sports facilities include an artificial turf, a gymnasium, swimming pools and basketball, squash and tennis courts.

Boarding school

Established in 1994, the ACS (Independent)

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houses around 500 students, mostly overseas scholars from the

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, and

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. Resident staff live alongside the students and provide a balance of academic and pastoral support.

The Shaw Library and Resource Centre

The library is named after its financial benefactor,

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. It contains over 100,000 books, reference materials and IB syllabus-based course books.

Achievements

Sports and games

ACS (Independent) has produced national champions and national sportsmen. It has been strong in swimming, sailing, water-polo and rugby. It has been ''

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Top School in Sports (Boys) in an almost unbroken streak since this title was first awarded, from 1996 to 2009. The exception was 1999, in which The Chinese High School won the title. The record number of gold medals in a single season was achieved in 2018, where it won 17 gold medals and 10 silver medals. The school has held many winning streaks such as the "B" Division Rugby Title from 1997–2003 and the "C" Division Rugby Title from 1997–2009. In 2008, ACS (Independent) won a grand slam in Rugby, winning all three "A" Division, "B" Division and "C" Division titles, and the school has won multiple since.

National inter-schools championships

''Note : Records from 1989 onwards; "A" Division records from 2007 onwards''

Uniformed groups

The school has also performed well in its uniformed groups, achieving Gold and Best Unit awards multiple times over the past years. In 2011 alone, all of the school's units have attained a Gold award. ACS (Independent) holds the record of having the largest amount of Uniformed Groups in a single school. In addition to this, ACS (Independent) is the only school with a National Cadet Corps Tri-Service, and one of two schools which pioneered the

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. The

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and

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units of the school are also the largest in Singapore. The

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and Boys' Brigade Primers also encompasses the Boys' Brigade Bagpipe Band, one of only 15 in Singapore. However, the NPCC (Sea) unit and Military Bagpipe Band have since been shut down.

Clubs, societies and performing arts

The ACS(I) Debate Team has had members representing Singapore at the World Schools Debating Championships. ACS(I) emerged National Champions in 1998, 2005 and 2013 as well as 1st Runner-Up in 2004, 2006 and 2016 in the Singapore Secondary Schools Debating Championships. At the national championships for pre-university levels organised by the Singapore Ministry of Education, ACS(I) emerged champions in 2010 and 2018 as well as 1st Runner-Up in 2012, 2014 and 2019. In 2010, ACS(I) emerged champions in the

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Budget Debate for the Secondary School division and 1st Runner-Up for the Pre-University division. The Symphonic Band won Gold with Honours awards in the 2005, 2007 and 2009 SYF competitions, being the only school besides Saint Patrick's School to have achieved this. It was ranked as one of the top three bands in all three years. The band also received a Gold in the 2011 competition. The Wind Ensemble received a Gold in its first year of participation in SYF in 2007, as well as a Bronze in 2009 and a Silver in 2011. In 2006, the band took part in the 17th Australian International Music Festival in Sydney, Australia, attaining a Gold Award. In the Singapore International Band Festival 2008, the band competed against professional bands in the open division and won the only Gold award, it also achieved second place in the Finals. In the SIBF competition for 2010, the band achieved Silver in the Open Category, while in 2012, the Symphonic Band was awarded a Gold in Division II and the Wind Ensemble was awarded Silver in Division I. In 2011, both the Symphonic Band and Wind Ensemble participated in the Senior Category at the Hong Kong Winter Band Festival, attaining Silver and Gold (2nd Placing) respectively. The Symphonic Band has also received Distinction Awards at the 2013 and 2015 Singapore Youth Festival Arts Presentation for Concert Bands. The Choir, established in the 1980s, has taken part in many international and local choral competitions and workshops. The Choir has achieved a Gold award in the 2009 SYF Central Judging, as well as a Gold award in the recent 2011 SYF Central Judging. The Choir also obtained a Gold award at the Genting International Choral Competition in 2007. The IB choir now performs as an

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society.

Notable alumni

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, former Member of Parliament, Singapore **

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, Singapore ** Fong Jen Arthur, Member of Parliament, Singapore ** Geh Min, Nominated Member of Parliament, Singapore **

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, former Deputy Prime Minister, Minister for Defence, Minister for Finance and Minister for Education, Singapore **

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, Senior Minister of State for Home Affairs, Singapore ** Dr Richard Hu, former Minister for Finance and Minister for Trade and Industry, Singapore ** Lam Pin Min, former Member of Parliament, Singapore **

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, first President of

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** Alvin Lie Ling Piao, member of People's Representative Council of Indonesia as the representative of

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, former cabinet minister, Chairman of the Housing and Development Board and Chairman of the Port of Singapore Authority, Singapore **

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, former Minister for Transport and former Second Minister for Foreign Affairs, former Chief of Navy and former Chief Executive of the Maritime and Port Authority, Singapore ** Sellapan Ramanathan, 6th President of Singapore **

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, former Education Minister and former Second Defence Minister, Singapore ** Sin Boon Ann, Member of Parliament, Singapore **

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, Former Deputy Prime Minister, Singapore **

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, Member of Parliament for

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* Athletes ** Ang Peng Siong, former Singapore national swimmer, co-founder and Managing Director of APS Swim School & Aquatic Performance Swim Club **

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** Quah Zheng Wen, national swimmer, participated in the

** Oon Jin Teik, CEO of Singapore Sports Council and former Singapore national swimmer ** Poh Seng Song, Singapore national sprinter **

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, Former Singapore national badminton player ** Gary Tan, Singapore national swimmer ** Thum Ping Tjin, former Singapore national swimmer, Rhodes Scholar * Business leaders ** Lim Siong Guan, former Head of Singapore Civil Service, Group President of

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** Ong Beng Seng, Managing Director Hotel Properties Limited, brought Formula 1 back to Singapore ** Seow Poh Leng, founding member of the Ho Hong Bank ** Tan Sri Dr. Tan Chin Tuan, former Chairman of

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* Arts **

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, director ** Adrian Pang, actor ** Bernard Tan, musician and composer **

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, social activist ** Belinda Ang, Singapore Supreme Court Judge ** Cavinder Bull, Senior Counsel ** Choo Han Teck, Supreme Court Judge ** Steven Chong, Judge of Appeal **

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and former Commissioner of Police ** Glenn Knight, lawyer **

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Desmond Kuek Bak Chye, former Chief of the Defence Force,

** Li Denghui, founding President (1917–1937) of

** Professor Lim Kok Ann, Dean of Medicine NUS (1965–72), President of Singapore Chess Federation (1961–72) **

Melvyn Ong, Chief of Defence Force,

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** Andrew Phang, Judge of Appeal ** V K Rajah, Judge of Appeal,

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(2014-2017) ** Lucien Wong,

(2017–Present), Senior Counsel ** Sim Kee Boon, former head of Singapore Civil Service **

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, former Chief of Navy,

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** Woo Bih Li, Singapore Supreme Court Judge ** Wong Meng Kong, chess Grandmaster

Notes

1. ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20070930224744/http://www.moe.gov.sg/press/2004/pr2004sea_sda.htm", School Excellence Award (SEA), Ministry of Education, Singapore, 2006

References

External links

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ACS (Independent) Official web page
* Christie R. House
"Methodist Schools of Singapore: A Model"
''New World Outlook'' (United Methodist Church), March 2004. {{Anglo-Chinese School Singapore Anglo-Chinese School Educational institutions established in 1886 Educational institutions established in 1988 Independent schools in Singapore Secondary schools in Singapore Schools offering Integrated Programme in Singapore International Baccalaureate schools in Singapore Queenstown, Singapore Dover, Singapore 1988 establishments in Singapore Schools in Central Region, Singapore Methodist schools in Singapore