Anglo-Chinese School (Independent)
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| Motto | The Best Is Yet To Be |
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| Established | March 1, 1886 |
| Type | Independent, Single |
| Principal | Ong Teck Chin |
| School code | 7001 |
| Colours | Red, Blue, Gold |
| Locale | Dover, Singapore |
| Enrollment | {{{enrollment}}} |
| Website | Link |
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Anglo-Chinese School (Independent), abbreviated as ACS (Independent), was originally established as the secondary section of Anglo-Chinese School in 1886 and was awarded independent status in 1988 to become the "Anglo-Chinese School (Independent)". The school is generally regarded as one of the top boys' schools in Singapore. Currently it offers both the Express stream and also the Integrated Programme (IP), which is a 6-year course leading to the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme.
The campus has been expanded to accommodate pupils for the International Baccalaureate program which started in 2006. It was recognised as an IB World School in 2005 and houses a sports complex and as well as a boarding school. Its current principal and CEO is Dr Ong Teck Chin, who began his administration in 1994; its principal prior to this was Associate Professor Lawrence Chia.
Most, if not all of the school campus extension for the years 5 and 6 students has been completed. The construction has enlarged the total land area to 11 hectares. The total cost of the construction works is S$40 million.
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[edit] Integrated Programme
The school started to offer the Integrated Programme (IP), starting in 2004. This program prepares secondary students for the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme (IBDP) in years 5 and 6. The proportion between the amount of IP students and Express students is almost equal. Most of the school's top students make part of the IP cohort. The school accepts students into this program at Year 1 and Year 3 (mostly transferred from Express stream students).
IP students take different subjects from the Express stream students. In Year 3 they are given the option to choose subject combinations. Special subjects worth noting offered in this program are Introduction to Human Societies (IHS), a multi-disciplinary humanities subject, Language Arts, a combined English language and Literature subject, and Philosophy of Disciplines (POD), which prepares students for the Theory of Knowledge course in IBDP. IP students also have to complete a combined 100 hours of Creativity, Action, Service, and Leadership in Year 3 and 4. They also must submit an Individualised Study Option (ISO) at the end of Year 4.
2007 will also see the school's first graduating batch of International Baccalaureate students.
[edit] Principals
The current Principal is Dr. Ong Teck Chin, having served as Principal in ACS (Independent) since 1994.
[edit] The Shaw Library and Resource Centre
The school library is named after its financial benefactor, Runme Shaw. It has 20 computers, 25,000 books and has a heritage walk at the back to educate others on the history of ACS. The school's Library Services Team takes a part in running and maintaining the Library, along with the professional librarians. An extension of the library was opened in 2007.
[edit] Achievements
[edit] Odyssey of the Mind
ACS (Independent) boasts a long affiliation with the international Odyssey of the Mind competitions, with its school teams representing the nation as early as 1998 at the World Finals in Disneyworld, Florida. OM's early years in Singapore in 1999, 2000 and 2001 also saw ACS(I) dominating the nation's scene, consistently sending teams to the Finals at the University of Tennessee and Maryland respectively. Dr. Ong Teck Chin, the school's principal, is also the chief regional representative for OM in Singapore. [1]
Recent performance:
2002: University of Colorado, USA
- Under-15 World Champions
2004: University of Maryland, USA
- Under-15 Silver Champions
- Under-15 Bronze Champions
- Under-20 Bronze Champions
2005: University of Colorado, USA
- Record 5 National Champions
- Under-15 World Champions
- Under-20 Silver Champions
In 2006, ACS (Independent) sent 3 teams to compete in the World Finals in Iowa State University, USA. All 3 teams sent excelled, with ACS (Independent) winning its first-ever under-20 World Champions title. It also won the Under-20 Silver Medal and Under-15 Bronze Medal. The World Champions team was composed of year 5 students, the first batch of ACS (Independent) students taking the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme.
[edit] Sports & Games
ACS (Independent) has won nine "Top Boys School in Sports and Games" awards in the past ten years. The record so far is 13 Gold medals in one year, which was achieved in 2002.
ACS (Independent) held a winning streak of both the "B" and "C" Divisions of the National School Rugby Championships from 1997 to 2003. This ended in 2004 when St. Andrew's Secondary School defeated them with a score of 10-7 in the "B" Division. Furthermore, ACSI (Independent) lost to SASS again in by a score of 6-0 in 2005 and 12-7 in 2005 for the "B" division Police Cup. However, in the 2006 "C" Division Rugby Finals, ACS defeated SASS by 16-12 and Raffles Institution by 15-10.
[edit] Cultural Activities
ACS (Independent)'s Chamber Orchestra has obtained four consecutive Gold Awards in the Singapore Youth Festival competition, and is the only youth string ensemble that has done so.
The Symphonic Band also won a Gold with Honours award in the 2005 SYF competition. It was also ranked as one of the top three bands in the 2005 SYF competition.[citation needed]
After recently taking part in the 17th Australian International Music Festival in Sydney, Australia, the Symphonic Band attained the Gold Award at the festival. The guitar orchestra, established in 2003, has won 2 consecutive Gold medals in the SYF competitions.
In 2002, the school staged a musical, 'Godspell'. The students were directed by a Singaporean actor and director, Glen Goei. The music was handled by the Iskandar Ismail and Elaine Wan Chan, both Singaporean composers, while the choreography was handled by professional choreographers under supervision of Richard Tan. In 2006, the school launched the Anglo-Chinese School (Independent) Philharmonic Orchestra, and staged an original musical, 'Haven'. It was also composed by Mrs.Elaine Wan. It was performed for three sessions in a row on 4 August and 5 August 2006.
[edit] General Awards
ACS (Independent) has achieved the following awards for the year of 2006:
- Best Practice Award for Organisational Effectiveness
- Best Practice Award for Staff Well-Being
- Best Practice Award for Student All-Round Development
- Best Practice Award for Teaching and Learning
- Achievement Award for Academic Value-Added
- Sustained Achievement Award for Physical and Aesthetics
- Sustained Achievement Award for Sports
- Sustained Achievement Award for Uniformed Groups
- CHERISH Platinum Awards
- Singapore Quality Award
- School Distinction Award
- School Excellence Award
[edit] Co-Curricular Activities (CCA)
Like all secondary schools in Singapore, it is compulsory for every student to take up a CCA. In ACS (Independent), however, every student is required to join a uniformed group - also called a Uniformed Youth Organisation in ACS (Independent) - and a CCA from another category.
[edit] Sports & Games
- Air Rifle
- Badminton
- Bowling
- Basketball
- Canoeing
- Cricket
- Cross-country
- Golf
- Gymnastics
- Hockey
- Rugby
- Sailing
- Soccer
- Softball
- Squash
- Swimming
- Table-tennis
- Tennis
- Track & Field
- Water-Polo
[edit] Services
[edit] Uniformed groups
- National Cadet Corps (Air)
- National Cadet Corps (Land)
- National Cadet Corps (Sea)
- National Civil Defence Cadet Corps
- National Police Cadet Corps (Land)
- National Police Cadet Corps (Sea)
- Boys' Brigade
- Scouts
- St. John Ambulance Brigade
- Symphonic Band
- Military Bagpipe Band
[edit] Clubs & Societies
- Art Club
- Astronomy
- Chess Club
- Chinese Chess Club
- Christian Fellowship
- Drama Club
- Environmental Club
- Interact Club
- Photographic Society
- Multi Purpose Co-op Society
- Media Production AC
[edit] Cultural Activities
- Chamber Orchestra
- Choir
- Drama Club
- Guitar Orchestra 1 2
- Chinese Performing Arts
- Philharmonic Orchestra
[edit] ACS (Independent) Boarding School
The ACS (Independent) Boarding School is located on 119 Dover Road, Singapore 139650. It houses around 400 students, mostly overseas scholars from the People's Republic of China, Indonesia, Vietnam, Malaysia, and India. There are currently eight halls in the Boarding School, named after famous figures that contributed to the school in the past:
- Hall 1 "T.R.Doraisamy"
- Hall 2 "Lee Kong Chian"
- Hall 3 "Tay Eng Soon"
- Hall 4 "Thio Chan Bee"
- Hall 5 "Runme Shaw"
- Hall 6 "H.M. Hoisington"
- Hall 7 "T.W. Hinch"
- Hall 8 "William F. Oldham"
There are also plans to build two additional halls in 2007, including a hall housing ACS (Independent) female students.
[edit] See also
- Anglo-Chinese School
- Anglo-Chinese School (Barker Road)
- Anglo-Chinese School (International)
- Anglo-Chinese Junior College
- Anglo-Chinese School (Junior)
- Anglo-Chinese School (Primary)
- Methodist Girls' School (Secondary)
