Anglo-Chinese School (Independent)

Bishan East, Singapore, Singapore

  • Day & Boarding

  • 1886

  • S$ N/A-N/A

    • IB

School History & Details

Methodist Bishop William Fitzjames Oldham established the Anglo-Chinese School (ACS) in 1886 to raise pupils to be servants "for God and Humanity."

As part of the Ministry of Education's goal to diversify the landscape of national education, ACS became one of the first schools to become independent in January 1988. As a result, the school was renamed ACS (Independent).

ACS (Independent), a Methodist institution, has a solid foundation in spiritual ideals, a legacy of quality, and a worldwide outlook. It is the first national school to offer the IB Diploma Programme and was approved as an International Baccalaureate (IB) World School in 2005. The school now provides two academic paths:

- the six-year Integrated course (IP) leading to the IB Diploma course, and - the four-year Express curriculum leading to the GCE O-Level Examinations.

    School Values

  • Steadfastness
  • Humility
  • Integrity
  • Empathy
  • Loyalty
  • Diligence

    • The school's mission is to develop students who are more like Christ, and we are motivated by the principles he upheld in his life and teachings.

    A shield's main function is to guard and shield.  As ACSians traverse the complexity of life, we think that upholding our school's principles, which are encapsulated in the acronym SHIELD, will serve to direct and protect them in their relationships, judgment, and decision-making.

School Achievements

Achievements

Through the years, ACS (Independent) has had successful sporting outcomes, producing national champions and national athletes. Rugby, sailing, water polo, and swimming have all been popular sports. Since this distinction was first given out, in 1996, it has been The Straits Times' Top School in Sports (Boys) for an almost continuous period.[7] 1999 was an exception when The Chinese High School took home the prize. In 2018, it earned 17 gold medals and 10 silver medals, setting a record for the most gold medals in a single season. Numerous winning streaks have been enjoyed by the school, including the "B" Division Rugby Title from 1997 to 2003 and the "C" Division Rugby Title from 1997 to 2009. Rugby's grand slam was achieved in 2008 by ACS (Independent), who took home the "A" Division, "B" Division, and "C" Division championships. The National School Games (NSG) in the year 2022 featured competition from our "A," "B," and "C" Division shooters from the ACS (Independent) Shooting CCA. Shooters put in a lot of practice leading up to the NSG, always giving it their all and pursuing perfection in their sport. They had a difficult time juggling their demanding training schedules with their academic obligations. In addition to the team awards, we would like to congratulate Chua Joel from Class 2.06 (2nd in 'C' Division Rifle), Jason Kok Wen Hao from Class 3.15 (4th in 'B' Division Rifle), and Justin Loei Wen Hao from Class 5.07 (2nd in 'A' Division Pistol) for their outstanding individual performances.
School Achievements

Non-Academic Achievements

The school has won many sports and extracurricular activities where the students have performed extremely well in all these tournaments and won many individual and team medals and awards.
Notable Alumni

Notable Alumni

Vivian Balakrishnan, Minister for Foreign Affairs, Singapore Chen Show Mao, former Member of Parliament, Singapore Chiam See Tong, former Member of Parliament and Head of the Singapore People's Party, Singapore Fong Jen Arthur, Member of Parliament, Singapore Geh Min, Nominated Member of Parliament, Singapore Goh Keng Swee, former Deputy Prime Minister, Minister for Defence, Minister for Finance and Minister for Education, Singapore Ho Peng Kee, 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 Lee Teng-hui, first President of Fudan University, Shanghai, China Alvin Lie Ling Piao, member of the People's Representative Council of Indonesia as the representative of the National Mandate Party Lim Kim San, former cabinet minister, Chairman of the Housing and Development Board, and Chairman of the Port of Singapore Authority, Singapore Lui Tuck Yew, 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 Ng Eng Hen, former Education Minister and former Second Defence Minister, of Singapore Sin Boon Ann, Member of Parliament, Singapore Tan Chuan Jin, Speaker of Parliament, Singapore Tan Soo Khoon, Member of Parliament, former Speaker of Parliament, Singapore Dr Tay Eng Soon, deceased Senior Minister of State (Education), Singapore[51] Tharman Shanmugaratnam, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister for Finance and Manpower, Singapore Toh Chin Chye, Former Deputy Prime Minister, of Singapore Yeo Cheow Tong, Member of Parliament, former Minister for Transport, Singapore Alvin Yeo, Senior Counsel, Senior Partner of WongPartnership LLP and Member of Parliament, Singapore Gerald Giam, Member of Parliament Yuen Pau Woo, Canadian Senator representing British Columbia Chee Soon Juan, Secretary-General of the Singapore Democratic Party Athletes Ang Peng Siong, former Singapore national swimmer, co-founder and Managing Director of APS Swim School & Aquatic Performance Swim Club Mark Chay, Singapore national swimmer Desmond Koh, former Singapore national swimmer, Rhodes Scholar Joseph Schooling, the national swimmer, participated in the 2012 London Olympics, a gold medallist in the 2016 Rio Olympics[52] Quah Zheng Wen, national swimmer, participated in the 2012 London Olympics[53] Oon Jin Teik, CEO of Singapore Sports Council and former Singapore national swimmer Poh Seng Song, Singapore national sprinter Ronald Susilo, 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 the Government of Singapore Investment Corporation Ong Beng Seng, Managing Director of 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 Oversea-Chinese Banking Corporation, philanthropist Tan Sri Dato' Sri Dr. Teh Hong Piow, Chairman of Public Bank

School Information

A Wi-Fi network that spans the whole campus, air-conditioned classrooms, computer and science labs, multi-purpose halls, auditoriums, and lecture halls are just a few of the amenities available at ACS...View moreView Less

Arene Koh Sung-yi

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+65 6773 1633

121 Dover Road, Singapore 139650

Subjects & Curriculum Offered

  • Chemistry
  • Biology HL
  • Physics HL
  • Computer Science SL
  • Computer Science HL
  • History HL
  • History SL
  • Economics SL
  • Economics HL
  • English language and literature HL
  • English Language and Literature SL
  • Arabic B HL
  • Arabic B SL
  • Arabic ab initio SL
  • French B SL
  • French ab initio SL
  • Spanish ab initio SL
  • Business Management HL
  • Business Management SL
  • Biology SL
  • Chemistry HL
  • Chemistry SL
  • Physics SL
  • Music HL

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