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Anglo-Chinese School - Anglo-Chinese School Junior
Main article: Anglo-Chinese School (Junior)
Anglo-Chinese School (Junior) is one of the two ACS primary schools in Singapore. Established in 1951 at the old Coleman Street campus, it moved to its current premises at 25 Peck Hay Road in 1985. In 2007, it will be relocating to a new building at Winstedt Road.
Its students sit for the local PSLE in Primary 6 and have the option to move on to the ACS Secondary Schools with affilation favours.
The current principal is Mr. Peter Tan Chong Tze.
Anglo-Chinese School - Anglo-Chinese School Primary
Main article: Anglo-Chinese School (Primary)
Anglo-Chinese School (Primary) is the original primary school of the ACS family, located at the Barker Road campus adjacent to the ACS (Barker Road) block. It opened in 1887 with the secondary school at Coleman Street, moving to a newly upgraded Coleman Street campus in 1961, leaving the Barker Road campus to be used for secondary and pre-university classes. In 1985, the Junior School moved to 25 Peck Hay Road, while the Primary school continued lessons at Canning Rise until 1994. It merged with the Barker Road school in that year, but in December 1998 was relocated temporarily to 9 Ah Hood Road while wating for the completion of the Barker Road campus rebuilding project. It moved back to Barker Road on 4 December 2002.
Its students sit for the local PSLE in Primary 6 and have the option to move on to the ACS Secondary Schools with affilation favours.
The current principal is Mr. Richard Lim Chew Hiong.
Anglo-Chinese School - Anglo-Chinese School Independent
Main article: Anglo-Chinese School (Independent)
Anglo-Chinese School (Independent) was opened in 1886 and is the flagship of the ACS schools.
After receiving its independent status in 1986, the Governors felt that the school had outgrown the Barker Road campus and plans were made swiftly to construct a new home. It finally found its new home at 121 Dover Road in 1992 and has stood there ever since. The campus houses an extnensive sports complex, a boarding school, and the second-largest astroscope in Singapore. The campus is currently being expanded to accommodate the 2000+ student capacity.
ACS (Independent) offers the GCE 'O' Levels, Integrated Programme and the International Baccalaureate, after being appointed as an IB World School in 2005.
The current principal is Dr Ong Teck Chin.
Anglo-Chinese School - Anglo-Chinese School Barker Road
Main article: Anglo-Chinese School (Barker Road)
Anglo-Chinese School (Barker Road) was opened in 1994 is located at the Barker Road campus. It moved to the former Swiss Cottage Primary School while waiting for the Barker Road rebuilding project to be completed. The school ultimately divided into primary and secondary school sections, the latter retaining the Barker Road suffix and the former becoming ACS (Primary).
The current principal is Mr. Ng Eng Chin.
Anglo-Chinese School - Anglo-Chinese School International
Main article: Anglo-Chinese School (International)
Anglo-Chinese School (International) Pte Ltd is a private school. Students take a 6-year course, with the IGCSE in the fourth year and the International Baccalaureate (commencing 2007) in the sixth year. Before 2007, students will take the International A-Levels. The school opened its doors on January 2005 with 150 students, located in Holland Village on the former premises of the now defunct Buona Vista Secondary School at 61 Jalan Hitam Manis. The current principal is the Rev Dr John Barrett, who used to be the principal at The Leys School, Cambridge and the vice chairman of the World Methodist Council.
Anglo-Chinese School - Anglo-Chinese Junior College
Main article: Anglo-Chinese Junior College
Anglo-Chinese Junior College opened in 1977 and offers the standard two-year pre-university program of other junior colleges, with students taking the GCE A-Levels in their second year. The school is located at 25 Dover Close East. In the late 1990s, the campus was upgraded and extended and a sports complex was built. It was the first junior college in Singapore to have a sports field and a running track (built in 1977). Mrs Kelvyna Chan is the current principal.
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