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==History== |
==History== |
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The history of the school dates back to 1913 when the Anglo-Chinese College building project and the fund-raising initiative were started by Reverend J S Nagle |
The history of the school dates back to 1913 when the Anglo-Chinese College building project and the fund-raising initiative were started by Reverend J S Nagle. He started negotiations with the British colonial government about setting up a college to prepare students for British university education. The proposal was turned down by the government, who decided in favour of establishing [[Raffles College]] to commemorate the centenary of the founding of Singapore.<ref>Earnest Lau & Peter Teo, ''The ACS Story'', Concordia Communications, 2003. {{ISBN|981-04-8746-0}}</ref> |
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In 1970 the ACS Board of Governors submitted their recommendations for a junior college to the Singapore government. A 6-hectare site at Rochester Park on a 30-year [[lease]] was given for the construction of the college. Thus, on 3 January 1977, Anglo-Chinese Junior College became the fifth junior college to be established in line with the [[Ministry of Education (Singapore)|Ministry of Education]]'s policy on [[pre-university]] education, equivalent to a British [[Sixth-form college]], and welcoming 968 students in Pre-U 1 and Pre-U 2. To start with, it was an all-male institution. Its main complex was equipped with three lecture theatres, a library, the [[Tan Chin Tuan]] Auditorium and eight laboratories. The Shaw Sports Complex housed a 400-metre [[bitumen]] track, [[tennis]], [[volleyball]], [[basketball]] and [[sepak takraw]] courts. |
In 1970 the ACS Board of Governors submitted their recommendations for a junior college to the Singapore government. A 6-hectare site at Rochester Park on a 30-year [[lease]] was given for the construction of the college. Thus, on 3 January 1977, Anglo-Chinese Junior College became the fifth junior college to be established in line with the [[Ministry of Education (Singapore)|Ministry of Education]]'s policy on [[pre-university]] education, equivalent to a British [[Sixth-form college]], and welcoming 968 students in Pre-U 1 and Pre-U 2. To start with, it was an all-male institution. Its main complex was equipped with three lecture theatres, a library, the [[Tan Chin Tuan]] Auditorium and eight laboratories. The Shaw Sports Complex housed a 400-metre [[bitumen]] track, [[tennis]], [[volleyball]], [[basketball]] and [[sepak takraw]] courts. |
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The Choir participates in overseas competitions and tours. It first gained international exposure on a choral tour to [[Japan]] in 1989. Since then it has toured [[South Korea]] (1990) and the United States (1993), where it performed at the [[headquarters of the United Nations]] and the [[White House]]. The Choir was invited by the [[International Federation for Choral Music]] to perform at the 4th World Symposium on Choral Music in [[Sydney, Australia]] in 1996. It remains the only Singaporean choir to have been invited to the event.{{Citation needed|date=March 2022}} |
The Choir participates in overseas competitions and tours. It first gained international exposure on a choral tour to [[Japan]] in 1989. Since then it has toured [[South Korea]] (1990) and the United States (1993), where it performed at the [[headquarters of the United Nations]] and the [[White House]]. The Choir was invited by the [[International Federation for Choral Music]] to perform at the 4th World Symposium on Choral Music in [[Sydney, Australia]] in 1996. It remains the only Singaporean choir to have been invited to the event.{{Citation needed|date=March 2022}} |
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Since 1997 the Choir has won international competitions in [[Sweden]], [[Finland]], the [[Netherlands]], the [[Czech Republic]], and [[Slovakia]]. In 2006 the ACJC Choir competed at the Llangollen International [[Eisteddfod]]<ref>{{Cite web |date=18 July 2006 |title=Llangollen International Musical Eisteddfod - Welcome |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060718030617/http://www.international-eisteddfod.co.uk/index3.asp?cat=23&d=1&pageid=368237 | |
Since 1997 the Choir has won international competitions in [[Sweden]], [[Finland]], the [[Netherlands]], the [[Czech Republic]], and [[Slovakia]]. In 2006 the ACJC Choir competed at the Llangollen International [[Eisteddfod]]<ref>{{Cite web |date=18 July 2006 |title=Llangollen International Musical Eisteddfod - Welcome |url=http://www.international-eisteddfod.co.uk/index3.asp?cat=23&d=1&pageid=368237 |access-date=10 February 2023 |archive-date=18 July 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060718030617/http://www.international-eisteddfod.co.uk/index3.asp?cat=23&d=1&pageid=368237 |url-status=bot: unknown }}</ref> in [[Wales]] and came second in the Youth Category and first in the Mixed Category.{{Citation needed|date=March 2022}} |
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In June 2008 the ACJC Choir emerged as the only choir with three Gold medals at the 3rd Festa Choralis International Choir Competition in [[Bratislava]], Slovakia. The only Asian choir at the competition, it competed alongside choirs from Poland, Great Britain, the Czech Republic, Russia and Slovakia in the Mixed Choir (Adult), Youth Choir (up to 19 years old) and Folk Song Categories. In all three categories, the ACJC Choir won gold medals with top marks and was the only choir in the competition to whom the adjudicators awarded a perfect score of 100 points.{{Citation needed|date=March 2022}} |
In June 2008 the ACJC Choir emerged as the only choir with three Gold medals at the 3rd Festa Choralis International Choir Competition in [[Bratislava]], Slovakia. The only Asian choir at the competition, it competed alongside choirs from Poland, Great Britain, the Czech Republic, Russia and Slovakia in the Mixed Choir (Adult), Youth Choir (up to 19 years old) and Folk Song Categories. In all three categories, the ACJC Choir won gold medals with top marks and was the only choir in the competition to whom the adjudicators awarded a perfect score of 100 points.{{Citation needed|date=March 2022}} |
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The Choir organises the annual concert ''An Evening With Friends'', and performs regularly at community and ministerial events.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.acjc.edu.sg///article/365 |title=Anglo-Chinese Junior College: Students' Achievements<!-- Bot generated title --> |access-date=11 June 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081121111335/http://www.acjc.edu.sg///article/365 |archive-date=21 November 2008 |url-status=dead }}</ref> |
The Choir organises the annual concert ''An Evening With Friends'', and performs regularly at community and ministerial events.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.acjc.edu.sg///article/365 |title=Anglo-Chinese Junior College: Students' Achievements<!-- Bot generated title --> |access-date=11 June 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081121111335/http://www.acjc.edu.sg///article/365 |archive-date=21 November 2008 |url-status=dead }}</ref> |
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====Guitar Ensemble==== |
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The ACJC Guitar Ensemble, since its inception in 2007, has risen quickly to be a prominent CCA in the college. It has garnered several awards at the Singapore Youth Festival Central Judging (before 2012) and Art Presentations (from 2013): Gold with Honours (2007), Gold (2009), Silver (2011) and a Certificate of Distinction (2013). The ensemble organises two annual concerts - ''Glissando'' in May and ''A Christmas Story'' in December, to raise funds for its adopted charity, Club Rainbow. |
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===Sports=== |
===Sports=== |
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ACJC has won many championships in [[bowling]], rugby, softball, swimming, [[water polo]], [[badminton]], [[golf]], billiards, netball, air rifle, football, squash, [[tennis]] and [[track and field]]. |
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The ACJC cross-country team was successful in the national schools' championships for 2001, 2002 and 2003 for the boys' team. The girls' team won the championship in 1999 and has consistently emerged among the top 3 teams since. In 2002 and 2003, the boys' team won individual champions. Its latest win in the national inter-school cross-country championships was in 2007. |
The ACJC cross-country team was successful in the national schools' championships for 2001, 2002 and 2003 for the boys' team. The girls' team won the championship in 1999 and has consistently emerged among the top 3 teams since. In 2002 and 2003, the boys' team won individual champions. Its latest win in the national inter-school cross-country championships was in 2007. |
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In rugby, ACJC has held the 'A' Division title since 2000 but lost it to longtime rival Raffles Junior College in 2004. In 2005 the title was finally regained by ACJC. [[Waterpolo]] has also resulted in numerous wins for the college. |
In rugby, ACJC has held the 'A' Division title since 2000 but lost it to longtime rival Raffles Junior College in 2004. In 2005 the title was finally regained by ACJC. [[Waterpolo]] has also resulted in numerous wins for the college. |
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In bowling, ACJC has |
In bowling, ACJC has also won many championships in the girls category, having retained the 'A' division title since 2018, with a historic clean sweep of all the medals in 2021. The boys team has also constantly emerged top 3 since their last win in 2015, finishing 2nd in the 2022 National School Games. |
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====National inter-schools championships==== |
====National inter-schools championships==== |
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**Girls: 1994, 1997, 1998 |
**Girls: 1994, 1997, 1998 |
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*'''Netball''' |
*'''Netball''' |
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**Girls: 2005, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2018, 2019 |
**Girls: 2005, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2018, 2019, 2024 |
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===Academics=== |
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ACJC received the Academic Value-Added Achievement Award in 2005 and 2006. This award is given to schools that have been most effective in achieving improvement in their students. Improvement is measured by comparing the students' expected [[General Certificate of Education|GCE]] [[Advanced Level (UK)|A-Level]] results (based on [[General Certificate of Education|GCE]] [[O-Level]] results attained) with the actual A-level results achieved. ACJC has also produced a number of scholars in recent years, including: |
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*[[President's Scholar]]s |
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*[[Singapore Armed Forces]] Scholars |
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*[[Singapore Police Force]] Scholars |
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*Overseas Merit Scholars |
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*Institute of Physics Singapore Gold Medallists |
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*[[Lee Kuan Yew]] Award for Mathematics and Science |
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*Angus Ross Prize |
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*Prime Minister's Book Prize |
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*MOE Humanities/Pre-University/Music Elective Scholars |
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*[[ASEAN]]/[[Singapore Airlines|SIA]]-Youth Scholars |
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ACJC is affiliated with all [[Methodist]] schools in Singapore, including [[ACS (Barker Road)]], [[ACS (Independent)]], [[Methodist Girls' School, Singapore|Methodist Girls' School]], [[Fairfield Methodist School (Secondary)]], [[Fairfield Methodist School (Primary)]], [[Geylang Methodist Secondary School]], [[Paya Lebar Methodist Girls' School (Primary)]] and [[Paya Lebar Methodist Girls' School (Secondary)]] |
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== See also == |
== See also == |
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* [[Anglo-Chinese School (Barker Road)]] |
* [[Anglo-Chinese School (Barker Road)]] |
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* [[Anglo-Chinese School (Independent)]] |
* [[Anglo-Chinese School (Independent)]] |
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* [[Anglo-Chinese School (International) Singapore|Anglo-Chinese School (International)]] |
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==References== |
==References== |
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| Anglo-Chinese Junior College | |
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| Address | |
25 Dover Close East, Singapore 139745 | |
| Information | |
| Type | Government-aided |
| Motto | The Best Is Yet To Be |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Christianity |
| Denomination | Methodist |
| Established | 1 March 1886 |
| Founder | William F. Oldham |
| Superintendent | Rathi Parimalan |
| School code | 0803 |
| Chairman | Richard Seow (ACS Board of Governors) |
| Principal | Shirleen Chee |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Colour(s) | Red Blue Gold |
| Song | ACS Forever |
| Affiliation | Anglo-Chinese Schools Fairfield Methodist School (Secondary) Geylang Methodist School (Secondary) Methodist Girls' School Paya Lebar Methodist Girls' School (Secondary) |
| Website | http://acjc.moe.edu.sg/ |
Anglo-Chinese Junior College (ACJC) is a junior college in Singapore that offers a two-year pre-university programme leading to the Singapore-Cambridge GCE Advanced Level examination. Established in 1977, Anglo-Chinese Junior College is the junior college arm of the Anglo-Chinese School family of Methodist schools in Singapore.
History
[edit]The history of the school dates back to 1913 when the Anglo-Chinese College building project and the fund-raising initiative were started by Reverend J S Nagle. He started negotiations with the British colonial government about setting up a college to prepare students for British university education. The proposal was turned down by the government, who decided in favour of establishing Raffles College to commemorate the centenary of the founding of Singapore.[1]
In 1970 the ACS Board of Governors submitted their recommendations for a junior college to the Singapore government. A 6-hectare site at Rochester Park on a 30-year lease was given for the construction of the college. Thus, on 3 January 1977, Anglo-Chinese Junior College became the fifth junior college to be established in line with the Ministry of Education's policy on pre-university education, equivalent to a British Sixth-form college, and welcoming 968 students in Pre-U 1 and Pre-U 2. To start with, it was an all-male institution. Its main complex was equipped with three lecture theatres, a library, the Tan Chin Tuan Auditorium and eight laboratories. The Shaw Sports Complex housed a 400-metre bitumen track, tennis, volleyball, basketball and sepak takraw courts.
In 1986, an expansion of the college was proposed and approved by the Ministry of Education three years later. The extension included a new four-storey Library Block to contain the Oldham Library on two levels, two lecture theatres and two micro-computer laboratories. A multi-purpose void deck was built under the extension for events to be held in the college. A new 8-lane 400m track and soccer field with floodlighting capacity was also included. This phase was completed in 1991 and cost $3.5 million.[citation needed]
On 1 March 1992, the college's Founder's Day, the ACJC Sports Complex started construction. The complex contains two swimming pools, a gymnasium, badminton courts and billiard facilities. A multi-purpose hall was also built in the complex, together with a lounge, dance studios, and a Heritage Room where trophies and memorabilia are showcased. The Complex also houses a cafe on the pool deck. $500,000 for the complex were raised through the college's annual carnival, Fun-O-Rama, and other carnivals.[citation needed]
In line with MOE's requirements, such as IT-enabled facilities, a major renovation was planned for the college. In 1999, the College Upgrading Project was started at a total cost of $21 million. The main block was refurbished and a 600-seat lecture theatre and viewing gallery built, with a concourse linking it to the lobby of the building. An Oldham Wing and covered walkways to all parts of the campus were built. The renovations was completed by December 2002.[citation needed]
The Anglo-Chinese Junior College Center for Performing Arts is the main venue for performing arts programmes at ACJC. Commissioned in May 2008, it hosts a fully equipped theatre, a black box, a dance studio and other places for the performing arts. The CPA is home to many of the College's musical and theatrical productions, and the facilities are also available for use by the community.[citation needed]
Achievements
[edit]Performing arts
[edit]Choir
[edit]The ACJC Choir is the four-time winner of the Singapore Youth Festival Choir of the Year award (1997, 1995, 1993, 1989) and holder of the Best Junior College Choir title (2003, 2001, 1997, 1995). In 2005 the choir was awarded the Gold with Honours award in the Singapore Youth Festival, giving a near-monopoly of the nation's highest choral awards from 1989 to 2005. The Choir achieved the Gold award at the 2007 SYF Central Judging and the Gold with Honours awards at the 2009 and 2011 SYF Judging.[citation needed]
The Choir participates in overseas competitions and tours. It first gained international exposure on a choral tour to Japan in 1989. Since then it has toured South Korea (1990) and the United States (1993), where it performed at the headquarters of the United Nations and the White House. The Choir was invited by the International Federation for Choral Music to perform at the 4th World Symposium on Choral Music in Sydney, Australia in 1996. It remains the only Singaporean choir to have been invited to the event.[citation needed]
Since 1997 the Choir has won international competitions in Sweden, Finland, the Netherlands, the Czech Republic, and Slovakia. In 2006 the ACJC Choir competed at the Llangollen International Eisteddfod[2] in Wales and came second in the Youth Category and first in the Mixed Category.[citation needed]
In June 2008 the ACJC Choir emerged as the only choir with three Gold medals at the 3rd Festa Choralis International Choir Competition in Bratislava, Slovakia. The only Asian choir at the competition, it competed alongside choirs from Poland, Great Britain, the Czech Republic, Russia and Slovakia in the Mixed Choir (Adult), Youth Choir (up to 19 years old) and Folk Song Categories. In all three categories, the ACJC Choir won gold medals with top marks and was the only choir in the competition to whom the adjudicators awarded a perfect score of 100 points.[citation needed]
The Choir organises the annual concert An Evening With Friends, and performs regularly at community and ministerial events.[3]
Sports
[edit]ACJC has won many championships in bowling, rugby, softball, swimming, water polo, badminton, golf, billiards, netball, air rifle, football, squash, tennis and track and field.
The ACJC cross-country team was successful in the national schools' championships for 2001, 2002 and 2003 for the boys' team. The girls' team won the championship in 1999 and has consistently emerged among the top 3 teams since. In 2002 and 2003, the boys' team won individual champions. Its latest win in the national inter-school cross-country championships was in 2007.
In rugby, ACJC has held the 'A' Division title since 2000 but lost it to longtime rival Raffles Junior College in 2004. In 2005 the title was finally regained by ACJC. Waterpolo has also resulted in numerous wins for the college.
In bowling, ACJC has also won many championships in the girls category, having retained the 'A' division title since 2018, with a historic clean sweep of all the medals in 2021. The boys team has also constantly emerged top 3 since their last win in 2015, finishing 2nd in the 2022 National School Games.
National inter-schools championships
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See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Earnest Lau & Peter Teo, The ACS Story, Concordia Communications, 2003. ISBN 981-04-8746-0
- ^ "Llangollen International Musical Eisteddfod - Welcome". 18 July 2006. Archived from the original on 18 July 2006. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "Anglo-Chinese Junior College: Students' Achievements". Archived from the original on 21 November 2008. Retrieved 11 June 2008.
External links
[edit]- Official website
- ACJC X-Country unofficial site (Archived 2009-10-25)
