Anglo-Chinese Junior College
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| Motto | The Best Is Yet To Be |
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| Established | 1977 (March 1, 1886 original ACS) |
| Type | Government-Aided, Single |
| Principal | Kelvyna Chan (Mrs.) |
| School code | 0803 |
| Colours | Red, Blue, Gold |
| Locale | Dover, Singapore |
| Enrollment | 1900+ |
| Website | Link |
 Republic of Singapore |
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Anglo-Chinese Junior College, (abbr. ACJC) Singapore opened in 1977 and is the Junior College arm of the Anglo-Chinese School family. ACJC offers the standard two-year pre-university programme, with students taking the GCE A-Levels in their second year. The school is located at 25 Dover Close East. It was the first Junior College in Singapore to have a sports field and a running track incorporated into the original campus, built in 1977. Currently, ACJC is embarking on a new building project to construct the Centre for Performing Arts which will be completed by September 2007.
ACJC continues to produce a steady stream of all-rounded individuals, from President's Scholars to the some of the outstanding athletes in the country. ACJC has produced 5 students with the perfect score of 9 distinctions, and in 2006 contributed to 2 of the 4 President Scholars. Beyond the academic realm, ACJC has also done well as in the sporting and arts arenas. Rugby, swimming, hockey, netball and water polo are some examples of sports that ACJC has dominated for many years, often finishing the season either 1st or 2nd. Its main rival Raffles Junior College often competes with ACJC in a large variety of sports.
The current principal is Mrs. Kelvyna Chan (from 2002).
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[edit] History
The history of Anglo-Chinese Junior College stretches as far back as 1913, when Rev. William Oldham envisioned the need for a junior college for ACS. As a result, the Anglo-Chinese College project and fund-raising initiative was kicked off by Rev. J S Nagle, with negotiations started with the British colonial government about setting up a college to prepare students for British university education. Eventually, the proposal was turned down by the government, who decided in favour of Raffles College to commemorate the centenary of the founding of Singapore.
In 1970, the ACS Board of Governors decided to propose the establishment of a junior college and submitted their recommendations to the government. After numerous discussions, a 6-hectare site at Rochester Park on a 30-year lease was given for the construction of the college. In 1977, ACJC became the fifth junior college to be built in line with the Ministry of Education's policy on pre-university education, welcoming 968 students in Pre-U 1 and Pre-U 2 on 3 January. 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 tekraw courts.
[edit] Culture
[edit] College Vision & Mission
ACJC is a Methodist institution committed to an all-rounded education of the highest standards based on Christian principles and a consciousness of others, self and God. ACJC upholds noble ambition and character for the service of God and nation.
- We pursue truth, knowledge and the courage to seek and conquer.
- We uphold integrity, honour and loyalty, to strengthen lives for service and leadership.
- We nurture self-discipline and tenacity of purpose, to build ruggedness of body and spirit.
- We inspire passion and the desire to venture above the ordinary, in order to make a difference.
[edit] Students' Council
Members of the ACJC Students' Council, with a strength of about forty, are selected through an annual college-wide election. The elects then receive their appointment on the Council Investiture Day, marking the hand-over of duties from the senior council.
A landmark event that the previous Students' Council, the 30th Students' Council, organised was ACS Idol, a singing contest for students from 3 of the 6 ACS Schools.
The Anglo-Chinese Students' Council comprises the following sub-committees: CCA, College Welfare, Public Relations and Sales.
[edit] Fun-O-Rama
This biennial fundraiser is essentially a fun fair, where students and teachers set up elaborate booths for either games or the sale of food and memorabilia. Famous attractions are the haunted houses and the dunking station in which prominent members of the student body and the faculty participate. Coupon sales typically begin weeks before the day of the event, and statistics on the sales by various classes are published to encourage students. Alumni of the school tend to be the largest supporters of the event.
The Fun-O-Rama is a huge event which involves the entire school and her alumni (as well as the entire ACS family), and the funds generated over the years have helped the junior college construct a sports complex, as well as giving the entire premises a facelift, including new extensions and buildings. Besides the primary aim of raising funds, Fun-O-Rama helps bond the classes as they embark on their fund-raising projects.
Fun-O-Rama XVIII was held on 18 February 2006, in support for the new Centre for Performing Arts. It has been a tradition passed down for 35 years now.
[edit] College facilities
[edit] Achievements
[edit] General Awards
- Sustained Achievement Award for Sports, 1999-2006
- Sustained Achievement Award for Physical Fitness, 2002-2006
- Sustained Achievement Award for Aesthetics, 2000, 2003-2006
- Academic Value-Added Achievement Award, 2005-2006
- Sporting Singapore Inspiration Award (Silver)
[edit] Performing Arts
The ACJC Choir is the four-time winner of the Singapore Youth Festival Choral Competition 'Choir of the Year' award (1997, 1995, 1993, 1989) and the holder of the 'Best Junior College Choir' title (2003, 2001, 1997, 1995). In 2005, the choir was awarded the coveted 'Gold with Honours' in the Singapore Youth Festival, sealing its dominance over the choral scene with a near-monopoly of the nation's highest choral awards from 1989 to 2005.
The Choir also has a rich tradition of overseas competitions and tours. It first gained international exposure when it embarked on a choral tour to Japan in 1989. Since then, the Choir has toured South Korea (1990) and the United States (1993), where it performed at the United Nations Building and the White House.
The Choir was also invited by the International Federation on Choral Music to perform at the 4th World Symposium on Choral Music in Sydney, Australia in 1996. It remains the only Singaporean choir to be invited to the prestigious event.
In 1997, the ACJC Choir competed at the 5th Oskarshamn Choir Festival in Sweden and emerged winners in both the Open and Youth Categories. At the 1999 Tampereen-Savel Tampere International Choir Festival in Finland, the Choir clinched the coveted Grand Prix and Triple Gold Stamp, the highest accolade in the competition. [1].In 2001, the Choir won the first prize in the Youth and School Categories at the Arnhem International Choir Festival in the Netherlands.
In 2005, the Choir won three gold awards at the International Festival of Songs competition held in the Czech Republic.[2] The 74-member group bagged golds in the Youth, Superior, and tbe Folk categories, beating more than a dozen choirs from Hungary, Poland and Russia, amongst others.
Most recently, in 2006, the ACJC Choir competed at the 60th Llangollen International Eistedfodd 2006 in Llangollen, Wales, and came in first for the Youth Category.
The choir's former conductors include Mrs Rebecca Chew, Principal of the School of the Arts [3], Ms Gracia Ng, former Vice Principal ACJC and Mrs Tay Sze Chen. Its current conductor is Mrs Valarie Wilson, the Vice Principal of the School of the Arts, and former Vice Principal/Head of Music at ACJC.
[edit] Sports
ACJC is a traditional powerhouse in rugby, swimming, water polo, badminton, golf, billiards, netball, air rifle and track & field.
The ACJC cross-country team has enjoyed success, most importantly in the national schools championships for 2001, 2002 and 2003 for the boys’ team. The girls’ team landed the championship in 1999, and has constantly emerged among the top 3 teams ever since. In 2002 and 2003, the boys' team won individual champions. Their latest win in the national inter-school cross-country championships is in 2006.
[edit] Academics
[edit] Special programmes
[edit] Co-Curricular Activities
ACJC offers up to 50 CCAs, and also recognises any participation in external CCAs based on guidelines by the Co-Curricular Branch at Ministry of Education.
[edit] Aesthetics and Performing Arts
- ACSian Theatre
- Art Club
- Chinese Orchestra
- Choir
- Concert Band
- Dance Society
- Harp Ensemble
[edit] Sports
- Badminton
- Basketball
- Canoeing & Dragonboat
- Cross-Country
- Golf
- Hockey
- Netball
- Rugby
- Shooting
- Soccer
- Squash
- Swimming
- Table Tennis
- Tennis
- Tenpin Bowling
- Track and Field
- Waterpolo
[edit] Services
- Editorial Board
- First Aid Unit
- Gardening and Landscaping Club
- Go Green
- Library
- Lifeguard Corps
- Line-In
- Media Resource Committee
- Students' Council
- Tech Council
[edit] Faculty Activities
- Arts Council
- Economics Society
- History Society
- Geography Society
- Spectra/Video Portfolio
- Science and Mathematics Council
- Entree Council
- National Education Council
[edit] Clubs & Societies
- Chinese Cultural Society
- Christian Fellowship
- Indian Cultural Society
- Interact Club
- Malay Cultural Society
- Oratorical & Debating Society
- Photographic Society
- Strategic Games Club
[edit] Others
- BB Primers
- Other Uniformed Youth Organisations
[edit] Scholars
ACJC has consistently produced recipients of the President and overseas SAF and SPF scholarships:
[edit] President Scholars
- 2006: Tan Li Feng, Chai Jishan
- 2003: Winston Chin Chee Wei
- 1995: Lim Wee Khoon Kelvin
- 1991: Charmain Geraldine Foo
- 1986: Wong Tien Yin
- 1985: Ang Aik Huang Gary
- 1983: Lim Choei Cheio
- 1982: Anne Tan Poh Ann
- 1980: Chan Shih Ping, Yeap Soon Teong
- 1979: Lee Yuen Mee, Ong Kian Min
- 1978: Chan Suen Meng, Jek Kian Jin
[edit] SAF Scholars
- 1995: Lim Wee Khoon Kelvin, Teo Cheng Hang
- 1994: Chew Chih Chiang
- 1986: Ang Aik Hwang Gary, Ying Jat Mum Edmund
- 1984: Lim U Yang Hugh
- 1982: Goh Leong Huat, Kuek Bak Chye Desmond, Lim Boon Wee, Ronnie Tay
- 1980: Lui Tuck Yew
- 1976: Low Oon Hoe Michael, Ng Ee Peng
- 1973: Ho Hak Ean Peter, Khoo Boon Hui
- 1972: Wong Cheong Fook
[edit] SPF Scholars
- 2003: Teo Zi-ming
- 2001: Cheng Zaizhi
- 1999: Leon Chan Liang Hua
- 1986: Kong Kok Wai, Lock Wai Han
- 1985: Ng Joo Hee, Teo Sin Yew
- 1979: Ong Kian Min
[edit] Institute of Physics Singapore Gold Medallists
- 2001: Goh Weiqiang Joel
- 2002: Nguyen Tien Anh
- 2005: Mu Lei
- 2006: Ng Wei Xiang Jonathan
[edit] Angus Ross Prize
- 2004: Yap Yongwei Caleb (first runners up)
- 2001: Phua Dehui Jonathan (first runners up)
[edit] Lee Kuan Yew Award for Mathematics and Science
- 2005: Tan Li Feng
- 2005: Kenneth Tay Jingyi
- 2004: Brandon Seah Kwee Boon
[edit] Prime Minister's Book Prize
- 2004: Tan Ying Ling
[edit] Reference
- 1. Earnest Lau & Peter Teo, The ACS Story, ISBN 981-04-8746-0
[edit] See also
- Anglo-Chinese School (Barker Road)
- Anglo-Chinese School (Independent)
- Anglo-Chinese School (International)
[edit] External links
- Official Website of Anglo-Chinese Junior College
- ACJC X-Country Unofficial Site
- Mojo Dojo Guide to ACJC Canteen Stalls
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