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{{short description|Independent school in Singapore}}
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{{Infobox school
 | name                    = Anglo-Chinese School (Independent)
 | native_name             = 
 | logo                    = ]
 | image                   = 
 | motto                   = ''To God Be The Glory, The Best Is Yet To Be''
 | city                    = Singapore
 | zipcode                 = 139650
 | country                 = 
 | coordinates             = {{Coord|1.302570|103.780586}}
 | type                    = Independent
 | denomination            = ]
 | established             = {{start date and age|df=y|1886|3|1}}
 | founder                 = ]
 | sister_school           = ]
 | superintendent          = Stella Wee Bee Lian
 | session                 = 
 | chairperson             = Richard Seow (ACS Board of Governors)
 | principal               = Arene Koh Sung-yi
 | chaplain                = Reverend Khoo Kay Huat
 | President             = Richard Seow (ACS Board of Governors)
 | staff                   = 500
 | gender                  = Boys (Year 1–4)<br />Mixed (Year 5–6)
 | colours                 = {{Color box|red|Red|white}} {{Color box|blue|Blue|white}} {{Color box|gold|Gold|white}}
 | song                    = ACS Anthem
 | team_name               = Team ACS
 | website                 = 
 | enrolment               = 2900
 | address                 = 121 Dover Road
 | school code             = 7001
 | age range               = 12–18
}}
'''Anglo-Chinese School''' ('''Independent''') ('''ACS'''('''I''')) is an independent ] secondary school in ]. Founded in 1886 by Reverend ], it was recognised as an ] World School in 2005, and has since consistently ranked among the top three schools worldwide that offer the ].<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.methodist.org.sg/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=199 |title=ACS (Independent) IB students among world's best |publisher=The Methodist Church in Singapore |date=n.d. |access-date=13 April 2012 |author=Teo, Peter}}</ref>
Keeping in line with its history as a boys' school, ACS(I) provides secondary education for only boys from years 1 to 4. Since 2012, ACS(I) and its affiliated school ] (MGS) have partnered for an ], which allows ACS(I) and MGS students to skip the ] examinations and proceed directly to years 5 and 6 at ACS(I) to complete the IB Diploma Programme.
==History==
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ACS was offered 'independent' status by the ] in 1987. This was accepted by the ACS Board of Governors. In 1992, the school moved from Barker Road to a new campus at ]. The site was opened by ] ] on 1 March 1993, the 107th anniversary of the school's founding by Bishop ].<ref> {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120209101021/http://www.acs.sch.edu.sg/acs_indep/pages/ACS_History |date=9 February 2012 }}. Retrieved 27 August 2007.</ref>
], the original premises of ACS]]
ACS was founded on 1 March 1886 by Bishop William Fitzjames Oldham as an extension of the ]. Its first location was a shophouse at 70 ] with a total of 13 pupils. Its name came from the fact that it conducted lessons in English at night and Chinese in the afternoon. By the following year, enrolment had increased to 104, and the school moved to ].
Between 1914 and 1920, led by Reverend J. S. Nagle, the school introduced regular religious services and physical education classes. Afternoon classes were also established for academically weaker pupils. In a bid to ensure continuity in school life and keep the school adequately staffed, Nagle encouraged former students, known as "old boys", to return to the school as teachers. To this day, the Anglo-Chinese School Old Boys' Association is a link through which old boys may keep ties with the school.
The Anglo-Chinese Continuation School was started by the new principal, Reverend P. L. Peach, in 1925, for students who had to leave the school due to the newly imposed age limits on school-going boys by the government. Eventually, ACS was renamed the Oldham Methodist School. A secondary school was opened at Cairnhill Road.
During the ] between 1942 and 1945, lessons were suspended, and the school re-opened its doors only in 1946, a year after the Japanese surrender, when the buildings at Cairnhill and Coleman Street were made safe from war damage. The pre-war principal, T. W. Hinch, who had been interned by the Japanese, returned to the school. He set up "X" and "Y" classes, each with different levels of difficulty, for students who had missed years of their education due to the Occupation. In September 1950, the secondary school moved from Cairnhill to Barker Road.
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Also in 1950, Post School Certificate Classes, later known as Pre-University Classes because they were supposed to prepare students for tertiary education, were set up, and the first batch of girl students was enrolled in ACS. Students in the lower grades continued to be all-boys, a practice which persists to this day. Thio Chan Bee, the first Asian principal of ACS, took over in 1952. During his tenure, both the Cairnhill and Barker Road premises were expanded, the latter with the building of the Lee Hall, a three-storey building housing twelve classrooms and four laboratories.
In 1986, ACS celebrated its centenary with the publication of a hardback history of the school entitled ''Hearts, Hopes and Aims''.{{citation needed|date=April 2012}}
ACSP moved out of the Coleman Street campus in 1994; in its place now are the National Archives. In 1988 the ] started its Independent School programme. Independent schools are allowed to be privately funded and subject to less government regulation in setting out their curriculum. The school was renamed ACS (Independent); in 1993 the Barker Road campus was vacated and the school moved to Dover Road. After strong lobbying by alumni, the Barker Road site was retained for a second secondary school. At the same time, Anglo-Chinese Primary School abandoned Coleman Street (the old building now housing the ]) to share premises with the new secondary school at Barker Road, now named ACS (Barker Road).
When Bishop Oldham started the school in 1886, he also took in some students as boarders. The boarding facility soon expanded and moved into ever-larger premises, first in Bellevue at Oldham Lane, then to Dunearn House at Barker Road. In 1986, when ACS celebrated its centennial year, the boarding school known as Oldham Hall moved into new premises within the ACS Barker Road campus. It moved back into the rebuilt premises in December 2002 and was renamed ACS Oldham Hall to emphasise its roots as a strong and vibrant member of the ACS family.{{Citation needed|date=May 2018}}
===Principals===
The principal of the school is also the school's Chief Executive Officer.<ref>Lau, Earnest. The ACS Story. Anglo-Chinese School Board of Governors, 2003, 2007</ref> The first principal of the independent school was Lawrence Chia, an associate professor of chemistry at the ] and a ] elder. Chia stepped down at the end of 1993 and one of his two vice-principals was selected to replace him. ] held the post from 1994 to October 2010.<ref>{{cite news |url= http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/1085093/1/.html|title=Principal of ACS Independent steps down |work= Channel NewsAsia |author=Cheney, Satish |date =4 October 2010 |location =Singapore}}</ref> From 5 October 2010, Fanny Tan was appointed acting principal in his stead,<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/1085286/1/.html |title= Fanny Tan named acting principal of ACS Independent |work= Channel NewsAsia |location =Singapore |author= Musfirah Abdul Khamid, Hetty |date=4 October 2010}}</ref> until the appointment of Winston James Hodge as new principal with effect from 21 June 2011.<ref>{{cite press release|url=http://www.acs.sch.edu.sg/acs_indep/news.php?id=158 |title=Anglo-Chinese School (Independent) Appoints Winston Hodge as Principal |publisher=ACS(I) |date=20 June 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110629180328/http://www.acs.sch.edu.sg/acs_indep/news.php?id=158 |archive-date=29 June 2011 }}</ref> Then, in December 2018, Arene Koh was appointed as principal.
===Awards===
ACS (Independent) was awarded the Singapore Quality Award (SQA) in October 2009.<ref name=2009rep>{{cite web |url= http://www.acs.sch.edu.sg/acs_indep/uploads/circular/cir-term1.2010.pdf |title=Letter to Parents |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20120226073510/http://www.acs.sch.edu.sg/acs_indep/uploads/circular/cir-term1.2010.pdf |archive-date=26 February 2012  |date=5 January 2010 |publisher=ACS (Independent)}}</ref> ACS (Independent) has achieved the Singapore Quality Award, all four Best Practice Awards, School Distinction and School Excellence Awards. ACS(I) has won ''The Straits Times''' 'Top School in Sports (Boys)' award 14 times, starting with the first award in 1996 and winning thereafter every year until 2010, with the exception of 1999.<ref name="2009rep" />
It has been consistently ranked as one of the top secondary schools in Singapore. In the ] examinations, ACS(I) had been ranked in the top 15 institutions in Singapore for a number of years since 1995. In 2008 it was reported that ACS(I) students taking the IB exams for the first time had produced results among the best in the world: nine students had obtained the perfect score of 45, making up almost half the 20 candidates worldwide to do so.<ref name=ibst>{{cite news |last=Ng |first= Jane |title=ACS(I) among world's best in IB exams |newspaper=The Straits Times |location= Singapore |date=8 January 2008}}</ref> It was also reported that ACS(I)'s performance put it among the top three IB schools in the world.<ref name=ibst/> In 2010, 27 students worldwide were reported to have achieved the perfect score, of whom 13 came from the ACS(I) November 2009 examination cohort.<ref>{{cite news |url= http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/1028961/1/.html |title=13 ACS Independent students achieve perfect score in IB exams |author=Sok Hwee |work=Channel News Asia |location=Singapore |date=7 January 2010}}</ref> In 2011, it produced 28 students who earned the perfect score. The number of perfect scorers increased to 29 in 2012.<ref>{{cite news |url= http://www.straitstimes.com/BreakingNews/Singapore/Story/STIStory_752876.html |work=The Straits Times |location= Singapore |date=7 January 2012 |title=ACS(I) tops in IB exams again with 29 perfect scorers |last=Tan |first=Amelia |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20120107022016/http://www.straitstimes.com/BreakingNews/Singapore/Story/STIStory_752876.html |archive-date=7 January 2012 |url-status=dead}}</ref> and 37 in 2013. In 2014, the school produced 32 of the 43 students nationwide who obtained perfect scores.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.edvantage.com.sg/content/singapore-comes-out-tops-4th-year-international-baccalaureate-exams |title=Singapore comes out tops for the 4th year in International Baccalaureate exams |first=Amelia |last=Teng |work=The Straits Times |location= Singapore |date=6 January 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140423101712/http://www.edvantage.com.sg/content/singapore-comes-out-tops-4th-year-international-baccalaureate-exams |archive-date=23 April 2014 }}</ref> In 2015, 34 students scored the perfect score.<ref>{{cite press release |url= http://www.acsindep.moe.edu.sg/acs_indep/news.php?id=375 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20150518191219/http://www.acsindep.moe.edu.sg/acs_indep/news.php?id=375 |publisher=ACS (Independent) |title= International Baccalaureate  Examination 2014 Results |date=5 January 2015 |archive-date=18 May 2015 |url-status=dead}}
</ref> In 2016, 41 scored the perfect score, accounting for the 48 in Singapore and 81 worldwide to do so. In 2018 ACS scored an average of 41.6 points per IBDP student making it the top IB school in the world as per the league tables published by Education Advisers Ltd.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.ib-schools.com/page.asp?t=Global-Top-50 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20181129184110/https://www.ib-schools.com/page.asp?t=Global-Top-50 |title=Global Top 50 IB Schools 2018 |publisher= Education Advisers Ltd |archive-date=29 November 2018 |url-status=dead |year=2018}}</ref>
==Student activities==
===House system===
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The house system is a way of grouping students into mutually competitive groups. It was introduced on 16 April 1929 during the tenure of Principal Thomas W. Hinch. ACS Houses were named initially after churchmen Bishop James Thoburn, Bishop William F. Oldham, and Reverend Goh Hood Keng; and philanthropists ] and Cheong Koon Seng.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.acs.sch.edu.sg/acs_indep/pages/ACS_History |title=ACS History |publisher=ACS(I) |year=2010 |access-date=13 April 2012}}</ref> In 2005, three other benefactors of the school were honoured by having houses named after them: these were Lee Seng Gee, Shaw Vee Meng and ].<ref> {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304032146/http://www.blueskiescom.com/alumni/feb_mar_05/moving_ahead.htm |date=4 March 2016 }}, Message from the Chairman of the ACS Board of Governors. February/March 2005.</ref>
The houses in chronological order, and their house colours, are:
* Thoburn - Green
* ] - Red
* Goh Hood Keng (GHK) - Yellow
* ] (TKK) - Dark Blue
* Cheong Koon Seng (CKS) - Light Blue
* Lee Seng Gee (LSG) - Grey
* Shaw Vee Meng (SVM) - Purple
* ] (TCT) - Tan/Orange
==Campus==
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===Facilities===
ACS(Independent) has a number of facilities, including a campus-wide Wi-Fi network, air-conditioned classrooms, computer and science laboratories, multi-purpose halls, auditoriums, and lecture theatres. ACS(I) is known for its sporting tradition and has numerous sports facilities, including an artificial turf, a gymnasium, swimming pools and basketball, squash and tennis courts.
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=== Boarding school ===
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Established in 1994, the ACS (Independent) ] houses around 500 students, mostly overseas scholars from the ], ], ], ], and India.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Boarding School|url=https://www.acsindep.moe.edu.sg/about-acs-independent/boarding-school/|access-date=2020-08-08|website=Anglo Chinese School (Independent)|language=en}}</ref> Resident staff live alongside the students and provide a balance of academic and pastoral support.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Boarding School |url=https://www.acsindep.moe.edu.sg/about-acs-independent/boarding-school/ |access-date=2023-11-12 |website=www.acsindep.moe.edu.sg |language=en}}</ref>
It has many various facilities, including a daily laundry service, Wi-Fi in common areas and daily meals. Boarders may also use the ACS(I) facilities<ref>{{Cite web|title=Facilities|url=https://www.acsindep.moe.edu.sg/about-acs-independent/boarding-school/facilities/|access-date=2020-08-08|website=Anglo Chinese School (Independent)|language=en}}</ref>
All who are leading there are staff members or school leaders of ACS(I).<ref>{{Cite web|title=Management|url=https://www.acsindep.moe.edu.sg/about-acs-independent/boarding-school/management/|access-date=2020-08-08|website=Anglo Chinese School (Independent)|language=en}}</ref>
===The Shaw Library and Resource Centre===
The library is named after its financial benefactor, ]. It contains over 100,000 books, reference materials and IB syllabus-based course books.
==Achievements==
===Sports and games===
ACS (Independent) has achieved good sporting results through the years, having produced national champions and national sportsmen. It has been strong in swimming, sailing, water-polo and rugby. It has been '']''' Top School in Sports (Boys) in an almost unbroken streak since this title was first awarded, from 1996 to 2009.<ref name=2009rep/> The exception was 1999, in which ] won the title. The record number of gold medals in a single season was achieved in 2018, where it won 17 gold medals and 10 silver medals. The school has held many winning streaks such as the "B" Division Rugby Title from 1997–2003 and the "C" Division Rugby Title from 1997–2009. In 2008, ACS (Independent) won a grand slam in Rugby, winning all three "A" Division, "B" Division and "C" Division titles.
====National inter-schools championships ====
''Note : Records from 1989 onwards; "A" Division records from 2007 onwards''
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* '''Air pistol'''<ref name="sis"> {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120217012537/http://app.sis.moe.gov.sg/schinfo/SIS_SearchDtls.asp?strCode=7001 |date=17 February 2012 }}, accessed 27 August 2007.</ref>
** "C" Division: 2019
** "B" Division: 2006, 2009
** "A" Division: 2010, 2018
* '''Air rifle'''
** "C" Division: 2003
** "B" Division: 2010
* '''Badminton'''<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.acsindep.moe.edu.sg/badminton/achievements-awards/ | title=Achievements / Awards }}</ref>
** "C" Division: 1996, 1997,2017
** "B" Division: 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1998, 2010, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2019
** "A" Division: 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2019
*'''Basketball'''
* '''Bowling'''<ref name="sis" />
** "C" Division: 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2011
** "B" Division: 1995, 1996, 1998, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2016, 2021
** "A" Division: 2018, 2019, 2021, 2023
* '''Canoeing'''<ref name="sis" />
** "C" Division: 2000, 2004, 2010, 2013
** "B" Division: 2000, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2024
** "A" Division: 2008
* '''Cricket'''<ref>. Retrieved 27 August 2007. {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927235600/http://sites.cst.acs.sch.edu.sg/cricket/ |date=27 September 2007 }}</ref>
** "C" Division: 1996, 2000, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2022, 2023
** "B" Division: 2003, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2012, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2022
** "A" Division: 2010, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2022
* '''Golf'''
** "C" Division: 2008, 2017, 2022
** "B" Division: 2010, 2022
** "A" Division: 2022
* '''Rugby (15-a-side)'''<ref>. Retrieved 27 August 2007. {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070403050206/http://sites.cst.acs.sch.edu.sg/rugby/ |date=3 April 2007 }}</ref><ref name="red"> {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160630164509/http://redsports.sg/record-of-past-champions/ |date=30 June 2016 }}, redsports.sg. Retrieved 27 August 2007.</ref>
** "C" Division: 1993, 1995, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2022, 2023, 2024
** "B" Division: 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2022, 2024
** "A" Division: 2008, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2022, 2023, 2024
* '''Sailing'''<ref name="sis" />
** "C" Division: 1999, 2000, 2001,2004, 2006
** "B" Division: 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2004, 2006, 2008
** "A Boys" Division: 2008
* '''Softball'''<ref>. Retrieved 27 August 2007. {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927235054/http://sites.cst.acs.sch.edu.sg/softball/achievements.php |date=27 September 2007 }}</ref>
** "C" Division: 2017 
** "B" Division: 2006, 2007
** "A" Division: 2007, 2008
* '''Squash'''<ref>. Retrieved 27 August 2007. {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927235341/http://sites.cst.acs.sch.edu.sg/squash/achievements.php |date=27 September 2007 }}</ref>
** "C" Division: 1998, 1999, 2000, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2017, 2022
** "B" Division: 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2019, 2022, 2023, 2024
** "A" Division: 2007, 2008, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2022
* '''Swimming'''<ref>. Retrieved 27 August 2007. {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070716165822/http://sites.cst.acs.sch.edu.sg/swimming/achievements.php |date=16 July 2007 }}</ref>
** "C" Division: 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2003, 2004, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2022
** "B" Division: 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019
** "A" Division: 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2022
* '''Tennis'''<ref name="sis" />
** "C" Division: 1991, 1992, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2004, 2005, 2010, 2011, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
** "B" Division: 1993, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
** "A" Division: 2008, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2022, 2023
* '''Water-Polo'''
** "C" Division: 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2005, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018
** "B" Division: 1992, 1993, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2005, 2006, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2022, 2023
* '''X-Country'''<ref name="sis" />
** "C" Division: 2013, 2016, 2019
** "B" Division: 2004, 2015, 2017
** "A" Division: 2016, 2017
}}
===Uniformed groups===
The school has also performed well in its uniformed groups, achieving Gold and Best Unit awards multiple times over the past years. In 2011 alone, all of the school's units have attained a Gold award. ACS (Independent) holds the record of having the largest amount of Uniformed Groups in a single school. In addition to this, ACS (Independent) is the only school with a ] Tri-Service, and one of two schools which pioneered the ]. The ] and ] units of the school are also the largest in Singapore. The ] and ] also encompasses the ],<ref> {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100221041624/http://cca.acsindep.edu.sg/bb/boys-brigade-bugle-drums-and-bagpipe-band/ |date=21 February 2010 }}. Retrieved 6 September 2012.</ref> one of only 15 in Singapore. However, the NPCC (Sea) unit and Military Bagpipe Band have since been shut down.
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* '''National Cadet Corps (Air)'''<ref> {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100223021745/http://cca.acsindep.edu.sg/nccair/achievements/ |date=23 February 2010 }}. Retrieved 6 September 2012.</ref>
** Best Unit Competition (Gold): 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012
** Best NCC (Air) Unit: 2001, 2004, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015
** Best Overall NCC Unit: 2010 (discontinued)
** C.M. Philips Award: 2011
* '''National Cadet Corps (Land)'''<ref> {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090917105351/http://cca.acsindep.edu.sg/nccland/achievements/ |date=17 September 2009 }}. Retrieved 6 September 2012.</ref>
** Best Unit Competition (Gold): 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011
* '''National Cadet Corps (Sea)'''<ref> {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110829231658/http://cca.acsindep.edu.sg/nccsea/achievements/ |date=29 August 2011 }}. Retrieved 6 September 2012.</ref>
** Best Unit Competition (Gold): 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011
** Best NCC (Sea) Unit: 2005, 2010, 2011
* '''National Civil Defence Cadet Corps'''<ref> {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090816171955/http://cca.acsindep.edu.sg/ncdcc/achievements/ |date=16 August 2009 }}. Retrieved 6 September 2012.</ref>
** Unit Overall Proficiency Award (Gold): 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017
** Precision Drill Competition (Champion): 2012
* '''National Police Cadet Corps''' <ref> {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402130257/http://cca.acsindep.edu.sg/npccland/achievements/ |date=2 April 2015 }}. Retrieved 6 September 2012.</ref>
** Unit Overall Proficiency Award (Gold): 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015
* '''Military Bagpipe Band'''<ref>. Retrieved 6 September 2012.</ref>
* '''Boys' Brigade'''<ref> {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091113005239/http://cca.acsindep.edu.sg/bb/achievements/ |date=13 November 2009 }}. Retrieved 6 September 2012.</ref>
** J.M. Fraser Award (Gold): 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011
** Best Seniors' Company: 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010
* '''Boys' Brigade Primers'''
* '''Boys' Brigade Bagpipe Band'''
** Boys' Brigade Pipes and Drums Festival BB Category (Champion): 2015, 2016, 2017
** Boys' Brigade Pipes and Drums Festival Open Category (Champion): 2015, 2016, 2017
* '''Scouts'''<ref> {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090816171650/http://cca.acsindep.edu.sg/scouts/achievement/ |date=16 August 2009 }}. Retrieved 6 September 2012.</ref>
** Frank Cooper Sands' Award (Gold): 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019
** National Patrol Camp: 2008, 2009, 2010, 2013, 2016, 2018
* '''Venture Scouts'''
** Frank Cooper Sands' Award (Gold): 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018
* '''St. John's Brigade'''<ref> {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090816171720/http://cca.acsindep.edu.sg/sjab/achievements/ |date=16 August 2009 }}. Retrieved 6 September 2012.</ref>
** Corps Achievement Award (Gold): 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018
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===Clubs, societies and performing arts===
The ACS(I) Debate Team has a strong debating tradition, with many of the members going on to represent Singapore at the ]. ACS(I) emerged National Champions in 1998, 2005 and 2013 as well as 1st Runner-Up in 2004, 2006 and 2016 in the ]. At the national championships for pre-university levels organised by the Singapore Ministry of Education, ACS(I) emerged champions in 2010 and 2018 as well as 1st Runner-Up in 2012, 2014 and 2019. In 2010, ACS(I) emerged champions in the ] Budget Debate for the Secondary School division and 1st Runner-Up for the Pre-University division.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.straitstimes.com/BreakingNews/Singapore/Story/STIStory_503767.html |title=Singapore's top debaters |work=The Straits Times |location =Singapore}}</ref>
The school's Young Diplomats' Society has received awards in multiple ] Conferences both locally and overseas and also organises the annual International Model United Nations Conference.
Between 1998 and 2012, the school's Philharmonic Orchestra obtained seven consecutive Gold Awards in the biennial ] competition, the only youth string ensemble to have done so. The Orchestra achieved two Gold with Honours awards at the 2007 SYF competition, for both its Secondary and College String groups. In 2013, 2015 and 2017, following the festival's award scheme revamp, the orchestra  attained the Distinction award, the highest possible honour. It also collaborated with the Singapore Armed Forces Central Band in March 2007, and was the featured orchestra in the 2007 HSBC Young Talents' Concert.
The Symphonic Band won Gold with Honours awards in the 2005, 2007 and 2009 SYF competitions, being the only school besides ] to have achieved this. It was ranked as one of the top three bands in all three years. The band also received a Gold in the 2011 competition.<ref> {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110827131227/http://www.sgbandfusion.com/syf-results-tally/ |date=27 August 2011 }}.</ref> The Wind Ensemble received a Gold in its first year of participation in SYF in 2007, as well as a Bronze in 2009 and a Silver in 2011.<ref> {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110828100242/http://www.sgbandfusion.com/syf-results-tally/2/ |date=28 August 2011 }}.</ref> In 2006, the band took part in the 17th Australian International Music Festival in Sydney, Australia, attaining a Gold Award. In the Singapore International Band Festival 2008, the band competed against professional bands in the open division and won the only Gold award, it also achieved second place in the Finals. In the SIBF competition for 2010, the band achieved Silver in the Open Category, while in 2012, the Symphonic Band was awarded a Gold in Division II and the Wind Ensemble was awarded Silver in Division I.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.sibf.sg/Competition-Information/index.html|title=Singapore International Band Festival 2008|date=12 April 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080412093622/http://www.sibf.sg/Competition-Information/index.html |archive-date=12 April 2008 }}</ref> In 2011, both the Symphonic Band and Wind Ensemble participated in the Senior Category at the Hong Kong Winter Band Festival, attaining Silver and Gold (2nd Placing) respectively. The Symphonic Band has also received Distinction Awards at the 2013 and 2015 Singapore Youth Festival Arts Presentation for Concert Bands.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.singaporeyouthfestival.sg/pdf/2013/SYF%202013%20-%20AP%20for%20Concert%20Bands%20-%20Results%20for%20Secondary%20School%20Level.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=21 April 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304035504/https://www.singaporeyouthfestival.sg/pdf/2013/SYF%202013%20-%20AP%20for%20Concert%20Bands%20-%20Results%20for%20Secondary%20School%20Level.pdf |archive-date=4 March 2016 }}.</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.singaporeyouthfestival.sg/pdf/2013/SYF%202013%20-%20AP%20for%20Concert%20Bands%20-%20Results%20for%20JCCIl%20Level.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=21 April 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160111143024/https://www.singaporeyouthfestival.sg/pdf/2013/SYF%202013%20-%20AP%20for%20Concert%20Bands%20-%20Results%20for%20JCCIl%20Level.pdf |archive-date=11 January 2016 }}.</ref>
The Choir, established in the 1980s, has taken part in many international and local choral competitions and workshops. The Choir has achieved a Gold award in the 2009 SYF Central Judging, as well as a Gold award in the recent 2011 SYF Central Judging.<ref>. April 2011.</ref> The Choir also obtained a Gold award at the Genting International Choral Competition in 2007. The IB choir now performs as an ] society.
The Guitar Orchestra, established in 2003, has won three consecutive Gold medals in the SYF competitions, with a Gold award for its Secondary Orchestra and a Gold with Honours award for its College Orchestra in the 2007 SYF competition. The Secondary Orchestra obtained a Gold with Honours award in the 2009 SYF competition. It also hosts a yearly concert event, F.R.E.T.S (Finally a Really Exciting Thing to See).
Dance Venia, established in 2005, won the Gold with Honours Award at the ] Central Judging 2009 during their first participation in the event. Their latest achievements include 2 Certificates of Distinction at the same event in 2013 and 2015.
==Notable alumni==
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* '''Politicians'''
** ], Minister for Foreign Affairs, Singapore
** ], former Member of Parliament, Singapore
** ], former Member of Parliament and Head of the ], Singapore
** ], Member of Parliament, Singapore
** ], Nominated Member of Parliament, Singapore
** ], former Deputy Prime Minister, Minister for Defence, Minister for Finance and Minister for Education, Singapore
** ], Senior Minister of State for Home Affairs, Singapore
** ], former Minister for Finance and Minister for Trade and Industry, Singapore
** ], former Member of Parliament, Singapore
** ], first President of ], ], ]
** ], member of ] as the representative of ]
** ], former cabinet minister, Chairman of the Housing and Development Board and Chairman of the Port of Singapore Authority, Singapore
** ], 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
** ], 6th President of Singapore
** ], former Education Minister and former Second Defence Minister, Singapore
** ], Member of Parliament, Singapore
** ], Former Speaker of Parliament, Singapore
** ], Member of Parliament, former Speaker of Parliament, Singapore
** ], deceased Senior Minister of State (Education), Singapore<ref> {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101001083203/http://infopedia.nl.sg/articles/SIP_667_2005-01-11.html |date=1 October 2010 }}</ref>
** ], President of Singapore<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/presidential-election-tharman-elected-70-cent-landslide-win-ng-kok-song-tan-kin-lian-3740526 | title=Tharman Shanmugaratnam to be Singapore's 9th President after 70.4% landslide win }}</ref>
** ], Former Deputy Prime Minister, Singapore
** ], Member of Parliament, former Minister for Transport, Singapore
** ], ], Senior Partner of WongPartnership LLP and Member of Parliament, Singapore
** ], Member of Parliament
** ], Canadian Senator representing ]
** ], Secretary-General of the ]
* '''Athletes'''
** ], former Singapore national swimmer, co-founder and Managing Director of APS Swim School & Aquatic Performance Swim Club
** ], Singapore national swimmer
** ], former Singapore national swimmer, ]
** ], national swimmer, participated in the ], gold medallist in the ]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://redsports.sg/2009/04/28/joseph-schooling-swimming/ |title=Swim sensation Joseph Schooling of ACS(I) lights up inter-school championships |access-date=6 March 2012 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160413090705/https://www.redsports.sg/2009/04/28/joseph-schooling-swimming/ |archive-date=13 April 2016 }}</ref>
** ], national swimmer, participated in the ]<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.straitstimes.com/news/sport/more-sport-stories/story/swimming-zheng-wen-qualifies-rio-2016-after-200m-fly-win-spain-2/ |title=Swimming: Zheng Wen qualifies for Rio 2016 after 200m fly win in Spain |newspaper=The Straits Times |date=29 March 2015 |access-date=31 March 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402233835/http://www.straitstimes.com/news/sport/more-sport-stories/story/swimming-zheng-wen-qualifies-rio-2016-after-200m-fly-win-spain-2 |archive-date=2 April 2015 |last1=Wong |first1=Jonathan }}</ref>
** ], CEO of Singapore Sports Council and former Singapore national swimmer
** ], Singapore national sprinter
** ], Former Singapore national badminton player
** ], Singapore national swimmer
** ], former Singapore national swimmer, Rhodes Scholar
* '''Business leaders'''
** ], former Head of Singapore Civil Service, Group President of ]
** ], Managing Director Hotel Properties Limited, brought Formula 1 back to Singapore
** ], founding member of the ]
** ], former Chairman of ], philanthropist
** ], Chairman of ]
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* '''Arts'''
** ], Mediacorp 8 actor
** ], composer and former Singapore national swimmer
** ], international director
** ], filmmaker and editor of ]
** ], violinist and conductor of Singapore Youth Symphony Orchestra
** ], actor, director
** ], Actor
** ], novelist, best known for the bestselling satirical novels '']'', '']'', and '']''
** ], actor, Radio DJ
** ], singer
** ], former TV actor
** ], director
** ], actor
** ], musician and composer
** ], international pianist
** ], playwright
** ], photographer
** ], poet and lawyer
* '''Other professions'''
** ], social activist
** ], Singapore Supreme Court Judge
** ], ]
** ], Supreme Court Judge
** ], Judge of Appeal
** ], ] (Retired), former ], ], Chairman of ]
** ], Senior Deputy Secretary, Ministry of Home Affairs, President of ] and former Commissioner of Police
** ], lawyer
** ] ], former ], ]
** ], founding President (1917–1937) of ]
** Professor ], Dean of Medicine NUS (1965–72), President of Singapore Chess Federation (1961–72)
**] ], ], ]
** ], Judge of Appeal
** ], Judge of Appeal, ] (2014-2017)
** ], ] (2017–Present), Senior Counsel
** ], former head of Singapore Civil Service
** ] ], former Chief of Navy, ]
** ] Frederick Chew, Director of Joint Operations, ]
** ], Singapore Supreme Court Judge
** ], chess ]
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==See also==
* ]
==Notes==
1. ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20070930224744/http://www.moe.gov.sg/press/2004/pr2004sea_sda.htm", School Excellence Award (SEA), Ministry of Education, Singapore, 2006
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