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ANGLO-CHINESE SCHOOL (JUNIOR) We celebrate with thankfulness to God for His faithfulness and favour upon CCA Awards Category Results our school in 2015. JM Fraser Award (2014) Silver Group Frank Cooper Sands (2014) Bronze We started the year with a refined version of our vision to include Boys’ Brigade SYF Arts Presentation Certificate of Leadership and Service. Our school vision is “Every ACSian, a young Cadet Scouts Category C Recognition Gentleman of Character, ready for the Future to Lead and to Serve.” Our work Art plans, programmes and events incorporated greater elements of Leadership and EZ-Link SG50 Card Design Winner Service to align with our refined school vision. This came about after strategic Chess Competition ‘Best of Show’ Award re-envisioning exercises were conducted with staff and stakeholders over the 5th (Nationals) course of year 2014. In the dynamic landscape of the 21st Century, it is critical to Nationals Senior Division 1st & 7th (SZ) prepare our pupils for Service Leadership and Learning. (Individual) Junior Division SCHOOL ACHIEVEMENTS 9th, 11th & 17th Academic Excellence Lower Junior (Nationals) Division 4th,6th & 9th (SZ) We give praise and thanks to God for His continued blessings on the school. The class of 2014 did well in their PSLE with 85.8% qualifying for the Express 7th & 14th (Nationals) Stream and Mathematics having a commendable increase in quality passes. We 1st,4th,7th & 10th (SZ) are also extremely pleased that all Mother Tongue Languages (Chinese, Malay and Tamil) showed gains in quality passes. Overall Quality Passes and Total South Zone Boys Open 3 Distinction Trophies Passes continue to be good and well above National Average. Chess Carnival Boys Under 10 2 Merit Trophies Gold School Trophy Subjects ACSJ 2014 (%) National Average 2014 (%) 1 Distinction Trophy 4 Merit Trophies & A*-A A*-C Overall A*-C Male A*-C 2 Character Awards 71.5 100 A*-A A*-A 96.3 Gold School Trophy 74.6 98.9 85.7 English 69.0 99.3 44.1 97.1 38.1 90.9 Boys Under 8 4 Distinction Trophies Mathematics 76.1 99.1 94.8 Challenger 1 Merit Trophy Science 83.3 100 44.7 85.3 46.0 95.9 Thailand Open Section Gold School Trophy Chinese 100 100 97.1 Best Junior Player Malay 42.4 90.0 43.2 Tamil 76.5 96.6 68.1 74.1 97.4 64.8 Asian Schools Open U11 ASEAN+ Age Open U12 76.2 97.7 71.3 Group 1st Open U10 1 Team Silver (Blitz) 1 Team Silver (Standard) 1 Team Bronze (Rapid) Chinese Nationals Cross-Talk 3rd Oratorical Group Story- 3rd Destination Nationals Telling 3rd & Merit Award Imagination International Chinese Story- Odyssey of the Nationals Telling 4 Golds, 2 Silvers Mind International 1st, 10th,302 The Improv Games -1st out of 76 teams, Rennaisance Award recipients 20th,23rd,34th 4 Golds,3 Silvers 2nd,3rd,6th,10th,35th

Badminton South Zone Senior Boys 3rd develop social-communicative, problem-solving and thinking skills. It is uniqueFootball Junior Boys 2nd as it is a student-driven programme focused on school values. South Zone Senior Boys 1stGolf Nationals The Thoburn Programme caters to the learning needs of the high- Nationals Senior Boys 1st ability students. The programme develops intellectual rigour, creativity and Lion Cubs Team (Boys) 4th character values in high ability students to prepare them for responsible leadership and service to the school and community. Enrichment is achieved Handicap 1 Gold with Honours, through curriculum differentiation in Content (enhanced syllabus) and Process Category 1 Silver, 3 Bronzes & 2 (teaching strategies). Merits Programmes that promote Holistic Education (Breadth) PC Category 1 Gold, 10 Silvers, 11 The school offers a Learning for Life Programme (LLP) titled ‘All Bronzes & 3 Merits for Sports, Sports for All @ ACS(Junior)’. It features key sports such as tennis, rugby, table tennis and swimming to promote a pervasive sporting culture. ByRugby South Zone Team Category 2nd & 7th leveraging on the existing platforms of PAL, PE and CCA, as well as our school Nationals Under 13 1st sports events & Play@Recess programme, we provide many avenues to nurtureSailing Nationals Under 11 3rd values (integrity, excellence, collaboration and loyalty) as well as life skillsSwimming Nationals (discipline, concentration, mental strength and a Gentlemanly Spirit) whilst, Under 13 1st providing a firm basis for a healthy & active lifestyle.Table Tennis South Zone Under 11 1st Senior Boys 2nd The Core Library Programmes promote holistic education. We engageTaekwondo Nationals Junior Boys 3rd parent volunteers to support students’ reading development with programmesTennis Nationals B Division 1st that integrate with the curriculum. These include the parent-supported Remedial C Division 1st Reading Programme, and the Oral Enrichment Programme. SupplementaryTenpin Bowling Nationals D Division 1st programmes, in collaboration with parents, encourage reading through goals Senior Boys 2nd tracking (Read Up! Programme), dramatisation (Mass Storytelling/DramaTrack and Field Nationals Junior Boys 1st Programme) and real-life encounters (Meet the Author/Celebrity Sessions). Junior Boys 4th Senior Boys 1st Junior Boys 1st Senior Boys 5th Junior Boys 3rd A Division 1 Bronze B Division 1 Bronze C Division 1 Gold & 1 Silver D Division 2 BronzesSCHOOL STRENGTHS AND SPECIAL PROGRAMMES Thoburn Programme (Learning Journey to Taiwan) 303A) STUDENT-CENTRIC PROGRAMMESProgrammes that promote Lifelong Learning (Length) Mother Tongue Languages Programmes strive to bring out students’ flair and love for the language. Our MTL academic and supporting The school promotes lifelong learning through a variety of programmes programmes embrace language development and cultural awareness. Studentsthat extend students’ knowledge beyond textbooks. Programmes like are engaged in cultural immersion, cluster competitions, out-of-class activitiesthe Creative Science Investigation Programme, Play@Recess as well as and peer activities. Teacher-support programmes include research platformsKnowledge is Power Programme promote learning through an experiential (CCE curriculum pilot programme, NIE bilingual programme, and characterapproach during recess and pre-assembly. These programmes are interactive, recognition with SCCL, cluster schools and overseas Chinese schools), parentalenjoyable and enriching. workshops, and pedagogical discussions. Our PSLE results for Mother TongueProgrammes that build Deep Foundation (Depth) have been consistently higher than the National Average Male results for quality and passing rate. The Applied Learning Programme (ALP) comprises CreativeThinkers, Odyssey of the Mind (OM) and Destination Imagination (DI) which In meeting the needs of pupils in various segments, ACSJ has a school-develop the 21st Century Skills Domains of Learning & Innovation skills, wide, integrated Supporting Programme for students with SpecialInformation, Media & Technology skills and Life & Career Skills. In Creative Educational Needs (SEN).Thinkers, we engage our boys through purposeful play of quality games that

B) BONDING AMONG STAFF C) PARTNERSHIP WITH PARENTS At ACSJ, we always cherish and appreciate the great teamwork and We are grateful for the strong and faithful support of the parents in ourcamaraderie among staff. This year we had more opportunities to organise school. Many have stepped forward to offer their time, knowledge and expertise,activities for the staff. The SG50 festivities started with a cozy fusion lunch and and partnered our staff to bring about the best possible learning experience forbirthday celebration for our SG50 babies, those born in 1965. They shared our boys. They assist in class learning journeys, weekly chapel programmes,nuggets of wisdom from their teaching experience which were well-received by library duties and activities, projects such as OM and DI and fund-raising events.all. The photobooth for impromptu fun shots was very popular. The Staff Well- We thank them all for their unstinting support through the years.Being Committee also organised a SG50 Games Day for staff. Staff memberswere in house teams, participating in various interesting games and creating As the school year draws to a close at ACSJ, we thank God for all ourcheers that brought out the Spirit of SG50 and deepened the bonds of the family successes and achievements. We will continue to stand strong and commit thein ACSJ. future of ACS(J) into His Hands, knowing that He will direct our way as we strive to provide an ACS brand of education to our boys. We hold fast to our motto- The Best Is Yet To Be. All Glory be to God.Staff Who Serve the Nation Parent Volunteers selling Nachos for a good causeLibrary activity with parent volunteers304 Football CCA (Senior Team) Pandora's Box Team A, 2nd out of 66 teams

ANGLO-CHINESE SCHOOL (PRIMARY)A NICHE SPORT - All Can Swim: Building Character through Swimming Journey off the Map: 3-5 June 87 boys joined Praize Club at (11th Award) a school camp and walked through two adventurous days in theA NICHE SPORT - ACSian Bowling: Building Character through Bowling Journey off the Map, uncovering (10th Award) precious lessons on Jesus as the Ultimate Guide in their lives.The ACS(P) Brand of Education The school vision of ACS (Primary) is for every pupil to grow and mature NE Show for P5 pupils: 11 Julyinto ‘a young man of character, capability and creativity’. We aim to achieve this Celebrating Singapore’s Golden Jubilee at the Padangby exposing our pupils to the unique ACS(P) brand of education, which focuses Values in Actionon the individual’s Affective, Cognitive, Social and Physical development, ina nurturing environment that seeks to add value to their learning experiences As active Community Collaborators, our staff and pupils work towardsthrough our evolving curricula, programmes and activities. We endeavour to giving back to the school and community. Pupils contributed to the toysdevelop in our pupils the four Traits of an ACS(P) Gentlemen - iHOPEFUL donation drive while staff partnered Hakka Methodist Church in their carnival.Leaders, Creative Learners, Effective Communicators and Community P6 pupils also raised funds for charity organisations.Collaborators - that will help them thrive in the 21st century. P6 Graduation Day: 17 November Affective Development: Developing in our pupils a strong A memorable event comprising the Graduation Ceremony and the moral character imbued with Christian values and Graduation Party for our boys to mark the end of their primary school principles experience. This year, each class is led by prefects to plan the party programme.P1 Picnic Race: 5 JanuaryOur P1 boys certainly had fun as they looked forward to beginning their newchapter in ACS(P).International Friendship Day: 17 AprilOpening Hearts to the World 'Deepening Interna- 305 tional Friendships' was the theme of this year’s Interna- tional Friendship Day, inspir- ing ACSians to be citizens who are open-hearted and having a global outlook.

Cognitive Development: Building the intellectual Experiential Learning & Learning Journeys: capacity of our pupils through a forward-looking, broad- Some examples of experiential learning and based and learner-centred curriculum which strives to learning journeys included: develop every child to his full potential 24-26 February a trip to a hydroponic129th Founder’s Day to recognise students who have done well academically: farm to study soil-less agriculture, and to the Singapore Science Centre where the boys participated in hands-on activities and had their awareness of ethical questions on issues such as organ transplants and stem cell therapy raised by a special Bioethics display. 23-27 March - P6 pupils visited the Asian Civilisation Museum to learn about the rich history and diversity of Southeast Asia. Pupils were encouraged to ask questions instead of relying passively on teachers for information. Sharing the ACS(P) Brand of Education27 February ACS (Primary) played host to two groups of educators, the first from Guest-of-Honour: Dr Lawrence Chia, a Distinguished Old Boy and the Chiangmai on 27 April and the second from Malaysia on 14 May, to share more about education in Singapore and the ACS(P) brand of education. first Principal of ACS (Independent) from 1988-1993 VIP Guests included Rev Dr Wee Boon Hup, the Bishop of the Methodist Social Development: Developing our pupils as iHOPEFUL leaders through the CARE (Coach, Affirm, Relate,Church in Singapore; Mr Cheo Chai Hong, Vice-Chairman of the ACS Board Enthuse) Principleof Governors and OBA President; and Mrs Low Chew Lian, the South 3 ClusterSuperintendent ACS(P) Remembers Mr Lee Kuan Yew –Professional Development of Staff A Tribute to Singapore’s Founding Father Sharing on Creativity & CARE Principle February, June The ACS(P) - desired culture of Innovation, Care and Exellence was shared. Staff discussed practical ways of applying the CARE (Coach, Affirm, Relate, Enthuse) Principle. Teachers worked in curriculum planning teams to embed the four Traits of An ACSian into existing instructional packages. Administrative and operations staff attended a teambuilding programme, Dialogue in the Dark, in the hope of becoming iHOPEFUL team in a CARE environment.306

A ONE ACS SG50 ACtS of Service The Boys’ Brigade (12th Barker Junior Company) Our hearts, our hopes, our aims J M Fraser Award 2015- Silver Honour Roll Award for BB Week - Gold Honour Roll are one as ACS (Primary) was one of six Cub Scouts ACS schools that came together to work Frank Cooper Sands Award 2015 - Gold on the NEA Hawker Centre Art Project Honours Pennant for five consecutive Gold awards at Amoy Street Food Centre. Singapura Finance 46th Singapore National Age Group (SNAG) SwimmingA Visit to Pertapis Children’s Home: 16 March Championship: 13-15 March Zachary Ian Tan led the way to win all 12 of his events, breaking records set previously by Joseph Schooling, Brilliant Chua Wei Feng, Garret Tan and Jonathan Tan. Zachary was also named the Most Valuable Swimmer (Boys).Primary 5 Adventure Camp: 3-4 August National Primary Sailing Championship: 7-10 April Our junior and senior teams came in 4th. Muhammad Daniel Kei B M YAn away-from-home experience Teamwork on Campfire Night (P6D) topped the Individual Optimist race for Senior Boys. Physical Development: Providing an all-round physical The 28th South East Asian (SEA) Games: 5-16 June education for our pupils which not only enhances their physical well-being, but also develops in them a passion for 29 Synergy Dance boys collaborated with pupils from Yishun sports and other physical activities and Greendale Primary Schools at the47th Annual Swim Meet: 4 February Opening Ceremony by performing a musical Imagination with Raffles NeoGuest-of-Honour: Ms Tay Chin Joo, an ACS Olympian in Swimming Wee Peen (P5E) and Ong Hua Jie Ro-I (P3C) in lead roles. Muhammad Daniel Kei B M Y (P6D), 11, was the youngest athlete in Singapore’s 749-strong contingent. Daniel competed in the Team Racing Optimist (U-16) event and the team won a silver medal! Official Opening of the Sports Hub: 26 July Our pupil, Zachary Ian Tan, is the youngest of the four youths selected for the official opening of the Sports Hub. Together with our Prime Minister, Mr Lee Hsien Loong, Mr Heng Swee Keat (Minister for Education) and Mr Lawrence Wong (Minister for Culture, Community and Youth), Zachary placed his gold medal for the 400m Individual Medley (Singapore National Age Group) into the Time Capsule. Sealed by the Prime Minister, the Time Capsule will be opened in 25 years’ time in 2040, on the 75th anniversary of Singapore’s independence. 307

Our Niche Sports - Bowling & Swimming 14th Inter-Primary Tenpin Bowling Championship: 2 JulyNational Age Group Bowling Championship: 16-19 March Junior - Champion Senior - Champion Singles - Brandon Wee Wen Xing (P6A), Terraqua Fest: 26 September 2nd Doubles - Brandon Wee and Eugene Yeo Terraqua Festival for P1 and P2 pupils promotes holistic development and Hanjie (P5D), 2nd teamwork. Team - Brandon Wee, Tan Hong Xun 54th Annual Track-and-Field Meet & Games Day: Dillon (P6F), Cody Koh Lishan (P5B) 11 Nov and Eugene Yeo, 1st Masters - Brandon Wee, 1st & Eugene To provide opportunities for greater pupil-participation, our annual Track Yeo, 3rd & Field Meet includes a Games segment that allows pupils who are not taking56th National Primary Schools Swimming Championship: 23-24, 27 April part in track-and-field events to join in the fun. P3 to P6 pupils from the various houses pit their game skills against one another for the house champion title. Our achievements would not have been possible without the grace of God, the hard work of our pupils, teachers and coaches, as well as the strong support from parents. To God Be The Glory! The Best Is Yet To Be! Zachary Ian Tan (P6F) broke records in the 100m breaststroke, and 200mIndividual medley events in the ‘B’ Division. 44 swimmers represented theschool.‘B’ Division, ‘C’ Division, ‘D’ Division - 2ndNational Primary Schools Badminton Championship: 23 April (Seniors), 20April (Juniors) Senior Team - Champion Junior Team - 2nd runner-up308

ANGLO-CHINESE SCHOOL (BARKER ROAD) Our theme for 2015 was ‘You are the Light of the world’, with our theme Subject School Distinction % National Distinction %verse taken from Matthew 5:14 : ‘You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill Combined Humanities 40.8 16.3cannot be hidden.’ In 2015, our young gentlemen did indeed show themselves to 40.8 15.1be ‘lights of the world’ in various ways over the course of the year. English Language 65.3 35.5ACADEMIC RESULTS Mathematics 38.8 23.9 Science 19.0 13.3 By the grace of God our 2014 GCE O-Level results were once again onesthat we can be most pleased with, as they were in fact the second-best ever results, Food & Nutritionoverall, achieved by a graduating cohort in the school’s history. The table belowhighlights those subjects in which we performed above the national average in Our top GCE N-Level students were Chee Cavin Jiaping (4A2), Cheongterms of either distinctions and passes achieved – or, as in a number of cases, Jia Qiang Daniel (4A2), Cheong Tze Yan Ryan (4A1), Chew Hsien Wenboth: Daniel (4A1), Goh Yi Wei Jared (4A1), Karan Singh Purain (4A2), Lee Zi-Wen Bertranne (4A1), Lim Aloysius (4A1), Ng Jian Rong Johnathan (4A2), Wong Subject School % National % School % National % Yong Sheng Mark (4A2). In total, 96.0% of our GCE N-Level cohort qualified Distinction Distinction Pass Pass for the Secondary 5 Normal (Academic) course, whilst 12.2% qualified for theMalay Language 100 99.6 Polytechnic Foundation Programme.Tamil Language 12.5 24.1 100 97.7Art 0 19.4 100 69.2 We congratulate both our GCE O-Level and N-Level students on theirEnglish Language 0 10.4 99.6 92.9 impressive achievements in the 2014 public examinations. As always, due creditLiterature in English 22.8 97.3 93.2 must also go to their dedicated teachers, who worked closely and tirelessly withCombined Humanities 38.9 30.8 94.4 89.5 them beforehand, in order to prepare the students for their examinations.Mathematics 40.5 35.4 97.3 95.2Additional Mathematics 37.9 59.1 98.1 95.9 CO-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES (CCAs)Physics 66.8 56.6 100 98.4Chemistry 67.5 48.3 100 95.4 Our niche areas remain as Speech and Drama, under the renamed AppliedBiology 50.0 46.6 96.7 94.9 Learning Programme (ALP), “Developing Effective Communicators throughScience (Phys/Chem) 54.6 45.9 91.5 85.5 Drama, Debates and Public Speaking” and Water Polo, our Learning for Life 46.7 37.9 Programme (LLP), “Building Character through Sports & Outdoor Education”. 42.6 In addition to these prestigious endorsements, we witnessed other achievements and successes in the field of co-curricular activities over the course of the year, which are summarized in the tables below: Our top GCE O-Level student for 2014 was Qi Lu Yuan (4S2) with 9 Sports (Nationals, unless otherwise stated)Distinctions, who was closely followed by Reuben Tong (4S1), Ong Zi Heng(4S1), Evan Ng (4S1), Joel Chin An (4S1) and Dominic Ang (4S1) and Royce Sport Division PositionTan (4H3) respectively, each of whom obtained eight distinctions. Meanwhile, 1stour top Secondary 5 Student was Benny Goh Cheng Yew, who achieved 4 Water Polo ‘B’ 4thDistinctions. In addition to these impressive results, 23 other students obtained 4th7 Distinctions and 39 students obtained 6 Distinctions. In total, some 99 Water Polo ‘C’ 4thstudents were awarded 4 Distinctions or more. 4th Handball ‘B’ Overall, our GCE O-Level results meant that 100% of both our Sec 4 2nd (Zone)Express Stream students and our Sec 5 Normal (Academic) students qualified Rugby ‘B’ & ‘C’ 4thfor at least a place in a Polytechnic, whilst 77.0% of our Express Stream students 3rdqualified for Junior College. Taekwondo ‘C’ 5th 4th Our GCE N-Level students also produced some impressive results, as the Basketball ‘B’ 3rdfollowing table indicates, showing those subjects in which we performed abovethe national average in terms of distinctions achieved: Bowling ‘B’ Golf ‘C’ Sailing ‘C’ Swimming ‘B’ & ‘C’ Tennis ‘C’ 309

Uniformed Group Organisations Award Our Waterpolo Champions Frank Cooper Sands Award (Gold) Students With 8 Distinctions Uniformed Group J.M. Fraser Award – Gold Honour Roll C21@ACS(BR) Chiang Mai Scouts Unit Overall Proficiency Award (Silver) Boys’ Brigade Best Unit Competition (Silver) NPCC Award NCC (SEA) Accomplishment Performing Arts Distinction Accomplishment Performing Art Accomplishment Concert Band Accomplishment Dance Award Choir Robofest : Best Robot Award Chinese Orchestra Drama Competition and Position 1st Clubs and Societies 1st Club/Society Team awarded Renaissance Award for Infocomm (Robotics) Outstanding Performance. Destination Imagination Award Bronze Award. Division and Team Middle Level Technical Challenge: 1st Middle Level Fine Arts Challenge: 1st Global Finals: Middle Level Fine Arts Challenge Other Achievements (Non-CCA) Competition National Youth Business Challenge Competition. C21 @ ACS (BR)310 We continue to equip our students with the attitudes, skills and competencies necessary for them to be Global Citizens of the 21st Century. With this in mind, all Secondary 3 students once again participated in our C21 @ ACS (BR) programme towards the end of Term 2. This provided them with the opportunity to travel to various regional countries, namely Cambodia (Siam Reap and Phnom Penh – separate groups), Malaysia (Malacca/Kuala Lumpur and Sarawak – separate groups), China (Yunnan), Thailand (Chiang Mai – two groups) and Vietnam (Ho Chi Minh City) respectively, in order to interact with their counterparts in the countries concerned and to conduct Values-In- Action activities during their visit which would benefit the recipients in practical ways. The feedback from the students involved regarding the programme, as in previous years, is most encouraging, with many of them commenting that it enabled them to develop a better understanding of the culture and way of life of people in the country they visited, in addition to returning to Singapore with a greater appreciation of the good fortune and many blessings they are able to enjoy as Singaporeans living in Singapore.

C21@ACS(BR) Phnom Penh Kayaking at the Sec 1 Camp Sec 2 Camp - the Gunung Lambak Climb Carnival Fun! 311OUTDOOR EDUCATION team-building elements. Students had to undergo activities like outdoor Our Secondary 1 and 2 students once again attended their respective cooking, map orienteering and raft building, all of which had also been taught in PE lessons. One important component of the camp was the Gunung Lambakannual camps as part of the school’s Outdoor Education Programme. Climb. The ascent and descent were both challenging to the campers but were The Secondary 1 Camp was held from the 14th to the 16th January at the enriching, nevertheless. During the many rest stops along the hill, campers were given lessons on various topics, ranging from tropical rainforests to MalaysianSembawang Boys’ Brigade Campsite, with the theme of this year’s camp being History. On top of these activities, the students were made to participate in a final‘A Beacon of Truth. This year’s Discovery Camp focused on self-discovery, self- Inter-House Challenge, where they had to build a drum raft from scratch and byawareness and self-management, in addition to providing the students with using materials found from navigating checkpoints on a map. Houses had to sailopportunities to step out of their comfort zones and stretch their personal limits. to a fixed location in order to complete the challenge. The camp was certainlyOur Student Leaders played a significant role in ensuring the smooth running memorable in that it involved students from different classes working togetherof the camp by leading and facilitating the classes during the daily activities. This in unison as a house. New friendships were forged and new lessons learnt, as ourhelped to build rapport  between the juniors and seniors.  Our Sec 1 students Sec 2 students took one step closer in their journey of becoming an ACS (Barkerenthusiastically engaged in activities such as Tent-Pitching, Kayaking and Road) Gentleman.Abseiling, as well as taking on both the Sembawang Challenge and ACS (BR) CARNIVAL ACS 5Challenge respectively. As a result of doing so, many did manage to challenge theirown limits and emerged from their experiences with newly acquired reserves One other major highlight of 2015 that cannot go unmentioned was ourof resilience. Each class also presented a performance during the campfire. The Carnival ACS 5, which was held on Saturday, 11th April. The carnival was aearly morning walk to the coast, in order to experience daybreak, signified the memorable occasion for all – namely students, teachers and parents alike – whobeginning of a new journey for the Sec 1 students in ACS (BR). The camp ended worked tirelessly both beforehand and on the day itself, in order to make it theon a high note, with parents presenting camp badges to their sons, in order to resounding success it undoubtedly was.acknowledge their first success and achievement in ACS (BR). The Sec 1 classteachers also affirmed the young gentlemen under their charge by recording, in 2015 has been another memorable year for Anglo-Chinese School (Barkertheir ‘little black books’, examples of commendable qualities and attributes they Road) as a result of the many successes and achievements we have been blessedhad observed being demonstrated by the students during the camp.  with over the course of the year - and for which we humbly thank God. As we continue to be a ‘Light of the world’ in the years ahead, we aspire to do so The Secondary 2 Adventure Camp was held from the 3rd to the 6th graciously, in the sure and certain knowledge that God is watching over us at allMarch at Kahang Organic Rice Eco Farm (KOREF), Johor, with the theme times, as well as our unshakeable belief that ‘The Best Is Yet To Be’.for the camp being ‘Dauntless.’ The Sec 2 Adventure Camp represents the nextdefining milestone in our outdoor education programme for our students,which started with their Sec 1 Orientation  Camp the year before. The campseeks to build an ACS House identity among the boys, as well as to focus on

ANGLO-CHINESE JUNIOR COLLEGE Anglo-Chinese Junior College (ACJC) celebrates another year of God’s emerged as Bronze Medalists. 11 of our students participated in the A*STAR guidance and faithfulness upon the college. In providing an all–round education MOE Research Attachment Programme and successfully completed their of the highest standards, the college is thankful to God for the many achievements research attachments. For the Nanyang Research Programme, our students she has made in 2015 in organisational excellence and in the academic as well as achieved 5 Golds and 2 Silvers. 1 student clinched the Merit Award at the co-curricular domains. Singapore Science and Engineering Fair. At the A*STAR Science Chronicles, a SCHOOL EXCELLENCE AWARDS science-fiction writing competition, one of our students was a finalist and her story was published in the Science Chronicles. The Best Practice Awards for Teaching & Learning, Student All-Round International Achievements and Study Trips Education and Staff Well-being; the Outstanding Development Awards for Character Development and National Education; the School Excellence Award; In the international arena, 3 of our students were selected to attend the and the Singapore Quality Class Award, which were all conferred in 2011, are Aerospace Summer Camp in China while another was selected for the MOE still valid until 2017. Overseas Student Attachment Programme, the Asian Science Camp held in COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT Thailand. The College will be sending a group of Science students for a visit to GCE A-Level Results 2014 Nagoya University in November, visiting leading research scientific laboratories and interacting with undergraduates who aspire to be future scientists. For the class of 2014, 95.2% of our 770 students obtained at least 3 H2 passes Scholarships awarded to ACJC Graduates with a pass in GP or KI, surpassing the national standard of 91.4%. With regard to quality of performance, 28.8% of the cohort scored at least 3 H2 distinctions, The College is proud of the achievements of our top alumni, and the surpassing the previous cohort’s mark of 25.5%. The Class of 2014 has set a recognition accorded to them by various scholarship awarding bodies. To date college record for Mean Ranking Points, which is used for University entry, at in 2015, 31 ACJC graduates have received awards from a range of different 80.7 out of a maximum of 90, exceeding the previous score of 80.6 held by the scholarship bodies. Class of 2013. With Mean Ranking Points of 80.6 last year, more than 90% of our students had confirmed admission places to the local Universities of NUS, NTU, 2 of our students received scholarships from the Public Service Commis- SMU and SUTD. Hence, with this year’s score, we expect the same percentage of sion. One will be embarking on further studies on the Overseas Merit Schol- students or more to get confirmed offers from the local universities. arship (Legal Services), while the other has received the Local-Overseas Merit Academic Competition Achievements Scholarship. The College continues to nurture outstanding young educators. 4 of our alumni received awards from the Ministry of Education at the 2014 schol- Our students did the College proud by winning various national academic arship ceremony. 16 alumni received scholarships from the Ministry of Health competitions. At the 26th Singapore Chemistry Olympiad, 3 of our students Holdings, and 3 received the Singapore Industry Scholarship. 2 of our alumni received scholarships from A*STAR. 1 alumnus received the Undergraduate Sci-312 Class of 2014 setting a new benchmark

ence Scholarship, and the other received the Postgraduate Science Scholarship. Bintan OCIP - Road paving in a local school compound1 alumnus received the National Heritage Board Undergraduate Scholarship.In the area of communications, 1 alumnus received the Singapore Press Hold- Collaborating on craftwork at St Luke's ElderCare (Bukit Timah)ings Undergraduate Scholarship, and another received the National InfocommScholarship. In addition, 1 alumnus received the NUS Overseas Graduate Schol- VALUES IN ACTION (VIA)arship under the Singapore Teaching and Academic Research Talent Scheme. CO-CURRICULAR ACHIEVEMENTS VIA – SG50 ACtSSports and Games The College puts a premium on service, which is in alignment with our The College is a traditional sporting powerhouse. At the 2015 National College vision and our heritage as a member of the ACS community. WeInter-school Championships, our sports teams did the College proud by nurture our students to be positive change-makers, and strongly encourage themclinching a total of 18 top 4 titles, with 5 national championship titles, 4 Silver, 5 to initiate activities which will make a positive impact on the larger community.Bronze and 4 fourth-place finishes. To role-model this, the ACS family of schools is celebrating the nation’s JubileeInternational Sports Achievements with SG50 ACtS, to serve the community as an expression of our gratitude. The ACS family of schools will collectively complete 50 acts of service, with Our students represented Singapore at various international sports. 4 of each school spearheading one collaborative act. To that end, ACJC organisedour students represented the National Under-19 Women’s Softball Team that ‘ACS Thanks You’ in February, on the eve of Chinese New Year, which sawfinished 4th in the Asia Junior Women’s Softball Championship in Chaiyaphum, more than 2000 staff and students from ACJC and our brother schools reachThailand. At the 28th SEA Games, 4 students and a staff member did Singapore out to more than 5000 recipients all over Singapore with our specially designedproud by bringing in golds for floorball and swimming and a bronze for water ‘thank you’ cards and pairs of oranges to express our gratitude to all who haveskiing. 2 members of our staff were selected as coaches for Track and Field, and contributed to Singapore’s development, including many unsung heroes whoour alumni were also part of Team Singapore. provide critical support for the advancement of the nation. Our students haveDebating & Public Speaking also initiated other acts of service as part of SG50 ACtS. The ACJC Debate Team constantly distinguished itself by emerging as College VIA 313champions and producing top-ranked speakers at national competitions. At As a key experiential learning component of Character and Citizenshipthe MOE-ACJC Intercollegiate Debating Championship where Singapore’snational debating teams compete, ACJC produced 3 speakers ranked in the Education (CCE) in the College, VIA strives to develop our students as sociallytop 10 finalists lists. The ACJC team also emerged Champions at the Singapore responsible citizens. The college encourages students to identify and understandPolytechnic Debates. The students excelled equally in public speaking. ACJC community issues, initiate action among their peers to make a difference andproduced a top speaker for each of the following public speaking national improve the lives of others. In so doing, students take ownership of their learningcompetitions: the Tampines JC Gavel Public Speaking, the YMCA Plain EnglishSpeaking Awards 2015 and the West Zone Clementi Toastmasters’ Club. 2 ofour speakers were selected as part of MOE’s National Debating DevelopmentProgramme. In the international arena, our debaters competed at the BratislavaSchools Debating Championships, emerging as International Runners-Up andproducing a Top-ranked speaker of the event and third overall best speaker. In line with the college’s rich debating culture, the college co-organised theMOE-ACJC Intercollegiate Debating Championship for the 5th year runningand also helped to host the World Schools Debating Championships 2015,marking Singapore’s 20th year of participation in the international competition.Performing Arts The College continues to have strong standing in the performing arts. Atthe 2014 SYF Arts Presentation, the ACSian Theatre (Drama) clinched a Cer-tificate of Distinction. This year, 5 teams, namely the Chinese Orchestra, Choir,Concert Band, Indian Dance, International Dance and String Ensemble, similar-ly achieved the Certificate of Distinction, with Guitar Ensemble, Harp Ensem-ble, and Chinese Drama clinching the Certificate of Accomplishment.

by reflecting on their experiences, the values they have put in action, and how STAFFthey can contribute to society meaningfully. Teachers from the College continue to contribute their expertise in To facilitate our students’ engagement  with  various community sectors international competitions and to the education fraternity. They serve in variousfor their VIA projects, the College leverages on our strong network of capacities like curriculum resource persons as well as Instructional Programmecommunity partners to formulate meaningful projects to improve the lives Support Groups’ Resource persons for the Ministry of Education programmes.of the beneficiaries.  Following our successful series of 8  projects  last year in They also serve in various capacities such as national coaches for internationalcollaboration with Tan Chin Tuan Foundation, Project Cheer was expanded to debating competitions and the International Physics and Chemistry Olympiads.allow 12 classes of students to design and organise intergenerational bondingactivities and to become the bridge between the underprivileged children and Staff role-model lifelong learning through a myriad of professionalelderly beneficiaries in 13 charities supported by the foundation. development activities. The teachers strengthen their pedagogical understanding  Besides taking action to improve lives, VIA encourages students to and skills as well as establish innovative approaches to teaching and learningbe  confident  changemakers  by promoting awareness about community (T&L) through the creation of Collaborative Learning and Inquiry in Practiceissues and advocating for others to make a difference. Our alumnus, Winny (CLIP) teams. Focusing on improving T&L, CLIP teams use protocols likeMulyasasmita, led 108 ACJC students to walk barefooted from Vivocity Action Research, Learning Circles and Lesson Study to guide them through ato Sentosa’s Palawan Beach to raise public awareness of the impact of the process of curriculum re-design. The college organised the 3rd ACJC Learningpodoconiosis disease on the lives of villagers in developing countries who are Fest, which was organised for staff to showcase completed CLIP projects,chronically exposed to irritant soils while working barefooted in the fields. complementing other sharing platforms like Professional Development (PD) sessions and PD Electives. Staff members also actively share best practices To offer students an enriching global experience of serving the with others and at the same time exchange ideas and learn from others throughunderprivileged communities in the region, 3 staff-led teams of students will various platforms. Sharing by our staff was made in the academic areas likeembark on overseas community involvement projects in November. Besides Economics, History, Literature and Theatre Studies, as well as good processesbuilding on the foundational work done by the inaugural team at the Roslin like the college’s Heritage and Culture-Building programmes, Staff Management,Orphanage in West Timor (Indonesia), new partnerships have been established Formative Assessment and ICT. For their dedication and contributions to thewith The Methodist School in Cambodia and the Vineyard Methodist School in education and public service, the 2015 National Day Commendation MedalChiang Mai to allow our students to conduct English lessons for local children was awarded to Ms Yue Yin Wah and the Long Service Medal to Ms Ng Sweeand work on basic infrastructural refurbishment projects. Pheng. Serving as inspirational role models for our students, our staff members We thank and praise God for his continued goodness and favour upon thevolunteered to pack and deliver food packs to underprivileged families college. To God be the Glory. The Best is Yet to Be.alongside our students as part of the Student Advisory Centre’s Food ForFamilies programme. Our staff and students also jointly accompanied residentsof Christalite Methodist Home on a visit to Memories at Old Ford Factory toreflect on Singapore’s 50 years of peace, prosperity and progress. SG50ACts at the Singapore General Hospital Glissando 2015 Guitar Ensemble annual concert314

ANGLO-CHINESE SCHOOL (INTERNATIONAL) ACS (International) celebrated its 10th anniversary in 2015. Founding Prin- Highlights of 2015cipal Rev Dr John Barrett joined us from the UK as Guest of Honour for the for- Academic Achievementmal celebrations on 31 July. The day featured a formal assembly of speeches, stu-dent performances, cutting of the birthday cake and setting aside a time capsule ACS (International) students again per-to be opened at the 25th anniversary in 2030. The pioneering Board, staff and stu- formed creditably in the November 2014dents were also acknowledged for their hard work, dedication and commitment IGCSE examination, the results of which werelaying strong foundations based on our dual ACS and Methodist traditions and released early in 2015. For the sixth year in awhich has led to today’s successful school of over 1000 students and 140 staff. row an ACS (International) student gained a Top of the World award. Congratulations 10th Anniversary celebrations to Aishah Angell who was placed Best in the World in IGCSE Physical Education. Overall, in the IGCSE examinations ACS (International) students pro- duced a 91% pass rate with 48% Distinction passes (compared to 90% pass rate and 45% Distinctions the previous year). 74% gained entry to our IB Diploma programme by gaining at least 2xA; 2 x B and 2 x C passes. Twelve students in the 163 strong cohort gained all Distinction passes (A * or A). Top performing subjects included Geography, Music and Physical Education with 100% pass rates; and Mathematics 98%, English Language 97%, English Literature 97% and Physics 95%. Music (92%), Chemistry (71%) and Mathematics (69%) had the highest percentage of distinctions. The 2014 International Baccalaureate Diploma results released on 6.1.2015 showed an improvement in the overall pass rate on 2013, increasing from 92% to 96%. The overall cohort average of 34 (out of 45) was the same as last year’s average of 34 points. The world average is 29.9 points with 24 points and above being a pass mark. Our top mark was 44 shared by Shasta Kaul and Tiara Joy Foo. The school continues to enjoy strong value added results. Singaporean students in the 145 student IB cohort scored an IB average of 35 yet their PSLE average score was only 212. The highest value-added results were by Justin Jeremiah and Charmain Kwee who each scored 209 in their PSLE but gained a strong 39 in the IB Diploma. Alan Lee also improved from 212 PSLE to 39 points. 39 points places them in the top 16% of students worldwide. We continue to say that it is important to compare apples with apples when comparing results between schools. Our 96% pass rate plus the higher than world average pass rate was especially pleasing when considering that for 45% of our students English is a second language. It is not easy to firstly learn English, then think in English then write in academic English. As well, as an inclusive Methodist school we strongly believe that every student who is accepted at our school should be given the opportunity to sit the IB examination. We have high expectations and our students respond exceptionally well. For example, we accept Year 1 students with PSLE scores as low as 200 and O Level scores up to 20. The students and teachers are to be 315

congratulated on the added value scores that the students subsequently gain in Loh Cup Football tournament, Teachers’ the IB Diploma. Day celebrations, and the school Talent Oxbridge Acceptances Show. The 40 strong Ambassadors Group continued to provide high We were delighted to receive news in January that three students gained quality support at each PTM and school acceptance to Oxford and Cambridge for September / October 2015. Shasta function, and hosted a range of visitor Kaul (44 points in IBDP) has been accepted to read Philosophy, Politics and groups including the incoming Director Economics (PPE) at St Hilda’s College and Dev Kishor Anand and Ho Renchun General of Education and the various (both Class of 2012) have been offered places at Cambridge University follow- student exchanges from Taiwan, Japan ing the completion of their National Service. Dev is to study Mathematics and and Vietnam. Renchun the Human, Social and Political Sciences degree. Both scored 43 in All three leadership groups spear- the IBDP. headed the school’s leading role support- Leadership ing the Methodist Church of Singapore’s Singapore National Young Leader Award: Wheels for GOOD project – part of the Wheels for Good project For the second year in a row an ACS (Internation- church’s 130th anniversary celebrations at which $3.07 million was raised to al) senior student has gained a top 5 finalist placing in help poor families Get Out Of Debt. this prestigious national award. Last year Deputy Head Girl, Aimee Griffith, was a top 5 finalist and this year Sport Aloysius Low’s silver medal in the SEA we congratulate Lincoln Lee, President of the Ambas- SEA Games – Aloysius Low’s silver Games 2015 sadors student leadership on his selection. medal in the Men Epee Team event was a Internally, the annual Student Leadership sporting highlight of 2015. Investiture of 200 student leaders was held in May and was the culmination of a number of leadership camps, 2015 has also seen continued growth activities and interviews held to finalise the formal in participation and performance in team leadership roles. The three main leadership groups - Lincoln Lee sports, notably netball, volleyball, girls School Prefects, Student Council and Ambassadors touch and football who competed suc- - were supported by the House Prefects and CCA Captains throughout the cessfully in top division competitions year. The School Council ran the two Student Orientation programmes for across Singapore. The school Cheerlead- new students, the annual Spring Dance and Year 6 Prom Night, the Darren ing team was again placed as the top Sin- gapore team at the South East Asia region- al championships.316 Student Leaders’ Investiture 2015 Cheerleading team

Performing Arts Service This year’s school production was Broadway musical, Guys and Dolls. Oth- Service benefits those giving the service as well as those receiving the ser-er highlights included the String Orchestra tour to Japan in the June holidays; the vice. An extensive range of service programmes both within Singapore andChinese Drama’s Distinction Award at the Singapore Youth Festival; and public abroad were undertaken by all houses, all leadership groups, and junior and se-performances by the orchestra, dance group, guitar ensemble and winning in- nior groups. Highlights included the Ambassadors leadership group’s supportter-house Music winners - Oldham – at the 10th Anniversary celebrations and of the Methodist Church of Singapore Wheels for GOOD project and the as-the Wheels for GOOD event at Bishan Park. Other CCA groups including the sociated poverty simulation exercise; the Interact Club’s joint outreach with theInstrumental Ensemble, several Contemporary Bands, Gu Zheng, and Chapel Holland Village Methodist Church to provide practical support and externalBand demonstrated their prowess in school performances during the year. tuition to those in the local HDB flats; the support of the Methodist Welfare Services Bethany Home and the Methodist Children’s Home; the annual end- Chinese Drama – SYF Distinction of-year neighbourhood service activities; organising an inter-school ‘Thinker’s Day’ conference on Crossing Borders and Culture; painting murals at the Amoy Street Hawker Centre with other ACS schools; and international service trips to Africa, Nepal (before the earthquake!), Kota Kinabalu (well away from the earthquake!), Cambodia, Vietnam, Indonesia, India, Thailand, Japan and West- ern Australia. Overseas TripsGuys and Dolls school production Oldham House ensemble As well as the 10 international service trips another 15 international trips to Asia, Europe and the United States occurred during 2015. The purposes ranged The annual ACStraordinaire Talent Show run by the School Council lived from curriculum and co-curricular activities to university tours, Model Unitedup to expectations with many talented students singing, playing and dancing to Nations conferences, cultural exchanges and end of year adventure educationthe delight of the audience. trips. Conclusion Our 10th Anniversary celebrations, the 129th Founder’s Day and the SG 50 National Day assembly all enabled us to celebrate much that is good about our school – our students, our programmes, our successes, our progress and our dual ACS and Christian heritage. The Religious Emphasis Week with guest pastor Jeremy Seaward prompted over 50% of the school community to make some form of commitment or re-commitment proving that Christianity is real and relevant in today’s world. We have much to be thankful for, and of course The Best Is Yet To Be! ACStraordinaire talent show 317Other SuccessesDebating – Singapore Division II championsEntrepreneurship – Hong Kong International Youth Competition– secondScience - University of New South Wales International ScienceAwards Year 3 – 2 distinction awards

ANGLO-CHINESE SCHOOL (Jakarta) The Lord has blessed us richly and as we enter into our tenth year as an ACS Info & Comm Tech 30.4% 55.0% 37.8% unit, the Lord continues to shower us with His goodness. Geography 42.3% 65.2% 35.9% Business Studies 41.9% 61.5% 29.5% We were the new kids on the block when we joined as Sekolah Tiara Bangsa Travel & Tourism 66.7% 62.5% 11.1% – ACS (International) Jakarta back in 2006 and we are still the new kids on the Art & Design 20.0% 50.0% 23.9% block today. We are today known as ACS Jakarta, having adopted the new name Music 40.0% 88.9% 57.8% in line with new governmental regulations. The name change was also timely as after ten years in the ACS Family, the ACS identity has been growing within our In the IBDP, our Diploma students maintained the 100% pass rate set last community of students and parents and our new name reflects that. year The average was raised to 37.7 this year, with two students achieving a score of 44. A quarter of our students scored 40 points and above. Our students The name change also serves as further impetus for us to continue to remain continue to be accepted to top universities such as Oxford, Imperial College, true to the ACS ethos of providing a holistic education that brings out the best in King’s College, UC Berkley, UWashington, UTexas at Austin, UBC, NYU, our students. Academically, our students have reaped the rewards of their hard HKUST, Nanyang Tech, Rice, etc. work by obtaining excellent results in the Cambridge Primary Checkpoint Tests, the IGCSE as well as the IBDP. External Benchmarks CCAs and Competitions We had our best ever results in the Checkpoint tests, improving in all In line with our focus on developing leaders for God, country and categories: Overall MSG (Mean Subject Grade), individual subject MSGs, community, we introduced student-led clubs in the secondary school. This percentage of students attaining 5s and 6s and of students attaining the “perfect enabled our students to take the lead in forming clubs themselves as well as score” of a 6 for English, Mathematics and Science. taking the initiatives across all the CCAs. CHECKPOINT ACS Jakarta ‘14 ACS Jakarta ‘15 World ‘15 One example of this is our Model Congress Club. Following the success Overall MSG 5.75 5.90 --- of our Model Congress teams over the past two years, the MCC has been set English MSG 5.49 5.77 3.7 up by the students who also take charge of recruitment and selection. The Mathematics MSG 5.84 5.94 3.8 MCC sent teams to the Harvard Model Congress Asia in Hong Kong, earning Science MSG 5.92 6.00 4.2 two Outstanding Delegate awards as well as an Honorary Mention award. The % scoring 5s and 6s --- MCC also took part in the Yale-NUS College Asia Pacific Model United Nations % Triple 6 90.71% 97.78% --- in Singapore. 40.98% 58.33% Our IGCSE students continue to maintain their high level of achievement, especially in the distinction rates of the following subjects. Also, more than a quarter of our candidates scored distinctions in all the subjects sat for.318 IGCSE ACS Jakarta ‘14 ACS Jakarta ‘15 World ‘14 DISTINCTIONS 1st Lang English 41.3% 61.7% 18.2% English Literature 45.0% 66.7% 48.4% Mathematics 65.2% 93.3% 35.1% Additional Math 92.0% 77.4% 53.3% Physics 71.9% 76.0% 47.2% Chemistry 89.5% 65.6% 47.5% Biology 50.0% 57.7% 41.8% Academic Awardees

Our Youth Choir continued to do us proud bringing home three silvermedals from the 8th World Choir Games held in Riga, Latvia. They are lookingforward to the 8th International Choir Festival in Pattaya as well as the next WorldChoir Games in Sochi, Russia. We sent two teams to participate in the ACJC International Young WhizzesChallenge in June and the 8 students who went achieved 1 individual gold award,2 individual silvers, 2 individual bronzes, 1 honourable mention and 1 individualmerit award, placing the school as the top institution in the international category. United Colours of ACS JakartaFestival of the Arts - Chamber Music Grade 9 Camp - Chiang Mai Primary Basketball - RICS Cup Champs emerging as runners-up in their respective Jakarta Schools Football League (JSFL) divisions. Our students also put in a good showing in the Singapore and Asian SchoolsMathematics Olympiad, bringing back 1 gold, 10 silvers and 5 bronzes. Our We also continue to do well in the Jakarta Athletics & Activities Conferenceschool was placed overall second, also taking team silvers for the grade 3 and (JAAC)with ourLowerSecondaryBoysbadmintonteamandLowerSecondarygrade 5 categories and our grade 4s took the team gold. Following on, 6 of our Girls basketball team clinching third place in their respective divisions. Evenstudents were invited to take part in the Singapore International Mathematical though the Secondary Girls football team came in fourth in this year’s JAACOlympiad Challenge, and earned an honourable mention award. Senior division, their hardwork and commitment eventually paid dividend as they went on to secure second place in their Jakarta Schools Football League In sports, our Upper Primary Combined Boys and Girls basketball team division.was unbeaten in the Raffles International Christian School Cup and came awaywith the championship trophy. Our Primary footballers also had an equally In the annual ACS Sprint Swimming Challenge, our boys retained thegood season, with the U10A team coming in third place and the U10B team championship title while the girls improved to 3rd place. The Secondary Boys basketball team was edged out at the RICS Cup finals by just 1 point but rebounded by winning our own ACS Cup later in the year. We also participated in the annual FOBISIA Tennis Tournament this year and took the U13 Girls Individual third place medal. Lastly, and notably, our Water Polo team played their very first competitive match. Even though it was a loss, we are happy the sport is coming along. School Development The new academic block is nearing completion. After a period of working 319 around some dust and of facing restrictions on space and facilities, we are looking forward to the new classrooms, special rooms and multi-purpose hall.

Staff Dedication Service Secondary Boys Football - Jakarta Schools Football League Model Congress Club in Singapore With the new building, we will be able to provide better facilities for our students to enhance the level of education provided to them. As we enter into our tenth year as a member of the ACS Family, we are indeed amazed at the progress made and are extremely thankful to God and to our community for contributing making this happen. We aim to continue to be a Beacon of Truth and Light in the years to come and even with our past successes, we continue to believe that the Best is Yet to Be.320

ACS OLD BOYS' Associationannual report 2015THE ACSOBA MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE FOR 2015/2016 Past vs Present Games Mr Melvin Deng Founders’ Day Dinner Mr Paul LeePresident Mr Cheo Chai Hong Mr Rayson Seow1st Vice-President Mr Oon Jin Gee OneACS Career Forum Mr Timothy Chew2nd Vice-President Ms Joy-Marie Toh Retired Teachers Dinner Ms Joy-Marie TohHonorary Secretary Mr Lim Tat Dr Wong Heng YuHonorary Assistant Secretary Mr Rayson Seow Scholarship & Bursaries Mr Ong Tek KhoanHonorary Treasurer Mr Lim Jen Howe Social & New Members Ms Joy-Marie TohHonorary Assistant Treasurer Mr Ong Tek Khoan Welcome Event Mr Jonathan YuenCommittee Members Mr Mervyn Lim Ms Joy-Marie Toh Mr Phang Kien Yip Mr Timothy Chew Dr David Tan Mr Rayson Seow Mr En Lee Dr Wong Heng Yu Mr Melvin Deng Dr David Tan Mr Timothy Chew Dr Wong Heng Yu Pursuant to Rule 11(4) of the Rules of the Association, Mr Timothy Mr En LeeChew, Mr Jonathan Yuen, Mr Lim Jek, Dr Wong Heng Yu and Mr Paul Ms Joy-Marie TohLee were co-opted as Committee Members. Mr Lim Jek Mr Mervyn Lim The activities of the OBA in 2015 are as follows:ACS BOARD OF GOVERNORS & ACS (INDEPENDENT) BOARD OF MANAGEMENT 28 February – Past vs Present Games 2015 This year's edition of the Past vs Present was held in the morning of The ACS OBA, as in the past years, served actively in the various 28 February in both ACJC and ACS (Independent).schools of the ACS Family through its representatives in the ACS Boardof Governors and the ACS (Independent) Board of Management. With the event starting in the morning for a second year in a row, the Old Boys were expected to have become accustomed to the earlyThe representatives of the OBA in the ACS Board of Governors are: start. True to form, they turned back the clock showing fitness, skills and Mr Cheo Chai Hong — Vice Chairman experience despite the intense February heat and retained the Ang Peng Mr Oon Jin Gee Tiam Challenge trophy for another year! Mr Chandra Mohan Mr Lim Jen Howe Soccer, played out in both the pitches in ACS (Independent), was the only sport that was won by the home team in a keenly contested event comprising of about 180 participants. The rest of the sports were wonThe representatives of the OBA in the ACS (Independent) Board of by the Past teams as technique and experience trumped the youthfulManagement are: exuberance of the Present teams. Mr Cheo Chai Hong — Vice Chairman Many thanks to both ACJC and ACS (Independent) for hosting yet Mr Oon Jin Gee another great opportunity where we can share lives and share the heritage Mr Lim Tat that makes us all ONE ACS. The 2016 Past vs Present games will bring Mr Rayson Seow more excitement and maybe more sports. Until then, let us continue to find ways to remain connected so that our hearts, hopes and aims are One.Besides sitting on these Boards, the OBA has also formed the followingsubcommittees to help co-ordinate the various alumni activities and 1 March - ACS 129th Founder’s Day Dinner 2015 321events: The 129th ACS Founders Day Dinner was held at Orchard Hotel.

More than 1,000 graced the occasion to celebrate God’s abundant an alumni moderator and including useful questions such as “Tell us blessings upon ACS. As the celebration was in the midst of Chinese New about the Highs and Lows of your career”, “What is a typical day in your Year, Master-of-Ceremony Mr Morgan Zhou, Vice-Principal of ACS profession like?” and “What skills do you need to succeed in this job?” (Junior) led the guest through the “Lo Hei” in Mandarin, debunking the The purpose of the questions was intended to give students and parents myth that ACS boys are weak in Mandarin. Dance performances were by a more “up close and personal” insight into what each career entails. The ACSian Theatre and guests were seen singing along to the familiar The focused nature of each of the industry panels allowed significant tunes from ABBA Mania and Roll to Me. interaction between students, parents and the alumni panelists —each of whom candidly shared their personal insights, experiences and advice. In We closed another joyous Founder’s Day celebration with good food a sure sign of their enthusiasm and interest, many students continued to and loads of catching up with good friends. Next year promises to be an engage with the panelists even after the session had ended. even bigger event as we look forward to our 130th Founder’s Day. The presence of local tertiary institutions - NTU, NUS, SIT, 1 August - The One ACS Career Forum 2015 SMU, SUTD, and Yale-NUS also enhanced the overall experience of the Forum. Participants were given the opportunity to engage with On Saturday, 1 August 2015, the ACS OBA hosted the annual ONE the representatives on such topics as academic modules offered, career ACS Career Forum at ACS (Independent) for the students, parents and options, and the criteria for different careers, in addition to clarifying alumni of the ACS family and the Methodist Girls’ School. This was the queries on application and selection requirements. Having spoken to a 4th time the OBA is organizing this event and it has been inspiring to see number of students after the event, a consensus seemed to have emerged it grow in both breadth & depth. that the Forum had been helpful in enabling students and parents to get a better understanding of the challenges and expectations of different In 2012, we had 4 sessions and 16 speakers. In 2013, we had 5 careers and accordingly help students intensify their focus on a narrower simultaneous sessions over 3 time slots to give students greater choice range of career options. and increase the interface with the speakers in smaller and more focused interest groups. Last year, we introduced a C-suite panel to give students For the alumni speakers and moderators, this was a special occasion some insight into the thoughts of industry leaders. This year, we expanded to reconnect with friends, renew ties with the ACS family, relive school the format even further to welcome almost 60 alumni speakers spread days and most importantly, pass on useful and not readily available over 13 different disciplines and invited 7 local tertiary institutions to knowledge to the current generation. With the exception of those who speak to students about admissions criteria. were traveling, not one ACSian whom we approached to speak turned the OBA down. Mr Cheo Chai Hong, the President of the ACS Old Boys’ Association,322 delivered the opening address and highlighted the objectives of this career forum, namely (1) to provide greater focus into specific career paths in an informal and interactive setting and (2) to enable participants to have a deeper understanding of the pre-requisites needed to enter into those careers. He also expressed gratitude to ACS Foundation (“ACSF”), which sponsored the event. As Vice-Chairman of the ACSF, he explained that the ACSF is the umbrella foundation for all of the ACS schools, which assists them in enhancing the holistic education needs of our students and teachers, and through them, helps to share with society the blessings and rewards of receiving an ACS education. Together with the OBA, the ACSF consolidates our ACS resources and efforts to ensure that our ONE ACS culture flourishes. Mr Cheo Chai Hong then invited Mr Benson Puah (CEO of The Esplanade), Mr Irving Tan (President of Cisco Asia Pacific & Japan), and Dr Julian Theng (Group Chairman of Eagle Eye Centre), for the C-suite panel entitled “ A View from the Top”, which was moderated by Mr Jonathan Yuen (Partner, Rajah & Tann Singapore LLP), It was gratifying to see students, alumni and parents interact with the panelists on a diverse array of issues which ranged from ‘qualities that employers look out for and how to succeed in an interview’ to ‘what to include in your resume’. The panels which followed included the traditional courses of Law, Medicine, Engineering and Banking and Finance, but extended to Entrepreneurship, Public Service, Architecture, Research and newly- introduced panels such as Sports Management and Information, Communication and Technology (ICT). Each panel was hosted by

The ACS OBA would like to thank the ACSF for its sponsorship of OBA organises this event annually on 1st September, in recognition ofthe event, and the ONE ACS Career Forum 2015 Planning Committee the hard work put in by our former teachers of the various ACS schools.for the herculean task of pulling this together with great success once This year was especially poignant as we joined Singapore in celebratingagain. In addition to members of our own OBA management committee, SG50 and showing recognition to the many pioneer educators amongstour team included Ms Juliana Tengara from ACS (Independent), Mr us.Ganga Jayaram from ACJC, Ms Rita Kaur from ACS (International) andMs Verin Giovanni from ACS (Barker Road), making this truly a ONE Approximately 80 teachers turned up to celebrate the occasion whichACS event. Each of the team members came from different campuses, but was graced by our retired principals and vice principals such as Mr Wanwore 1 badge, signed off with 1 motto, and sang 1 anthem. Fook Weng, Mr Peter Joe Chia, Mr Lim Keng Boon, Mr Wee Kim Cheng and Ms Gladys Chia, as well as representatives from the ACS Board of Special thanks to Mr Winston Hodge, Principal of ACS Governors.(Independent) for hosting the event at the premises, Ms Juliana Tengaraand her unwavering spirit, the ACS (Independent) COG team, staff and All present were treated to a sumptuous buffet themed in line with ourstudents for the logistical support, and our alumni speakers for all their School Anthem and enjoyed a delectable dessert spread which includedtime and effort and most importantly, for responding to the call to serve Goodwood Park Hotel mooncakes and Swensen’s Ice Cream sponsoredour ACS community. by Mr En Lee and Mr Keith Chua respectively. The Class of ‘60 added to the celebratory mood of the event by continuing their tradition of Such is the ACS spirit, and this is what makes ACS unique. It is the sponsoring an ACS-inspired cake in honour of the teachers.lifelong ties we have to our alma mater, and the willingness and desire torespond to the ACSian call. And of course, the passion to carry on our The teachers had an added treat this year as there was for the firstACS tradition of humble service and loyalty. time, a lucky draw with table gifts and prizes sponsored by Shinkei1 September - Retired Teachers’Tribute Dinner Japanese Restaurant, Mr Anderson Wong, Dr Beng Teck Liang, Dr Julian Theng, Dr Wong Heng Yu, Ms Joy-Marie Toh, Mr Paul Lee and the ACS On 1 September 2015, the Annual ACS OBA Retired Teachers’ OBA.Tribute Dinner was held at the ACS (Barker Road) Sports Complex. The Our guests spent the evening mingling to reminisce and exchange fond memories as well as to share with each other their latest pursuits. The event was rounded off by a rousing rendition of the school anthem, and a group photo-taking of retired teachers and Old Boys present. The teachers went home with gifts including custom-made ACS (I)-Tung Lok mooncake gifts sponsored by the Class of ‘68/’70, Eu Yan Sang vouchers sponsored by Mr Richard Eu, Chef Martin Yan cookbooks and aprons from ACS (Junior), Super Coffee from the Super Group and Sun Chlorella products from Tisco Pte Ltd. These were all contained in beautiful tote bags kindly donated by the ACS (I) Parent Support Group, ACS (BR) and ACS (Junior). The ACS OBA would once again like to thank Mr Peter Tan and the ACS (Barker Road) team for hosting us and supporting the logistics of the event, as well as the generous sponsors who supported the evening in cash and in kind. We look forward to seeing everyone again next year, and encourage all retired teachers or staff of ACS schools to join us. OBA Membership The membership of the ACS OBA stands at 8,454 (as at 31 August 2015). SCHOLARSHIPS & AWARDS The ACS OBA currently administering the following scholarships/ awards: 1. T W Hinch Scholarship Fund 323 2. Lim Song Scholarship 3. Wong Nang Eong Scholarship

4. Scholarships Donated By Tan Sri (Dr) Tan Chin Tuan Ng Wee Kiat Daniel ACS (Independent) 2014 Gold (IB) 5. Choo Hwee Lim Scholarship for Badminton Cheah Hui Ying Esther ACJC 2014 Gold Clement Chan Zi Yang ACJC 2014 Silver A Division (IB) - Alistaire Chua Ming En (ACS Independent) Aimee H C Griffiths ACS (International) 2014 Gold (IB) B Division (Sec) - Bryan Tan Jun Kai (ACS Independent) Tiara Joy Foo ACS (International) 2014 Gold (IB) 6. ACSOBA Humanities Scholarship Charles Fuad ACS (International) 2014 Gold (“O”) 7. ACSOBA Bursaries for Needy Students Sandhya Selvakumar ACS (International) 2014 Silver (“O”) ACSOBA Medals The ACS OBA Medals were awarded to: Lim Tat Honorary Secretary Name School Year Graduated Award324 Tan Rayner ACS (Primary) 2014 Gold Zachary Cheong Jieyi ACS (Junior) 2014 Gold Chin E-Wen Joel ACS(Barker Road) 2014 Gold Reuben Tong Hoe En 2014 Silver Mok Tze Rong Benjamin ACS (Independent) 2014 Gold (“O”) Shawn Ng Yong Kwang ACS (Independent) 2014 Gold (“O”) Koh Ming Yan John ACS (Independent) 2014 Gold (IB)

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