Anglo-Chinese School (Primary)

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So,

for parents who enrol their children from 2030 P1 intake onwards (born in year 2023) -


joining ACS (Tengah) primary will only benefit the boys, but not the girls, since

- boys still have affliation to the O-level track (ACS Secondary).


But,
no obvious benefit nor any advantage to the girls,

since NO affliation to the O-level track (Methodist Girls' Secondary, @ Blackmore drive)

https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/parenting-education/askst-what-does-the-acs-primary-move-to-tengah-mean-for-students

[manorway]

Hendon\" post_id=\"2097070\" time=\"1675975479\" user_id=\"142376:

Not precisely. ACS P students admitted at Barker will finish at P6 at Barker even though the administratively and officially the school moves to Tengah in 2030 but leaves part of the \"school\" in spirit at Barker to take care of the remaining students admitted at Barker until they finish P6. So from 2030, it may be viewed there will be two campuses for ACS P if it is easier for you to understand.

Thanks. I just read that ACSP will continue to admit Pr 1 boys in 2030 at Barker but it will be a smaller cohort.

I wonder why didn't ACS Board decide to just move ACSJ from Winstedt to Tengah instead of moving ACSP and then move ACSJ to take the Barker premises.

[J.Loke]

manorway\" post_id=\"2097101\" time=\"1675999803\" user_id=\"9303:

Thanks. I just read that ACSP will continue to admit Pr 1 boys in 2030 at Barker but it will be a smaller cohort.

I wonder why didn't ACS Board decide to just move ACSJ from Winstedt to Tengah instead of moving ACSP and then move ACSJ to take the Barker premises.

ACSP offers GEP program not J

[sharonkhoo]

manorway\" post_id=\"2097101\" time=\"1675999803\" user_id=\"9303:

Thanks. I just read that ACSP will continue to admit Pr 1 boys in 2030 at Barker but it will be a smaller cohort.

I wonder why didn't ACS Board decide to just move ACSJ from Winstedt to Tengah instead of moving ACSP and then move ACSJ to take the Barker premises.

I guess it's because ACS Junior was originally at Barker Rd. ACS Primary was originally at Coleman St, so they don't have the same historical ties to the Barker Rd site.

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Veyron\" post_id=\"2097083\" time=\"1675993074\" user_id=\"30663:

I suspect the underlying reason to move ACS P to Tengah could be due to the ACS board desire to raise the academic standards of ACS. By reaching out to girls and those less privileged but more academically inclined students outside the Bukit Timah belt, ACS will be able to reach out to a larger pool of students with higher learning ability. And that is why MOE is moving ACS (P), which offer GEP program to Tengah instead of ACS (J).

Once all dust is settled, we could potentially see ACS Barker becoming a Co-ed secondary school as some ACS boys from Tengah may not be comfortable with all-boy schools. For sure the affiliation COP standard for ACS will increase as well due to larger pool of students.

Besides your above valid reasons stated, other reasons can also include

1) there are many foreigners or PRs who have converted their children into SG citizenship. On Saturdays, sometimes if u were to visit community centre, u can see so them of these newly converted citizens saying the Singapore pledge.

The current enrolment pool in ACS primary is not enough to accommodate the needs of these newly converted citizenship parents, who also want their kids to study in elite schools. By expanding the intake to absorb girls, not just boys, now give chance to these newly converted SG citizens and their kids, to study in elite primary schools, too.


2) Tengah is far, from city.
To lure more people to stay in Tengah so far away, must build some attractive, elite primary schools over there.


3) after settled down ACS (Tengah) shifting, can also do likewise, build or put another new ACS primary school branches in other heartland neighbourhood, as well. No need to restrict or confine to only ACS (Junior) in the city area, nor in ACS (Tengah).

If this model roll out, then will be similar to the CHIJ Catholic schools concept, where u have

Primary schools family CHIJ (Toa Payoh, OLGC, Nativity, Katong, Kellock, St Nick) and

Secondary schools family CHIJ (Toa Payoh, Theresa, Katong, the one located in Sengkang, St Nick), in different parts of heartland district (neighbourhood) in SG.

4) if ACS (Tengah) can take off, the same can apply to RI, too.

Build another RI (Tengah) or
SJI (Tengah) or
Hwa Chong (Tengah) or
Victoria (Tengah) or somewhere else in another neighbourhood,

besides the expensive Bishan town area, where some of the hdb flats there are sold past $ 1 million.

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sembgal\" post_id=\"2097097\" time=\"1675999313\" user_id=\"5559:

Hi

MOE advocates all schools are good schools. Putting ACSP in a new neighbourhood Tengah is a good start. I hope they continue to diversify the school demographics to cater to parents who are not living in the city. Good investment to buy condos or HDBs in Tengah now !

To spread out evenly,

even if one were to sprout new branches (new off spring) coming off from the same parent,
in different parts (district / town) of SG,

you can have (build) more than one remote branches,
but still must keep one branch inside the city area, and that is ACS (Junior).

ACS (Tengah), with her GEP programme intact = ACS primary
is considered remote,
some distance (several kilometres) away from the city, although trying to develop Tengah

[Estéema]

manorway\" post_id=\"2097061\" time=\"1675956763\" user_id=\"9303:

So those kids born in 2018 (take PSLE in 2030) will attend ACS Pri at current site for P1 to P5 and then go Tengah for P6? If so, those born 2018 onwards should find ACS Junior more appealing if they want to remain at one location for all 6 years. Did I understand the info correctly?

Apparently, the ACS Pri branding will start in Tengah neighborhood to be inclusive with its SPEC program in 2030 on a fresh slate taking in its first batch of P1 students there.

All existing students will stay put on Barker’s campus receiving “teach-out” support & Barker Pri will continue to admit siblings to its sch. From 2033, both ACSJ & Barker Pri will consolidate. Thence, there’ll be continuing enrollment within Barker Pri for siblings of existing students but will be fewer students sans 2B/2C (it’s not clear if 2b will be included). Which suggests from 2033, all classes incl Baker’s P1 will join ACSJ to consolidate at Winstedt Road tentatively in 2033. All classes will then shift to Barker by 2039 as ACSJ branding.

It’s going to be a first step to inclusivity, moving away fr elitism & towards “all schools are good schools”? I’m not sure this will sound good for the alumni & I suppose that’s where the initial ‘shock’ hit them, hence their negative reactions initially. I do hope eventually the alumni will accept this as part of the movement to adjust the “meritocracy” balance in society.

I look fwd to the day of lifting the pressure off future generations of primary sch kids fr too much tuition & parents will not need to push tuition after tuition upon young kids but allow for more fun learning for the sake of pursuing learning & education. Having said so, my wish may only be mine & tuition Centres wld hv new branches hovering Tengah I suppose. What wld neigbourhood parents do? Let’s hope this will not materialize. I think too much.

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Hendon\" post_id=\"2097069\" time=\"1675974701\" user_id=\"142376:

Unless ACS J becomes part of the triangle with the exit of ACS P. I would assume the \"city-living\" mindset still holds the attraction for most parents. I believe most owners are landlords firstly and having a choice school nearby for Singaporeans is but 1 of numerous marketing angles.

Of course !
The monthly rental income fetched is so much more attractive, if u are a landlord owning a property in the city area, as compared to another landlord owning another property in the remote or out skirts area / district.

Another cause is, it is so much easier to find ready tenants looking for rental, in the city district town area, than in far away places.

[phtthp]

Estéema\" post_id=\"2097123\" time=\"1676007556\" user_id=\"66413:

Apparently, the ACS Pri branding will start in Tengah neighborhood to be inclusive with its SPEC program in 2030 on a fresh slate taking in its first batch of P1 students there.

All existing students will stay put on Barker’s campus receiving “teach-out” support & Barker Pri will continue to admit siblings to its sch. From 2033, both ACSJ & Barker Pri will consolidate. Thence, there’ll be continuing enrollment within Barker Pri for siblings of existing students but will be fewer students sans 2B/2C (it’s not clear if 2b will be included). Which suggests from 2033, all classes incl Baker’s P1 will join ACSJ to consolidate at Winstedt Road tentatively in 2033. All classes will then shift to Barker by 2039 as ACSJ branding.

It’s going to be a first step to inclusivity, moving away fr elitism & towards “all schools are good schools”? I’m not sure this will sound good for the alumni & I suppose that’s where the initial ‘shock’ hit them, hence their negative reactions initially. I do hope eventually the alumni will accept this as part of the movement to adjust the “meritocracy” balance in society.

I look fwd to the day of lifting the pressure off future generations of primary sch kids fr too much tuition & parents will not need to push tuition after tuition upon young kids but allow for more fun learning for the sake of pursuing learning & education. Having said so, my wish may only be mine & tuition Centres wld hv new branches hovering Tengah I suppose. What wld neigbourhood parents do? Let’s hope this will not materialize. I think too much.

As long as ACS (Tengah) is a \"GEP\" school, those parents living in or around Tengah will remain ... kiasu

[Estéema]

manorway\" post_id=\"2097101\" time=\"1675999803\" user_id=\"9303:

Thanks. I just read that ACSP will continue to admit Pr 1 boys in 2030 at Barker but it will be a smaller cohort.

I wonder why didn't ACS Board decide to just move ACSJ from Winstedt to Tengah instead of moving ACSP and then move ACSJ to take the Barker premises.

ACSP hv lots to offer in the Tengah neighborhood with its GEP & SPEC which ACSJ does not I suppose.