Anglo Chinese Family of Schools

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Blackdas:

I don't think its easy. From what I heard, normally by the end of phase 2A1, all the slots are taken up.

can anyone confirm that the above is true?

[2bbtang]

Can anyone enlighten me? What is the difference between ACS Primary and ACS Junior?

[angeliatay]

2bbtang:

Can anyone enlighten me? What is the difference between ACS Primary and ACS Junior?

Anglo-Chinese School (Primary) in Singapore, is the original primary school of the [ACS] family (est in 1887) , located at the Barker Road campus adjacent to the ACS (Barker Road) block. ACS Junior is the other ACS primary school (established in 1951) and is currently located at Peck Hay Road but will be relocating to a new building along Winstedt Road from Jan 2009. Students from both schools have the option to move on to the ACS Secondary Schools with affiliation favours.

As ACS Primary is a more established school, it is naturally the more popular of the 2 primary school and there are more old boys too. Thus, it is much tougher to enter into ACSP than ACS Junior but both schools are much sought after by parents.

I understand too that ACS does not offer PV. So the only way you can apply under 2B phase is either through church affiliation or as an active community leader.

Here's some info regarding the Pr 1 registration in 2006 & 2007 if anyone's interested

2006 Stats
ACS Primary
Phase 2B- 14 places after Phase 2A . 18 applicants, all accepted as all were within the 1km distance category

Phase 2C - 14 places. 25 applicants. Balloting was conducted only for those within the 1km proximity.

ACS Junior
Phase 2B- 57 places available after Phase 2A. 110 applicants for this phase, All under 1km proximity accepted. Balloting was conducted for those 1km - 2km.

Phase 2C- 57 places, 74 applicants, all 74 accepted as all fell within the 1 km distance category


2007 Stats
ACS Primary
Phase 2B - 22 places after Phase 2A. All who applied got in as they were all within 1km proximity to the school.

Phase 2C - 22 places. 27 applicants, Balloting had to be conducted for applicants within 1km (there were 23 applicants that were within 1km). All applicants within 2km and beyond 2km were unsuccessful

ACS Junior
2B - 65 places, All 14 applicants within 1km proximity got in. Remaining 51 places with determined by balloting for those within 1km-2km.

2C - 65 places. 89 Registered. All 54 applicants within 1km proximity got in. Balloting was conducted for the 16 applicants within the 1km-2km proximity and 11 were successful. All applicants beyond 2km were unsuccessful

Note : I got this info by calling the schools.

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Just to share an update.


2008 2B Phase for

ACS Primary (Barker Rd).
Anglo Chinese School (Primary) has places only for children who have registered in the school and are living within 1km of the school. Therefore, children living outside 1 km of the school are unsuccessful in their registration. No balloting will be conducted in Anglo Chinese School (Primary).

ACS Junior
After Phase 2A, left 61 for Phase 2B.
Balloting required for those > 2km.
There are a total of 49 registered who are more than >2km. And there are only 27 vacancies available.
Out of the 27, there are a pair of twins. Thus, if one of the twin is been selected, the other twin will also be in naturally.

I'm so happy that my boy is in!!!!! Butterfly knots when they are doing the balloting!!! Phew! Thank GOD!!!!

[ChiefKiasu]

2bbtang:

Just to share an update.


2008 2B Phase for

ACS Primary (Barker Rd).
Anglo Chinese School (Primary) has places only for children who have registered in the school and are living within 1km of the school. Therefore, children living outside 1 km of the school are unsuccessful in their registration. No balloting will be conducted in Anglo Chinese School (Primary).

ACS Junior
After Phase 2A, left 61 for Phase 2B.
Balloting required for those > 2km.
There are a total of 49 registered who are more than >2km. And there are only 27 vacancies available.
Out of the 27, there are a pair of twins. Thus, if one of the twin is been selected, the other twin will also be in naturally.

I'm so happy that my boy is in!!!!! Butterfly knots when they are doing the balloting!!! Phew! Thank GOD!!!!

Balloting just over? Congratulations to you! I'm sure you don't ever want to do it again

[angeliatay]

2bbtang:

I'm so happy that my boy is in!!!!! Butterfly knots when they are doing the balloting!!! Phew! Thank GOD!!!!

Congrats Our kids will be schoolmates then!!

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ChiefKiasu:

Balloting just over? Congratulations to you! I'm sure you don't ever want to do it again

Thanks Chief! Balloting was conducted this morning at 8.30am.

Couldn't sleep the whole of last night!!! THis is worst than any exams or interviews or even any presentation that I have in my life!!! Ha! Ha! Some parents was sharing that when you heard your child name been called out, the feeling is even better than winning a lottery!!! Although I have never nor do I bet on any gambling... but the feeling of knowing that I have secured a seat for my boy is Really overwhelming!

Sigh..... unfortunately, I might have to do this all over again in another 2 years for my little girl.

But the next round for my girl in 2 years time, my 2 choices will be:
1) MGS (within 1 to 2km) under Phase 2B
2) PeiWah (<1KM) and to do PV under Phase 2B.
So to see which I should go for. So...till then....

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angeliatay:

2bbtang:

I'm so happy that my boy is in!!!!! Butterfly knots when they are doing the balloting!!! Phew! Thank GOD!!!!

Congrats Our kids will be schoolmates then!!

Really? Cool! Who know, they might be classmates!
Congrats to you too!

[ChiefKiasu]

2bbtang:

...Couldn't sleep the whole of last night!!! THis is worst than any exams or interviews or even any presentation that I have in my life!!! Ha! Ha! Some parents was sharing that when you heard your child name been called out, the feeling is even better than winning a lottery!!! Although I have never nor do I bet on any gambling... but the feeling of knowing that I have secured a seat for my boy is Really overwhelming!...

Did you bring your kid along for the balloting? You should.

I've never won any lottery in my life, and I say I no longer need to anymore, because I won the most important lottery in my life when I was 6 years old.

I come from a not-so-well-off working class family, and my father and mother were both uneducated and clueless about schooling other than to send us to neighborhood schools in the MacPherson area. As a pre-school kid, I was lazy and unmotivated... failed all my exams in the PAP kindy and ended up last in class... not that I cared then.

Somehow, my mother got wind of an opportunity to send me to St. Andrew's Junior for P1. It was one of the top schools in the nation in the early 70s. So she packed me off one day and we made a trip down for the registration. Being a hot school, it was already the last stage of the registration exercise and they have to ballot because about 50 odd people were vying for only about 20 vacancies. The school hall was packed with people and the atmosphere heavy with anticipation. My mother's hand tightened around mine each time the name on the selected ticket was read, and loosened in disappointment when it wasn't mine. It went on and on for 19 times.

Mine was the last name to be called. I looked up and for the first time in my life, I saw tears streaming down my mother's face. It was at that moment that I finally realized how important this was to her and how much she loved me to go through all the trouble of getting through the system just to get me into that school. It was the turning point for me. I suddenly had a purpose in life, and that is to make the best use of this hard-won opportunity and to make my mother's effort all worthwhile. Throughout my life, whenever I have to do a major exam, project or presentation, I always recall this particular moment in my life and understand why I'm doing what I have to do. It was to make my mother proud of me.

[mum2one]

wow Chief! That's so inspiring!

Can really appreciate your drive and passion as Chief of this forum. Thank you for sharing!