Anglo-Chinese School (Barker Road) vs Nanyang Girls' High School

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Differences to explore

CCA

The records share 0 CCA listings. Anglo-Chinese School (Barker Road) also lists Badminton (Boys), Basketball (Boys), Bowling (Boys), Boys' Brigade (Boys) and more, which do not appear in the other school's records. Nanyang Girls' High School also lists Artistic Gymnastics (Girls), Audio Visual Aid (Girls), Badminton (Girls), Basketball (Girls) and more, which do not appear in the other school's records. Listings may be incomplete; confirm availability with each school.

DSA programme

The records share 0 DSA programme listings. Anglo-Chinese School (Barker Road) also lists Badminton (Boys), Basketball (Boys), Bowling (Boys), Chinese Orchestra (Boys) and more, which do not appear in the other school's records. Nanyang Girls' High School also lists Badminton (Girls) - IP, Basketball (Girls) - IP, Bilingualism (Girls) - IP, Chinese Calligraphy (Girls) - IP and more, which do not appear in the other school's records. Listings may be incomplete; confirm availability with each school.

Programme tags

Anglo-Chinese School (Barker Road): no IP or SAP tag listed; Nanyang Girls' High School: IP / SAP. Check the specific programme your child would enter.

The daily journey

Nearby MRT stations listed for Anglo-Chinese School (Barker Road): Newton, Stevens; for Nanyang Girls' High School: Sixth Avenue, Tan Kah Kee. Compare the full journey from home, including transfers and the walk to school.

Recorded entry ranges

Get to know each school

Anglo-Chinese School (Barker Road)

The ACS family began with a shophouse school on Amoy Street in 1886, but the Barker Road school itself was established in January 1994 with primary and secondary pupils. MOE’s Heritage Centre records the split into ACS (Primary) and ACS (Barker Road) in 1997, followed by a return to the rebuilt Barker Road campus in January 2003. A shared indoor sports hall was consecrated in 2022 after construction delays. This history helps distinguish the secondary school from the primary school on the same campus.

The Applied Learning Programme uses drama, debate and public speaking. Its published sequence starts with Secondary 1 storytelling workshops, moves to Secondary 2 drama and theatre exposure linked to the literature text, and adds debates, drama workshops and theatre exposure in Secondary 3. A separate talent-development tier offers training for speaking competitions, Model United Nations and emceeing school events. The distinction matters: the basic sequence describes broader provision, while competition preparation involves additional participation.

• Anglo Chinese School (Barker Road)
• ALP: Drama, Debates and Public Speaking

Nanyang Girls' High School

Nanyang Girls’ began in a rented Dhoby Ghaut shophouse in 1917, later moving to King’s Road and then Linden Drive in June 1999. It became a SAP school in 1979 and independent in 1993. MOE’s history records the Integrated Programme partnership with Hwa Chong Institution starting in 2004, followed by the Bicultural Studies Programme in 2005. These milestones explain the school’s bilingual and bicultural setting. They do not make every specialist programme automatic for every student; the current talent-development pages should be read alongside individual selection requirements.

All lower-secondary pupils experience art, dance, food studies, maker and music lessons. Maker work uses design thinking: understanding users, identifying needs, developing prototypes and revising products after feedback. Music examples include songwriting and film music; Chinese dance forms part of Appreciation of Chinese Culture. AEP and Higher Music are additional subjects offered through selection, including art portfolio interviews and music auditions. Pupils can also apply at the end of Sec 2 for upper-secondary entry, subject to selection. Broad exposure is therefore distinct from taking a specialist subject.

• Nanyang Girls' High School
• Talent Development
• Aesthetics and Applied Learning

CCAs and programmes

Anglo-Chinese School (Barker Road)

• Badminton (Boys)
• Basketball (Boys)
• Bowling (Boys)
• Boys' Brigade (Boys)
• Chinese Orchestra (Boys)
• Choir (Boys)
• Concert Band (Boys)
• Debating and Public Speaking (Boys)
• English Drama (Boys)
• Floorball (Boys)
• Football (Boys)
• Hockey (Boys)
• Infocomm Technology (Media Production) (Boys)
• Modern Dance (Boys)
• National Cadet Corps (NCC) (Sea) (Boys)
• National Police Cadet Corps (NPCC) (Boys)
• Robotics (Boys)
• Rugby (Boys)
• Scouts (Boys)
• Swimming (Boys)
• Table Tennis (Boys)
• Tennis (Boys)
• Water Polo (Boys)

Nanyang Girls' High School

• Artistic Gymnastics (Girls)
• Audio Visual Aid (Girls)
• Badminton (Girls)
• Basketball (Girls)
• Chinese Culture and Language (Girls)
• Chinese Dance (Girls)
• Chinese Orchestra (Girls)
• Choir (Girls)
• Concert Band (Girls)
• Debating and Public Speaking (Girls)
• Environmental Science (Girls)
• Girl Guides (Girls)
• Guzheng Ensemble (Girls)
• Infocomm Technology (Computing) (Girls)
• Judo (Girls)
• Lion and Dragon Dance (Girls)
• Modern Dance (Girls)
• Modular CCA (Sports) (Girls)
• National Police Cadet Corps (NPCC) (Girls)
• Netball (Girls)
• Outdoor Adventure (Girls)
• Softball (Girls)
• Speech and Drama (Girls)
• St John Brigade (Girls)
• Strategy Games (Girls)
• String Ensemble (Girls)
• Table Tennis (Girls)
• Tennis (Girls)
• Track and Field (Girls)
• Volleyball (Girls)
• Wushu (Girls)

Listed DSA programmes at Anglo-Chinese School (Barker Road)

• Badminton (Boys)
• Basketball (Boys)
• Bowling (Boys)
• Chinese Orchestra (Boys)
• Choir (Boys)
• Concert Band (Boys)
• Debating (Boys)
• Digital Media (Boys)
• Floorball (Boys)
• Football (Boys)
• Hockey (Boys)
• Modern Dance (Boys)
• Robotics (Boys)
• Rugby (Boys)
• Swimming (Boys)
• Tennis (Boys)
• Water Polo (Boys)

Listed DSA programmes at Nanyang Girls' High School

• Badminton (Girls) - IP
• Basketball (Girls) - IP
• Bilingualism (Girls) - IP
• Chinese Calligraphy (Girls) - IP
• Chinese Dance (Girls) - IP
• Chinese Orchestra (Girls) - IP
• Concert Band (Girls) - IP
• Guzheng Ensemble (Girls) - IP
• Lion and Dragon Dance (Girls) - IP
• Netball (Girls) - IP
• Service Leadership (Girls) - IP
• Softball (Girls) - IP
• String Ensemble (Girls) - IP
• Table Tennis (Girls) - IP
• Tennis (Girls) - IP
• Track and Field (Girls) - IP
• Volleyball (Girls) - IP
• Wushu (Girls) - IP

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