Anglo-Chinese School (Independent) vs CHIJ St. Joseph's Convent

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Differences to explore

CCA

The records share 0 CCA listings. Anglo-Chinese School (Independent) also lists Art and Crafts (Boys), Audio Visual Aid (Boys), Badminton (Boys), Basketball (Boys) and more, which do not appear in the other school's records. CHIJ St. Joseph's Convent also lists Angklung/kulintang Ensemble (Girls), Badminton (Girls), Choir (Girls), Community Service (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 (Independent) also lists Badminton (Boys), Badminton (Boys) - IP, Basketball (Boys), Basketball (Boys) - IP and more, which do not appear in the other school's records. CHIJ St. Joseph's Convent also lists Choir (Girls), Concert Band (Girls), Debate and Theatre (Girls), Leadership (Girls) 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 (Independent): IP; CHIJ St. Joseph's Convent: no IP or SAP tag listed. Check the specific programme your child would enter.

The daily journey

Nearby MRT stations listed for Anglo-Chinese School (Independent): Dover, Buona Vista, One-North; for CHIJ St. Joseph's Convent: Sengkang. Compare the full journey from home, including transfers and the walk to school.

Recorded entry ranges

Get to know each school

Anglo-Chinese School (Independent)

The ACS family began in 1886, while ACS (Independent) became an independent school in January 1988 and moved from Barker Road to Dover Road in January 1992. MOE’s Heritage Centre records the introduction of its dual-track model in 2004 and IB World School accreditation in 2005. These milestones explain how the present routes developed. The school’s six-year history also includes pre-university education, so an account of Years 5 and 6 should not automatically be treated as a secondary pupil’s experience.

The school profile updated in September 2026 describes a four-year Secondary Education Certificate route and a six-year Integrated Programme leading to the IB Diploma. It says the IP allows progression to pre-university study without sitting the SEC examinations. This is a meaningful distinction when reading subject pages or community accounts: some describe preparation for an examination route, while others describe a curriculum built towards IB. Families should establish the route offered to their child and the progression conditions before comparing the experiences.

• Anglo Chinese School (Independent)
• School Profile

CHIJ St. Joseph's Convent

The school began at Flower Road in 1938 with 21 pupils, one nun and two teachers. Its primary section was later phased out, and it moved to Sengkang in 2000; the new school was officially opened in 2003. MOE’s history and the school’s own chronology disagree on the precise year of the earlier Hillside move and completion of the primary phase-out. Those disputed years are omitted here, rather than combined into a misleadingly precise timeline.

The four-year Applied Learning Programme, The Art of Communication Through Theatre and Debates, runs across the school. It connects speech and drama with English, Literature and Mother Tongue work: published examples include analysing stories, storyboarding, vlogs, speeches and discussions. Students also encounter performances, workshops and competitions. These are different kinds of participation; a class task does not imply a place in an external competition. Families interested in public speaking can ask how the classroom sequence leads to those additional opportunities.

• CHIJ St Joseph's Convent
• Applied Learning Programme

CCAs and programmes

Anglo-Chinese School (Independent)

• Art and Crafts (Boys)
• Audio Visual Aid (Boys)
• Badminton (Boys)
• Basketball (Boys)
• Bowling (Boys)
• Boys' Brigade (Boys)
• Canoeing (Boys)
• Chinese Chess (Boys)
• Concert Band (Boys)
• Cricket (Boys)
• Cross Country (Boys)
• Debating and Public Speaking (Boys)
• Design and Innovation (Boys)
• English Drama (Boys)
• Environmental Science (Boys)
• Floorball (Boys)
• Football (Boys)
• Golf (Boys)
• Guitar Ensemble (Boys)
• Infocomm Technology (Media Production) (Boys)
• International Chess (Boys)
• International and Global Studies (Boys)
• Mathematics (Boys)
• Media Resource Library (Boys)
• Modern Dance (Boys)
• Modular CCA (Sports) (Boys)
• Modular CCA (Vpa) (Boys)
• National Cadet Corps (NCC) (Air) (Boys)
• National Cadet Corps (NCC) (Land) (Boys)
• National Cadet Corps (NCC) (Sea) (Boys)
• National Civil Defence Cadet Corps (NCDCC) (Boys)
• National Police Cadet Corps (NPCC) (Boys)
• Photography (Boys)
• Physical Science (Boys)
• Publication (Boys)
• Robotics (Boys)
• Rugby (Boys)
• Sailing (Boys)
• Shooting (Boys)
• Social Studies (Boys)
• Softball (Boys)
• Space Science (Boys)
• Squash (Boys)
• St John Brigade (Boys)
• String Ensemble (Boys)
• Swimming (Boys)
• Tennis (Boys)
• Track and Field (Boys)
• Volleyball (Boys)
• Water Polo (Boys)

CHIJ St. Joseph's Convent

• Angklung/kulintang Ensemble (Girls)
• Badminton (Girls)
• Choir (Girls)
• Community Service (Girls)
• Concert Band (Girls)
• Food and Consumer Education (Girls)
• Girl Guides (Girls)
• Guitar Ensemble (Girls)
• Handbell Ensemble (Girls)
• Infocomm Technology (Media Production) (Girls)
• Modern Dance (Girls)
• Modular CCA (Sports) (Girls)
• National Police Cadet Corps (NPCC) (Girls)
• Netball (Girls)
• Shooting (Girls)
• Speech and Drama (Girls)
• St John Brigade (Girls)
• Table Tennis (Girls)
• Volleyball (Girls)

Listed DSA programmes at Anglo-Chinese School (Independent)

• Badminton (Boys)
• Badminton (Boys) - IP
• Basketball (Boys)
• Basketball (Boys) - IP
• Bowling (Boys)
• Bowling (Boys) - IP
• Canoeing (Boys)
• Canoeing (Boys) - IP
• Cricket (Boys)
• Cricket (Boys) - IP
• Cross Country (Boys)
• Cross Country (Boys) - IP
• Football (Boys)
• Football (Boys) - IP
• Golf (Boys)
• Golf (Boys) - IP
• Humanities (Boys)
• Humanities (Boys) - IP
• International Chess (Boys)
• International Chess (Boys) - IP
• Mathematics (Boys)
• Mathematics (Boys) - IP
• Music Elective Programme (Boys)
• Music Elective Programme (Boys) - IP
• Robotics (Boys)
• Robotics (Boys) - IP
• Rugby (Boys)
• Rugby (Boys) - IP
• Sailing (Boys)
• Sailing (Boys) - IP
• Science (Boys)
• Science (Boys) - IP
• Shooting (Boys)
• Shooting (Boys) - IP
• Softball (Boys)
• Softball (Boys) - IP
• Squash (Boys)
• Squash (Boys) - IP
• Swimming (Boys)
• Swimming (Boys) - IP
• Tennis (Boys)
• Tennis (Boys) - IP
• Track and Field (Boys)
• Track and Field (Boys) - IP
• Volleyball (Boys)
• Volleyball (Boys) - IP
• Water Polo (Boys)
• Water Polo (Boys) - IP

Listed DSA programmes at CHIJ St. Joseph's Convent

• Choir (Girls)
• Concert Band (Girls)
• Debate and Theatre (Girls)
• Leadership (Girls)
• Netball (Girls)
• Table Tennis (Girls)
• Volleyball (Girls)

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