Anglo-Chinese School (Independent)

Established in 1994, the ACS (Independent) Boarding School is home to about 500 students and staff. Each hall has carefully selected resident staff who provide a balance of academic and pastoral support.

The ACS (Independent) Boarding School aims to

• Provide a comfortable, secure and caring environment for living and learning.
• Inculcate moral and social values based on Christian principles and virtues.
• Foster esprit d’corps and develop leadership potential in a closely knit community.
• Enhance self-confidence and nurture a sense of communal responsibility.
• Encourage holistic development through a wide range of enrichment, cultural, recreational and sporting activities.

Room

Each Hall of Residence has rooms with 6 beds, 4 beds or 2 beds. Allocation of boarders to rooms is done by the Hall Staff, who takes into account the age, responsibility level, and specific needs of each boarder.

Each room has attached bathroom facilities, built-in cupboards and desks. Hot water, air-conditioning and ceiling fans are also provided. The Halls each have one/two lounges, television, internet access, a pantry and study rooms for common use.

Facilities

The Boarding School provides a number of services and facilities for the safety and well-being of our Boarders:

• Wireless Internet Access
• Daily laundry (washing and ironing)
• Weekly change of bed linen and blankets
• Daily meals including breakfast, lunch (on holidays and weekends), dinner and supper

Health matters are looked after by the Matron, a registered nursing officer based in the Boarding School Medical Centre. There are also clinics and the National University Hospital nearby.

Activities

Life in the Boarding School is rich and fulfilling. The Junior Common Room Committee (JCRC) provides student leadership opportunities in sports and adventure activities, cultural functions and special events. Some of these events take place at the end of each term:

• Welcome Night
• High Table Dinner
• International Night
• Thanksgiving Dinner.

The JCRC committee also organises interhall activities ranging from sports-related to bonding activities to enrich the interactions between boarders, such as ACSpecial.

Academic support is provided through ‘Prep Time’, which involve nightly two-hour homework and study preparation sessions. They are supervised by hall staff, who are ACS (Independent) teachers.

There are also weekly fellowship meetings known as ‘Koinonia’, in which inspiring testimonies, songs, music and messages are shared between staff, boarders and invited guests.

Discipline

The Boarding School is a secure environment. Every boarder receives a set of the Boarding School’s rules and regulations when they take up residence. In addition, each Hall also has its own specific administrative procedures and characteristic approach to guidance and discipline.

Boarders do have some restrictions on items which they may bring into the Hall. In particular, they should not bring any of the following:

• desktop computers
• refrigerators or coolers
• television sets and large audio equipment
• skateboards, bicycles or other vehicles
• cooking appliances

Visitors are permitted, but only in the common areas, and only with the permission of the Hall staff. No visitors of the opposite sex are allowed unless they are approved relatives. Boarders need permission to visit Halls other than their own, and also need permission to leave the premises at any time, or to return late (after 10 pm).