School-specific Programmes: ACJC

Here are some of the available programmes in ACJC. Where possible, details about these have been provided.

Scholars Development Programme

• Purpose:

  • To groom potential scholars in their interview as well as to introduce and expose students to the many public sectors and scholarships available

• Criteria:

  • Good J1 Promo grades

  • Excellent conduct

  • Strong leadership

  • Singaporean Citizen or PR

Pre-University Seminar

• Activities Done:

  • Groups are tasked to brainstorm solutions that help tackle pertinent issues our nation faces (e.g. 2019’s theme was with regards to the 4th Industrial Revolution) over a 3 to 4 month period

• Criteria:

  • Group interviews are conducted as part of the selection process

  • Participants are expected to be articulate with their ideas and open to working with new people

  • Singaporean Citizen or PR

• Benefits:

  • Opportunity to interact with students from various JCs, international schools and polytechnics throughout the course of the project

Overseas Community Involvement Programme (OCIP)

• Activities Done:

  • (Pre-COVID19) 3 countries involved: Chiang Mai, Bintan and Phnom Penh

  • Usually, it is either to craft lesson plans for the students there, or to be involved physically (such as to paint or to build the facilities)

• Criteria:

  • Good J1 Promo grades

  • Able to contribute to the programme

  • Required to write a short paragraph about yourself for the selection round

  • Depending on the number of students applying, an interview may be conducted

Science & Math Olympiads

• Singapore Chemistry Olympiad: allows you to study the H3 Chemistry syllabus and learn more about Chemistry at the university level

• Singapore Physics Olympiad: similar to Singapore Chemistry Olympiad

• Singapore Mathematical Olympiad: the competition will be conducted at NUS around June, set at the university level of difficulty (do note that for SMO, no training is provided by the school)

Research Projects

• Singapore Science and Engineering Fair: a research project whereby you are under a mentor to conduct research at the university level; finalists are given the opportunity to present the project in ACJC

• Nanyang Research Programme: a mentorship programme by NTU offering a wide range of topics to choose from that range from Mathematical and Natural Sciences to Social Sciences

Additional leadership roles that one can take up:

• CCA roles

• Student Council roles

• House roles

• OCIP leaders

• Orientation Group Leader

Article Contributor:

Joshlyn Looi (ACJC '20)