Anglo-Chinese School

Anglo-Chinese School

Historic site

About

The Anglo-Chinese School (ACS) was founded by Rev. William Fitzjames Oldham in 1886 at a shophouse in Amoy Street. Starting with 13 students, the school aimed to provide an education for the many boys Bishop Fitzjames saw wandering aimlessly in the streets.

National Heritage Board, Historic Sites (open data, Singapore Open Data Licence).

Facts and sources

Names
EN Anglo-Chinese School한국어 앵글로 차이니즈 학교 English: National Heritage Board; Korean by DealSingapore (NIKL loanword rules)
Heritage
Historic Site (marked by NHB) National Heritage Board, record updated 2021-03-05
Planning area
Outram URA Master Plan 2025
Opening hours
Not in our sources NHB lists and Wikidata, read 2026-10-01
Data
/api/sight/anglo-chinese-school.json The same facts as JSON, for apps and AI agents

Getting there

Telok Ayer · Exit A The exit nearest this place, 284 m in a straight line (station 304 m). Not a walking route Open in Google Maps 70 Amoy Street, Singapore 69889

Area

Tanjong Pagar 416 m from the centre of the area Chinatown 475 m from the centre of the area

Nearby

Al-Abrar Mosque Mosque · 69 m away Thian Hock Keng Temple · 143 m away Yeung Ching School Historic site · 164 m away Former Keng Teck Whay Building Historic site · 166 m away Pondok Peranakan Gelam Club Historic site · 176 m away Singapore City Gallery Museum · 181 m away

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