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Anglo-Chinese School (Junior): P1 balloting, and buying a home nearby

For parents thinking of moving so their child can apply as a near-school resident. Below: how many places there were, how many children applied and who had to ballot in the last three registration exercises, then what MOE requires before you can register from a home you've just bought.

Address16 Winstedt RoadSingapore 227988 · boys' school
P1 places270in the 2025 and 2026 exercises
Phase 2CBallotedevery year from 2019 to 2026
Who balloted in Phase 2CCitizens within 1 kmin both 2025 and 2026

The last three years

Places, applicants and balloting by phase

Each cell shows the places available in that phase and the number of children who applied. "Balloted" means there were more applicants than places. Where MOE published which group had to ballot, it's shown.

Swipe the table sideways for 2025 and 2024 →

Phase202620252024
Phase 1A brother or sister is studying at the school 210 places · 67 appliedEveryone admitted210 placesEveryone admittedNot published
Phase 2AA parent or sibling studied there; parent is on the school's advisory or management committee, or works there; child is in the school's MOE Kindergarten 143 places · 124 appliedNo ballot134 places · 104 appliedNo ballot135 places · 102 appliedNo ballot
Phase 2BParent volunteers (40 hours), parents endorsed by a church or clan connected with the school, or active grassroots leaders 26 places · 41 appliedBalloted: citizens within 1 km30 places · 61 appliedBalloted: citizens within 1 km30 places for 54 children in the ballot31 places · 50 appliedBalloted
Phase 2CEvery child not yet registered: this is where buying near the school counts 54 places · 68 appliedBalloted: citizens within 1 km61 places · 95 appliedBalloted: citizens within 1 km61 places for 83 children in the ballot63 places · 76 appliedBalloted
Phase 2C SupplementaryChildren still without a place after Phase 2C Not held: no places leftNot held: all places filled in Phase 2CNot published

2025: MOE's published vacancies and balloting data. 2026: MOE's final figures for the exercise (July–August 2026), from SGSchoolKaki's tracker; MOE adds 2026 to its own archive in January 2027. 2024: MOE's figures from SGSchoolKaki's ballot history; the group that balloted wasn't available for 2024. Phase 1 applicant numbers are shown where they were published.

What this means if you're moving for ACS (Junior). Phase 2C has been balloted every year since 2019. In 2025, 83 Singapore Citizen children living within 1 km balloted for 61 places, so about three in four got in. In 2026, 68 children applied for 54 places and the ballot was again among citizens within 1 km. Under the current rules, children living 1 to 2 km away did not get a Phase 2C place in either year.

That changes from the 2027 exercise. ACS (Junior) is one of the 12 schools in MOE's new Two-Track Scheme. Its Phase 2C places will be split equally between children living within 2 km and those living further away, with no distance priority inside each track, so a family 1.9 km away is in the same pool as one next door to the school. Citizens still come before Permanent Residents. What the Two-Track Scheme means for property.

Longer term. MOE plans, tentatively, for the Barker Road campus of ACS (Primary) to join ACS (Junior) from 2033, with ACS (Junior) running from both campuses and then moving fully to Barker Road around 2039. MOE's announcement.

From the 2027 exercise (for children starting P1 in 2028), MOE reserves 60 places for Phase 2C at schools with a P1 intake of 180 or more, and ACS (Junior) takes 270. As one of the 12 Two-Track schools, those 60 places are split into 30 for children living within 2 km and 30 for those beyond 2 km, with no distance priority inside each track; places one track doesn't use go to the other. More on the 2027 changes.

Phase 2C since 2019

The phase where living near the school counts, year by year. More than one applicant per place means a ballot.

YearPlacesAppliedApplicants per placeResult
202654681.3Balloted: citizens within 1 km
202561951.6Balloted: citizens within 1 km
202463761.2Balloted
202362791.3Balloted
202253691.3Balloted
202133511.5Balloted
202025411.6Balloted
201946601.3Balloted

2026: MOE's final figures, from SGSchoolKaki's tracker. 2025: MOE's published data. 2019–2024: MOE's figures from SGSchoolKaki's ballot history (which group balloted wasn't published for those years).

About the school

Anglo-Chinese School (Junior) at a glance

The school

Type
Government-aided school
Students
Boys only
Mother tongue
Chinese, Malay and Tamil
Levels
Primary 1 to 6
Fees
Singapore Citizens pay no school fees, only $13 a month in miscellaneous fees. Permanent Residents and international students also pay school fees: see MOE's fee checker.

Contact & getting there

Address
16 Winstedt Road, Singapore 227988 · Map
MRT / LRT
Newton MRT Station
Phone
6733 7911
Email
acsj@moe.edu.sg
Website
acsj.moe.edu.sg

CCAs (26)

Sports

Artistic Gymnastics · Badminton · Basketball · Bowling · Football · Golf · Hockey · Rugby · Sailing · Swimming · Table Tennis · Taekwondo · Tennis · Track and Field · Water Polo · Wushu

Performing and visual arts

Choir · Concert Band · Modern Dance · String Ensemble

Uniformed groups

Boys' Brigade · Scouts

Clubs and societies

Art and Crafts · Faith-Based CCA · International Chess · Physical Science

Signature programmes

Every primary school runs an Applied Learning Programme (hands-on learning, often in science or technology) and a Learning for Life Programme (character and life skills, through sport, the arts or community work).

Applied Learning Programme

Creative Thinkers

Interdisciplinary

Learning for Life Programme

All for Sports, Sports for All @ ACS(Junior)

Sports & Outdoor Education

School details, CCAs and programmes from MOE's school directory on data.gov.sg (updated by MOE in April 2026). Schools add and change CCAs from time to time, so check the school's website for the latest.

Buying near the school

Registering from a home you've just bought

MOE uses the parents' NRIC address to place a child in a distance category. It also accepts the address of a home you've bought but haven't moved into yet, under these conditions.

A new launch (not yet completed)

  • The home's vacant possession date in your sale and purchase agreement must be within two years of your child starting P1. MOE doesn't accept the probable completion date.
  • You undertake to move in within two years of your child starting P1, and send the school a copy of the sale and purchase agreement during the phase.
  • If the address gets your child priority, you must live there for at least 30 months from the day you move in.

A completed home (resale)

  • You can register while the purchase is going through: for a private home, send the exercised option to purchase and the buyer's stamp duty certificate; for an HDB flat, the resale application status from HDB.
  • You undertake to live there from the start of your child's P1 school term.
  • You must then live there for at least 30 months from the start of P1.

If the 30-month stay isn't met, MOE transfers the child to another school of its choosing. MOE also checks for addresses used only for registration. Rules from MOE as at October 2026; always check moe.gov.sg in your registration year.

Which registration year can use a new launch address?

Worked out from MOE's own example (children registering in 2026 need a vacant possession date no later than 31 December 2028).

P1 registrationChild bornStarts P1Vacant possession by
20272 Jan 2021 – 1 Jan 2022January 202831 Dec 2029
20282 Jan 2022 – 1 Jan 2023January 202931 Dec 2030
20292 Jan 2023 – 1 Jan 2024January 203031 Dec 2031
20302 Jan 2024 – 1 Jan 2025January 203131 Dec 2032

Homes within 2 km

New and upcoming launches near Anglo-Chinese School (Junior)

The Serra Residences arrival courtArtist's impression Two-Track school · within 2 km

The Serra Residences

7 Bassein Road, Novena. OneMap's school query for this address lists ACS (Junior) between 1 and 2 km (shown in the developer's sales kit); it's about 1.7 km away in a straight line on the map. It's a single tower, so all 133 homes share the same address and distance category.
  • Vacant possession: expected 1 September 2031 (developer's information)
  • So its address can be used from the 2029 registration: children born 2 Jan 2023 to 1 Jan 2024, and younger
  • From the 2027 exercise The Serra is in the Two-Track Scheme's within-2 km track, with the same chance as a family living next to the school. In 2025 and 2026, a 1 to 2 km address didn't get a Phase 2C place.
The Serra Residences location & schools → River Modern's two towers above the Singapore RiverArtist's impression Two-Track school · within 2 km

River Modern

5 and 7 River Valley Green, about 1.9 km from ACS (Junior) in a straight line on the map from the towers to the school's address point (MOE measures from the school's boundary, so it's a little shorter). It launched in March 2026 and units are still available.
  • Vacant possession: expected by 31 December 2032 (developer's information)
  • So its address can be used from the 2030 registration if the date in your sale and purchase agreement is by 31 December 2032: children born 2 Jan 2024 to 1 Jan 2025, and younger
  • From the 2027 exercise River Modern is in the Two-Track Scheme's within-2 km track for this boys' school
River Modern location & schools → River Green's 50 m Stardust Pool and clubhouse at duskArtist's impression 1 to 2 km from Anglo-Chinese School (Junior)

River Green

11 River Valley Green, about 1.8 km from the school in a straight line on the map; a Two-Track boys' school from the 2027 exercise. It launched in August 2025 and units are still available.
  • Expected TOP: by 30 June 2030 (developer's fact sheet); ask me for the vacant possession date in the sale and purchase agreement, which decides the first registration year that can use the address
  • As a Two-Track school, half of its Phase 2C places go to children living within 2 km, with no distance priority inside that half
River Green location & schools → The Robertson Opus: its towers above the Robertson Walk shops on Unity StreetArtist's impression 1 to 2 km from Anglo-Chinese School (Junior)

The Robertson Opus

7 to 15 Unity Street, Robertson Quay, about 1.9 km from the school in a straight line on the map, close to the 2 km line, so check the block's postal code on OneMap; a Two-Track boys' school from the 2027 exercise. It launched in July 2025 and units are still available.
  • Expected TOP: Q4 2028 (developer's information); ask me for the vacant possession date in the sale and purchase agreement, which decides the first registration year that can use the address
  • As a Two-Track school, half of its Phase 2C places go to children living within 2 km, with no distance priority inside that half
The Robertson Opus location & schools → Upperhouse at Orchard Boulevard: the façade at nightArtist's impression 1 to 2 km from Anglo-Chinese School (Junior)

Upperhouse at Orchard Boulevard

22 Orchard Boulevard, about 1.95 to 1.98 km from the school on the map: just within 2 km, the band that counts at a Two-Track school from the 2027 exercise; check it on OneMap. It's a single tower, so all 301 homes share the same address and distance category. It launched in July 2025 and units are still available.
  • Vacant possession: expected by 30 June 2029, as reported
  • So its address can be used from the 2027 registration if the date in your sale and purchase agreement is by 31 December 2029: children born 2 Jan 2021 to 1 Jan 2022, and younger
Upperhouse location & schools → Map of the Peck Hay Road (Newton) site, with the plot outlinedSite map Within 1 km of Anglo-Chinese School (Junior)

Peck Hay Road (Newton)

Upcoming condo at Peck Hay Road, Newton, by City Developments (CDL) and Garden Estates (Hong Leong Group): about 315 homes. The site is about 420 to 520 m from the school in a straight line on OneMap, so all of it is within 1 km.
  • Not launched yet: no launch date yet. The name, size and dates can still change, and each block's distance is only known once the addresses are out
  • Phase 2C balloted among citizens within 1 km in 2025 and 2026. A Two-Track school from 2027.
Peck Hay Road: what we know so far → Map of the Bukit Timah Road (Newton) site, with the plot outlinedSite map Within 1 km of Anglo-Chinese School (Junior)

Bukit Timah Road (Newton)

Upcoming condo at Bukit Timah Road, Newton, by HH Investment (Huang Hsiang Construction): about 340 homes. The site is about 550 to 630 m from the school in a straight line on OneMap, so all of it is within 1 km.
  • Not launched yet: no launch date yet. The name, size and dates can still change, and each block's distance is only known once the addresses are out
  • Phase 2C balloted among citizens within 1 km in 2025 and 2026. A Two-Track school from 2027.
Bukit Timah Road: what we know so far → Map of the Dorset Gardens site, with the plot outlinedSite map 1 to 2 km from Anglo-Chinese School (Junior)

Dorset Gardens

Upcoming condo at Dorset Road, Farrer Park, by UOL Group, Singapore Land Group and Kheng Leong: about 428 homes. The site is about 1.4 to 1.5 km from the school in a straight line on OneMap, within 2 km of a Two-Track boys' school from the 2027 exercise.
  • Not launched yet: PropNex's calendar targets a preview in March 2027. The name, size and dates can still change, and each block's distance is only known once the addresses are out
  • Phase 2C balloted among citizens within 1 km in 2025 and 2026. A Two-Track school from 2027.
Dorset Gardens: what we know so far → Map of the River Valley Green (Parcel C) site, with the plot outlinedSite map 1 to 2 km from Anglo-Chinese School (Junior)

River Valley Green (Parcel C)

Upcoming condo at River Valley Green, River Valley, by Sunway MCL and CSC Land Group: about 470 homes. The site is about 1.8 to 1.9 km from the school in a straight line on OneMap, within 2 km of a Two-Track boys' school from the 2027 exercise.
  • Not launched yet: expected to launch in 2027–2028. The name, size and dates can still change, and each block's distance is only known once the addresses are out
  • Phase 2C balloted among citizens within 1 km in 2025 and 2026. A Two-Track school from 2027.
River Valley Green Parcel C: what we know so far →

Within 1 km of River Modern: River Valley Primary School. Within 1 km of River Green: River Valley Primary School and Alexandra Primary School. Within 1 km of The Robertson Opus: River Valley Primary School. Within 1 km of The Serra Residences: Hong Wen School and St. Joseph's Institution Junior. Also 1 to 2 km away: Anglo-Chinese School (Primary), Bendemeer Primary School, CHIJ Primary (Toa Payoh), Farrer Park Primary School, Kheng Cheng School, Pei Chun Public School and St. Andrew's School (Junior). MOE's official distance category is measured from the school's boundary to the building's outline on OneMap, and can change from year to year. Check it with the unit's postal code on onemap.gov.sg/school in your registration year. The vacant possession date that counts is the one in your sale and purchase agreement.

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Questions people ask me

How hard is it to get into Anglo-Chinese School (Junior)?

In 2025, 83 Singapore Citizen children living within 1 km balloted for 61 places, so about 73% got in. In 2026, 68 children applied for 54 places and the ballot was again among citizens within 1 km.

Does living within 1 km of Anglo-Chinese School (Junior) guarantee a place?

No. In 2026 even Singapore Citizens living within 1 km had to ballot for Phase 2C places, so a home within 1 km gets your child into the ballot but doesn't guarantee a place. From the 2027 exercise, Anglo-Chinese School (Junior) is one of the 12 Two-Track schools: its Phase 2C places are split between children living within 2 km and those beyond 2 km, with no priority for living closer inside each track.

How many Primary 1 places does Anglo-Chinese School (Junior) have?

270 in the 2026 exercise. 54 of them were left for Phase 2C, the phase where living near the school counts.

Other primary schools nearby

Sources. Ministry of Education: P1 registration (phases, distance priority, balloting, home address and 30-month stay requirement, and the changes from the 2027 exercise) and its 2025 vacancies and balloting data. SGSchoolKaki for 2024, the earlier years and the 2026 figures. Distances measured by Melissa on the map. School details, CCAs and programmes from MOE's school directory on data.gov.sg. This page is general information, not advice on your child's eligibility: check your phase and distance category with MOE and OneMap.