The history of the school dates back to 1913 when the Anglo-Chinese College building project and the fund-raising initiative were started by Reverend J S Nagle.

The proposal was turned down by the government, who decided in favour of establishing Raffles College to commemorate the centenary of the founding of Singapore.

The Shaw Sports Complex housed a 400-metre bitumen track, tennis, volleyball, basketball and sepak takraw courts.

A multi-purpose hall was also built in the complex, together with a lounge, dance studios, and a Heritage Room where trophies and memorabilia are showcased.

The main block was refurbished and a 600-seat lecture theatre and viewing gallery built, with a concourse linking it to the lobby of the building.

Commissioned in May 2008, it hosts a fully equipped theatre, a black box, a dance studio and other places for the performing arts.

[citation needed] Since 1997 the Choir has won international competitions in Sweden, Finland, the Netherlands, the Czech Republic, and Slovakia.

[citation needed] The Choir organises the annual concert An Evening With Friends, and performs regularly at community and ministerial events.

[3] ACJC has won many championships in bowling, rugby, softball, swimming, water polo, badminton, golf, billiards, netball, air rifle, football, squash, tennis and track and field.

In bowling, ACJC has also won many championships in the girls category, having retained the 'A' division title since 2018, with a historic clean sweep of all the medals in 2021.