History
AJC was the 11th junior college to be established in Singapore and received its first batch of students in 1984. It celebrates its anniversary on the 5th of April each year. Presently, AJC has more than 160 teaching staff, including 10 Heads of Department, and approximately 20 non-teaching staff. In 2012, AJC opened its hostel which currently houses scholars from schools such as Anderson JC, Nanyang JC, Anderson Secondary School, Nan Hua high School and Catholic High School.
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