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Having been a student at Anderson Junior College, it is my opinion that the school administrations are more concerned about the results than providing a safe and conducive educational environment.

Here are some of my favourites, with photos, taken during my short stay there.

This water cooler was located outside the school hall, and was in this state throughout the entire period when the JC1s were having orientation in the hall. According to the OM, they cleaned out the water storage tank and algae accumlated there. Since orientation activities induce thirst and this water cooler was nearest to the hall where orientation was held, I suspected that more than 50% of the JC1s drank this before I noticed it and report it to AJC authority.

Immediately after I reported this incident, all filter covers on water coolers in AJC were immediately replaced with opaque ones so as to “prevent exposure to sunlight and prevent algae growth.”

This happened suddenly, and for the entire day it was hanging there. There was no sign to warn people to stay away from it, and AJC students, being slightly academically inclined and having nothing else in the brains, happily use the table under it to study without any fear.

This is the CORE escape route for most of the entire school’s population in the Fire Escape plan. The school had promised to fix this when I was there as a JC1 student. It was still there when I graduated.

Now a bunch of private candidates who were unluckily assigned to take the exams in Anderson Junior College were attacked by the main residents in the campus - a huge presence of poisonous insects. At least one of the candidates had to seek treatment at clinics.

When questioned, the Vice-Principal of AJC, said something along this line, “We spray insecticides once every 2 weeks. So I donno why this is happening!”

Here is an excerpt from a complain letter written to Today.

Bugs attackat exam centre

Private A-levels candidate had arms swollen with insect bites after a weekin junior college test centre

Letter from Peter Pius

I AM writing this letter as a concerned parent and as a very concerned citizen.
My daughter is sitting for her A-level examinations this year as a private candidate. She was assigned an exam centre at Anderson Junior College in Ang Mo Kio, and given a seat in a classroom on the ground floor of the building.
The exams started last Monday. Within the first two days, private candidates sitting for the examination were complaining of insect bites. They took insect repellent into the classroom with them. On Thursday, someone from the school came and sprayed some insecticide.
However, by the weekend, my daughter’s arms were so swollen with insect bites (picture) we had to rush her to the 24-hour clinic to seek treatment. I was close to tears upon seeing the condition of my daughter’s arms.
I want to ask the Ministry of Education what the basic requirements in the selection of exam centres are. Does the ministry send representatives to inspect exam centres?

I am sure students are facing enough pressure coping with their exams. The least we could do is provide them a decent environment in which to give their best. We are a first-class nation. This should never have happened in Singapore. I hope the Ministry of Education will look into this and take proactive steps to address the issue.

And people, still remember the sexuality talk saga where AJC hired a bunch of religious guys who make students write down things like “I shall not masturbabe.” “IVF is bad.”? It first came under media attention due to yours truly’s blog.

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