Anglo-Chinese School Seremban was founded in 1915 through the combined works of the local Chinese community and the English missionary workers, Mr. Bailey who was then the Chief Police Inspector in Seremban. The early missionaries realized that there was a rising need to set up a school that could teach both Chinese and English, a request made by the Chinese community. The school first started in a shop-houses located in Seremban Town, with only 17 students and 6 teachers.
Rev. T. R. Jones (1st Principal ~ Year 1916 to 1917)
Leading merchants in the area raised funds to build the church, the parsonage and the school. Local support for these projects was reported as 'tremendous'. The church missionary served as both pastor of the church as well as the school principal.
Rev. T. W. Bowmar (2nd Principal ~ Year 1917 to 1922)
Second church missionary took over the helm from Rev. T. R. Jones It took some 5 years before the new church building was ready and the Mission House (which doubled as the church manse) was completed in the same year. The history of the school was closely intertwined with that of the Wesley Methodist Church in Seremban, which shared the same compound as the school.
Rev. T. R Jones (Year 1922 to 1923)
Return to Seremban to continue work. The school expend with increasing number of students. Unfortunately, no other official documentation was recorded during his tenant as a school principal.
Rev. T. W. Bowmar (Year 1923 to 1928)
Again, Rev. T. W. Bowmar return to spearhead the administration. In order to maintain its increasing number of student, (at an early stage when most were either boys' or girls' school) he immediately make an expansion at the right wing of the administration block with additional classroom in year 1925. Within a space of 2 years another expansions was carried out at the left wing of the administration block in year 1927.
Rev. G. V. Summers (3rd Principal ~ Year 1928 to 1930)
The new school crest was created featuring the cross representing the Christianship and the school motto "Fide Et Labore". The first school magazine was published under close supervision of the school principal entitle "The Silent Signpost".
Rev. C. D. Patterson (4th Principal ~ Year 1930 to 1931)
Unfortunately, no official documentation was recorded during his tenant as a school principal.
Rev. R. A. Blasdel (5th Principal ~ Year 1931 to 1932)
Unfortunately, no official documentation was recorded during his tenant as a school principal.
Rev. J. A. Supramaniam (6th Principal ~ Year 1932 to 1934)
Unfortunately, no official documentation was recorded during his tenant as a school principal.
Rev. H. F. Kuehn (7th Principal ~ Year 1934 to 1936)
Unfortunately, no official documentation was recorded during his tenant as a school principal.
Rev. B. H. Baughman (8th Principal ~ Year 1936 to 1937)
Unfortunately, no official documentation was recorded during his tenant as a school principal.
Rev. H. F. Kuehn (Year 1937 to 1939)
Again, Rev. H. F. Kuehn return to spearhead the administration. But, unfortunately, no official documentation was recorded during his tenant as a school principal.
Rev. W. S. Reinoehi (9th Principal ~ Year 1939 to 1941)
Unfortunately, no official documentation was recorded during his tenant as a school principal.
Mr. Yong Yew Kim (10th Principal ~ Year 1941 to 1942)
The school song was created and edited by Mr. Yong Yew Kim based on the song "Marching Heroes" by Adam Geibel, 1904.
World War II ~ Under Japanese Occupation (Year 1942 to 1945)
During the Japanese invasion, the school was taken over by the Japanese Troop to became their Military Base, most of the important documentation was destroyed. Under Japanese Occupation, the school has been renamed to 'RENOROJOO', mainly to teach Japanese language to local resident.
Emergency (Year 1945 to 1947)
When the Japanese surrender, the school was reopen to the public but the students had to use the Wesley Church as their classroom because most of the classroom was occupied by the British Army.
Rev. P. H. Schmucker (11th Principal ~ Year 1947 to 1948)
Because of great demand for older students who had difficulty or who are unable to enroll themselves in the government school after the World War II, Rev. P. H. Schmucker successfully set up an additional class to accommodate them, and he name it as Anglo-Chinese Continuation School also known as Methodist Afternoon School. And in year 1948, he set up another new building to accommodate younger students with the school name Anglo Chinese Primary School from the fund donated by the United State of America.
Rev. C. D. Ingerson (12th Principal ~ Year 1948 to 1952)
In 1948, the school start it first General Science subject. And in year 1951, a first batch of Senior Cambridge students sit for their General Science Paper Examination. Anglo-Chinese School Old Students' Association (ACSOSA) was established in 1949.
Mr. Yong Yew Kim (Year 1952 to 1955)
Again, Mr. Yong Yew Kim was elected as the school principal for the 2nd time. Immediately a new project to construct a new block with 10 classroom has begun conjoining the administration building.
Mr. Ngui Choon Jin (13th Principal ~ Year 1955 to 1961)
Took over the project from Mr. Yong Yew Kim, the new block was completed and it was officially opened by His Highness, Tuanku Sri Abdul Rahman Ibni Al-Marhum Tuanku Muhammad Shah, K.C.M.G., the Yang Di-Pertuan Besar of Negeri Sembilan and dedicated by Dr. Hobart B. Austulz, the District Superintendent, Central Malaya District, Methodist Church in Malaya on 20th July 1956, "for advancement of education in the state". The school also held it first "Family Day" in year 1957.
In year 1958 the school was divided into two separate administration and board of management. The Anglo-Chinese Primary School was manage by the Board of Managers, and Mr. Veerapan was elected as the School Head Master. Meanwhile, the Anglo-Chinese Secondary School was manage by the Board of Governers, and Mr Ngui Choon Jin was elected as the School Principal.