Raffles Institution
Raffles Institution is a highly regarded secondary school in Singapore, often considered the best school in the country. Only boys can go to this school. It has been performing well in studies and sports. It was founded in 1823 as Singapore Institution by Sir Stamford Raffles, the founder of modern Singapore. It is the school with the longest history in Singapore. Its name was changed to "Raffles Institution" in 1868. It has two sections, Raffles Institution and Raffles Institution Junior College. The current principal of Raffles Institution is Mr Frederick Yeo, who replaced Mr Chan Poh Meng when he left the school at the end of 2017.
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1 Raffles Institution Lane Singapore 575954 | |
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| Type | Independent School |
| Motto | Auspicium Melioris Aevi (Hope of a Better Age) |
| Founded | 5 June 1823 |
| Founder | Sir Stamford Raffles |
| Sister school | Raffles Girls' School |
| Chairman | Mr Choo Chiau Beng[1] |
| Principal | Mr Frederick Yeo [2] |
| Deputy Principals | Ms Ng Mei Sze (Student Development, Year 5–6) Dr Theresa Lai (Academic Studies, Year 1-4) Mrs Reavley Munn Ye (Academic Studies, Year 5-6) Mr Brian Lagman Ang (Corporate Development, Year 1-6) Mr Edward Ng (Student Development, Year 1-4) Mr Chen Ziyang (Organisational Development, Year 1-6) |
| Gender | Boys (Year 1-4) Mixed (Year 5-6) |
| Enrolment | 4,000[3] |
| Houses | Year 1-4: Bayley, Buckley, Hullett, Moor, Morrison Year 5-6: Bayley-Waddle, Buckle-Buckley, Hadley-Hullett, Morrison-Richardson, Moor-Tarbet |
| Colour(s) | Green White Black |
| Mascot | Gryphon and eagle |
| Team name | Team Raffles |
| Publication | The Rafflesian Times |
| Yearbook | The Rafflesian |
| Website | ri.edu.sg |
HistoryEdit
Sir Stamford Raffles founded Raffles Institution on 5 June 1823, making it the school with the longest history in Singapore. Raffles Institution was along Bras Basah Road at first, where Raffles City is now. The school moved to Grange Road in 1973, and then moved to its current location at Bishan in 1990. The Grange Road campus is now the MOE Teacher's Network.
Other websitesEdit
- School Website Archived 2006-09-27 at Archive.today
ReferencesEdit
- ↑ "Board of Governors". Raffles Institution. Retrieved 11 October 2013.
- ↑ "Organisation Chart". Raffles Institution. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 11 October 2013.
- ↑ "Raffles | ABOUT". Raffles Institution. Retrieved 11 October 2013.
