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Raffles Institution (Secondary)

Raffles Institution
莱佛士书院
Institusi Raffles
ராப்பிள்ஸ் கல்வி நிலையம்
Raffles Institution Coat of Arms.svg
Raffles Institution from field.jpg
Address
1 Raffles Institution Lane
Singapore 575954

Singapore
Information
Type Independent
Motto Auspicium Melioris Aevi   (Latin)
(Hope of a Better Age)
Founded 5 June 1823; 193 years ago (1823-06-05)
Founder Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles
Sister school Raffles Girls' School
Session Single session
School code 3009
Chairman Choo Chiau Beng
Principal Chan Poh Meng (Mr)
Deputy Principals Theresa Lai (Mrs) (Curriculum, Year 1-4)
Reavley Munn Ye (Mrs) (Curriculum, Year 5-6)
Brian Lagman Ang (Mr) (Faculty)
S Magendiran (Mr) (Senior Deputy Principal/Student Development)
Edward Ng (Mr) (Stakeholder Engagement)
Teaching staff 550
Gender Boys (Year 1-4)
Mixed (Year 5-6)
Enrolment 4,000
Area Bishan
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, Black, White
Mascot Griffles
Team name Team Raffles
Publication The Rafflesian Times
Yearbook The Rafflesian
Website

Raffles Institution (RI), founded in 1823, is the oldest and widely considered to be one of the most prestigious schools in Singapore for pre-tertiary education. It is an independent school, providing secondary education through a boys-only Year 1-4 section and pre-university education through a coeducational Year 5-6 section. Its current campus is in Bishan.

Since 2007, the school has offered the six-year Integrated Programme, which allows students to bypass the GCE O-Levels, and take the GCE A-Levels instead. Known as the Raffles Programme, it is offered jointly with its sister school, Raffles Girls' School (Secondary), or RGS.

RI was among the first schools to receive the Ministry of Education's School Excellence Award. It is a member of various academic partnerships and alliances, such as the G20 Schools and The Winchester Network. It also co-founded the Global Alliance of Leading-Edge Schools.

RI was awarded the Singapore Quality Award in 2011. RI is notable for having produced 94 President's Scholars, 3 out of 7 Presidents, 2 out of 3 Prime Ministers, including the first elected Prime Minister in Lee Kuan Yew, 4 Speakers of Parliament, 7 out of 20 members of the current Cabinet, 6 Ministers of State and 13 CEOs of government-linked statutory boards and agencies. It is often cited as Singapore's "premier school" and has been recognised as "the top feeder school for the Ivy League universities plus Stanford and MIT, as well as the top feeder school for Oxford University."


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