Raffles Institution

Raffles Institution 莱佛士书院 Institusi Raffles
Information
Opened	5th June 1823
Address	1 Raffles Institution Lane, Singapore 575954
Principal	Mr Frederick Yeo
Vice Principal	Mr S. Magendiran Mrs Theresa Lai Mrs Reavley Munn Ye Mr Brian Lagman Ang Mr Edward Ng
Abbreviation	RI
Vision	Hope of a Better Age.
Mission	Nurturing thinkers, leaders and pioneers of character who serve by leading and lead in serving.
Motto	Auspicium Melioris Aevi (Hope of a Better Age)

Raffles Institution (RI), founded in 1823, is the oldest school and centre for pre-tertiary learning in Singapore. It is an independent school in Singapore providing secondary and pre-university education. RI consists of a boys-only Year 1-4 section and a coeducational Year 5-6 section. Its current campus is in Bishan.

Starting in 2007, the school 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 jointly offered with its sister school, Raffles Girls' School (Secondary).

RI was among the first schools to receive the Ministry of Education's School Excellence Award, which recognises "excellence in both education processes and outcomes". It is a member of various academic partnerships and alliances, such as the G20 Schools and The Winchester Network. It also cofounded the Global Alliance of Leading-Edge Schools.

RI was awarded the Singapore Quality Award in 2011.

Principal

Raffles Institution Principal Years Served J. H. Moor 1837 – 1843 J. C. Smith 1843 – 1852 Rev W. B. Wright 1852 – 1857 John Barrett Bayley 1857 – 1870 Richmond William Hullett 1870 – 1906 Charles McGowan Phillips 1906 – 1921 David A. Bishop 1921 – 1931 Gwilym Coleshill Davies 1931 – 1932 David W. McLeod 1932 – 1940 M. R. Holgate 1940 – 1945 E. L. Shaw 1945 – 1948 E. H. Wilson 1948 – 1951 P. T. Howitt 1951 – 1954 John Young 1954 – 1957 Velauthar Ambiavagar 1958 – 1959 Vacant 1959 – 1963 E. W. Jesudason 1963 – 1966 Philip Liau 1966 – 1977 A. K. Sigamoney 1978 – 1985 Eugene Wijeysingha 1986 – 1994 Tan Tiek Kwee 1995 – 1998 Wong Siew Hoong 1999 – 2004 Bob Koh 2005 – 2008 RI & RJC merges Lim Lai Cheng 2009 – 2013 Chan Poh Meng 2013 – 2017 Frederick Yeo 2017 – 2023 Aaron Loh 2023 - present

Raffles Junior College Principal Years Served Rudy Mosbergen 1982 – 1987 Lee Fong Seng 1988 – 2000 Winston James Hodge 2001 – 2007 Lim Lai Cheng 2008 RI & RJC merges

Notable alumni

Government Yusof bin Ishak, first President of Singapore. Benjamin Henry Sheares, second President of Singapore. Wee Kim Wee, fourth President of Singapore. Lee Kuan Yew, first Prime Minister of Singapore and former Minister Mentor. Goh Chok Tong, second Prime Minister of Singapore and former Senior Minister. David Marshall, first Chief Minister of Singapore. Lim Yew Hock, second Chief Minister of Singapore. Chan Chun Sing, Minister for Trade & Industry and Member of Parliament. Heng Swee Keat, Minister for Finance and Member of Parliament. Lim Hng Kiang, Special Adviser to Ministry Of Trade and Industry and Member of Parliament. K. Shanmugam, Minister for Law and Minister for Home Affairs and Member of Parliament. Ong Ye Kung, Minister for Education and Member of Parliament. Howe Yoon Chong, former Minister for Health S. Jayakumar, former Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Law. Lee Yock Suan, former Minister in multiple portfolios S. Rajaratnam, former Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs. Balaji Sadasivan, neurosurgeon and former Senior Minister of State for Foreign Affairs. Tan Cheng Bock, physician and former Member of Parliament. Othman Wok, former Minister for Social Affairs. Prince Azim, second-born prince of the Sultan of Brunei, Hassanal Bolkiah.

Medical / Law / Defence Force Walter Woon, law academic, writer and fifth Attorney-General of Singapore. Albert Chua, Permanent Representative of Singapore to the United Nations Ahmad Mohamed Ibrahim, first Attorney-General of Singapore Lim Bo Seng, World War II resistance fighter based in Malaya and Singapore. Lim Chuan Poh, fourth Chief of Defence Force Perry Lim, ninth Chief of Defence Force Sports Choo Seng Quee, famed national football coach in the 1970s Quah Kim Song, former national footballer Arts Abdul Ghani Abdul Hamid, writer, poet and artist. Alfian Sa'at, writer, poet and playwright. Chandran Nair, writer, poet and artist.

Links

• Official website