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Raffles Institution (Secondary) (RI (Secondary)) is the all-boys' Secondary section of Raffles Institution. Founded in 1823 as Singapore Institution by Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles, it is the oldest school in Singapore. RI (Secondary) was consistently ranked as one of the top secondary schools in Singapore in the now-defunct official school rankings released by the Ministry of Education. The school has received the top award of MOE's Masterplan of Awards, the School Excellence Award.^[1] The school is also a member of the G20 Schools Group.

Raffles Institution offers the Integrated Programme, which allows students to bypass the Cambridge-Singapore General Certificate of Education 'Ordinary'-Levels (GCE O-Levels) and go straight to the Cambridge-Singapore GCE 'Advanced'-Level (GCE A-Levels). It is known as the Raffles Programme (RP) within the school, and is offered together with Raffles Girls' School (Secondary) and Raffles Institution (Junior College), the 2 other secondary and post-secondary institutions within the Raffles family of schools.^[2] It used to offer a school-based Gifted Education Programme (SBGE), but the GEP stream merged with the Special/Express Stream into a single stream in 2007 to form the RP. A new programme, the Raffles Academy, for high-ability students to take on in-depth studies involving extensive research on chosen objects, was also introduced then.

In October 2008 a proposed merger of RI and the then-RJC was announced and approved by the Ministry of Education. Raffles Institution and Raffles Junior College have come together to form a single institution with effect from 1 January 2009, under the name Raffles Institution. Their academic curricula and faculty remain separate; the merger involves the schools' administrative and corporate functions. A common Board of Governors for Raffles Institution and Raffles Junior College has been set up, with one-third drawn from the Raffles Girls' School (RGS) Board of Governors. RGS had declined to take part in the merger, as it felt its students "thrive best in an all-girls environment, where they would be more adventurous and take up leadership positions without being diffident."^[3]

With the merger, the current tradition of calling the respective levels "Secondary 1" or "Secondary 2" has been changed to "Year 1s" to reflect the change the merger brought about, and to align it with the junior college section, which now calls its levels "Year 5" and "Year 6".

The Principal of RI is Mrs. Lim Lai Cheng née Tay, the first female principal of both the secondary section and junior college section, who, as the former Principal of RJC, took up the post after the merger between RI and RJC in 2009. The merger makes the combined institution the school with the largest number of students in Singapore, at 4,600 students.^[4]

History

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An undated photo of the original Raffles Institution building at the junction of Bras Basah and Beach Road (the site diagonally opposite SAF Warrant Officers and Specialists Club building)

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Sir Stamford Raffles bust at the Raffles Institution (Secondary) Main Atrium

Founded by Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles in June 1823, Raffles Institution is the oldest school in Singapore. Raffles had secured a grant from the British East India Company, drafted the curriculum and set up the structure for the board of trustees. His goal was to provide education for the sons of the Company's servants and the children of local leaders in the new British colony of Singapore.^[5] The original campus of Raffles Institution was located along Bras Basah Road, where Raffles City Shopping Centre now stands. The Bras Basah campus's library building is featured on the $2 paper and polymer bill in the Singapore legal tender.^[6]

In March 1972 the school was relocated to Grange Road. In 1990 it moved again to its current site at Bishan in central Singapore.

RI's alumni body, the Old Rafflesians Association (ORA), is noted for its participation in Singapore's political scene. This includes Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew, Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong and three former presidents of Singapore.^[7]

Lee Kuan Yew wrote about his time at RI in the 1930s in The Singapore Story and this section of the book is available on line.^[8]

The history of Raffles Institution is documented in the book The Eagle Breeds a Gryphon, written by a former headmaster, Eugene Wijeysingha. The original edition documents the school's history till 1985, while the latest includes events up to 2003. While the original edition was not titled The Eagle Breeds a Gryphon, the title caught on from the second edition onwards.

Headmasters and Principals^[5]

J.H. Moor (1837–1843)
Rev. J.C. Dickenson (1843)
J.C. Smith (1843–1852)
Rev. W.B. Wright (1852–1857)
J.B. Bayley (1857–1870)
R.W. Hullett (1870–1906)
C.M. Phillips (1906–1921)
D.A. Bishop (1921–1931)
G.C. Davies (1931–1932)
D.W. McLeod (1932–1940)
M.R. Holgate (1940–1945)
E.L. Shaw (1945–1948)
E.H. Wilson (1948–1951)
P.F. Howitt (1951–1954)
J. Young (1954–1957)
V. Ambiavagar (1958–1959)
Soo Ban Hoe (1959)
E. W. Jesudason (1963–1966)
Philip Liau (1966–1977)
A.K. Sigamoney (1978–1985)
Eugene Wijeysingha (1986–1994)
Tan Tiek Kwee (1994–1998)
Wong Siew Hoong (1999–2004)
Koh Chin Nguang, Bob (2004–2008)
Lim Lai Cheng née Tay (2009–present)

Symbols

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The Year 1-4 campus

Institution anthem

For more than a century since its founding, Raffles Institution had no school song. The Institution Anthem, Auspicium Melioris Ævi, was written by E.W. Jesudason in 1961, the Headmaster from 1963 to 1966.

Despite references to Prometheus and God in the Institution Anthem, the school is secular. The inclusion of Prometheus is due to the literary allusion to passing the torch, signifying the importance of education while God in this context is a historical legacy of the school's British roots.

The Institution Anthem

When Stamford Raffles held the torch
That cast Promethean flame
We faced the challenge of the day
To give our school a name

The eagle eye and gryphon strength
They led us to the fore
To reign supreme in ev'ry sphere
The sons of Singapore

Come heed the call Rafflesians all
And let our hearts be stirring
We'll do our best whate’er the test
And keep our colours flying

Let comradeship and fervent hope
With one voice make us pray
Auspicium Melioris Aevi
With God to guide the way.

Coat of arms

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Raffles Institution Corporate Badge

The school badge is a modified version of the Raffles coat of arms. It replaces the original erminois field with Or, and the purpure of the gryphon crest with gules .

The gryphon on the crest symbolises stability and success. The gryphon's unseen but implicit lower lion half symbolises the school's roots in Singapore. The double-headed eagle on the shield, which in European heraldry signifies universal dominion, comes from Raffles' history as an agent of the British Empire, looking both East and West. The school interprets it as looking back to the past and forward to the future.

The two medallions on the crest represent the award of the Order of the Golden Sword to Sir Stamford Raffles by a Sumatran prince. One bears a message inscribed in Arabic and the other bears a dagger (actually, from the description, a kris), shown horizontally and pointing to the right of the shield (that is, the left of the viewer).

The school motto, "Auspicium Melioris Ævi", is displayed in black on gold at the base of the shield. While the school's official translation is "Hope of a Better Age",^[9] this is a mistranslation. Auspicium primarily means an augury or auspice, which is a divinatory omen derived by an augur from watching the flight of birds.^[10] It may, in a transferative sense, mean omen, token or sign, but not hope. It is also the motto of the Order of St Michael and St George.

Awards

The school was awarded the School Excellence Award in 2004, the top MOE award under MOE's Masterplan of Awards^[11] Other awards include:

Singapore Quality Class (2004)
National Arts Education - Gold Award (2004)
PARTNERS Outstanding Award (2004)
School Excellence Award (2004–present)
Best Practice Awards
- Teaching & Learning
- Organisational Effectiveness
- Staff Well-Being
- Student Development
Sustained Achievement Awards
- Aesthetics
- Physical Fitness
- Sports
- Uniformed Groups
Outstanding Development Award - Character Development

Culture

Uniform

Lower secondary students wear a white short-sleeved shirt, white short trousers and white socks. After the Outward Bound School camp at the start of Year 3, students may continue in short pants or opt for white long trousers.

School ties are worn on Mondays and for functions and ceremonies. Shoes are at least 70% white for all students, with the exception of laces, which must be fully white. Year 3 and 4 prefects must wear formal black shoes, except for Physical Education lessons, where they are required to change into appropriate shoes.

Teachers have a formal gown for special occasions such as the Principal's Assembly and Founder's Day, when the Principal delivers her termly address.

Annual camps & trips

Year 1 Orientation Camp

The new intake of Year 1 students go through an orientation camp, which lasts three days. Year 4 Peer Support Leaders (PSLs) guide them through this camp as well as the rest of the orientation period. At the end of the camp, the Year 1s receive their school badges in the formal Junior Rafflesian Investiture Ceremony (JRIC).

Each batch of students also a batch song, which they will pass down to their Year 1 juniors as Year 4 students. As a result, the Year 4 and Year 1 students of any year share the same batch song. The three batch songs are:

Hand In Hand - an adaptation of the Seoul 1988 Summer Olympics theme song
Voices That Care - an adaptation of the Gulf War song
We Are The Young - by Mary Donnelly

Outward Bound Singapore Camp

At the beginning of every year, all Year 3 students undergo a five-day Outward Bound course in Pulau Ubin. After the camp, these students are recognised as seniors of the secondary section, and may opt to switch to the long-trousers uniform. This practice used to comprise a separate orientation camp for the students, who then attended OBS at a later date.

Malaysian Montage

Year 2 students would undergo a batch bonding -cum- community experience trip to Malaysia's various states. The trip aims to bond the batch as one and to allow students to experience farm life, community service and the world in general. The trip's exact location and activities differ from year to year, at the discretion of the batch's Year Head.

Prefectorial Board

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Raffles Institution Prefectorial Board logo.

The Raffles Institution Prefectorial Board (RIPB) is split into 5 departments, namely the Welfare, Communications, Human Resource, Discipline and the Gryphon's Committee, with each department serving its own core purpose. Prefects are first nominated by students and seconded by teachers and prefects. The RIPB will then shortlist a number of candidates for interview. A selection camp may also be conducted. Subsequently, potential prefects will be voted in by the school population.

In addition to helping maintain order in the school, the Board organises activities, ranging from interest groups to formal occasions and Rafflesian Spotlight, an intra-school performing arts competition. In 2005 the Board raised S$40,000 to buy a van for use by the handicapped at a Voluntary Welfare Organization, as well as co-organizing a Guinness record-breaking attempt with Dr. William Tan, in aid of the Cancer Foundation.

Class Executive Committee (CEC)

Every class in Raffles Institution has its own Class Executive Committee (CEC). This consists of three students: Chairman, Vice-Chairman and Treasurer. Often, students vote for classmates to take up these positions, but some Form Teachers may choose to select students themselves.

The CEC Council is made up of representatives from the CEC from each level. These representatives are nominated and voted by all the CEC members in their respective level. It works closely with RIPB to organize events. It also organizes inter-class events, such as the inter-class classroom decoration competition and the inter-class soccer tournament.

Houses

The five houses, three of which are named after former headmasters, are Bayley, Buckley, Hullett, Moor and Morrison, represented by the colours yellow, green, black, red and blue respectively.

J.H. Moor was the first Headmaster of the school
R.W. Hullett was the Raffles Institution's longest-serving principal.
J.B. Bayley was a Headmaster who "raised Raffles Institution to a large and flourishing establishment", as recorded by the Board of Trustees^[12].
Reverend Robert Morrison was the co-founder of Raffles Institution.
C.B. Buckley was the Secretary to the Board of Trustees of Raffles Institution.

Year 1 students are sorted into houses by class. The results from interhouse sports and academic competitions are summed up in a yearly points system.

In the early years of RI's history, there were ten houses, including a sixth Philips house (purple), which were later disbanded. House allocations used to be student-based, instead of class-based.

The Rafflesian Principle of Honour

The Principle of Honour states:

"In intellectual pursuit, I shall reflect discipline and passion for learning and in personal conduct, I shall live in integrity and regard individuals, groups and the community with kindness and respect, and in so doing, uphold the Rafflesian Principle of Honour."

Discipline

In Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew's book The Singapore Story,^[8] he mentions being caned for chronic lateness in the 1930s by the then headmaster, D.W. McLeod.

In 1956 a former RI prefect wrote that, during his time there, "boys were caned on their bottoms for even winking at the girls. We did have very good discipline in our time and the boys became good citizens, lawyers, doctors, etc."^[13]

The school still maintains strong discipline with a strict set of rules and regulations.^[14] Disciplinary measures are based on a demerit points system. All students are liable to receive corporal punishment in the form of caning when necessary — very occasionally even publicly (i.e. in presence of the other students) in serious cases.^[15]

Affiliation

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The common driveway of Raffles Institution and Raffles Institution (Junior College) in their Bishan campuses

Since 2005, prior to the merger in 2009, the campuses of both the former Raffles Institution and Raffles Junior College have been co-housed in Bishan side-by-side and run on an open campus concept, so that students of both sections can access both campuses. They share a main gate at Bishan Street 21. Year 1-4 students use the facilities in the Year 5-6 campus for purposes such as PE lessons, CCAs and major lectures.

RI is affiliated with Raffles Girls' School (Secondary) (RGS), and the two schools undertake joint activities such as concerts and overseas learning journeys.

Co-curricular activities

Raffles Institution has a Co-curricular activity (CCA) programme, with about fifty CCAs, consisting of sports groups, uniformed groups, musical groups, clubs and societies.^[16]

CCAs are categorised as either core or merit CCAs. Core CCAs comprise all sports, uniformed groups and musical groups, as well as the Debates group while merit CCAs consist of all other clubs and societies. Every student of the school takes up at least one core CCA. Merit CCAs are optional, but students are encouraged to take up at least one merit CCA to supplement their core CCA. Certain merit CCAs, such as the Infocomm Club, however, may substitute for a core CCA instead.

The school's sports teams and uniformed groups have earned top places in many national inter-school competitions, doing well in NCC, Floorball, Red Cross Youth, Boys' Brigade, and cross-country among others.^[17]^[18]

The performing arts groups have also done well in the Singapore Youth Festival Central Judging, held once every two years,^[19] while the clubs and societies have also won awards.^[20]

RI has not offered football for many years, and there has recently been some criticism that the school has not re-introduced it now that more facilities are available.^[21]

Scout Groups

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Emblem of the 01 Raffles Scout Group

Raffles Institution was the first school in Singapore to establish a Scout troop.^[22]

The 01 Raffles Scout Group was founded in 1934. It was formerly known as the 32nd Raffles/2101 Raffles Scout Troop. Since its founding, the group has produced senior civil servants, businessmen, and active Scouters who continue to serve the Singapore Scout Association. Its alumni include Lee Kuan Yew, Zainul Abidin, Koo Tsai Kee, Rohan bin Kamis, Khoo Teng Chye and Dennis Foo. The group celebrated its 75th Anniversary with a campfire at Sarimbun Scout Camp in 2009.

The 02 Raffles Scout Group was founded in 1922. Then called the Second Singapore Scout Troop, 02 became the oldest surviving Scout troop of The Singapore Scout Association after the First Singapore Scout Troop disbanded. The current membership stands at 84. The Group's alumni include Goh Chok Tong, Tommy Koh, Professor Lim Pin, and Dr Tan Cheng Bok.

Student Interest Groups

In 2004, Student Interest Groups (SIGs) were introduced by the Prefectorial Board. These were defined as interest groups formed by students themselves. However, SIGs are not considered to be CCAs and do not receive school funding like CCAs do. Also, as with members of Merit CCAs, students are still required to take up at least one core CCA.

Many of the original SIGs no longer exist. Exceptions include the Raffles Institution Student Entrepreneurship (RI$E) SIG, which has been successful in nationwide competitions, the Raffles Institution Fish SIG^{[Citation Needed]}, as well as the Aviation SIG, which won the 1st National Air Championship in November 2005 and November 2006.^{[Citation Needed]}

Raffles Debate Academy

Raffles Debaters is the oldest CCA in RI^{[Citation Needed]} and has performed well in the Singapore Secondary Schools Debating Championships, winning the title in 7 out of the past 11 years. In addition, many alumni members have gone on to represent Singapore in the World Schools Debating Championships.

In 2010 Raffles Institution launched the Raffles Debate Academy, which aims to position the school as the premier debate consultant in the region.

School facilities

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An old picture of Raffles Institution before upgrading works

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Aerial view of the Year 1-4 campus after 2006-2008 upgrading works

The Raffles Institution campus consists of six main blocks on 12 hectares of land originally meant for the construction of Bishan Junior College.^{[Citation Needed]} Key facilities in Raffles Institution include:

Academic Facilities
- Wireless campus
- IT-enabled and air-conditioned classrooms
- Six computer laboratories
- ARTSpace (Art and Music Studios)
- Humanities Hub
- Library with facilities for research projects
- Special Resource rooms for research projects
Sports/games facilities
- Rugby union field and softball diamond
- Astroturf (synthetic non-sand turf)
- Gymnasium
- Olympic-sized swimming pool and training pool with spectator stand
- Badminton, Basketball, Squash and Tennis courts
- Cricket nets
- Rock-climbing wall
- CCA Hub

Administrative Block

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Raffles Institution Administrative Block

The main building is the Administrative Block, unofficially split into Administrative Block One and Administrative Block Two by the Lecture Theaters.

The Administrative Block comprises the Administrative Office, three Staff Rooms, HOD Rooms, Lecture Theatres, circular areas for study as well as one main circular area known as the Main Atrium. It houses the ORA (Old Rafflesians' Association) Office and Heritage Centre.

The Administrative Block is linked to the Senior Block, Science Block, Junior Block, CCA Block (comprising the Hall, Auditorium, Canteen and CCA Hub) and a bus stop. Major upgrading works were completed in early 2007 ^[23].

Science Hub

The Science Hub, housed in Administrative Block 2 and the Science Block, comprises facilities for scientific research. The Science Block houses facilities for specialized research such as Xploratory-Labs;^[24] as well as other facilities for Science lessons and Science Club meetings such as the Chemistry, Physics and Biology labs (which are located on the first, second and third floors respectively). Administrative Block 2 houses the Discovery Labs, a Laser Animation/Technology Studio, the Materials Science Lab and the Raffles Academy Home Room. HOD/Science 1 and 2 offices are also located in the Science Hub.

The completion of the Science Hub in late 2008 was an extension of the major renovation works. It had its official opening as such on 5 October 2008.

Humanities Hub

The Humanities Hub, housed in Administrative Block 2, comprises History, Geography and Literature Rooms as well as two circular theatres on the ground floor, and an open-air experimental area. It was temporarily opened to the public on 23 May 2009, during the school's annual Open House to showcase the Humanities curriculum in the Raffles Programme, as well as the Humanities Club. It was officially in use by Term 3 in 2009.

Lecture Theatres

The Administrative Block houses three Lecture Theatres, an AV Theatrette and a Band Room. The Lecture Theatres and AV Theatrette are used for lessons, mass lectures, co-curricular activities and staff meetings. The Band Room is shared by the school's two Bands, Raffles Institution Military Band (from the Secondary section) and Raffles Symphonic Band (from the Junior College section).

Infocomm facilities

The Administrative Block houses the school's major infocomm facilities, including four Computer Laboratories, a Robotics Lab, an Internet Lab as well as one of the two Macintosh Labs, the other Macintosh Lab being housed in the ArtSpace.

Junior Block

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Junior Block

The 4-storey Junior Block was built in 1997. It houses

15 Secondary 1 classrooms (often also used by musical groups for trainings in the afternoon)
Eight seminar rooms
Two computer laboratories (often used for lessons and Research Education)
English Studio used by the school's drama group, Raffles Players
Two Chinese language rooms
Automation laboratory
Classroom for the Regional Studies Programme.

A retractable sun roof covers the block's atrium known as the Junior Block atrium, which is used commonly for meetings and uniformed group trainings.

ArtSpace

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ArtSpace

Formerly known as the Design Centre, the ArtSpace first floor houses the art galleries, classrooms, jamming studio, music keyboard laboratory, a Macintosh Lab, a drawing studio and a ceramics studio. It also houses the Aesthetics Department staffroom. The gymnasium, comprising training areas for gymnastics, table-tennis and judo, occupies the second floor, while lock-ups for the Uniformed Groups and the Guitar Ensemble are located on third level. The roof of the ArtSpace houses the school's mini-weather station.

There is a small side building now used by the Scouts, with the 01 Raffles Scout Troop taking the lower level and the 02 Raffles Scout Troop the upper level.

The school's Olympic-sized swimming pool is located behind the ArtSpace.

The Design Centre was renamed "ArtSpace" and officially opened as such on 11 April 2008, during annual International Friendship Day celebrations.

S Rajaratnam Block

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S. Rajaratnam block

The newest block is the S. Rajaratnam block, a 7-storey block completed in 2006 beside the Junior Block. Secondary 3 and 4 classes occupy the new block, named in memory of the late Mr S. Rajaratnam. It is connected to RI(JC) and the Junior Block at opposite ends, providing a seamless link between the Secondary and Junior College sections.

The first floor is used by uniformed groups for trainings. Students, from both RI (Secondary) and RI(JC), use tables at the foyer for self-study and meetings, sometimes till late.

The second to sixth floor houses 40 classrooms used by Secondary 3 and 4 classes, as well as a Tamil Room. CCA trainings are often held in these classrooms as well. The seventh floor houses eight classrooms used by RI(JC).

CCA Block

The CCA block houses the canteen, CCA rooms and the Albert Hong Hall (AHH), as well as an auditorium which also serves as a drama theatre and performing arts centre. Two squash courts are below the stage in AHH. There is also a gym on the fourth floor.

Hullett Memorial Library

The Hullett Memorial Library (HML) stands between the Junior Block and ArtSpace. Co-founded by Dr Lim Boon Keng and Sir Song Ong Siang, it was named after Raffles Institution's longest-serving principal, Richmond William Hullett, in 1923. The Library's official founding (even though a library and museum, from which the National Museum originated, had existed for deades prior to 1923) also marked the centenary of the founding of the Institution.^[25]. The Library traces its roots to the founding of the Institution, making it the oldest library in Singapore.^[26]^[27] In fact, the origins of Singapore's National Library lie in the HML.^[28]

The library possesses around 50,000 books in four different languages (excluding the few books on French, German, and other languages), and around 40 computers with wireless internet access. It employs full-time staff for administrative purposes, and other tasks are performed by the members of the Hullett Memorial Library Club as well as parent volunteers. The HML was designed with the era of Sir Stamford Raffles in mind, so the furniture in the library is custom-made in the Regency style of that time.

Sports facilities

Raffles Institution offers sports facilities, including an Olympic-size swimming pool.

The former 400-metre track and field was replaced by a rugby union field and a softball diamond during the school's upgrading works in 2006. The last major event held on the track was a Guinness World Record attempt by Dr William Tan, a wheelchair-using old Rafflesian who embarked on a 24-hour ultramarathon on 30 and 31 July 2005, and beat the old record of 181.2 km with his 242.8 km.

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ArtSpace, which houses the gymnasium

Raffles Institution has a gymnasium on the 2nd level of the ArtSpace housing the judo dojo, table tennis training area, a gymnastics training area and a rock wall. The gymnasium has undergone renovation in 2010, and will be used as a training venue for gymnastics in 2010 Summer Youth Olympics, together with that in the Year 5-6 campus ^[29]. Behind the ArtSpace is the Hong Leong Swimming Complex, an Olympic-sized swimming pool. The school also has two tennis courts, two basketball courts, and two squash courts, and is one of the few schools in Singapore to have two cricket nets.

There is an artificial turf known as the Astroturf. It previously served as the Parade Square and was a bare concrete surface until the artificial turf was installed around 1995. It was used for school assembly in the morning, and later in the day for hockey training and for individual sports and games, until upgrading works in 2006. Since upgrading works in 2006 were completed, morning assemblies are held at a new area called the Raffles Square, which previously was a carpark. The Astroturf is used by students to play soccer and during school-organized Soccer Leagues. The Astroturf underwent renovation in February 2008 and was reopened on 17 May 2008, during the school's annual Open House.

Following the merger with Raffles Junior College from 2009, more sports facilities are available. Floorball, table tennis, judo and gymnastics are RI sports now benefiting from being able to use the RI(JC) facilities.^[30]

Boarding Complex

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The 13-storey twin towers next to the boarding complex

Raffles Institution has a Boarding Complex consisting of five blocks. These are named after the five Houses; Bayley, Buckley, Hullett, Moor and Morrison. Each block, apart from the new Hullett block, can accommodate 90 pupils. All blocks have their own staff, and the Boarding Complex is overseen by several Boarding Master.

The foundation stone of the Boarding Complex was laid by Senior Minister Lee Kuan Yew on 25 March 1994. The first batch of boarders moved into the Complex in 1995.

During the upgrading works in 2006, the former Moor block was demolished to make way for a 13-storey twin tower hostel, the Hullett block, which was completed in July 2007^[23]. The former Hullett block was renamed Moor and, together with Bayley, caters to girls.

Boarders consist of local Raffles Institution pupils and scholars from other countries (mostly China and ASEAN countries), as well as pupils from other secondary schools and junior colleges. The Raffles Leadership Programme's first two cycles, in 2008 and 2009, which first phase was mandatory for CCA leaders, included a semester long (Term 3-4) residential component. The remaining two phases, open to applicants though their CCAs, each had a one term long boarding component. Since its third cycle in 2010, all three phases have been open to all ineterested Year 3 students, and had a one term long boarding component.

Boarding traditions include formal dinners that are held twice a year, as well as an orientation programme for newcomers. Other programmes include the annual RIB Night.

IT facilities

The school has six general-purpose computer labs, one music studio with ProdiKeys, one Internet Lab for the study of LAN connections, and one X-lab, short for Experimental Lab for research in computer studies. Connectivity is supplied to all buildings by the campus LAN, with additional wireless access covering most areas such as the Administrative Block, the Hullett Memorial Library (HML) and the S. Rajaratnam Block. Tablet PCs are supplied by the IT department to facilitate the use of eLearning in a classroom setting.

Previously, the first week of the second term of the academic year had been dedicated to eLearning. During this week, lessons and materials would be disseminated online for students to study at their own pace, and students were not required to attend school. The programme was initiated in 1999 but scrapped in 2006. Since then, e-learning has been integrated into the school calendar. It is often used by teachers during holidays during term time, for instance on Staff Training Days during term time when students are not required to attend lessons; instead, teachers attend courses held in the campus.

Raffles Academy

The Raffles Academy (RA), implemented in 2007, is a programme for students with higher capabilities in specific subjects, with a curriculum pitched at a deeper level compared with the Raffles Programme. During the academic periods, RA students leave their normal classes to join a special pull-out class. Additionally, compulsory extra classes are held once every three weeks on Thursday afternoons. The subjects available are History, Geography, Mathematics, Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Literature and Music, the latter starting in 2010.

At Secondary 2, students can apply for RA through online registration, followed by submission of portfolio of achievements, selection tests and interviews, before they are identified for RA. Minimum requirements for application include a minimum Grade Point Average of 3.60, and an 85th percentile rank in the cohort for the subject in question. At present the RA programme is available only to upper secondary students; however, there is an ongoing review to introduce it to lower secondary students in the near future^{[Citation Needed]}. Each student is allowed to take a maximum of two RA subjects, to allow students to focus their time and effort on subjects they are truly passionate about^[31].

The Academy is managed by the Dean of Academic Studies and Raffles Academy (Secondary), Mrs Theresa Lai.

The Raffles Academy has also been initiated in the Junior College in 2009 so that there is a continuation of the curriculum, though students who wish to continue taking RA for subjects in RI(JC) will have to sit for a separate placement test at the end of Secondary Four^[32].

Raffles Leadership Programme

The Raffles Leadership Programme (RLP) is an initiative aimed at preparing Rafflesians to take on positions of leadership both in school and in life. Featuring a one- or two-term residential component, it aims to develop independence, self-discipline and a spirit of risk-taking in students by taking them out of their comfort zone and giving them a microcosmic experience of the realities of living in today's globalised world.^[33]

It is hoped that living and interacting with international scholars, visiting international students and local boarders will help students become more regionally-savvy and global-minded, so enhancing their preparedness for their future roles in the world.

The RLP will be conducted over the course of 1 year with 3 intakes of students. RLP 1 lasts throughout the full year and is targeted at existing / incoming Sec 3 student leaders. RLP 2 and RLP 3 condenses the key features of the RLP into an enhanced boarding programme lasting one term.

With effect from 2010, applications for RLP were not based on CCA or Prefectorial positions, they were purely application-based and there was no difference from RLP 1, 2 and 3. They were just simply referred to as "boarding terms".

Notable alumni

Politics

Raffles Institution has produced seven out of twelve of Singapore's Presidents, Prime Ministers and Chief Ministers.

Yusof Ishak, 1st President of Singapore (1959–1970)
Benjamin Henry Sheares, 2nd President of Singapore (1971–1981)
Wee Kim Wee, 4th President of Singapore (1985–1993)
Lee Kuan Yew, 1st Prime Minister of Singapore (1959–1990), Senior Minister of Singapore (1990–2004), Minister Mentor of Singapore (2004–present)^[8]
Goh Chok Tong, 2nd Prime Minister of Singapore (1990–2004), Senior Minister of Singapore (2005–present)
S Jayakumar, Deputy Prime Minister of Singapore and Minister for Law (2005–present)
S Rajaratnam, Deputy Prime Minister (Foreign Affairs) of Singapore (1980–1984), Minister for Foreign Affairs (1965–1980), Minister for Culture (1968–1971), Senior Minister of Singapore (1985–1988).
Abdullah Tarmugi, Speaker of the Parliament of Singapore (2002–present)
Michael Chew Koon Chan, Baron Chan of Oxton, Merseyside, second person of Chinese descent to serve in the House of Lords
Aziz Ishak, Malayan freedom fighter and former Malaysian cabinet minister
Tun Sardon Jubir, former Malaysian cabinet minister and Penang state governor.
Tun Abdul Razak, 2nd Prime Minister of Malaysia.
David Marshall, 1st Chief Minister, Singapore.
Lim Yew Hock, 2nd Chief Minister, Singapore.
Tan Cheng Lock, founder of the Malaysian Chinese Association, co-founder of independent Malaysia.

Business and economics

Robert Kuok, billionaire and richest man in Southeast Asia
Lim Boon Keng, philanthropist and co-founder, OCBC Bank and Singapore Chinese Girls School

Others

Lim Bo Seng, World War II hero
Chandran Nair, writer, poet and artist.
Alfian Sa'at, Writer, poet and playwright.
Choor Singh, judge of the Supreme Court of Singapore (1963–1980)
Tee Tua Ba, former Chief Commissioner of Police Force
Tommy Koh, Ambassador-at-Large
Robert Solomon, Bishop

Notes

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References

Eugene Wijeysingha et al., (1992), One Man's Vision - Raffles Institution in Focus.
Eugene Wijeysingha, (1985), The Eagle Breeds a Gryphon. ISBN 981-00-2054-6
Raffles Programme. "Raffles Programme - Nurturing the Thinker, Leader and Pioneer", Raffles Family of Schools, 2006, retrieved 7 December 2006.
Seet, K. K. (1983). A place for the people (pp. 6–16). Singapore: Times Books International.
Wijeysingha, E. (1963). A history of Raffles Institution, 1823-1963. Singapore: University Education Press.
Makepeace, W., Brooke, G. E., & Braddell, R. St. J. (Eds.). (1991). One hundred years of Singapore. Singapore: Oxford University Press.
Ng, S. C. (1991). She is from the East. Singapore: Raffles Institution.

External links

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↑ School Excellence Award (SEA), Ministry of Education, 2006.
↑ Raffles Programme, 2006.
↑ "RI, RJC to merge next year; new school will be Raffles Institution", Channel NewsAsia, 13 October 2008.
↑ "RI gets its first female principal", The New Paper, Singapore, 15 October 2008.
↑ ^5.0 ^5.1 E. Wijeysingha et al., The Eagle Breeds a Gryphon, Chapter 1-11, 2003
↑ "MAS:Currency Services, Currency Information", Monetary Authority of Singapore, 2006.
↑ "Honorary Members - Old Rafflesians' Association, Old Rafflesians' Association, 2005.
↑ ^8.0 ^8.1 ^8.2 "The Singapore Story", Time Asia, Hong Kong, 21 September 1998.
↑ See e.g. One Man's Vision: Raffles Institution in Focus (1992): "Hope of a Better Age, the school motto, is the vision perceived by Raffles Institution, a perception every Rafflesian hopes to achieve for the future."
↑ Charlton T. Lewis, Charles Short, A Latin Dictionary.
↑ Ministry of Education, 2006.
↑ Bayley House page, Raffles Institution.
↑ "A bit of discipline is good for boys", Straits Times, Singapore, 8 October 1956.
↑ RI School Rules.
↑ See e.g. "Student defames teacher on top school's online forum - Student gets publicly caned", The New Paper, 28 September 2005.
↑ "Raffles Institution - School Information", Raffles Institution, 26 November 2005.
↑ "2005 Sports & Games Achievements", Raffles Institution, 2005-2006.
↑ "2005 Achievements by Uniformed Groups", Raffles Institution, 26 November 2005.
↑ "2005 Achievements by Music, Drama & Aesthetics Groups", Raffles Institution, 2005-2006.
↑ "2005 Academic Competition Achievements", Raffles Institution, 2005-2006.
↑ "No space, no soccer", The New Paper, Singapore, 20 January 2009.Template:Dead link
↑ The Singapore Scout Association - History of Scouting.
↑ ^23.0 ^23.1 "Raffles Institution - Hot News", Raffles Institution, 26 November 2005.
↑ "MSD Singapore", Raffles Institution/ Merck Sharp and Dohme Exploratory Laboratories, 22 April 2000
↑ The History of The Hullett Memorial Library.
↑ "From Books to Bytes - The story of the National Library", National Library Board, 2006.
↑ E. Wijeysingha et al., "The Eagle Breeds a Gryphon", Raffles Institution, 1989.
↑ "The Singapore Institution Library", National Library Board, Singapore, 4 November 2002.
↑ Template:Cite web
↑ Lim Say Heng, "But other sports benefit from merger", The New Paper, Singapore, 20 January 2009.
↑ Raffles Academy website.
↑ Lin Yanqin,"Raffles Junior College is introducing its own diploma", Today, Singapore, 5 January 2008.
↑ Raffles Leadership Programme Website.

[1] School Excellence Award (SEA), Ministry of Education, 2006.

[2] Raffles Programme, 2006.

[3] "RI, RJC to merge next year; new school will be Raffles Institution", Channel NewsAsia, 13 October 2008.

[4] "RI gets its first female principal", The New Paper, Singapore, 15 October 2008.

[ReferenceA-5] 5.0 ^5.1 E. Wijeysingha et al., The Eagle Breeds a Gryphon, Chapter 1-11, 2003

[6] "MAS:Currency Services, Currency Information", Monetary Authority of Singapore, 2006.

[7] "Honorary Members - Old Rafflesians' Association, Old Rafflesians' Association, 2005.

[timeasia-8] 8.0 ^8.1 ^8.2 "The Singapore Story", Time Asia, Hong Kong, 21 September 1998.

[9] See e.g. One Man's Vision: Raffles Institution in Focus (1992): "Hope of a Better Age, the school motto, is the vision perceived by Raffles Institution, a perception every Rafflesian hopes to achieve for the future."

[10] Charlton T. Lewis, Charles Short, A Latin Dictionary.

[11] Ministry of Education, 2006.

[12] Bayley House page, Raffles Institution.

[13] "A bit of discipline is good for boys", Straits Times, Singapore, 8 October 1956.

[14] RI School Rules.

[15] See e.g. "Student defames teacher on top school's online forum - Student gets publicly caned", The New Paper, 28 September 2005.

[16] "Raffles Institution - School Information", Raffles Institution, 26 November 2005.

[17] "2005 Sports & Games Achievements", Raffles Institution, 2005-2006.

[18] "2005 Achievements by Uniformed Groups", Raffles Institution, 26 November 2005.

[19] "2005 Achievements by Music, Drama & Aesthetics Groups", Raffles Institution, 2005-2006.

[20] "2005 Academic Competition Achievements", Raffles Institution, 2005-2006.

[21] "No space, no soccer", The New Paper, Singapore, 20 January 2009.Template:Dead link

[22] The Singapore Scout Association - History of Scouting.

[Raffles_Institution_-_Hot_News-23] 23.0 ^23.1 "Raffles Institution - Hot News", Raffles Institution, 26 November 2005.

[24] "MSD Singapore", Raffles Institution/ Merck Sharp and Dohme Exploratory Laboratories, 22 April 2000

[25] The History of The Hullett Memorial Library.

[26] "From Books to Bytes - The story of the National Library", National Library Board, 2006.

[27] E. Wijeysingha et al., "The Eagle Breeds a Gryphon", Raffles Institution, 1989.

[28] "The Singapore Institution Library", National Library Board, Singapore, 4 November 2002.

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[30] Lim Say Heng, "But other sports benefit from merger", The New Paper, Singapore, 20 January 2009.

[31] Raffles Academy website.

[32] Lin Yanqin,"Raffles Junior College is introducing its own diploma", Today, Singapore, 5 January 2008.

[33] Raffles Leadership Programme Website.

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+|address = One [[Raffles Institution Lane]]
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+|enrolment = 1910 (as of 2010)
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+'''Raffles Institution (Secondary)''' (RI (Secondary)) is the all-boys' [[secondary education|Secondary]] section of [[Raffles Institution]].  Founded in 1823 as '''Singapore Institution''' by Sir [[Thomas Stamford Raffles]], it is the oldest school in Singapore. RI (Secondary) was consistently ranked as one of the top secondary schools in Singapore in the now-defunct official school rankings released by the [[Ministry of Education (Singapore)|Ministry of Education]]. The school has received the top award of MOE's Masterplan of Awards, the School Excellence Award.<ref>[http://www.moe.gov.sg/press/2004/pr2004sea_sda.htm School Excellence Award (SEA), Ministry of Education, 2006.]</ref>  The school is also a member of the [[G20 Schools]] Group.
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-'''Raffles Institution''' is an independent boys' [[secondary education|secondary school]] in [[Singapore]]. It is well known for being consistently ranked first among secondary schools in Singapore in the official annual school rankings published by the Ministry of Education. Raffles Institution was further recognised by the Ministry of Education in 2004 by being awarded the School Excellence Award (the pinnacle of awards in the Ministry of Education's masterplan), among others.
-Raffles Institution offers the [[Education in Singapore#Integrated Programme|Integrated Programme]], or the Raffles Programme, together with [[Raffles Girls' School (Secondary)]] and [[Raffles Junior College]]. It also offers an internal [[Gifted Education Programme (Singapore)|Gifted Education Programme]].
+Raffles Institution offers the [[Education in Singapore#Integrated Programme|Integrated Programme]], which allows students to bypass the Cambridge-Singapore General Certificate of Education 'Ordinary'-Levels (GCE O-Levels) and go straight to the Cambridge-Singapore GCE 'Advanced'-Level (GCE A-Levels). It is known as the [[Raffles Programme]] (RP) within the school, and is offered together with [[Raffles Girls' School (Secondary)]] and [[Raffles Junior College|Raffles Institution (Junior College)]], the 2 other secondary and post-secondary institutions within the Raffles family of schools.<ref>[http://raffles.sg/rp_ov.htm Raffles Programme, 2006.]</ref> It used to offer a school-based [[Gifted Education Programme (Singapore)|Gifted Education Programme]] (SBGE), but the GEP stream merged with the Special/Express Stream into a single stream in 2007 to form the RP. A new programme, the Raffles Academy, for high-ability students to take on in-depth studies involving extensive research on chosen objects, was also introduced then.
-Founded in 1823 as '''Singapore Institution''' by Sir [[Thomas Stamford Raffles]], the founder of modern Singapore, it is the school with the longest history in Singapore. It was renamed "Raffles Institution" in 1868 as a tribute to Raffles.
+In October 2008 a proposed merger of RI and the then-RJC was announced and approved by the Ministry of Education. Raffles Institution and Raffles Junior College have come together to form a single institution with effect from 1 January 2009, under the name Raffles Institution. Their academic curricula and faculty remain separate; the merger involves the schools' administrative and corporate functions. A common Board of Governors for Raffles Institution and Raffles Junior College has been set up, with one-third drawn from the Raffles Girls' School (RGS) Board of Governors. RGS had declined to take part in the merger, as it felt its students "thrive best in an all-girls environment, where they would be more adventurous and take up leadership positions without being diffident."<ref>[http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/382479/1/.html "RI, RJC to merge next year; new school will be Raffles Institution"], ''Channel NewsAsia'', 13 October 2008.</ref>
-== Symbols ==
+With the merger, the current tradition of calling the respective levels "Secondary 1" or "Secondary 2" has been changed to "Year 1s" to reflect the change the merger brought about, and to align it with the junior college section, which now calls its levels "Year 5" and "Year 6".
-=== Institution Anthem ===
-The school's Institution Anthem was written by E W Jesudason, (Principal 1963&ndash;1966); interestingly, Raffles Institution went for more than a century without having a song to call its own. The school is also secular, despite references to Prometheus and God in the Institution Anthem.
-'''Auspicium Melioris Aevi'''
-When Stamford Raffles held the torch<br>
-That cast Promethean Flame<br>
-We faced the challenge of the day<br>
-To give our school a name<br>
-The eagle eye and gryphon strength<br>
-They led us to the fore<br>
-To reign supreme in ev'ry sphere<br>
-The sons of Singapore<br>
-Come heed the call Rafflesians all<br>
-And let our hearts be stirring<br>
-We'll do our best whate'er test<br>
-And keep our colours flying<br>
-Let comradeship and fervent hope<br>
-With one voice make us pray<br>
-Auspicium Melioris Aevi<br>
-With God to guide the way
-=== Motto ===
-The school [[motto]] reads "''Auspicium Melioris Aevi''", [[Latin]] for "Hope of a better age", signifying the school's desire to be the hope of a better age.
-=== School vision ===
-''To be a World-Class school delivering a well-rounded education of the highest standards to the best and the brightest. ''
-=== The Principle Of Honour ===
-''In intellectual pursuit, I shall reflect discipline and passion for learning and in personal conduct, I shall live in integrity and regard individuals, groups and the community with kindness and respect, and in so doing, uphold the Rafflesian Principle of Honour.''
-Reads the Rafflesian Principle of Honour &ndash; a guideline to how to live one's life as a Rafflesian. Plaques with the Principle of Honour are placed prominently in each classroom in the campus to serve as a reminder of one's place in society. During the Orientation Programme for Secondary One students, the Principle of Honour is also drilled into pupils. It is commonly recited with the right hand raised, palm facing outwards and fingers closed.
-=== School coat of arms ===
-The school shield is a modified version of the Raffles [[coat of arms]] &ndash; granted permission to use by his family. The Raffles shield is heater shield divided ''[[Division of the field|per fess]]'', the top half in green and the bottom in yellow, inscribed with a two headed eagle - a traditional symbol of power and majesty - on head looking back on the past to draw strength, and the other, onto the future.
-The top half of the ''fess'' is decorated with two medallions. They were presented to Sir Stamford Raffles by a [[Java (island)|Javanese]] prince. The upper crest bears an [[Arabic]] inscription pledging loyalty, and dangling from it, another bearing a dagger. These medallions were incorporated into the crest in recognition of the services he rendered the [[British Empire]] to the East.
-Above the Raffles shield is the headgear of a [[knight]], and above that, the crest, a crown with a [[gryphon]]'s head couped facing Dexter. The gryphon - a stately creature, majestic and strong, symbolizing stability and success for the school.
-== Awards ==
-Raffles Institution has received many awards over the years as Singapore's premiere institution, these awards include
-*Singapore Quality Class Award (2001-2004)
-*National Arts Education Award (2004)
-*Cherish Gold Award (2004)
-*Partners Outstanding Award (2004)
-*Awards in the MOE's masterplan
-**School Excellence Award (2004-2008)
-**School Distinction Award (2004-2008)
-**Best Practice Awards
-***Student All Round Development
-***Staff Well Being
-***Teaching & Learning
-***Organizing Excellence
-**Sustained Achievement Awards 2004
-***Physical
-***Sports
-***Uniformed Groups
-=== Other Credentials ===
-The Raffles Institution Bras Basah Campus is featured on the $2 bill in the [[legal tender]] of Singapore.
-The Raffles Institution Bras Basah Campus used to be a hideout for thieves for more than a decade!
+The Principal of RI is Mrs. Lim Lai Cheng née Tay, the first female principal of both the secondary section and junior college section, who, as the former Principal of RJC, took up the post after the merger between RI and RJC in 2009. The merger makes the combined institution the school with the largest number of students in Singapore, at 4,600 students.<ref>[http://newpaper.asia1.com.sg/printfriendly/0,4139,180104,00.html "RI gets its first female principal"], ''The New Paper'', Singapore, 15 October 2008.</ref>
 == History ==
-[[Image:Bob_koh_chin_nguang.jpg|frame|Mr. Bob Koh Chin Nguang, the current headmaster.]]
+[[Image:RafflesInstitution.jpg|thumb|right|An undated photo of the original Raffles Institution building at the junction of [[Bras Basah]] and [[Beach Road]] (the site diagonally opposite SAF Warrant Officers and Specialists Club building)]]
-The original campus of Raffles Institution was located along [[Bras Basah Road]], where Raffles City (a hotel and shopping centre) now stands today. The school relocated to [[Grange Road]] in 1973, and in 1990 moved to its current location at [[Bishan]] in central Singapore. Its address at 1 Raffles Institution Lane  makes it the only secondary campus in Singapore with a road named after it.
+[[Image:Raffles Institution bust.jpg|thumb|right|Sir Stamford Raffles bust at the Raffles Institution (Secondary) Main Atrium]]
+Founded by Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles in June 1823, Raffles Institution is the oldest school in Singapore. Raffles had secured a grant from the [[British East India Company]], drafted the curriculum and set up the structure for the [[board of trustees]]. His goal was to provide education for the sons of the Company's servants and the children of local leaders in the new British colony of Singapore.<ref name="ReferenceA">E. Wijeysingha et al., The Eagle Breeds a Gryphon, Chapter 1-11, 2003</ref> The original campus of Raffles Institution was located along [[Bras Basah Road]], where [[Raffles City|Raffles City Shopping Centre]] now stands. The Bras Basah campus's library building is featured on the $2 paper and polymer bill in the Singapore legal tender.<ref>[http://www.mas.gov.sg/currency/currency_info/notes/portrait_series/Singapore_Circulation_Notes_Portrait_Series__2.html "MAS:Currency Services, Currency Information"], [[Monetary Authority of Singapore]], 2006.</ref>
-Raffles Institution also has an alumni, noted for its interest and active participation in Singapore's political scene. This includes current Minister Mentor Mr. [[Lee Kuan Yew]] and current Senior Minister Mr. [[Goh Chok Tong]] and three ex-presidents of Singapore. The Wall of Fame in the Administrative block of the school has photos of previous students of RI who have gained recognition today.
+In March 1972 the school was relocated to [[Grange Road]]. In 1990 it moved again to its current site at [[Bishan]] in [[Central Region, Singapore|central Singapore]].
-Raffles Institution has had a total of 24 headmasters and principals to date.
+RI's alumni body, the Old Rafflesians Association (ORA), is noted for its participation in Singapore's political scene. This includes Minister Mentor [[Lee Kuan Yew]], Senior Minister [[Goh Chok Tong]] and three former presidents of Singapore.<ref>[http://www.rafflesian.com/index.asp?module=mod_content&menu=2&maincatid=15&categoryid=15&contentid=&action=browse&type= "Honorary Members - Old Rafflesians' Association, Old Rafflesians' Association, 2005.]</ref>
-The history of Raffles Institution up to 1985 is also documented in a book ''The Eagle Breeds a Gryphon'' written by a previous headmaster Mr. Eugene Wijeysingha. A new version of this book documents the history till 2003.
-== Culture ==
+Lee Kuan Yew wrote about his time at RI in the 1930s in ''The Singapore Story'' and this section of the book is available on line.<ref name="timeasia"/>
-=== Uniform ===
-Lower Secondary students wear a white shirt and white shorts. Upper secondary students have the option of wearing pants, one which most take up; Raffles Institution boys may choose to wear shorts in their senior years. On Mondays, the boys wear a green-and-black striped tie in addition to their bleached apparel. Shoes are to be white-based, and cannot have any flashy designs and colours. Socks are banned from going below the ankles, and high-cut shoes (basketball shoes) are disallowed. The students are to wear their badges prominently on the top left side of their breast pockets.
-There is also a RI [[Polo shirt]], a more casual wear as compared to the regular school shirt. Students can choose to wear this shirt on Fridays.
+The history of Raffles Institution is documented in the book ''The Eagle Breeds a Gryphon'', written by a former headmaster, Eugene Wijeysingha. The original edition documents the school's history till 1985, while the latest includes events up to 2003. While the original edition was not titled ''The Eagle Breeds a Gryphon'', the title caught on from the second edition onwards.
-Teachers have a formal gown for special occasions which include Headmaster's Assembly, a time where the Headmaster delivers his termly report. The male teachers are given special green ties with a single small Raffles Institution crest imprinted on it.
-=== Affiliation ===
-''Main section: [[Raffles Junior College#Affiliation|Affiliation (Raffles Junior College article)]]''
-Raffles Institution is affiliated with [[Raffles Junior College]], and both campuses are co-housed in Bishan side-by-side and run an open campus concept, where students of both schools can access both campuses.
-It is also affiliated with [[Raffles Girls' School (Secondary)]], and the two schools frequently conduct joint programmes and activities, such as concerts and overseas trips.
-<!--Please keep this affiliation part short since the main section is already in the RJC article. --[[User:Goh wz|Goh wz]] 17:32, 4 Jan 2005 (UTC)-->
-=== Orientation Camp ===
-Every year, the new intake of Secondary One students goes through an orientation camp, which lasts 3 days and 2 nights. Secondary 4 PSLs, or Peer Support Leaders, guide them through this camp and for the duration of the orientation period. At the end of the camp, they receive their school badges in the formal Junior Rafflesian Investiture Ceremony.
-Each batch of students also has their own batch song, which they will pass down to their secondary 1 juniors as secondary 4 students. As a result, the secondary 4 and secondary 1 students of any year would have the same batch song. The three batch songs are
-*''Hand in Hand'' - an adaptation of the 1988 Seoul Olympics theme song
-*''Voices that Care'' - an adaptation of the Gulf War song
-*''We Are the Young'' - by Mary Donnelly
-=== OBS camp ===
-At the beginning of every year, the new Secondary Three students would undergo an [[Outward Bound]] course in [[Pulau Ubin]]. A committee comprising students of the cohort heading for this camp and headed by the Year Head would overlook the planning and schedule of the camp. After the camp, the Secondary Three students would officially be considered as seniors of the school.
-=== Prefectorial board ===
-The [http://www.ripb.org/ Raffles Institution Prefectorial Board] (RIPB) is split into 4 main departments: Welfare, Communications, Human Resource and Discipline, each handling the respective matters.
-The Board organises many events and activities, ranging from interests groups to some formal occasions. The Board is also responsible for unique events such as Rafflesian Spotlight, a competition in the performing arts, ranging from singing, to dancing, to band performances.
-=== Class Executive Committee ===
-Every class in Raffles Institution has its own Class Executive Committee (CEC). The CEC comprises 3 students, the Monitor, Assistant Monitor and Treasurer (The term secretary has been phased out). Often, the class members vote for classmates to take up these positions, but some Form Teachers may choose to impose this task upon themselves.
-Efforts are being made to standardise the procedure for selection of CEC members.
-The CEC Council, the executive committee of all CECs, has an Administration Department, a Discipline Board, a Public Affairs Department and a Welfare Board.
-===School Legends/Stories===
-The swimming pool is thought to be slightly short of being an Olympic-sized pool measuring around 49 metres in length. According to school legend, this is because a grave was found at one end of the pool, making it impossible to build the full 50 metres.
-The land on which the present campus was built was formerly occupied by a cemetery, giving rise to numerous ghost stories and reported sightings, especially during overnight camps, outside the staff rooms, science (notably biology) labs and around the Clock Tower. One particularly long-lasting story is of a haunting on the third floor of the Administration Block, in the corridor leading to the Biology laboratories. It is believed that students that walk along the corridor late in the night would see the head of a floating baby, believed to be the ghost of a baby foetus preserved in the Biology laboratories.
-=== Houses ===
-The five houses of Raffles, all (but one) of which are named after former headmasters, are Moor, Morrison, Buckley, Bayley, and Hullett, respectively represented by the colours red, blue, green, yellow and black.
-Moor was the first headmaster of the school; Buckley was a former secretary to the headmaster; Hullett was the Raffles Institution's longest-serving headmaster; Bayley was a headmaster regarded to have "raised the Raffles Institution to a large and flourishing establishment"; and Morrison was the co-founder of Raffles Institution.
-The houses determine the residence in which boarding students live; they also determine all teams in intramural sports and competitions, and the results from these competitions are summed up in a yearly point system; as such, the houses are a very important part of the school and command a great amount of loyalty from their members. House Events takes place annually, this includes the [[Track and Field]] Championship, the Swimming Carnival, [[Cross country running|Cross-Country]] run and other aesthetics based competitions like Dramafeste. The House Carnival, consisting various sports, is also a major feature.  More academc competitions like Quizzes in Maths, Science and Humanities, as well as IT events are also included.
-== Co-Curricular Activities ==
-''Please note that the list provided here is not exhaustive.''
-Raffles Institution has a very active [[Co-Curricular Activity]] (CCA) programme, with a wide variety (totalling fifty) of sports, uniformed groups, musical groups, clubs and societies to cater to students' interests.
-The school has earned top places in many national inter-school competitions, doing notably well in rugby, swimming, softball, tennis, judo and cricket among others.
-The Performing Arts groups have done consistently well in the Singapore Youth Festival Central Judging, held once every two years.
-This is a list of the various CCAs in Raffles Institution:
-=== Competitive Sports ===
-*[[Athletics]]
-*[[Basketball]]
-*[[Cross country running|Cross Country]]
-*[[Cricket]]
-*[[Badminton]]
-*[[Fencing]]
-*[[Gymnastics]]
-*[[Hockey]]
-*[[Judo]]
-*[[Tennis]]
-*[[Rugby]]
-*[[Sailing]]
-*[[Shooting]]
-*[[Softball]]
-*[[Squash]]
-*[[Swimming]]
-*[[Table Tennis]]
-*[[Tenpin Bowling]]
-*[[Water Polo]]
-=== Uniformed Groups ===
-*01 [[Scouts]]
-*02 Scouts
-*[[Boys' Brigade]]
-*National Cadet Corps (NCC)
-*[[National Police Cadet Corps (Singapore)]] (NPCC)
-*[[Red Cross]]
-=== Performing Arts Groups ===
-*[[Malay Dance]]
-*[[Chinese orchestra]]
-*[[Guitar]] Ensemble
-*[[Raffles Institution Military Band|Military band]]
-*[[String instrument|String]] Ensemble
-*[http://www.rafflesvoices.cjb.net Raffles Voices] ([[Choir]])
-*Raffles Players ([[Drama]])
-=== Service Clubs ===
-*Audio-Visual Circle
-*Career Guidance Club
-*Hullett Memorial Library (HML) Club
-*Interact Club
-*Rafflesian Times
-*Raffles Archives
-*The [[Rafflesian]] ([[Yearbook]])
-=== Cultural Clubs ===
-*Chinese Drama Circle
-*Chinese Literary Club
-*Indian Cultural Club
-*Malay Cultural Club
-*Raffles Players
-=== Academic Clubs ===
-*Computer Science Club
-*[[Mathematics]] Club
-*Raffles [[Debate]]rs
-*[[Science]] Club
-=== Special Interest Clubs ===
-*[[Chess]] Club
-*[[Fencing]] Club
-*Green Earth Club
-*[[Philately|Philatelic]] Club
-*[[Photography]] Club
-*Raffles Cyber Studio
-*Visual Arts Club
-=== Student Interest Groups  ===
-In 2004, there has also been an addition of Student Interest Groups (SIGs). These are interest groups formed by students themselves. The concept of SIGs was formed by the Prefectorial Board. However, these optional interest groups are not considered as a CCA and students are still required to take at least one core CCA.
-== School layout and facilities ==
-[[Image:Bust_of_Sir_Stamford_Raffles.JPG|thumb|left|Bust of the school's founder Sir Stamford Raffles in front of the atrium.]] The Raffles Institution campus consists six main blocks lying on 10 hectares of land originally slated for the construction of Bishan Junior College. The main building is housed in the Administrative Block, which are linked to the Senior Block, where some upper secondary classes are located, and the Science Block, where the science laboratories are located.
-The Junior Block is the newest block on campus, being completed in 1997. Located within are the lower secondary classrooms, 8 Seminar Rooms, 2 Computer Laboratories and an English Studio in its four stories.
-The Design Centre is home to various facilities. These include the art galleries, art rooms, [[robotics]] laboratory and a [[Apple Macintosh|Macintosh]] Lab. The gymnasium and lock-ups for Uniformed Groups are located at the second and third level of the block respectively. It also serves as a link to the Hong Leong Swimming Complex.
-The Shaw Foundation Ceremonial Hall (also known as the "dining hall"), Hullett Memorial Library, and Boarding House are wedged between the Junior Block and Design Centre, in an unnamed block.
-Constructions are currently ongoing for a new 7-storey block on the area beside the junior block. As of June 2005, the Albert Hong Hall and the current canteen will be torn down to be replaced by newer facilities.
-=== Hullett Memorial Library ===
-The Hullett Memorial Library (HML) is situated between the Junior Block and Design Centre and is named after Raffles Institution's longest serving headmaster, Mr. R. W. Hullett. With nearly 50 thousand books and around 50 computers with internet access, the HML is the most well equipped secondary school library in Singapore. The library also has full-time staff in charge of the place. The HML is designed with the era of Sir Stamford Raffles in mind, so the furniture in the library is custom made, according to the [[regency style]] furniture that was used in Raffles' time. Incidentally, it was founded in 1923, making it the oldest library in Singapore. In fact, the origins of Singapore's National Library Board lie in the HML.
-=== Sports Facilities ===
-Raffles Institution offers many sports facilities, the largest of which is the 400-metre synthetic track that circles the field. The field is used by CCA groups like [[rugby]], [[softball]] and the track and field team to conduct trainings. In addition to that, Raffles Institution has an Olympic-sized swimming pool behind the design block.
-Raffles Institution has a gymnasium (sometimes known to students as the multi-purpose hall) housing the [[judo]] dojo, [[table tennis]] training area and a rock wall. In the Albert Hong Hall is a weights room. The campus also has two [[tennis]] courts, two [[basketball]] courts, three [[squash (sport)|squash]] courts and is one of the few schools to have two [[cricket]] nets. There is also an underground shooting range, which doubles as a bomb shelter.
-Lastly, Raffles Institution has an artificial turf commonly termed as the "[[Astroturf]]" by all in the school. It is used for school assembly in the morning, and later in the day, for[[hockey]] training and for many people to play their own sports and games. The turf was donated by the Prince of [[Brunei]] in 1994.
-=== Boarding School ===
-Raffles Institution has a Boarding Complex consisting of five blocks. These are named after the houses in the school. Moor is the only block catering to girls. The boarding blocks each can accommodate 90 pupils and every block has its own staff, which is overseen by a Boarding Master.
-Boarders consist of Raffles Institution pupils interested in boarding life, scholars from other countries (mostly [[ASEAN]] countries), as well as pupils from other secondary schools and [[junior college]]s.
-=== Academic Facilities ===
-The administrative, junior, and senior block all contain classrooms. Each classroom is fully [[air conditioning|air-conditioned]] with a console and a projector. The administrative block has three lecture theatres, one audio-visual theatre (AVT), one music laboratory and one band room.
-In the science block, there are three levels of laboratories &mdash; one for each sub-discipline of science, [[chemistry]], [[physics]], and [[biology]]. Each floor has four laboratories allocated to it, except for the third floor, which has three biology labs and one Exploratory Lab for research in [[life sciences]].
-=== IT facilities ===
-The entire school has four general-purpose computer labs, one Macintosh laboratory, one Internet Lab (for the study of LAN connections), and one X-lab, short for Experimental Lab (not to be confused with the Exploratory Laboratory) for research in computer studies. Connectivity is supplied to all buildings by the campus [[local area network|LAN]], with additional wireless access blanketing most areas such as the Admin Block and Library.
-Most of the Macintosh computers in school are located in the Design Centre for the use of the students in the Art Elective Programme. There are two other older Macs in between the two computer labs in the main block. The school has a number of [[iBook]]s available for loan that can access the wireless network for internet access. The network services run on [[Novell]] Netware.
-One week a year is dedicated to "iLearning". During this week, lessons and materials are disseminated online for students to study at their own pace and students are not required to attend school.
-== External links ==
-* [http://www.ri.sch.edu.sg/ Raffles Institution]
-* [http://www.ri.sch.edu.sg/houses/archives/histri.htm History of Raffles Institution]
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+=== Headmasters and Principals<ref name="ReferenceA"/> ===
+*J.H. Moor (1837–1843)
+*Rev. J.C. Dickenson (1843)
+*J.C. Smith (1843–1852)
+*Rev. W.B. Wright (1852–1857)
+*J.B. Bayley (1857–1870)
+*R.W. Hullett (1870–1906)
+*C.M. Phillips (1906–1921)
+*D.A. Bishop (1921–1931)
+*G.C. Davies (1931–1932)
+*D.W. McLeod (1932–1940)
+*M.R. Holgate (1940–1945)
+*E.L. Shaw (1945–1948)
+*E.H. Wilson (1948–1951)
+*P.F. Howitt (1951–1954)
+*J. Young (1954–1957)
+*V. Ambiavagar (1958–1959)
+*Soo Ban Hoe (1959)
+*E. W. Jesudason (1963–1966)
+*Philip Liau (1966–1977)
+*A.K. Sigamoney (1978–1985)
+*Eugene Wijeysingha (1986–1994)
+*Tan Tiek Kwee (1994–1998)
+*Wong Siew Hoong (1999–2004)
+*Koh Chin Nguang, Bob (2004–2008)
+*Lim Lai Cheng née Tay (2009–present)
 == Symbols ==
-=== Institution Anthem ===
+[[Image:Raffles Institution Admin Block.jpg|thumb|right|The Year 1-4 campus]]
-The school's Institution Anthem was written by E W Jesudason, (Principal 1963&ndash;1966); interestingly, Raffles Institution went for more than a century without having a song to call its own. The school is also secular, despite references to Prometheus and God in the Institution Anthem.
-'''Auspicium Melioris Aevi'''
+=== Institution anthem ===
+For more than a century since its founding, Raffles Institution had no school song. The Institution Anthem, ''Auspicium Melioris Ævi'', was written by E.W. Jesudason in [[1961]], the Headmaster from [[1963]] to [[1966]].
-When Stamford Raffles held the torch<br>
+Despite references to [[Prometheus]] and [[God]] in the Institution Anthem, the school is [[secular]]. The inclusion of Prometheus is due to the literary [[allusion]] to passing the torch, signifying the importance of education while God in this context is a historical legacy of the school's British roots.
-That cast Promethean Flame<br>
-We faced the challenge of the day<br>
-To give our school a name<br>
-The eagle eye and gryphon strength<br>
+'''The Institution Anthem'''
-They led us to the fore<br>
-To reign supreme in ev'ry sphere<br>
-The sons of Singapore<br>
-Come heed the call Rafflesians all<br>
+When Stamford Raffles held the torch<br/>
-And let our hearts be stirring<br>
+That cast Promethean flame<br/>
-We'll do our best whate'er test<br>
+We faced the challenge of the day<br/>
-And keep our colours flying<br>
+To give our school a name
-Let comradeship and fervent hope<br>
+The eagle eye and gryphon strength<br/>
-With one voice make us pray<br>
+They led us to the fore<br/>
-Auspicium Melioris Aevi<br>
+To reign supreme in ev'ry sphere<br/>
-With God to guide the way
+The sons of Singapore
-=== Motto ===
+Come heed the call Rafflesians all<br/>
-The school [[motto]] reads "''Auspicium Melioris Aevi''", [[Latin]] for "Hope of a better age", signifying the school's desire to be the hope of a better age.
+And let our hearts be stirring<br/>
+We'll do our best whate’er the test<br/>
+And keep our colours flying
-=== School vision ===
+Let comradeship and fervent hope<br/>
-''To be a World-Class school delivering a well-rounded education of the highest standards to the best and the brightest. ''
+With one voice make us pray<br/>
+Auspicium Melioris Aevi<br/>
+With God to guide the way.
-=== The Principle Of Honour ===
+=== Coat of arms ===
-''In intellectual pursuit, I shall reflect discipline and passion for learning and in personal conduct, I shall live in integrity and regard individuals, groups and the community with kindness and respect, and in so doing, uphold the Rafflesian Principle of Honour.''
+[[Image:Raffles Institution Coat of Arms.png|thumb|right|Raffles Institution Corporate Badge]]
+The school badge is a modified version of the [[Stamford Raffles#Coat of arms|Raffles coat of arms]]. It replaces the original [[erminois]] [[division of the field|field]] with [[Or]], and the [[purpure]] of the [[griffin|gryphon]] [[Crest (heraldry)|crest]] with [[gules]] .
-Reads the Rafflesian Principle of Honour &ndash; a guideline to how to live one's life as a Rafflesian. Plaques with the Principle of Honour are placed prominently in each classroom in the campus to serve as a reminder of one's place in society. During the Orientation Programme for Secondary One students, the Principle of Honour is also drilled into pupils. It is commonly recited with the right hand raised, palm facing outwards and fingers closed.
+The [[griffin|gryphon]] on the [[crest (heraldry)|crest]] symbolises stability and success. The gryphon's unseen but implicit lower lion half symbolises the school's roots in Singapore. The double-headed [[eagle]] on the shield, which in European heraldry signifies universal dominion, comes from Raffles' history as an agent of the British Empire, looking both East and West. The school interprets it as looking back to the past and forward to the future.
-=== School coat of arms ===
+The two medallions on the crest represent the award of the [[Order of the Golden Sword]]  to Sir Stamford Raffles by a Sumatran prince.  One bears a message inscribed in Arabic and the other bears a dagger (actually, from the description, a [[kris]]), shown horizontally and pointing to the right of the shield (that is, the left of the viewer).
-The school shield is a modified version of the Raffles [[coat of arms]] &ndash; granted permission to use by his family. The Raffles shield is heater shield divided ''[[Division of the field|per fess]]'', the top half in green and the bottom in yellow, inscribed with a two headed eagle - a traditional symbol of power and majesty - on head looking back on the past to draw strength, and the other, onto the future.
-The top half of the ''fess'' is decorated with two medallions. They were presented to Sir Stamford Raffles by a [[Java (island)|Javanese]] prince. The upper crest bears an [[Arabic]] inscription pledging loyalty, and dangling from it, another bearing a dagger. These medallions were incorporated into the crest in recognition of the services he rendered the [[British Empire]] to the East.
+The school motto, "Auspicium Melioris Ævi", is displayed in black on gold at the base of the shield. While the school's official translation is "Hope of a Better Age",<ref>See e.g. ''One Man's Vision: Raffles Institution in Focus'' (1992): "Hope of a Better Age, the school motto, is the vision perceived by Raffles Institution, a perception every Rafflesian hopes to achieve for the future."</ref> this is a mistranslation. ''Auspicium'' primarily means an [[auspice|augury]] or auspice, which is a [[divination|divinatory omen]] derived by an [[augur]] from watching the flight of birds.<ref>[http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/cgi-bin/ptext?doc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.04.0059%3Aentry%3D%234612 Charlton T. Lewis, Charles Short, ''A Latin Dictionary''.]</ref> It may, in a transferative sense, mean ''omen'', ''token'' or ''sign'', but not ''hope''. It is also the motto of the [[Order of St Michael and St George]].
-Above the Raffles shield is the headgear of a [[knight]], and above that, the crest, a crown with a [[gryphon]]'s head couped facing Dexter. The gryphon - a stately creature, majestic and strong, symbolizing stability and success for the school.
 == Awards ==
-Raffles Institution has received many awards over the years as Singapore's premiere institution, these awards include
+The school was awarded the School Excellence Award in 2004, the top [[Ministry of Education (Singapore)|MOE]] award under MOE's Masterplan of Awards<ref>[http://app.sis.moe.gov.sg/schinfo/SIS_SearchDtls.asp?strCode=3009 Ministry of Education, 2006.]</ref> Other awards include:
-*Singapore Quality Class Award (2001-2004)
+*Singapore Quality Class (2004)
-*National Arts Education Award (2004)
+*National Arts Education - Gold Award (2004)
-*Cherish Gold Award (2004)
+*PARTNERS Outstanding Award (2004)
-*Partners Outstanding Award (2004)
+*School Excellence Award (2004–present)
-*Awards in the MOE's masterplan
+*Best Practice Awards
-**School Excellence Award (2004-2008)
+**Teaching & Learning
-**School Distinction Award (2004-2008)
+**Organisational Effectiveness
-**Best Practice Awards
+**Staff Well-Being
-***Student All Round Development
+**Student Development
-***Staff Well Being
+*Sustained Achievement Awards
-***Teaching & Learning
+**[[Aesthetics]]
-***Organizing Excellence
+**Physical Fitness
-**Sustained Achievement Awards 2004
+**[[Sports]]
-***Physical
+**[[Uniformed group|Uniformed Groups]]
-***Sports
+*Outstanding Development Award - Character Development
-***Uniformed Groups
-=== Other Credentials ===
-The Raffles Institution Bras Basah Campus is featured on the $2 bill in the [[legal tender]] of Singapore.
-The Raffles Institution Bras Basah Campus used to be a hideout for thieves for more than a decade!
 == Culture ==
 === Uniform ===
-Lower Secondary students wear a white shirt and white shorts. Upper secondary students have the option of wearing pants, one which most take up; Raffles Institution boys may choose to wear shorts in their senior years. On Mondays, the boys wear a green-and-black striped tie in addition to their bleached apparel. Shoes are to be white-based, and cannot have any flashy designs and colours. Socks are banned from going below the ankles, and high-cut shoes (basketball shoes) are disallowed. The students are to wear their badges prominently on the top left side of their breast pockets.
+Lower secondary students wear a white short-sleeved shirt, white short trousers and white socks. After the Outward Bound School camp at the start of Year 3, students may continue in short pants or opt for white long trousers.
-There is also a RI [[Polo shirt]], a more casual wear as compared to the regular school shirt. Students can choose to wear this shirt on Fridays.
-Teachers have a formal gown for special occasions which include Headmaster's Assembly, a time where the Headmaster delivers his termly report. The male teachers are given special green ties with a single small Raffles Institution crest imprinted on it.
-=== Affiliation ===
+School ties are worn on Mondays and for functions and ceremonies. Shoes are at least 70% white for all students, with the exception of laces, which must be fully white. Year 3 and 4 [[Prefects#Academic|prefects]] must wear formal black shoes, except for Physical Education lessons, where they are required to change into appropriate shoes.
-''Main section: [[Raffles Junior College#Affiliation|Affiliation (Raffles Junior College article)]]''
-Raffles Institution is affiliated with [[Raffles Junior College]], and both campuses are co-housed in Bishan side-by-side and run an open campus concept, where students of both schools can access both campuses.
+Teachers have a [[Academic dress#Gown|formal gown]] for special occasions such as the Principal's Assembly and Founder's Day, when the Principal delivers her termly address.
-It is also affiliated with [[Raffles Girls' School (Secondary)]], and the two schools frequently conduct joint programmes and activities, such as concerts and overseas trips.
-<!--Please keep this affiliation part short since the main section is already in the RJC article. --[[User:Goh wz|Goh wz]] 17:32, 4 Jan 2005 (UTC)-->
-=== Orientation Camp ===
+=== Annual camps & trips ===
-Every year, the new intake of Secondary One students goes through an orientation camp, which lasts 3 days and 2 nights. Secondary 4 PSLs, or Peer Support Leaders, guide them through this camp and for the duration of the orientation period. At the end of the camp, they receive their school badges in the formal Junior Rafflesian Investiture Ceremony.
+==== Year 1 Orientation Camp ====
+The new intake of Year 1 students go through an orientation camp, which lasts three days. Year 4 Peer Support Leaders (PSLs) guide them through this camp as well as the rest of the orientation period. At the end of the camp, the Year 1s receive their school badges in the formal Junior Rafflesian Investiture Ceremony (JRIC).
-Each batch of students also has their own batch song, which they will pass down to their secondary 1 juniors as secondary 4 students. As a result, the secondary 4 and secondary 1 students of any year would have the same batch song. The three batch songs are
+Each batch of students also a batch song, which they will pass down to their Year 1 juniors as Year 4 students. As a result, the Year 4 and Year 1 students of any year share the same batch song. The three batch songs are:
-*''Hand in Hand'' - an adaptation of the 1988 Seoul Olympics theme song
-*''Voices that Care'' - an adaptation of the Gulf War song
-*''We Are the Young'' - by Mary Donnelly
-=== OBS camp ===
+* [[Hand In Hand]] - an adaptation of the Seoul [[1988 Summer Olympics]] theme song
-At the beginning of every year, the new Secondary Three students would undergo an [[Outward Bound]] course in [[Pulau Ubin]]. A committee comprising students of the cohort heading for this camp and headed by the Year Head would overlook the planning and schedule of the camp. After the camp, the Secondary Three students would officially be considered as seniors of the school.
+* [[Voices That Care]] - an adaptation of the [[Gulf War]] song
+* [[We Are The Young]] - by Mary Donnelly
-=== Prefectorial board ===
+==== Outward Bound Singapore Camp ====
-The [http://www.ripb.org/ Raffles Institution Prefectorial Board] (RIPB) is split into 4 main departments: Welfare, Communications, Human Resource and Discipline, each handling the respective matters.
+At the beginning of every year, all Year 3 students undergo a five-day [[Outward Bound Singapore|Outward Bound]] course in [[Pulau Ubin]]. After the camp, these students are recognised as seniors of the secondary section, and may opt to switch to the long-trousers uniform. This practice used to comprise a separate orientation camp for the students, who then attended OBS at a later date.
-The Board organises many events and activities, ranging from interests groups to some formal occasions. The Board is also responsible for unique events such as Rafflesian Spotlight, a competition in the performing arts, ranging from singing, to dancing, to band performances.
-=== Class Executive Committee ===
+==== Malaysian Montage ====
-Every class in Raffles Institution has its own Class Executive Committee (CEC). The CEC comprises 3 students, the Monitor, Assistant Monitor and Treasurer (The term secretary has been phased out). Often, the class members vote for classmates to take up these positions, but some Form Teachers may choose to impose this task upon themselves.
+Year 2 students would undergo a batch bonding -cum- community experience trip to Malaysia's various states. The trip aims to bond the batch as one and to allow students to experience farm life, community service and the world in general. The trip's exact location and activities differ from year to year, at the discretion of the batch's Year Head.
-Efforts are being made to standardise the procedure for selection of CEC members.
+=== Prefectorial Board ===
+[[Image:Raffles Institution Prefectorial Board logo.png|thumb|right|Raffles Institution Prefectorial Board logo.]]
+The Raffles Institution Prefectorial Board (RIPB) is split into 5 departments, namely the Welfare, Communications, Human Resource, Discipline and the Gryphon's Committee, with each department serving its own core purpose. Prefects are first nominated by students and seconded by teachers and prefects.  The RIPB will then shortlist a number of candidates for interview. A selection camp may also be conducted. Subsequently, potential prefects will be voted in by the school population.
-The CEC Council, the executive committee of all CECs, has an Administration Department, a Discipline Board, a Public Affairs Department and a Welfare Board.
+In addition to helping maintain order in the school, the Board organises activities, ranging from interest groups to formal occasions and Rafflesian Spotlight, an intra-school performing arts competition. In 2005 the Board raised S$40,000 to buy a van for use by the handicapped at a Voluntary Welfare Organization, as well as co-organizing a Guinness record-breaking attempt with Dr. William Tan, in aid of the Cancer Foundation.
-===School Legends/Stories===
+=== Class Executive Committee (CEC) ===
-The swimming pool is thought to be slightly short of being an Olympic-sized pool measuring around 49 metres in length. According to school legend, this is because a grave was found at one end of the pool, making it impossible to build the full 50 metres.
+Every class in Raffles Institution has its own Class Executive Committee (CEC). This consists of three students: Chairman, Vice-Chairman and Treasurer. Often, students vote for classmates to take up these positions, but some Form Teachers may choose to select students themselves.
-The land on which the present campus was built was formerly occupied by a cemetery, giving rise to numerous ghost stories and reported sightings, especially during overnight camps, outside the staff rooms, science (notably biology) labs and around the Clock Tower. One particularly long-lasting story is of a haunting on the third floor of the Administration Block, in the corridor leading to the Biology laboratories. It is believed that students that walk along the corridor late in the night would see the head of a floating baby, believed to be the ghost of a baby foetus preserved in the Biology laboratories.
+The CEC Council is made up of representatives from the CEC from each level. These representatives are nominated and voted by all the CEC members in their respective level. It works closely with RIPB to organize events. It also organizes inter-class events, such as the inter-class classroom decoration competition and the inter-class soccer tournament.
 === Houses ===
-The five houses of Raffles, all (but one) of which are named after former headmasters, are Moor, Morrison, Buckley, Bayley, and Hullett, respectively represented by the colours red, blue, green, yellow and black.
+The five houses, three of which are named after former headmasters, are Bayley, Buckley, Hullett, Moor and Morrison, represented by the colours yellow, green, black, red and blue respectively.
-Moor was the first headmaster of the school; Buckley was a former secretary to the headmaster; Hullett was the Raffles Institution's longest-serving headmaster; Bayley was a headmaster regarded to have "raised the Raffles Institution to a large and flourishing establishment"; and Morrison was the co-founder of Raffles Institution.
+* J.H. Moor was the first Headmaster of the school
+* R.W. Hullett was the Raffles Institution's longest-serving principal.
+* J.B. Bayley was a Headmaster who "raised Raffles Institution to a large and flourishing establishment", as recorded by the Board of Trustees<ref>[http://www.ri.sch.edu.sg/en/co-curricular-activity/bayley.html Bayley House page], Raffles Institution.</ref>.
+* [[Robert Morrison (missionary)|Reverend Robert Morrison]] was the co-founder of Raffles Institution.
+* C.B. Buckley was the Secretary to the Board of Trustees of Raffles Institution.
-The houses determine the residence in which boarding students live; they also determine all teams in intramural sports and competitions, and the results from these competitions are summed up in a yearly point system; as such, the houses are a very important part of the school and command a great amount of loyalty from their members. House Events takes place annually, this includes the [[Track and Field]] Championship, the Swimming Carnival, [[Cross country running|Cross-Country]] run and other aesthetics based competitions like Dramafeste. The House Carnival, consisting various sports, is also a major feature.  More academc competitions like Quizzes in Maths, Science and Humanities, as well as IT events are also included.
+Year 1 students are sorted into houses by class. The results from interhouse sports and academic competitions are summed up in a yearly points system.
-== Co-Curricular Activities ==
+In the early years of RI's history, there were ten houses, including a sixth Philips house (purple), which were later disbanded. House allocations used to be student-based, instead of class-based.
-''Please note that the list provided here is not exhaustive.''
-Raffles Institution has a very active [[Co-Curricular Activity]] (CCA) programme, with a wide variety (totalling fifty) of sports, uniformed groups, musical groups, clubs and societies to cater to students' interests.
+=== The Rafflesian Principle of Honour ===
+The Principle of Honour states:
-The school has earned top places in many national inter-school competitions, doing notably well in rugby, swimming, softball, tennis, judo and cricket among others.
+"In intellectual pursuit, I shall reflect discipline and passion for learning and in personal conduct, I shall live in integrity and regard individuals, groups and the community with kindness and respect, and in so doing, uphold the Rafflesian Principle of Honour."
-The Performing Arts groups have done consistently well in the Singapore Youth Festival Central Judging, held once every two years.
+===Discipline===
+In Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew's book ''The Singapore Story'',<ref name="timeasia">[http://www.time.com/time/asia/asia/magazine/1998/980921/lee_kuan_yew.html "The Singapore Story"], ''Time Asia'', Hong Kong, 21 September 1998.</ref> he mentions being caned for chronic lateness in the 1930s by the then headmaster, D.W. McLeod.
-This is a list of the various CCAs in Raffles Institution:
+In 1956 a former RI prefect wrote that, during his time there, "boys were caned on their bottoms for even winking at the girls. We did have very good discipline in our time and the boys became good citizens, lawyers, doctors, etc."<ref>[http://www.corpun.com/sgsc5610.htm "A bit of discipline is good for boys"], ''Straits Times'', Singapore, 8 October 1956.</ref>
-=== Competitive Sports ===
+The school still maintains strong discipline with a strict set of rules and regulations.<ref>[http://www.ri.sch.edu.sg/en/files/13/School%20Rules.pdf RI School Rules.]</ref> Disciplinary measures are based on a demerit points system. All students are liable to receive [[School corporal punishment|corporal punishment]] in the form of [[Caning in Singapore|caning]] when necessary — very occasionally even publicly (i.e. in presence of the other students) in serious cases.<ref>See e.g. [http://www.corpun.com/sgs00509.htm#16747 "Student defames teacher on top school's online forum - Student gets publicly caned"], ''The New Paper'', 28 September 2005.</ref>
-*[[Athletics]]
-*[[Basketball]]
-*[[Cross country running|Cross Country]]
-*[[Cricket]]
-*[[Badminton]]
-*[[Fencing]]
-*[[Gymnastics]]
-*[[Hockey]]
-*[[Judo]]
-*[[Tennis]]
-*[[Rugby]]
-*[[Sailing]]
-*[[Shooting]]
-*[[Softball]]
-*[[Squash]]
-*[[Swimming]]
-*[[Table Tennis]]
-*[[Tenpin Bowling]]
-*[[Water Polo]]
-=== Uniformed Groups ===
+== Affiliation ==
+[[Image:Common Driveway by RI and RJC at Bishan Campus.jpg|thumb|right|The common driveway of Raffles Institution and Raffles Institution (Junior College) in their Bishan campuses]]
-*01 [[Scouts]]
+Since 2005, prior to the merger in 2009, the campuses of both the former Raffles Institution and Raffles Junior College have been co-housed in [[Bishan]] side-by-side and run on an open campus concept, so that students of both sections can access both campuses. They share a main gate at Bishan Street 21. Year 1-4 students use the facilities in the Year 5-6 campus for purposes such as PE lessons, CCAs and major lectures.
-*02 Scouts
-*[[Boys' Brigade]]
-*National Cadet Corps (NCC)
-*[[National Police Cadet Corps (Singapore)]] (NPCC)
-*[[Red Cross]]
-=== Performing Arts Groups ===
+RI is affiliated with [[Raffles Girls' School (Secondary)]] (RGS), and the two schools undertake joint activities such as concerts and overseas learning journeys.
-*[[Malay Dance]]
-*[[Chinese orchestra]]
-*[[Guitar]] Ensemble
-*[[Raffles Institution Military Band|Military band]]
-*[[String instrument|String]] Ensemble
-*[http://www.rafflesvoices.cjb.net Raffles Voices] ([[Choir]])
-*Raffles Players ([[Drama]])
-=== Service Clubs ===
+== Co-curricular activities ==
-*Audio-Visual Circle
-*Career Guidance Club
-*Hullett Memorial Library (HML) Club
-*Interact Club
-*Rafflesian Times
-*Raffles Archives
-*The [[Rafflesian]] ([[Yearbook]])
-=== Cultural Clubs ===
+Raffles Institution has a [[Co-curricular activity]] (CCA) programme, with about fifty CCAs, consisting of sports groups, uniformed groups, musical groups, clubs and societies.<ref>[http://www.ri.sch.edu.sg/school_information/index.html "Raffles Institution - School Information"], Raffles Institution, 26 November 2005.</ref>
-*Chinese Drama Circle
-*Chinese Literary Club
-*Indian Cultural Club
-*Malay Cultural Club
-*Raffles Players
-=== Academic Clubs ===
+CCAs are categorised as either core or merit CCAs. Core CCAs comprise all sports, uniformed groups and musical groups, as well as the Debates group while merit CCAs consist of all other clubs and societies. Every student of the school takes up at least one core CCA. Merit CCAs are optional, but students are encouraged to take up at least one merit CCA to supplement their core CCA. Certain merit CCAs, such as the Infocomm Club, however, may substitute for a core CCA instead.
-*Computer Science Club
-*[[Mathematics]] Club
-*Raffles [[Debate]]rs
-*[[Science]] Club
-=== Special Interest Clubs ===
+The school's sports teams and uniformed groups have earned top places in many national inter-school competitions, doing well in [[National Cadet Corps (Singapore)|NCC]], [[Floorball]], [[Red Cross Youth]], [[Boys' Brigade]], and [[Cross country running|cross-country]] among others.<ref>[http://www.ri.sch.edu.sg/achievements/sports_and_games/index.html "2005 Sports & Games Achievements"], Raffles Institution, 2005-2006.</ref><ref>[http://www.ri.sch.edu.sg/achievements/uniformed_groups/index.html "2005 Achievements by Uniformed Groups"], Raffles Institution, 26 November 2005.</ref>
-*[[Chess]] Club
-*[[Fencing]] Club
-*Green Earth Club
-*[[Philately|Philatelic]] Club
-*[[Photography]] Club
-*Raffles Cyber Studio
-*Visual Arts Club
-=== Student Interest Groups  ===
+The performing arts groups have also done well in the [[Singapore Youth Festival]] Central Judging, held once every two years,<ref>[http://www.ri.sch.edu.sg/achievements/music_drama_and_aesthetics/index.html "2005 Achievements by Music, Drama & Aesthetics Groups"], Raffles Institution, 2005-2006.</ref> while the clubs and societies have also won awards.<ref>[http://www.ri.sch.edu.sg/achievements/academic_competition/index.html "2005 Academic Competition Achievements"], Raffles Institution, 2005-2006.</ref>
-In 2004, there has also been an addition of Student Interest Groups (SIGs). These are interest groups formed by students themselves. The concept of SIGs was formed by the Prefectorial Board. However, these optional interest groups are not considered as a CCA and students are still required to take at least one core CCA.
-== School layout and facilities ==
+RI has not offered football for many years, and there has recently been some criticism that the school has not re-introduced it now that more facilities are available.<ref>[http://newpaper.asia1.com.sg/printfriendly/0,4139,190351,00.html "No space, no soccer"], ''The New Paper'', Singapore, 20 January 2009.{{dead link|date=March 2010}}</ref>
-[[Image:Bust_of_Sir_Stamford_Raffles.JPG|thumb|left|Bust of the school's founder Sir Stamford Raffles in front of the atrium.]] The Raffles Institution campus consists six main blocks lying on 10 hectares of land originally slated for the construction of Bishan Junior College. The main building is housed in the Administrative Block, which are linked to the Senior Block, where some upper secondary classes are located, and the Science Block, where the science laboratories are located.
-The Junior Block is the newest block on campus, being completed in 1997. Located within are the lower secondary classrooms, 8 Seminar Rooms, 2 Computer Laboratories and an English Studio in its four stories.
+=== Scout Groups ===
+[[Image:01 Raffles Scout Group.jpg|thumb|140px|Emblem of the 01 Raffles Scout Group]]
-The Design Centre is home to various facilities. These include the art galleries, art rooms, [[robotics]] laboratory and a [[Apple Macintosh|Macintosh]] Lab. The gymnasium and lock-ups for Uniformed Groups are located at the second and third level of the block respectively. It also serves as a link to the Hong Leong Swimming Complex.
+Raffles Institution was the first school in Singapore to establish a [[Scout troop]].<ref>[http://www.scout.org.sg/company_profile/history.htm The Singapore Scout Association - History of Scouting].</ref>
-The Shaw Foundation Ceremonial Hall (also known as the "dining hall"), Hullett Memorial Library, and Boarding House are wedged between the Junior Block and Design Centre, in an unnamed block.
+The [[01 Raffles Scout Group]] was founded in 1934. It was formerly known as the 32nd Raffles/2101 Raffles Scout Troop. Since its founding, the group has produced senior civil servants, businessmen, and active Scouters who continue to serve the [[Singapore Scout Association]]. Its [[alumni]] include [[Lee Kuan Yew]], [[Zainul Abidin]], Koo Tsai Kee, Rohan bin Kamis, Khoo Teng Chye and Dennis Foo. The group celebrated its 75th Anniversary with a [[campfire]] at Sarimbun Scout Camp in [[2009]].
-Constructions are currently ongoing for a new 7-storey block on the area beside the junior block. As of June 2005, the Albert Hong Hall and the current canteen will be torn down to be replaced by newer facilities.
+The 02 Raffles Scout Group was founded in 1922. Then called the Second Singapore Scout Troop, 02 became the oldest surviving Scout troop of [[The Singapore Scout Association]] after the First Singapore Scout Troop disbanded. The current membership stands at 84. The Group's alumni include [[Goh Chok Tong]], [[Tommy Koh]], Professor [[Lim Pin]], and Dr [[Tan Cheng Bok]].
-=== Hullett Memorial Library ===
+=== Student Interest Groups ===
-The Hullett Memorial Library (HML) is situated between the Junior Block and Design Centre and is named after Raffles Institution's longest serving headmaster, Mr. R. W. Hullett. With nearly 50 thousand books and around 50 computers with internet access, the HML is the most well equipped secondary school library in Singapore. The library also has full-time staff in charge of the place. The HML is designed with the era of Sir Stamford Raffles in mind, so the furniture in the library is custom made, according to the [[regency style]] furniture that was used in Raffles' time. Incidentally, it was founded in 1923, making it the oldest library in Singapore. In fact, the origins of Singapore's National Library Board lie in the HML.
+In 2004, Student Interest Groups (SIGs) were introduced by the Prefectorial Board. These were defined as interest groups formed by students themselves. However, SIGs are not considered to be CCAs and do not receive school funding like CCAs do. Also, as with members of Merit CCAs, students are still required to take up at least one core CCA.
-=== Sports Facilities ===
+Many of the original SIGs no longer exist. Exceptions include the Raffles Institution Student Entrepreneurship (RI$E) SIG, which has been successful in nationwide competitions, the Raffles Institution Fish SIG{{Citation needed|date=June 2009}}, as well as the [[Aviation]] SIG, which won the 1st National Air Championship in November 2005 and November 2006.{{Citation needed|date=November 2007}}
-Raffles Institution offers many sports facilities, the largest of which is the 400-metre synthetic track that circles the field. The field is used by CCA groups like [[rugby]], [[softball]] and the track and field team to conduct trainings. In addition to that, Raffles Institution has an Olympic-sized swimming pool behind the design block.
-Raffles Institution has a gymnasium (sometimes known to students as the multi-purpose hall) housing the [[judo]] dojo, [[table tennis]] training area and a rock wall. In the Albert Hong Hall is a weights room. The campus also has two [[tennis]] courts, two [[basketball]] courts, three [[squash (sport)|squash]] courts and is one of the few schools to have two [[cricket]] nets. There is also an underground shooting range, which doubles as a bomb shelter.
+=== Raffles Debate Academy ===
+Raffles Debaters is the oldest CCA in RI{{citation needed|date=December 2010}} and has performed well in the Singapore Secondary Schools Debating Championships, winning the title in 7 out of the past 11 years. In addition, many alumni members have gone on to represent Singapore in the World Schools Debating Championships.
-Lastly, Raffles Institution has an artificial turf commonly termed as the "[[Astroturf]]" by all in the school. It is used for school assembly in the morning, and later in the day, for[[hockey]] training and for many people to play their own sports and games. The turf was donated by the Prince of [[Brunei]] in 1994.
+In 2010 Raffles Institution launched the Raffles Debate Academy, which aims to position the school as the premier debate consultant in the region.
-=== Boarding School ===
+== School facilities ==
-Raffles Institution has a Boarding Complex consisting of five blocks. These are named after the houses in the school. Moor is the only block catering to girls. The boarding blocks each can accommodate 90 pupils and every block has its own staff, which is overseen by a Boarding Master.
-Boarders consist of Raffles Institution pupils interested in boarding life, scholars from other countries (mostly [[ASEAN]] countries), as well as pupils from other secondary schools and [[junior college]]s.
+[[Image:Partial Aerial View of Raffles Institution.jpg|thumb|right|An old picture of Raffles Institution before upgrading works]]
+[[Image:Aerial view of Year 1-4 campus.jpg|thumb|right|Aerial view of the Year 1-4 campus after 2006-2008 upgrading works]]
-=== Academic Facilities ===
+The Raffles Institution campus consists of six main blocks on 12 hectares of land originally meant for the construction of Bishan Junior College.{{Citation needed|date=November 2007}} Key facilities in Raffles Institution include:
-The administrative, junior, and senior block all contain classrooms. Each classroom is fully [[air conditioning|air-conditioned]] with a console and a projector. The administrative block has three lecture theatres, one audio-visual theatre (AVT), one music laboratory and one band room.
+*Academic Facilities
+**Wireless campus
+**IT-enabled and air-conditioned classrooms
+**Six computer laboratories
+**ARTSpace (Art and Music Studios)
+**Humanities Hub
+**Library with facilities for research projects
+**Special Resource rooms for research projects
+*Sports/games facilities
+**Rugby union field and softball diamond
+**Astroturf (synthetic non-sand turf)
+**Gymnasium
+**Olympic-sized swimming pool and training pool with spectator stand
+**Badminton, Basketball, Squash and Tennis courts
+**Cricket nets
+**Rock-climbing wall
+**CCA Hub
-In the science block, there are three levels of laboratories &mdash; one for each sub-discipline of science, [[chemistry]], [[physics]], and [[biology]]. Each floor has four laboratories allocated to it, except for the third floor, which has three biology labs and one Exploratory Lab for research in [[life sciences]].
+=== Administrative Block ===
+[[Image:Rafflesinstitutionadministrativeblock.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Raffles Institution Administrative Block]]
+The main building is the Administrative Block, unofficially split into Administrative Block One and Administrative Block Two by the Lecture Theaters.
-=== IT facilities ===
+The Administrative Block comprises the Administrative Office, three Staff Rooms, HOD Rooms, Lecture Theatres, circular areas for study as well as one main circular area known as the Main Atrium. It houses the ORA (Old Rafflesians' Association) Office and Heritage Centre.
-The entire school has four general-purpose computer labs, one Macintosh laboratory, one Internet Lab (for the study of LAN connections), and one X-lab, short for Experimental Lab (not to be confused with the Exploratory Laboratory) for research in computer studies. Connectivity is supplied to all buildings by the campus [[local area network|LAN]], with additional wireless access blanketing most areas such as the Admin Block and Library.
-Most of the Macintosh computers in school are located in the Design Centre for the use of the students in the Art Elective Programme. There are two other older Macs in between the two computer labs in the main block. The school has a number of [[iBook]]s available for loan that can access the wireless network for internet access. The network services run on [[Novell]] Netware.
+The Administrative Block is linked to the Senior Block, Science Block, Junior Block, CCA Block (comprising the Hall, Auditorium, Canteen and CCA Hub) and a bus stop. Major upgrading works were completed in early 2007 <ref name="Raffles Institution - Hot News">[http://web.archive.org/web/20060220164502/www.ri.sch.edu.sg/upgrading_programme.html "Raffles Institution - Hot News"], Raffles Institution, 26 November 2005.</ref>.
-One week a year is dedicated to "iLearning". During this week, lessons and materials are disseminated online for students to study at their own pace and students are not required to attend school.
+==== Science Hub ====
+The Science Hub, housed in Administrative Block 2 and the Science Block, comprises facilities for scientific research. The Science Block houses facilities for specialized research such as Xploratory-Labs;<ref>[http://www.msd-singapore-ltd.com/news_03.htm "MSD Singapore"], Raffles Institution/ Merck Sharp and Dohme Exploratory Laboratories, 22 April 2000</ref> as well as other facilities for Science lessons and Science Club meetings such as the Chemistry, Physics and Biology labs (which are located on the first, second and third floors respectively). Administrative Block 2 houses the Discovery Labs, a Laser Animation/Technology Studio, the Materials Science Lab and the Raffles Academy Home Room. HOD/Science 1 and 2 offices are also located in the Science Hub.
-== External links ==
+The completion of the Science Hub in late 2008 was an extension of the major renovation works. It had its official opening as such on 5 October 2008.
-* [http://www.ri.sch.edu.sg/ Raffles Institution]
-* [http://www.ri.sch.edu.sg/houses/archives/histri.htm History of Raffles Institution]
-:::whois the [[First headmaster of R.I.]]?
+==== Humanities Hub ====
+The Humanities Hub, housed in Administrative Block 2, comprises History, Geography and Literature Rooms as well as two circular theatres on the ground floor, and an open-air experimental area. It was temporarily opened to the public on 23 May 2009, during the school's annual Open House to showcase the [[Humanities]] curriculum in the [[Raffles Programme]], as well as the Humanities Club. It was officially in use by Term 3 in 2009.
-::; Do U know [[Bayley and Hullet Page 4]]
+==== Lecture Theatres ====
+The Administrative Block houses three Lecture Theatres, an AV Theatrette and a Band Room. The Lecture Theatres and AV Theatrette are used for lessons, mass lectures, co-curricular activities and staff meetings. The Band Room is shared by the school's two Bands, Raffles Institution Military Band (from the Secondary section) and Raffles Symphonic Band (from the Junior College section).
-<web page mirrored from[[http://www.answers.com/topic/raffles-institution]] try to be original, do a new simple one!
+==== Infocomm facilities ====
+The Administrative Block houses the school's major infocomm facilities, including four Computer Laboratories, a Robotics Lab, an Internet Lab as well as one of the two Macintosh Labs, the other Macintosh Lab being housed in the ArtSpace.
-== Symbols ==
+=== Junior Block ===
-=== Institution Anthem ===
+[[Image:Rafflesinstitutionjuniorblock.jpg|thumb|right|Junior Block]]
-The school's Institution Anthem was written by E W Jesudason, (Principal 1963&ndash;1966); interestingly, Raffles Institution went for more than a century without having a song to call its own. The school is also secular, despite references to Prometheus and God in the Institution Anthem.
+The 4-storey Junior Block was built in 1997. It houses
+*15 Secondary 1 classrooms (often also used by musical groups for trainings in the afternoon)
+*Eight seminar rooms
+*Two computer laboratories (often used for lessons and Research Education)
+*English Studio used by the school's drama group, Raffles Players
+*Two Chinese language rooms
+*Automation laboratory
+*Classroom for the Regional Studies Programme.
+A retractable sun roof covers the block's atrium known as the Junior Block atrium, which is used commonly for meetings and uniformed group trainings.
-'''Auspicium Melioris Aevi'''
+=== ArtSpace ===
+[[Image:Rafflesinstitutionartspace.jpg|thumb|right|ArtSpace]]
+Formerly known as the Design Centre, the ArtSpace first floor houses the art galleries, classrooms, jamming studio, [[music]] keyboard laboratory, a [[Apple Macintosh|Macintosh]] Lab, a drawing studio and a ceramics studio. It also houses the Aesthetics Department staffroom. The [[gym]]nasium, comprising training areas for [[gymnastics]], [[table-tennis]] and [[judo]], occupies the second floor, while lock-ups for the Uniformed Groups and the Guitar Ensemble are located on third level. The roof of the ArtSpace houses the school's mini-weather station.
-When Stamford Raffles held the torch<br>
+There is a small side building now used by the Scouts, with the 01 Raffles Scout Troop taking the lower level and the 02 Raffles Scout Troop the upper level.
-That cast Promethean Flame<br>
-We faced the challenge of the day<br>
-To give our school a name<br>
-The eagle eye and gryphon strength<br>
+The school's Olympic-sized swimming pool is located behind the ArtSpace.
-They led us to the fore<br>
-To reign supreme in ev'ry sphere<br>
-The sons of Singapore<br>
-Come heed the call Rafflesians all<br>
+The Design Centre was renamed "ArtSpace" and officially opened as such on 11 April 2008, during annual International Friendship Day celebrations.
-And let our hearts be stirring<br>
-We'll do our best whate'er test<br>
-And keep our colours flying<br>
-Let comradeship and fervent hope<br>
+=== S Rajaratnam Block ===
-With one voice make us pray<br>
+[[Image:Raffles Institution Raja block.jpg|thumb|right|S. Rajaratnam block]]
-Auspicium Melioris Aevi<br>
+The newest block is the S. Rajaratnam block, a 7-storey block completed in 2006 beside the Junior Block. Secondary 3 and 4 classes occupy the new block, named in memory of the late Mr [[S. Rajaratnam]]. It is connected to RI(JC) and the Junior Block at opposite ends, providing a seamless link between the Secondary and Junior College sections.
-With God to guide the way
-=== Motto ===
+The first floor is used by uniformed groups for trainings. Students, from both RI (Secondary) and RI(JC), use tables at the foyer for self-study and meetings, sometimes till late.
-The school [[motto]] reads "''Auspicium Melioris Aevi''", [[Latin]] for "Hope of a better age", signifying the school's desire to be the hope of a better age.
-=== School vision ===
+The second to sixth floor houses 40 classrooms used by Secondary 3 and 4 classes, as well as a Tamil Room. CCA trainings are often held in these classrooms as well. The seventh floor houses eight classrooms used by RI(JC).
-''To be a World-Class school delivering a well-rounded education of the highest standards to the best and the brightest. ''
-=== The Principle Of Honour ===
+=== CCA Block ===
-''In intellectual pursuit, I shall reflect discipline and passion for learning and in personal conduct, I shall live in integrity and regard individuals, groups and the community with kindness and respect, and in so doing, uphold the Rafflesian Principle of Honour.''
+The CCA block houses the canteen, CCA rooms and the Albert Hong Hall (AHH), as well as an auditorium which also serves as a drama theatre and performing arts centre. Two squash courts are below the stage in AHH. There is also a gym on the fourth floor.
-Reads the Rafflesian Principle of Honour &ndash; a guideline to how to live one's life as a Rafflesian. Plaques with the Principle of Honour are placed prominently in each classroom in the campus to serve as a reminder of one's place in society. During the Orientation Programme for Secondary One students, the Principle of Honour is also drilled into pupils. It is commonly recited with the right hand raised, palm facing outwards and fingers closed.
+=== Hullett Memorial Library ===
+The Hullett Memorial Library (HML) stands between the Junior Block and ArtSpace. Co-founded by Dr [[Lim Boon Keng]] and Sir [[Song Ong Siang]], it was named after Raffles Institution's longest-serving principal, [[Richmond William Hullett]], in 1923. The Library's official founding (even though a library and museum, from which the National Museum originated, had existed for deades prior to 1923) also marked the centenary of the founding of the Institution.<ref>[http://www.ri.sch.edu.sg/houses_and_pupil_activities/service/hullett/history/index.html The History of The Hullett Memorial Library].</ref>. The Library traces its roots to the founding of the Institution, making it the oldest library in Singapore.<ref>"From Books to Bytes - The story of the National Library", [[National Library Board]], 2006.</ref><ref>E. Wijeysingha et al., "The Eagle Breeds a Gryphon", Raffles Institution, 1989.</ref> In fact, the origins of Singapore's [[National Library Board|National Library]] lie in the HML.<ref>[http://infopedia.nlb.gov.sg/articles/SIP_696_2005-01-19.html "The Singapore Institution Library"], National Library Board, Singapore, 4 November 2002.</ref>
-=== School coat of arms ===
+The library possesses around 50,000 books in four different languages (excluding the few books on French, German, and other languages), and around 40 computers with [[wireless]] internet access. It employs full-time staff for administrative purposes, and other tasks are performed by the members of the Hullett Memorial Library Club as well as parent [[volunteer]]s. The HML was designed with the era of Sir Stamford Raffles in mind, so the furniture in the library is custom-made in the [[Regency architecture|Regency]] style of that time.
-The school shield is a modified version of the Raffles [[coat of arms]] &ndash; granted permission to use by his family. The Raffles shield is heater shield divided ''[[Division of the field|per fess]]'', the top half in green and the bottom in yellow, inscribed with a two headed eagle - a traditional symbol of power and majesty - on head looking back on the past to draw strength, and the other, onto the future.
-The top half of the ''fess'' is decorated with two medallions. They were presented to Sir Stamford Raffles by a [[Java (island)|Javanese]] prince. The upper crest bears an [[Arabic]] inscription pledging loyalty, and dangling from it, another bearing a dagger. These medallions were incorporated into the crest in recognition of the services he rendered the [[British Empire]] to the East.
+=== Sports facilities ===
+Raffles Institution offers sports facilities, including an [[Olympic-size swimming pool]].
-Above the Raffles shield is the headgear of a [[knight]], and above that, the crest, a crown with a [[gryphon]]'s head couped facing Dexter. The gryphon - a stately creature, majestic and strong, symbolizing stability and success for the school.
+The former 400-metre track and field was replaced by a [[rugby union]] field and a [[softball]] diamond during the school's upgrading works in 2006. The last major event held on the track was a [[Guinness Book of Records|Guinness World Record]] attempt by Dr William Tan, a wheelchair-using old Rafflesian who embarked on a 24-hour ultramarathon on 30 and 31 July 2005, and beat the old record of 181.2&nbsp;km with his 242.8&nbsp;km.
+[[Image:Raffles Institution ArtSpace.jpg|thumb|right|ArtSpace, which houses the gymnasium]]
+Raffles Institution has a gymnasium on the 2nd level of the ArtSpace housing the [[judo]] dojo, [[table tennis]] training area, a gymnastics training area and a rock [[wall]]. The gymnasium has undergone renovation in 2010, and will be used as a training venue for gymnastics in [[Singapore 2010|2010 Summer Youth Olympics]], together with that in the Year 5-6 campus <ref name="Bidfile1">{{cite web|url = http://www.singapore2010.sg/pdf/Can_File_Vol1.pdf |title = Singapore Candidature File Volume 1 |publisher = [[BOCOG]] |accessdate =2008-03-02 |date= |archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20080409022031/http://www.singapore2010.sg/pdf/Can_File_Vol1.pdf <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archivedate = 2008-04-09}}</ref>. Behind the ArtSpace is the Hong Leong Swimming Complex, an Olympic-sized swimming pool. The school also has two [[tennis]] courts, two [[basketball]] courts, and two [[squash (sport)|squash]] courts, and is one of the few schools in Singapore to have two [[cricket]] nets.
-== Awards ==
+There is an artificial turf known as the [[Astroturf]]. It previously served as the Parade Square and was a bare concrete surface until the artificial turf was installed around 1995. It was used for school assembly in the morning, and later in the day for [[field hockey|hockey]] training and for individual sports and games, until upgrading works in 2006. Since upgrading works in 2006 were completed, morning assemblies are held at a new area called the Raffles Square, which previously was a carpark. The Astroturf is used by students to play soccer and during school-organized Soccer Leagues. The Astroturf underwent renovation in February 2008 and was reopened on 17 May 2008, during the school's annual Open House.
-Raffles Institution has received many awards over the years as Singapore's premiere institution, these awards include
-*Singapore Quality Class Award (2001-2004)
-*National Arts Education Award (2004)
-*Cherish Gold Award (2004)
-*Partners Outstanding Award (2004)
-*Awards in the MOE's masterplan
-**School Excellence Award (2004-2008)
-**School Distinction Award (2004-2008)
-**Best Practice Awards
-***Student All Round Development
-***Staff Well Being
-***Teaching & Learning
-***Organizing Excellence
-**Sustained Achievement Awards 2004
-***Physical
-***Sports
-***Uniformed Groups
-=== Other Credentials ===
-The Raffles Institution Bras Basah Campus is featured on the $2 bill in the [[legal tender]] of Singapore.
-The Raffles Institution Bras Basah Campus used to be a hideout for thieves for more than a decade!
-== History ==
+Following the merger with Raffles Junior College from 2009, more sports facilities are available. Floorball, table tennis, judo and gymnastics are RI sports now benefiting from being able to use the RI(JC) facilities.<ref>Lim Say Heng, [http://newpaper.asia1.com.sg/printfriendly/0,4139,190349,00.html "But other sports benefit from merger"], ''The New Paper'', Singapore, 20 January 2009.</ref>
-[[Image:Bob_koh_chin_nguang.jpg|frame|Mr. Bob Koh Chin Nguang, the current headmaster.]]
-The original campus of Raffles Institution was located along [[Bras Basah Road]], where Raffles City (a hotel and shopping centre) now stands today. The school relocated to [[Grange Road]] in 1973, and in 1990 moved to its current location at [[Bishan]] in central Singapore. Its address at 1 Raffles Institution Lane  makes it the only secondary campus in Singapore with a road named after it.
-Raffles Institution also has an alumni, noted for its interest and active participation in Singapore's political scene. This includes current Minister Mentor Mr. [[Lee Kuan Yew]] and current Senior Minister Mr. [[Goh Chok Tong]] and three ex-presidents of Singapore. The Wall of Fame in the Administrative block of the school has photos of previous students of RI who have gained recognition today.
+=== Boarding Complex ===
+[[Image:Riboardingcomplex.jpg|thumb|right|The 13-storey twin towers next to the boarding complex]]
+Raffles Institution has a Boarding Complex consisting of five blocks. These are named after the five Houses; Bayley, Buckley, Hullett, Moor and Morrison. Each block, apart from the new Hullett block, can accommodate 90 pupils. All blocks have their own staff, and the Boarding Complex is overseen by several Boarding Master.
-Raffles Institution has had a total of 24 headmasters and principals to date.
+The foundation stone of the Boarding Complex was laid by [[Senior Minister]] [[Lee Kuan Yew]] on 25 March 1994. The first batch of boarders moved into the Complex in 1995.
-The history of Raffles Institution up to 1985 is also documented in a book ''The Eagle Breeds a Gryphon'' written by a previous headmaster Mr. Eugene Wijeysingha. A new version of this book documents the history till 2003.
-== Culture ==
+During the upgrading works in 2006, the former Moor block was demolished to make way for a 13-storey twin tower hostel, the Hullett block, which was completed in July 2007<ref name="Raffles Institution - Hot News"/>. The former Hullett block was renamed Moor and, together with Bayley, caters to girls.
-=== Uniform ===
-Lower Secondary students wear a white shirt and white shorts. Upper secondary students have the option of wearing pants, one which most take up; Raffles Institution boys may choose to wear shorts in their senior years. On Mondays, the boys wear a green-and-black striped tie in addition to their bleached apparel. Shoes are to be white-based, and cannot have any flashy designs and colours. Socks are banned from going below the ankles, and high-cut shoes (basketball shoes) are disallowed. The students are to wear their badges prominently on the top left side of their breast pockets.
-There is also a RI [[Polo shirt]], a more casual wear as compared to the regular school shirt. Students can choose to wear this shirt on Fridays.
+Boarders consist of local Raffles Institution pupils and scholars from other countries (mostly China and [[ASEAN]] countries), as well as pupils from other [[secondary school]]s and [[junior college]]s. The Raffles Leadership Programme's first two cycles, in 2008 and 2009, which first phase was mandatory for CCA leaders, included a semester long (Term 3-4) residential component. The remaining two phases, open to applicants though their CCAs, each had a one term long boarding component. Since its third cycle in 2010, all three phases have been open to all ineterested Year 3 students, and had a one term long boarding component.
-Teachers have a formal gown for special occasions which include Headmaster's Assembly, a time where the Headmaster delivers his termly report. The male teachers are given special green ties with a single small Raffles Institution crest imprinted on it.
+Boarding traditions include formal dinners that are held twice a year, as well as an orientation programme for newcomers. Other programmes include the annual RIB Night.
-=== Affiliation ===
-''Main section: [[Raffles Junior College#Affiliation|Affiliation (Raffles Junior College article)]]''
-Raffles Institution is affiliated with [[Raffles Junior College]], and both campuses are co-housed in Bishan side-by-side and run an open campus concept, where students of both schools can access both campuses.
-It is also affiliated with [[Raffles Girls' School (Secondary)]], and the two schools frequently conduct joint programmes and activities, such as concerts and overseas trips.
-<!--Please keep this affiliation part short since the main section is already in the RJC article. --[[User:Goh wz|Goh wz]] 17:32, 4 Jan 2005 (UTC)-->
-=== Orientation Camp ===
-Every year, the new intake of Secondary One students goes through an orientation camp, which lasts 3 days and 2 nights. Secondary 4 PSLs, or Peer Support Leaders, guide them through this camp and for the duration of the orientation period. At the end of the camp, they receive their school badges in the formal Junior Rafflesian Investiture Ceremony.
-Each batch of students also has their own batch song, which they will pass down to their secondary 1 juniors as secondary 4 students. As a result, the secondary 4 and secondary 1 students of any year would have the same batch song. The three batch songs are
-*''Hand in Hand'' - an adaptation of the 1988 Seoul Olympics theme song
-*''Voices that Care'' - an adaptation of the Gulf War song
-*''We Are the Young'' - by Mary Donnelly
-=== OBS camp ===
-At the beginning of every year, the new Secondary Three students would undergo an [[Outward Bound]] course in [[Pulau Ubin]]. A committee comprising students of the cohort heading for this camp and headed by the Year Head would overlook the planning and schedule of the camp. After the camp, the Secondary Three students would officially be considered as seniors of the school.
-=== Prefectorial board ===
-The [http://www.ripb.org/ Raffles Institution Prefectorial Board] (RIPB) is split into 4 main departments: Welfare, Communications, Human Resource and Discipline, each handling the respective matters.
-The Board organises many events and activities, ranging from interests groups to some formal occasions. The Board is also responsible for unique events such as Rafflesian Spotlight, a competition in the performing arts, ranging from singing, to dancing, to band performances.
-=== Class Executive Committee ===
-Every class in Raffles Institution has its own Class Executive Committee (CEC). The CEC comprises 3 students, the Monitor, Assistant Monitor and Treasurer (The term secretary has been phased out). Often, the class members vote for classmates to take up these positions, but some Form Teachers may choose to impose this task upon themselves.
-Efforts are being made to standardise the procedure for selection of CEC members.
-The CEC Council, the executive committee of all CECs, has an Administration Department, a Discipline Board, a Public Affairs Department and a Welfare Board.
-===School Legends/Stories===
-The swimming pool is thought to be slightly short of being an Olympic-sized pool measuring around 49 metres in length. According to school legend, this is because a grave was found at one end of the pool, making it impossible to build the full 50 metres.
-The land on which the present campus was built was formerly occupied by a cemetery, giving rise to numerous ghost stories and reported sightings, especially during overnight camps, outside the staff rooms, science (notably biology) labs and around the Clock Tower. One particularly long-lasting story is of a haunting on the third floor of the Administration Block, in the corridor leading to the Biology laboratories. It is believed that students that walk along the corridor late in the night would see the head of a floating baby, believed to be the ghost of a baby foetus preserved in the Biology laboratories.
-=== Houses ===
-The five houses of Raffles, all (but one) of which are named after former headmasters, are Moor, Morrison, Buckley, Bayley, and Hullett, respectively represented by the colours red, blue, green, yellow and black.
-Moor was the first headmaster of the school; Buckley was a former secretary to the headmaster; Hullett was the Raffles Institution's longest-serving headmaster; Bayley was a headmaster regarded to have "raised the Raffles Institution to a large and flourishing establishment"; and Morrison was the co-founder of Raffles Institution.
-The houses determine the residence in which boarding students live; they also determine all teams in intramural sports and competitions, and the results from these competitions are summed up in a yearly point system; as such, the houses are a very important part of the school and command a great amount of loyalty from their members. House Events takes place annually, this includes the [[Track and Field]] Championship, the Swimming Carnival, [[Cross country running|Cross-Country]] run and other aesthetics based competitions like Dramafeste. The House Carnival, consisting various sports, is also a major feature.  More academc competitions like Quizzes in Maths, Science and Humanities, as well as IT events are also included.
-== Co-Curricular Activities ==
-''Please note that the list provided here is not exhaustive.''
-Raffles Institution has a very active [[Co-Curricular Activity]] (CCA) programme, with a wide variety (totalling fifty) of sports, uniformed groups, musical groups, clubs and societies to cater to students' interests.
-The school has earned top places in many national inter-school competitions, doing notably well in rugby, swimming, softball, tennis, judo and cricket among others.
-The Performing Arts groups have done consistently well in the Singapore Youth Festival Central Judging, held once every two years.
-This is a list of the various CCAs in Raffles Institution:
-=== Competitive Sports ===
-*[[Athletics]]
-*[[Basketball]]
-*[[Cross country running|Cross Country]]
-*[[Cricket]]
-*[[Badminton]]
-*[[Fencing]]
-*[[Gymnastics]]
-*[[Hockey]]
-*[[Judo]]
-*[[Tennis]]
-*[[Rugby]]
-*[[Sailing]]
-*[[Shooting]]
-*[[Softball]]
-*[[Squash]]
-*[[Swimming]]
-*[[Table Tennis]]
-*[[Tenpin Bowling]]
-*[[Water Polo]]
-=== Uniformed Groups ===
-*01 [[Scouts]]
-*02 Scouts
-*[[Boys' Brigade]]
-*National Cadet Corps (NCC)
-*[[National Police Cadet Corps (Singapore)]] (NPCC)
-*[[Red Cross]]
-=== Performing Arts Groups ===
-*[[Malay Dance]]
-*[[Chinese orchestra]]
-*[[Guitar]] Ensemble
-*[[Raffles Institution Military Band|Military band]]
-*[[String instrument|String]] Ensemble
-*[http://www.rafflesvoices.cjb.net Raffles Voices] ([[Choir]])
-*Raffles Players ([[Drama]])
-=== Service Clubs ===
-*Audio-Visual Circle
-*Career Guidance Club
-*Hullett Memorial Library (HML) Club
-*Interact Club
-*Rafflesian Times
-*Raffles Archives
-*The [[Rafflesian]] ([[Yearbook]])
-=== Cultural Clubs ===
-*Chinese Drama Circle
-*Chinese Literary Club
-*Indian Cultural Club
-*Malay Cultural Club
-*Raffles Players
-=== Academic Clubs ===
-*Computer Science Club
-*[[Mathematics]] Club
-*Raffles [[Debate]]rs
-*[[Science]] Club
-=== Special Interest Clubs ===
-*[[Chess]] Club
-*[[Fencing]] Club
-*Green Earth Club
-*[[Philately|Philatelic]] Club
-*[[Photography]] Club
-*Raffles Cyber Studio
-*Visual Arts Club
-=== Student Interest Groups  ===
-In 2004, there has also been an addition of Student Interest Groups (SIGs). These are interest groups formed by students themselves. The concept of SIGs was formed by the Prefectorial Board. However, these optional interest groups are not considered as a CCA and students are still required to take at least one core CCA.
-== School layout and facilities ==
-[[Image:Bust_of_Sir_Stamford_Raffles.JPG|thumb|left|Bust of the school's founder Sir Stamford Raffles in front of the atrium.]] The Raffles Institution campus consists six main blocks lying on 10 hectares of land originally slated for the construction of Bishan Junior College. The main building is housed in the Administrative Block, which are linked to the Senior Block, where some upper secondary classes are located, and the Science Block, where the science laboratories are located.
-The Junior Block is the newest block on campus, being completed in 1997. Located within are the lower secondary classrooms, 8 Seminar Rooms, 2 Computer Laboratories and an English Studio in its four stories.
-The Design Centre is home to various facilities. These include the art galleries, art rooms, [[robotics]] laboratory and a [[Apple Macintosh|Macintosh]] Lab. The gymnasium and lock-ups for Uniformed Groups are located at the second and third level of the block respectively. It also serves as a link to the Hong Leong Swimming Complex.
-The Shaw Foundation Ceremonial Hall (also known as the "dining hall"), Hullett Memorial Library, and Boarding House are wedged between the Junior Block and Design Centre, in an unnamed block.
-Constructions are currently ongoing for a new 7-storey block on the area beside the junior block. As of June 2005, the Albert Hong Hall and the current canteen will be torn down to be replaced by newer facilities.
-=== Hullett Memorial Library ===
-The Hullett Memorial Library (HML) is situated between the Junior Block and Design Centre and is named after Raffles Institution's longest serving headmaster, Mr. R. W. Hullett. With nearly 50 thousand books and around 50 computers with internet access, the HML is the most well equipped secondary school library in Singapore. The library also has full-time staff in charge of the place. The HML is designed with the era of Sir Stamford Raffles in mind, so the furniture in the library is custom made, according to the [[regency style]] furniture that was used in Raffles' time. Incidentally, it was founded in 1923, making it the oldest library in Singapore. In fact, the origins of Singapore's National Library Board lie in the HML.
-=== Sports Facilities ===
-Raffles Institution offers many sports facilities, the largest of which is the 400-metre synthetic track that circles the field. The field is used by CCA groups like [[rugby]], [[softball]] and the track and field team to conduct trainings. In addition to that, Raffles Institution has an Olympic-sized swimming pool behind the design block.
-Raffles Institution has a gymnasium (sometimes known to students as the multi-purpose hall) housing the [[judo]] dojo, [[table tennis]] training area and a rock wall. In the Albert Hong Hall is a weights room. The campus also has two [[tennis]] courts, two [[basketball]] courts, three [[squash (sport)|squash]] courts and is one of the few schools to have two [[cricket]] nets. There is also an underground shooting range, which doubles as a bomb shelter.
-Lastly, Raffles Institution has an artificial turf commonly termed as the "[[Astroturf]]" by all in the school. It is used for school assembly in the morning, and later in the day, for[[hockey]] training and for many people to play their own sports and games. The turf was donated by the Prince of [[Brunei]] in 1994.
-=== Boarding School ===
-Raffles Institution has a Boarding Complex consisting of five blocks. These are named after the houses in the school. Moor is the only block catering to girls. The boarding blocks each can accommodate 90 pupils and every block has its own staff, which is overseen by a Boarding Master.
-Boarders consist of Raffles Institution pupils interested in boarding life, scholars from other countries (mostly [[ASEAN]] countries), as well as pupils from other secondary schools and [[junior college]]s.
-=== Academic Facilities ===
-The administrative, junior, and senior block all contain classrooms. Each classroom is fully [[air conditioning|air-conditioned]] with a console and a projector. The administrative block has three lecture theatres, one audio-visual theatre (AVT), one music laboratory and one band room.
-In the science block, there are three levels of laboratories &mdash; one for each sub-discipline of science, [[chemistry]], [[physics]], and [[biology]]. Each floor has four laboratories allocated to it, except for the third floor, which has three biology labs and one Exploratory Lab for research in [[life sciences]].
 === IT facilities ===
-The entire school has four general-purpose computer labs, one Macintosh laboratory, one Internet Lab (for the study of LAN connections), and one X-lab, short for Experimental Lab (not to be confused with the Exploratory Laboratory) for research in computer studies. Connectivity is supplied to all buildings by the campus [[local area network|LAN]], with additional wireless access blanketing most areas such as the Admin Block and Library.
+The school has six general-purpose computer labs, one music studio with [[ProdiKeys]], one Internet Lab for the study of [[local area network|LAN]] connections, and one X-lab, short for Experimental Lab for research in computer studies. Connectivity is supplied to all buildings by the campus [[local area network|LAN]], with additional [[Wi-Fi|wireless access]] covering most areas such as the Administrative Block, the Hullett Memorial Library (HML) and the S. Rajaratnam Block. Tablet PCs are supplied by the IT department to facilitate the use of [[electronic learning|eLearning]] in a classroom setting.
-Most of the Macintosh computers in school are located in the Design Centre for the use of the students in the Art Elective Programme. There are two other older Macs in between the two computer labs in the main block. The school has a number of [[iBook]]s available for loan that can access the wireless network for internet access. The network services run on [[Novell]] Netware.
-One week a year is dedicated to "iLearning". During this week, lessons and materials are disseminated online for students to study at their own pace and students are not required to attend school.
-== External links ==
-* [http://www.ri.sch.edu.sg/ Raffles Institution]
-* [http://www.ri.sch.edu.sg/houses/archives/histri.htm History of Raffles Institution]
-:::whois the [[First headmaster of R.I.]]?
-::; Do U know [[Bayley and Hullet Page 4]]
-<web page mirrored from[[http://www.answers.com/topic/raffles-institution]] try to be original, do a new simple one!
-== Symbols ==
-=== Institution Anthem ===
-The school's Institution Anthem was written by E W Jesudason, (Principal 1963&ndash;1966); interestingly, Raffles Institution went for more than a century without having a song to call its own. The school is also secular, despite references to Prometheus and God in the Institution Anthem.
-'''Auspicium Melioris Aevi'''
-When Stamford Raffles held the torch<br>
-That cast Promethean Flame<br>
-We faced the challenge of the day<br>
-To give our school a name<br>
-The eagle eye and gryphon strength<br>
-They led us to the fore<br>
-To reign supreme in ev'ry sphere<br>
-The sons of Singapore<br>
-Come heed the call Rafflesians all<br>
-And let our hearts be stirring<br>
-We'll do our best whate'er test<br>
-And keep our colours flying<br>
-Let comradeship and fervent hope<br>
-With one voice make us pray<br>
-Auspicium Melioris Aevi<br>
-With God to guide the way
-=== Motto ===
-The school [[motto]] reads "''Auspicium Melioris Aevi''", [[Latin]] for "Hope of a better age", signifying the school's desire to be the hope of a better age.
-=== School vision ===
-''To be a World-Class school delivering a well-rounded education of the highest standards to the best and the brightest. ''
-=== The Principle Of Honour ===
-''In intellectual pursuit, I shall reflect discipline and passion for learning and in personal conduct, I shall live in integrity and regard individuals, groups and the community with kindness and respect, and in so doing, uphold the Rafflesian Principle of Honour.''
-Reads the Rafflesian Principle of Honour &ndash; a guideline to how to live one's life as a Rafflesian. Plaques with the Principle of Honour are placed prominently in each classroom in the campus to serve as a reminder of one's place in society. During the Orientation Programme for Secondary One students, the Principle of Honour is also drilled into pupils. It is commonly recited with the right hand raised, palm facing outwards and fingers closed.
-=== School coat of arms ===
-The school shield is a modified version of the Raffles [[coat of arms]] &ndash; granted permission to use by his family. The Raffles shield is heater shield divided ''[[Division of the field|per fess]]'', the top half in green and the bottom in yellow, inscribed with a two headed eagle - a traditional symbol of power and majesty - on head looking back on the past to draw strength, and the other, onto the future.
-The top half of the ''fess'' is decorated with two medallions. They were presented to Sir Stamford Raffles by a [[Java (island)|Javanese]] prince. The upper crest bears an [[Arabic]] inscription pledging loyalty, and dangling from it, another bearing a dagger. These medallions were incorporated into the crest in recognition of the services he rendered the [[British Empire]] to the East.
-Above the Raffles shield is the headgear of a [[knight]], and above that, the crest, a crown with a [[gryphon]]'s head couped facing Dexter. The gryphon - a stately creature, majestic and strong, symbolizing stability and success for the school.
-== Awards ==
-Raffles Institution has received many awards over the years as Singapore's premiere institution, these awards include
-*Singapore Quality Class Award (2001-2004)
-*National Arts Education Award (2004)
-*Cherish Gold Award (2004)
-*Partners Outstanding Award (2004)
-*Awards in the MOE's masterplan
-**School Excellence Award (2004-2008)
-**School Distinction Award (2004-2008)
-**Best Practice Awards
-***Student All Round Development
-***Staff Well Being
-***Teaching & Learning
-***Organizing Excellence
-**Sustained Achievement Awards 2004
-***Physical
-***Sports
-***Uniformed Groups
-=== Other Credentials ===
-The Raffles Institution Bras Basah Campus is featured on the $2 bill in the [[legal tender]] of Singapore.
-The Raffles Institution Bras Basah Campus used to be a hideout for thieves for more than a decade!
-== History ==
-[[Image:Bob_koh_chin_nguang.jpg|frame|Mr. Bob Koh Chin Nguang, the current headmaster.]]
-The original campus of Raffles Institution was located along [[Bras Basah Road]], where Raffles City (a hotel and shopping centre) now stands today. The school relocated to [[Grange Road]] in 1973, and in 1990 moved to its current location at [[Bishan]] in central Singapore. Its address at 1 Raffles Institution Lane  makes it the only secondary campus in Singapore with a road named after it.
-Raffles Institution also has an alumni, noted for its interest and active participation in Singapore's political scene. This includes current Minister Mentor Mr. [[Lee Kuan Yew]] and current Senior Minister Mr. [[Goh Chok Tong]] and three ex-presidents of Singapore. The Wall of Fame in the Administrative block of the school has photos of previous students of RI who have gained recognition today.
-Raffles Institution has had a total of 24 headmasters and principals to date.
-The history of Raffles Institution up to 1985 is also documented in a book ''The Eagle Breeds a Gryphon'' written by a previous headmaster Mr. Eugene Wijeysingha. A new version of this book documents the history till 2003.
-== Culture ==
-=== Uniform ===
-Lower Secondary students wear a white shirt and white shorts. Upper secondary students have the option of wearing pants, one which most take up; Raffles Institution boys may choose to wear shorts in their senior years. On Mondays, the boys wear a green-and-black striped tie in addition to their bleached apparel. Shoes are to be white-based, and cannot have any flashy designs and colours. Socks are banned from going below the ankles, and high-cut shoes (basketball shoes) are disallowed. The students are to wear their badges prominently on the top left side of their breast pockets.
-There is also a RI [[Polo shirt]], a more casual wear as compared to the regular school shirt. Students can choose to wear this shirt on Fridays.
-Teachers have a formal gown for special occasions which include Headmaster's Assembly, a time where the Headmaster delivers his termly report. The male teachers are given special green ties with a single small Raffles Institution crest imprinted on it.
-=== Affiliation ===
-''Main section: [[Raffles Junior College#Affiliation|Affiliation (Raffles Junior College article)]]''
-Raffles Institution is affiliated with [[Raffles Junior College]], and both campuses are co-housed in Bishan side-by-side and run an open campus concept, where students of both schools can access both campuses.
-It is also affiliated with [[Raffles Girls' School (Secondary)]], and the two schools frequently conduct joint programmes and activities, such as concerts and overseas trips.
-<!--Please keep this affiliation part short since the main section is already in the RJC article. --[[User:Goh wz|Goh wz]] 17:32, 4 Jan 2005 (UTC)-->
-=== Orientation Camp ===
-Every year, the new intake of Secondary One students goes through an orientation camp, which lasts 3 days and 2 nights. Secondary 4 PSLs, or Peer Support Leaders, guide them through this camp and for the duration of the orientation period. At the end of the camp, they receive their school badges in the formal Junior Rafflesian Investiture Ceremony.
-Each batch of students also has their own batch song, which they will pass down to their secondary 1 juniors as secondary 4 students. As a result, the secondary 4 and secondary 1 students of any year would have the same batch song. The three batch songs are
-*''Hand in Hand'' - an adaptation of the 1988 Seoul Olympics theme song
-*''Voices that Care'' - an adaptation of the Gulf War song
-*''We Are the Young'' - by Mary Donnelly
-=== OBS camp ===
-At the beginning of every year, the new Secondary Three students would undergo an [[Outward Bound]] course in [[Pulau Ubin]]. A committee comprising students of the cohort heading for this camp and headed by the Year Head would overlook the planning and schedule of the camp. After the camp, the Secondary Three students would officially be considered as seniors of the school.
-=== Prefectorial board ===
-The [http://www.ripb.org/ Raffles Institution Prefectorial Board] (RIPB) is split into 4 main departments: Welfare, Communications, Human Resource and Discipline, each handling the respective matters.
-The Board organises many events and activities, ranging from interests groups to some formal occasions. The Board is also responsible for unique events such as Rafflesian Spotlight, a competition in the performing arts, ranging from singing, to dancing, to band performances.
-=== Class Executive Committee ===
-Every class in Raffles Institution has its own Class Executive Committee (CEC). The CEC comprises 3 students, the Monitor, Assistant Monitor and Treasurer (The term secretary has been phased out). Often, the class members vote for classmates to take up these positions, but some Form Teachers may choose to impose this task upon themselves.
-Efforts are being made to standardise the procedure for selection of CEC members.
-The CEC Council, the executive committee of all CECs, has an Administration Department, a Discipline Board, a Public Affairs Department and a Welfare Board.
-===School Legends/Stories===
-The swimming pool is thought to be slightly short of being an Olympic-sized pool measuring around 49 metres in length. According to school legend, this is because a grave was found at one end of the pool, making it impossible to build the full 50 metres.
-The land on which the present campus was built was formerly occupied by a cemetery, giving rise to numerous ghost stories and reported sightings, especially during overnight camps, outside the staff rooms, science (notably biology) labs and around the Clock Tower. One particularly long-lasting story is of a haunting on the third floor of the Administration Block, in the corridor leading to the Biology laboratories. It is believed that students that walk along the corridor late in the night would see the head of a floating baby, believed to be the ghost of a baby foetus preserved in the Biology laboratories.
-=== Houses ===
-The five houses of Raffles, all (but one) of which are named after former headmasters, are Moor, Morrison, Buckley, Bayley, and Hullett, respectively represented by the colours red, blue, green, yellow and black.
-Moor was the first headmaster of the school; Buckley was a former secretary to the headmaster; Hullett was the Raffles Institution's longest-serving headmaster; Bayley was a headmaster regarded to have "raised the Raffles Institution to a large and flourishing establishment"; and Morrison was the co-founder of Raffles Institution.
+Previously, the first week of the second term of the academic year had been dedicated to eLearning. During this week, lessons and materials would be disseminated online for students to study at their own pace, and students were not required to attend school. The programme was initiated in 1999 but scrapped in 2006. Since then, e-learning has been integrated into the school calendar. It is often used by teachers during holidays during term time, for instance on Staff Training Days during term time when students are not required to attend lessons; instead, teachers attend courses held in the campus.
-The houses determine the residence in which boarding students live; they also determine all teams in intramural sports and competitions, and the results from these competitions are summed up in a yearly point system; as such, the houses are a very important part of the school and command a great amount of loyalty from their members. House Events takes place annually, this includes the [[Track and Field]] Championship, the Swimming Carnival, [[Cross country running|Cross-Country]] run and other aesthetics based competitions like Dramafeste. The House Carnival, consisting various sports, is also a major feature.  More academc competitions like Quizzes in Maths, Science and Humanities, as well as IT events are also included.
+== Raffles Academy ==
+The Raffles Academy (RA), implemented in 2007, is a programme for students with higher capabilities in specific subjects, with a curriculum pitched at a deeper level compared with the Raffles Programme. During the academic periods, RA students leave their normal classes to join a special pull-out class. Additionally, compulsory extra classes are held once every three weeks on Thursday afternoons. The subjects available are [[History]], [[Geography]], [[Mathematics]], [[Biology]], [[Chemistry]], [[Physics]], [[Literature]] and [[Music]], the latter starting in 2010.
-== Co-Curricular Activities ==
+At Secondary 2, students can apply for RA through online registration, followed by submission of portfolio of achievements, selection tests and interviews, before they are identified for RA. Minimum requirements for application include a minimum [[Grade Point Average]] of 3.60, and an 85th [[percentile]] rank in the cohort for the subject in question. At present the RA programme is available only to upper secondary students; however, there is an ongoing review to introduce it to lower secondary students in the near future{{Citation needed|date=July 2009}}. Each student is allowed to take a maximum of two RA subjects, to allow students to focus their time and effort on subjects they are truly passionate about<ref>[http://www.ri.sch.edu.sg/ra/about_faqs.html Raffles Academy website].</ref>.
-''Please note that the list provided here is not exhaustive.''
-Raffles Institution has a very active [[Co-Curricular Activity]] (CCA) programme, with a wide variety (totalling fifty) of sports, uniformed groups, musical groups, clubs and societies to cater to students' interests.
+The Academy is managed by the Dean of Academic Studies and Raffles Academy (Secondary), Mrs Theresa Lai.
-The school has earned top places in many national inter-school competitions, doing notably well in rugby, swimming, softball, tennis, judo and cricket among others.
+The Raffles Academy has also been initiated in the Junior College in 2009 so that there is a continuation of the curriculum, though students who wish to continue taking RA for subjects in RI(JC) will have to sit for a separate placement test at the end of Secondary Four<ref>Lin Yanqin,[http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/320809/1/.html "Raffles Junior College is introducing its own diploma"], ''Today'', Singapore, 5 January 2008.</ref>.
-The Performing Arts groups have done consistently well in the Singapore Youth Festival Central Judging, held once every two years.
+== Raffles Leadership Programme ==
-This is a list of the various CCAs in Raffles Institution:
+The Raffles Leadership Programme (RLP) is an initiative aimed at preparing Rafflesians to take on positions of leadership both in school and in life. Featuring a one- or two-term residential component, it aims to develop independence, self-discipline and a spirit of risk-taking in students by taking them out of their comfort zone and giving them a microcosmic experience of the realities of living in today's globalised world.<ref>[http://www.ri.sch.edu.sg/rlp/index.html Raffles Leadership Programme Website].</ref>
-=== Competitive Sports ===
+It is hoped that living and interacting with international scholars, visiting international students and local boarders will help students become more regionally-savvy and global-minded, so enhancing their preparedness for their future roles in the world.
-*[[Athletics]]
-*[[Basketball]]
-*[[Cross country running|Cross Country]]
-*[[Cricket]]
-*[[Badminton]]
-*[[Fencing]]
-*[[Gymnastics]]
-*[[Hockey]]
-*[[Judo]]
-*[[Tennis]]
-*[[Rugby]]
-*[[Sailing]]
-*[[Shooting]]
-*[[Softball]]
-*[[Squash]]
-*[[Swimming]]
-*[[Table Tennis]]
-*[[Tenpin Bowling]]
-*[[Water Polo]]
-=== Uniformed Groups ===
+The RLP will be conducted over the course of 1 year with 3 intakes of students. RLP 1 lasts throughout the full year and is targeted at existing / incoming Sec 3 student leaders. RLP 2 and RLP 3 condenses the key features of the RLP into an enhanced boarding programme lasting one term.
-*01 [[Scouts]]
+With effect from 2010, applications for RLP were not based on CCA or Prefectorial positions, they were purely application-based and there was no difference from RLP 1, 2 and 3. They were just simply referred to as "boarding terms".
-*02 Scouts
-*[[Boys' Brigade]]
-*National Cadet Corps (NCC)
-*[[National Police Cadet Corps (Singapore)]] (NPCC)
-*[[Red Cross]]
-=== Performing Arts Groups ===
+== Notable alumni ==
-*[[Malay Dance]]
+=== Politics ===
-*[[Chinese orchestra]]
+Raffles Institution has produced seven out of twelve of Singapore's [[President_of_Singapore#List_of_Presidents_of_the_Republic_of_Singapore|Presidents]], [[Prime_Minister_of_Singapore#List_of_Prime_Ministers|Prime Ministers]] and [[Chief_Minister_of_Singapore#List_of_Chief_Ministers|Chief Ministers]].
-*[[Guitar]] Ensemble
-*[[Raffles Institution Military Band|Military band]]
-*[[String instrument|String]] Ensemble
-*[http://www.rafflesvoices.cjb.net Raffles Voices] ([[Choir]])
-*Raffles Players ([[Drama]])
-=== Service Clubs ===
+* [[Yusof Ishak]], 1st [[President of Singapore]] (1959–1970)
-*Audio-Visual Circle
+* [[Benjamin Henry Sheares]], 2nd President of Singapore (1971–1981)
-*Career Guidance Club
+* [[Wee Kim Wee]], 4th President of Singapore (1985–1993)
-*Hullett Memorial Library (HML) Club
+* [[Lee Kuan Yew]], [[1st Prime Minister of Singapore]] (1959–1990), Senior Minister of Singapore (1990–2004), Minister Mentor of Singapore (2004–present)<ref name="timeasia"/>
-*Interact Club
+* [[Goh Chok Tong]], 2nd Prime Minister of Singapore (1990–2004), Senior Minister of Singapore (2005–present)
-*Rafflesian Times
+* [[S Jayakumar]], Deputy Prime Minister of Singapore and Minister for Law (2005–present)
-*Raffles Archives
+* [[S Rajaratnam]], Deputy Prime Minister (Foreign Affairs) of Singapore (1980–1984), Minister for Foreign Affairs (1965–1980), Minister for Culture (1968–1971), Senior Minister of Singapore (1985–1988).
-*The [[Rafflesian]] ([[Yearbook]])
+* [[Abdullah Tarmugi]], Speaker of the [[Parliament of Singapore]] (2002–present)
+* [[Michael Chan, Baron Chan|Michael Chew Koon Chan, Baron Chan]] of [[Oxton, Merseyside]], second person of Chinese descent to serve in the [[House of Lords]]
+* [[Aziz Ishak]], [[Federation of Malaya|Malayan]] freedom fighter and former Malaysian cabinet minister
+* [[Tun Sardon Jubir]], former Malaysian cabinet minister and Penang state governor.
+* [[Tun Abdul Razak]], 2nd Prime Minister of Malaysia.
+* [[David Marshall]], 1st Chief Minister, Singapore.
+* [[Lim Yew Hock]], 2nd Chief Minister, Singapore.
+* [[Tan Cheng Lock]], founder of the Malaysian Chinese Association, co-founder of independent Malaysia.
-=== Cultural Clubs ===
+=== Business and economics ===
-*Chinese Drama Circle
+* [[Robert Kuok]], billionaire and richest man in Southeast Asia
-*Chinese Literary Club
+* [[Lim Boon Keng]], philanthropist and co-founder, OCBC Bank and Singapore Chinese Girls School
-*Indian Cultural Club
-*Malay Cultural Club
-*Raffles Players
-=== Academic Clubs ===
+=== Others ===
-*Computer Science Club
+<!--Please arrange alphabetically according to last name-->
-*[[Mathematics]] Club
+* [[Lim Bo Seng]], [[World War II]] hero
-*Raffles [[Debate]]rs
+* [[Chandran Nair]], writer, poet and artist.
-*[[Science]] Club
+* [[Alfian Sa'at]], Writer, poet and playwright.
+* [[Choor Singh]], [[judicial officers of the Republic of Singapore#List of judges of the Supreme Court|judge]] of the [[Supreme Court of Singapore]] (1963–1980)
+* [[Tee Tua Ba]], former Chief Commissioner of Police Force
+* [[Tommy Koh]], Ambassador-at-Large
+* [[Robert Solomon]], Bishop
-=== Special Interest Clubs ===
+== Notes ==
-*[[Chess]] Club
+{{reflist|2}}
-*[[Fencing]] Club
-*Green Earth Club
-*[[Philately|Philatelic]] Club
-*[[Photography]] Club
-*Raffles Cyber Studio
-*Visual Arts Club
-=== Student Interest Groups  ===
+== References ==
-In 2004, there has also been an addition of Student Interest Groups (SIGs). These are interest groups formed by students themselves. The concept of SIGs was formed by the Prefectorial Board. However, these optional interest groups are not considered as a CCA and students are still required to take at least one core CCA.
+*Eugene Wijeysingha et al., (1992), ''One Man's Vision - Raffles Institution in Focus''.
+*Eugene Wijeysingha, (1985), ''The Eagle Breeds a Gryphon''. ISBN 981-00-2054-6
-== School layout and facilities ==
+*Raffles Programme. [http://www.raffles.sg "Raffles Programme - Nurturing the Thinker, Leader and Pioneer"], ''Raffles Family of Schools'', 2006, retrieved 7 December 2006.
-[[Image:Bust_of_Sir_Stamford_Raffles.JPG|thumb|left|Bust of the school's founder Sir Stamford Raffles in front of the atrium.]] The Raffles Institution campus consists six main blocks lying on 10 hectares of land originally slated for the construction of Bishan Junior College. The main building is housed in the Administrative Block, which are linked to the Senior Block, where some upper secondary classes are located, and the Science Block, where the science laboratories are located.
+*Seet, K. K. (1983). ''A place for the people'' (pp.&nbsp;6–16). Singapore: Times Books International.
+*Wijeysingha, E. (1963). ''A history of Raffles Institution, 1823-1963''. Singapore: University Education Press.
-The Junior Block is the newest block on campus, being completed in 1997. Located within are the lower secondary classrooms, 8 Seminar Rooms, 2 Computer Laboratories and an English Studio in its four stories.
+*Makepeace, W., Brooke, G. E., & Braddell, R. St. J. (Eds.). (1991). ''One hundred years of Singapore''. Singapore: Oxford University Press.
+*Ng, S. C. (1991). ''She is from the East''. Singapore: Raffles Institution.
-The Design Centre is home to various facilities. These include the art galleries, art rooms, [[robotics]] laboratory and a [[Apple Macintosh|Macintosh]] Lab. The gymnasium and lock-ups for Uniformed Groups are located at the second and third level of the block respectively. It also serves as a link to the Hong Leong Swimming Complex.
-The Shaw Foundation Ceremonial Hall (also known as the "dining hall"), Hullett Memorial Library, and Boarding House are wedged between the Junior Block and Design Centre, in an unnamed block.
-Constructions are currently ongoing for a new 7-storey block on the area beside the junior block. As of June 2005, the Albert Hong Hall and the current canteen will be torn down to be replaced by newer facilities.
-=== Hullett Memorial Library ===
-The Hullett Memorial Library (HML) is situated between the Junior Block and Design Centre and is named after Raffles Institution's longest serving headmaster, Mr. R. W. Hullett. With nearly 50 thousand books and around 50 computers with internet access, the HML is the most well equipped secondary school library in Singapore. The library also has full-time staff in charge of the place. The HML is designed with the era of Sir Stamford Raffles in mind, so the furniture in the library is custom made, according to the [[regency style]] furniture that was used in Raffles' time. Incidentally, it was founded in 1923, making it the oldest library in Singapore. In fact, the origins of Singapore's National Library Board lie in the HML.
-=== Sports Facilities ===
-Raffles Institution offers many sports facilities, the largest of which is the 400-metre synthetic track that circles the field. The field is used by CCA groups like [[rugby]], [[softball]] and the track and field team to conduct trainings. In addition to that, Raffles Institution has an Olympic-sized swimming pool behind the design block.
-Raffles Institution has a gymnasium (sometimes known to students as the multi-purpose hall) housing the [[judo]] dojo, [[table tennis]] training area and a rock wall. In the Albert Hong Hall is a weights room. The campus also has two [[tennis]] courts, two [[basketball]] courts, three [[squash (sport)|squash]] courts and is one of the few schools to have two [[cricket]] nets. There is also an underground shooting range, which doubles as a bomb shelter.
-Lastly, Raffles Institution has an artificial turf commonly termed as the "[[Astroturf]]" by all in the school. It is used for school assembly in the morning, and later in the day, for[[hockey]] training and for many people to play their own sports and games. The turf was donated by the Prince of [[Brunei]] in 1994.
-=== Boarding School ===
-Raffles Institution has a Boarding Complex consisting of five blocks. These are named after the houses in the school. Moor is the only block catering to girls. The boarding blocks each can accommodate 90 pupils and every block has its own staff, which is overseen by a Boarding Master.
-Boarders consist of Raffles Institution pupils interested in boarding life, scholars from other countries (mostly [[ASEAN]] countries), as well as pupils from other secondary schools and [[junior college]]s.
-=== Academic Facilities ===
-The administrative, junior, and senior block all contain classrooms. Each classroom is fully [[air conditioning|air-conditioned]] with a console and a projector. The administrative block has three lecture theatres, one audio-visual theatre (AVT), one music laboratory and one band room.
-In the science block, there are three levels of laboratories &mdash; one for each sub-discipline of science, [[chemistry]], [[physics]], and [[biology]]. Each floor has four laboratories allocated to it, except for the third floor, which has three biology labs and one Exploratory Lab for research in [[life sciences]].
-=== IT facilities ===
-The entire school has four general-purpose computer labs, one Macintosh laboratory, one Internet Lab (for the study of LAN connections), and one X-lab, short for Experimental Lab (not to be confused with the Exploratory Laboratory) for research in computer studies. Connectivity is supplied to all buildings by the campus [[local area network|LAN]], with additional wireless access blanketing most areas such as the Admin Block and Library.
-Most of the Macintosh computers in school are located in the Design Centre for the use of the students in the Art Elective Programme. There are two other older Macs in between the two computer labs in the main block. The school has a number of [[iBook]]s available for loan that can access the wireless network for internet access. The network services run on [[Novell]] Netware.
-One week a year is dedicated to "iLearning". During this week, lessons and materials are disseminated online for students to study at their own pace and students are not required to attend school.
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-* [http://www.ri.sch.edu.sg/houses/archives/histri.htm History of Raffles Institution]
+* [http://www.rgs.edu.sg/ Raffles Girls' School (Secondary)]
+* [http://www.raffles.sg/ The Raffles Programme (RP)]
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