Raffles Institution is an independent boys' secondary school in Singapore. It is well known for being ranked as one of the best secondary schools in Singapore in the official annual school rankings published by the Ministry of Education, together with Raffles Girls' School (Secondary) and Hwa Chong Institution (formerly known as The Chinese High School). 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. The word 'Rafflesian' is used to refer to any student that has or had attended school at Raffles Institution, Raffles Girls' School or Raffles Junior College
Raffles Institution offers the Integrated Programme, also known as the Raffles Programme (RP), together with Raffles Girls' School (Secondary) and Raffles Junior College. It also offers an internal Gifted Education Programme (GEP/RP), but the GEP has started to merge with the mainstream into a single stream ever since Mr. Bob Koh took over the position of Headmaster.
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.
The current Headmaster of Raffles Institution is Bob Koh Chin Nguang, who took up the post after previous Headmaster Wong Siew Hoong left the school at the end of 2004.
Raffles Institution offers the Integrated Programme, also known as the Raffles Programme (RP), together with Raffles Girls' School (Secondary) and Raffles Junior College. It also offers an internal Gifted Education Programme (GEP/RP), but the GEP has started to merge with the mainstream into a single stream ever since Mr. Bob Koh took over the position of Headmaster.
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.
The current Headmaster of Raffles Institution is Bob Koh Chin Nguang, who took up the post after previous Headmaster Wong Siew Hoong left the school at the end of 2004.
