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Hey people, I'm a student of this school and I am in Hadley House. However, the yellow house name is WADDLE. The houses were named after a few significant principles and there is no such principle by the name of Chica. Thanks.
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{{Short description|School in Singapore, founded 1879}}
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|name = Raffles Girls' School (Secondary)
| name = Raffles Girls' School (Secondary)
| native_name = {{nobold|{{native name|ms|Sekolah Perempuan Raffles (Menengah)}}<br />{{native name|zh|莱佛士女子中学}}<br />{{native name|ta|இராஃபிள்ஸ் பெண்கள் பள்ளி (உயர்நிலை)}}}}
|image = [[Image:Rgs crest.png]]
| logo = Rgscrest.png
|motto = Filiae Melioris Ævi
| logo_size = 150px
|motto_translation = Daughters of a better age
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|established = 1879
|location = 20 Anderson Road, [[Singapore]] 259978<ref name="url relCampus Address">{{cite web |url=http://www.rgs.edu.sg/contact/campus-address |title=Campus Address |format= |work= |accessdate=}}</ref>
| motto = Filiae Melioris Aevi<ref name="rgs.edu.sg">{{cite web|url=http://www.rgs.edu.sg/about/vision-mission-values|title=Vision Mission Values|website=www.rgs.edu.sg|access-date=22 April 2017|archive-date=23 April 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170423102713/http://www.rgs.edu.sg/about/vision-mission-values|url-status=live}}</ref>
| motto_translation = Daughters of a Better Age
|type = Independent
| address = 2 Braddell Rise
|gender = Girls
| city = [[Singapore]]
|session = Single
| zipcode = 318871<ref name="url relCampus Address">{{cite web |url=https://www.rgs.edu.sg/others/new-campus/site-directory |title=Site directory |access-date=26 October 2019 |archive-date=26 October 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191026051235/https://www.rgs.edu.sg/others/new-campus/site-directory |url-status=live }}</ref>
|principal = Mrs Poh Mun See
| country = [[Singapore]]
|school code = 3008
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|enrolment = Approx. 1800
| type = Independent
|colours = Green, black, white
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| sister_school = [[Raffles Institution]]
|homepage = [http://www.rgs.edu.sg Link]
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| chairman = [[Judith Prakash]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rgs.edu.sg/about/board-of-governors|title=Board of Governors|website=www.rgs.edu.sg|access-date=22 April 2017|archive-date=24 April 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170424202421/http://www.rgs.edu.sg/about/board-of-governors|url-status=live}}</ref>
| principal = Mrs Ong Hong Peng
| gender = Girls
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| website = {{url|www.rgs.edu.sg}}
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'''Raffles Girls' School''' ('''RGS''') is an independent girls' secondary school located in [[Toa Payoh|Braddell]], [[Singapore]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://sis.moe.gov.sg/SchoolDetails.aspx?schoolCode=3008|title=School Information Service (SIS)|website=sis.moe.gov.sg|access-date=2019-12-23|archive-date=23 December 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191223054738/https://sis.moe.gov.sg/SchoolDetails.aspx?schoolCode=3008|url-status=live}}</ref> Established in 1879, it is one of the oldest schools in Singapore. RGS, together with its affiliated school [[Raffles Institution]], offers a six-year [[Integrated Programme|Raffles Programme]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rgs.edu.sg/about/historical-milestones|title=Historical Milestones|website=www.rgs.edu.sg|access-date=22 April 2017|archive-date=23 April 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170423101802/http://www.rgs.edu.sg/about/historical-milestones|url-status=live}}</ref> which allows students to skip the [[Singapore-Cambridge GCE Ordinary Level]] examinations and proceed to take the [[Singapore-Cambridge GCE Advanced Level]] examinations at the end of Year 6.


'''Raffles Girls' School (Secondary)''' is an independent girls' [[Secondary education|secondary school]] in [[Singapore]]. RGS was recognised by the Ministry of Education in 2006 by being awarded the School Excellence Award (recognising schools with 'exemplary school processes and practices'), among other awards. [http://www.moe.gov.sg/press/2004/pr2004sea_sda.htm] It has been consistently ranked as one of the top among secondary schools in Singapore in the official annual school rankings published by the [[Ministry of Education (Singapore)|Ministry of Education]].
The school was recognised by the [[Ministry of Education (Singapore)|Ministry of Education]] in 2006 by being awarded the School Excellence Award (recognising schools with 'exemplary school processes and practices'), among other awards.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nas.gov.sg/archivesonline/data/pdfdoc/20060924999.pdf |title=SCHOOL ACHIEVEMENTS IN 2006 |publisher=Ministry of Education |date=19 September 2006 |access-date=2018-09-22 |archive-date=22 September 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180922140020/http://www.nas.gov.sg/archivesonline/data/pdfdoc/20060924999.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref>


It was a member of [[Alliance of Girls' Schools Australasia]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://agsa.org.au/members.php?PageID=11&Group=Country&Country=Singapore|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080719180538/http://agsa.org.au/members.php?PageID=11&Group=Country&Country=Singapore|url-status=dead|archive-date=2008-07-19|title=Raffles Girls' School (Secondary)|publisher=[[Alliance of Girls' Schools Australasia]]|date=2008-07-19|access-date=2019-07-05}}</ref>
RGS offers the first four years of the [[Integrated Programme]] in the ''Raffles Programme'', together with [[Raffles Institution]], which allows students to proceed directly to Raffles Institution (Year 5-6) without taking the GCE 'O' Levels.

It was also one of the first few schools to offer the [[Education in Singapore#Gifted Education|Gifted Education Programme]].

It is not officially affiliated with [[Raffles Girls' Primary School]], despite having a common history.


==History==
==History==
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Before Raffles Girls' School became a school in its own right, it existed as a part of [[Raffles Institution]] (RI).
Before RGS became a school in its own right, it existed as a section of [[Raffles Institution]] (RI).<ref>{{cite news|title=A CENTURY OF EDUCATION IN SINGAPORE|url=http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/singfreepressb19351008-1.2.43.10|work=The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser|date=8 October 1935|access-date=3 January 2018|archive-date=28 September 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170928011535/http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/singfreepressb19351008-1.2.43.10|url-status=live}}</ref>


The department for girls was opened in the RI campus of [[Bras Basah Road]] on 4 March 1844 with 11 students, 5 day-scholars and six boarders, who were clothed, fed and instructed by the institution itself. The demand for education grew and in 1847, the school moved to RI's eastern wing, extending towards [[Bras Basah]] Road. In 1871, the school moved into a house, the George Family's Old Mansion at the corner of [[Bras Basah]] Road. In 1879, the school separated from RI and Miss Nelson was appointed the school's first headmistress. Together with three assistants, she ran the school which had an enrolment of 77. Since then, 1879 has been officially regarded as the year of the founding of RGS.
The precursor to RGS opened in the RI campus of [[Bras Basah Road]] on 4 March 1844 with 11 students, five day-scholars and six boarders, who were clothed, fed and instructed by the RI management. The demand for education grew and in 1847, the school moved to RI's eastern wing, extending towards Bras Basah Road. [[Edmund Augustus Blundell]], the Governor of the [[Straits Settlement]], described the school as "a female school designed for the education and religious training of the children of poor [[Protestantism|Protestant]] parents" in 1855.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Chandy|first1=Gloria|title=Rise and rough times of RGS|url=http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/newnation19800317-1.2.41|work=New Nation|date=17 March 1980|access-date=3 January 2018|archive-date=3 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180103134855/http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/newnation19800317-1.2.41|url-status=live}}</ref> In 1871, the school moved into a house, the George Family's Old Mansion at the corner of Bras Basah Road. In 1879, the school separated from RI and M. Nelson was appointed the school's first headmistress. Together with three assistants, she ran the school which had an enrolment of 77. Since then, 1879 has been officially regarded as the year of the founding of RGS.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Zhu|first1=Melissa|title=New RGS campus expected to be ready earliest 2019|url=http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/new-rgs-campus-expected-to-be-ready-earliest-2019-7728826|work=Channel NewsAsia|date=20 October 2016|access-date=3 January 2018|archive-date=3 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180103133619/http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/new-rgs-campus-expected-to-be-ready-earliest-2019-7728826|url-status=live}}</ref>


On 21 October 2019, RGS moved from Anderson Road, where it had been located since 1959, to its new campus at [[Toa Payoh|Braddell Rise]], located opposite RI.<ref name="schoolmove2019">{{Cite web|url=https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/education/raffles-girls-school-moves-to-new-home-across-from-ri|title=Raffles Girls' School moves to new home, across from RI|last=hermes|date=2019-10-22|website=The Straits Times|language=en|access-date=2019-10-26|archive-date=26 October 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191026051236/https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/education/raffles-girls-school-moves-to-new-home-across-from-ri|url-status=live}}</ref>
From 1882 onwards, English speaking boys were admitted to the lower, middle and primary classes. This was discontinued in 1927 due to the increasing demand for accommodation for girls. The Raffles Old Girls' association was formed on 7 July 1950. The school motto was introduced in 1953, with the school's first annual Speech Day held on the same year.

RGS became a government school in 1903, located at Queen Street. In 1959, the primary and secondary sections of the school were separated and the secondary section moved to Anderson Road, while the primary section remains in Queen Street. The school stopped offering 'A' level courses in 1983, and the Gifted Education Programme started in 1984. The school later moved to a holding school located at Jalan Kuala in 1988 and moved back to a new building at Anderson Road on 1 November 1992, becoming independent on 1 January 1993. In 1994, the RGS chapter was formed, to replace the Women's Rafflesian Chapter.

The curriculum when the school first started was confined to basic skills like reading, writing, needlework and cookery, as the focus of the school in the past was to equip girls with the tools to become an educated wife. The curriculum now comprises the sciences, humanities and aesthetics. All students are also required to have lessons in [[Philosophy]], one of the notable features of the Raffles Programme.

Raffles Girls' School currently has 1,800 illiterates enrolled there.

==Features==


==School culture and identity==
===Uniform===
===Uniform===
[[File:Formal Uniform.png|thumb|Semi-formal RGS uniform with school tie]]
The usual school uniform is a belted, deep blue pleated [[pinafore]] and a white collared blouse.<ref>"A-Z guide to the top school". (20 August 1994). ''Straits Times''.</ref> Students customarily fold their sleeves on most shirts (except Physical Education Shirt), which also requires a colour-coded nametag (colours Black, Blue, Red and Yellow, inherited by first year batch to graduating batch respectively), along with the school badge, on the top left of the uniform, right below the nametag. During semi-formal events and weekly assemblies students wear the semi-formal attire - the usual uniform with green ties striped with black and white tucked underneath their pinafores.
[[File:Formal school attire.png|thumb|Formal school attire]]
The usual school uniform is a belted, deep blue pinafore and a white collared blouse.<ref>"A-Z guide to the top school". (20 August 1994). ''Straits Times''.</ref>


== Awards and accolades ==
All prefects must also wear school socks. Lower secondary prefects (Prefects-in-training) wear the same pinafore with the addition of the leadership badge and the school tie.
A group of four students from RGS emerged Champion at the Kids' Lit Quiz 2018, and represented Singapore in New Zealand in July that year.<ref>{{cite news |title=Raffles Girls' School tops literature quiz and will represent Singapore in global round |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/raffles-girls-school-tops-literature-quiz-and-will-represent-singapore-in-global-round |access-date=19 April 2019 |agency=The Straits Times |work=The Straits Times |date=20 April 2018 |language=en |archive-date=19 April 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190419111609/https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/raffles-girls-school-tops-literature-quiz-and-will-represent-singapore-in-global-round |url-status=live }}</ref>


Joseph Toh Kim Leng won the Teaching Award in 2016, which honours outstanding teachers of English language, English literature and General Paper in Singapore.<ref>{{cite news |title=Well versed in the art of teaching English |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/education/well-versed-in-the-art-of-teaching-english |access-date=19 April 2019 |agency=The Straits Times |work=The Straits Times |date=14 October 2016 |language=en |archive-date=19 April 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190419111613/https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/education/well-versed-in-the-art-of-teaching-english |url-status=live }}</ref>
Events such as Founder's Day and formal events out of school require participating students to wear the formal uniform, which consists of a dark vest, skirt, a long-sleeved blouse and the school tie.


Jodie Lai, a 2015 Optimist World Championships Under-15 champion, was conferred the title of Best Sportsgirl for sailing at the 46th Singapore Schools Sports Council (SSSC) Colours Awards in 2016.<ref>{{cite news |title=School sports: Over 8,000 student-athletes recognised at annual SSSC Colours Awards |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/sport/schools/school-sports-over-8000-student-athletes-recognised-at-annual-sssc-colours-awards |access-date=19 April 2019 |agency=The Straits Times |work=The Straits Times |date=16 September 2016 |language=en |archive-date=19 April 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190419111642/https://www.straitstimes.com/sport/schools/school-sports-over-8000-student-athletes-recognised-at-annual-sssc-colours-awards |url-status=live }}</ref>
On House Days, students are encouraged to wear their house shirts with culottes to ignite the house spirit throughout the whole school.


Students from the school have won the Queen's Commonwealth Essay Competition.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Singapore High Commission in London and Embassy to Ireland and Iceland|url=https://www.facebook.com/SingaporeHighComLondon/posts/2437118096383803 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/facebook/180277685401200/2437118096383803 |archive-date=2022-02-26 |url-access=limited|access-date=2020-11-04|website=www.facebook.com|language=en}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-11-22|title=2019 essay world finalists|url=https://www.rcscanty.co.nz/commonwealth-essay-competition-header-page/2019-essay-world-finalists/|access-date=2020-11-04|website=The Royal Commonwealth Society Canterbury (NZ) Branch Incorporated|language=en-GB|archive-date=19 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201019152128/http://www.rcscanty.co.nz/commonwealth-essay-competition-header-page/2019-essay-world-finalists/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2008-04-28|title=Teen poet wins literature prize|url=https://www.asiaone.com/News/Education/Story/A1Story20080424-61555.html|access-date=2022-02-22|website=AsiaOne.com|language=en|archive-date=22 February 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220222115730/https://www.asiaone.com/News/Education/Story/A1Story20080424-61555.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
===Houses===
The House system in Raffles Girls' School was started by the late Miss M.M. Hadley, the post-war principal of the school. The principal after Miss Hadley, Miss Evelyn Norris, added the last house in honor of her contributions to the school. There are five houses, named after five past principals of the school:
* Tarbet (Red, Bull mascot)
* Buckle (Green, Elf mascot)
* Richardson (Blue, Genie mascot)
* Waddle (Yellow, Duck mascot)
* Hadley (Purple, Monkey mascot)


==Notable alumnae==
Each house committee is led by an EXCO of one Secondary Four House Captain, one Secondary Four Vice-Captain, and committees, namely Outreach, Training, Secretary and Human Resource. The house committee plays a pivotal role in the house system. House cheers were made to boost house spirit, and there is even a combined house cheer to boost team spirit and also to bond the different houses.

The five houses take part in competitions throughout the school year, with several major events pivotal in deciding the overall champion house. These include the Swim Carnival and the Sportsfest, held annually. Netball Carnival is also held for all levels, and is an interclass competition.

Throughout the rest of the year, interhouse games (IHG) are organised by CCAs like netball and photography. These IHGs contribute to the Overall Champion House and Best Organised House.

The Raffles Girls' School House system is one of the oldest in Singapore, going on for almost 64 years now.

The [[Raffles Institution]] Year 5-6 houses consists of the RGS houses combined with their RI (Year 1-4) counterparts, resulting in 5 houses, Bayley-Waddle (Yellow), Buckle-Buckley (Green), Hadley-Hullet (Purple and Black), Moor-Tarbet (Red), and Morrison-Richardson (Blue).

===Cheering===
The school adheres to a unique tradition of cheering in deep voices, unusual for female cheer teams. The student body is led by a congregation of the prefectorial board and the peer support board, and occasionally includes the house committees. Hand signals are used to indicate the cheer used. Cheering not only takes place as school support at inter-school competitions, but also, and more importantly, takes place as a traditional finale to all school events, coupled with the singing of the school anthem. Favorite cheers include "Unite", "Raffles Ichiban" and "Say Ra". Cheering competitions are also held between houses during interhouse games. Each house has a library of house cheers, on top of the school cheers.

Other than cheering, singing has taken an equally important role in cohort bonding. Typical songs include "Dedication", "Pass It On" and "If We Hold On Together". However, singing as a cohort or school only regularly takes place during the annual Farewell Assembly for the graduating Secondary 4 cohort.

===Facilities===
RGS has
*A fully networked campus
*Air-conditioned classrooms each with 10 LAN points
*4 Computer Laboratories
*9 Science Laboratories (inclusive of a Life Science Lab & Photonics Lab) each with 6 LAN points
*Drama Theatre
*AVA Theatrette
*6 Special Rooms: Mother Tongue Rooms (3), English Room, Speech & Drama Room, Kitchen 1 & 2
*Music rooms/MEP rooms
*Art Rooms
*Design & Technology Workshop
*Media Resource Library

The sport facilities are
*Gymnasium
*Playing field
*Badminton, Basketball, Netball, Squash and Tennis courts
*Dance studio
*Rockwall
*Fitness Centre
*Running track

==Student Leadership==

===RGS-International Convention for Youth Leaders===
The RGS-International Convention for Youth Leaders (RGS-ICYL) is a prestigious biennial gathering of female student leaders from local and international institutions, first organised in 2006 intended as a platform for female youth leaders with diverse backgrounds to exchange ideas and experiences, and thus gain a better understanding of how they can contribute to society as a female leader. Prominent guest speakers from the corporate sector, politics and humanitarian groups are invited to provide a wide range of perspectives. In addition, RGS-ICYL offers opportunities for fellow youth leaders to be ambassadors of their respective countries in the context of an exchange of ideas across cultures.

===Leadership roles===
RGS has a total of 4 leadership boards: the Prefectorial Board (PB), the Peer Support Board (PSB), the Student Congress and the House Committee. PB is considered to be the pinnacle lead board of the school, taking charge of discipline, school spirit as well as the execution of many events (Open House, Speech Day, Founder's Day). Members of PSB help with the assimilation of the new Year 1s into the RGS culture, and promote kindness and care. They organize the annual Year 1 Orientation and hold fun sessions with the Year 1s throughout their first year to help ensure that they are coping and adjusting well to secondary school. RGS is one of the few schools in Singapore with a student congress. Student Congress aims to act as a voice for the general student population, putting in ideas and suggestions and advocating for change. The House Committee members help to foster a sense of house spirit in the girls, often leading in the combined house cheers and facilitating in the organization of IHGs.

All student leaders are recognized with badges. House Committee and PSB members wear a unique collar pin, while Congress members pin on a badge above their name tags. Prefects are recognized in their different uniforms of a blouse and culottes and prefect badge, together with the tiepin. CCA chairpersons or captains, as well as Class Chairpersons and Vice Chairpersons also wear a badge.

== Co-Curricular Activities ==
Raffles Girls School offers a variety of [[Co-Curricular Activities]] (CCAs), ranging from Performing Arts, Uniformed Groups, Sports, Clubs and Societies, and Service CCAs. With 52 Co-Curricular Activities, students are able to develop their talents outside of the academic domain, and through their participation in their Co-Curricular Activities, they foster a team and school spirit, becoming active creators of a better community. RGS offers 42 CCAs - Performing Arts, Sports, Clubs and Societies, Uniformed Groups, and Service CCAs.

==Notable alumni==
{{see also|Raffles Institution (Secondary)#Notable alumni|Raffles Institution (Junior College)#Notable alumni}}
{{see also|Raffles Institution (Secondary)#Notable alumni|Raffles Institution (Junior College)#Notable alumni}}
{{alumni|date=October 2024}}
* [[Faizah Jamal]]: [[Nominated Member of Parliament]], 2012-
* [[Ang Swee Chai]], orthopaedic surgeon and co-founder of [[Medical Aid for Palestinians]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.swhf.sg/profiles/ang-swee-chai/ |title=Ang Swee Chai /Singapore Women's Hall of Fame |work=Singapore Women's Hall of Fame |date=2014-03-03 |access-date=2019-07-29 |archive-date=28 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230328045526/https://www.swhf.sg/profiles/ang-swee-chai/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
* [[Amy Khor]]: Mayor, South West District; [[Member of Parliament]] for [[Hong Kah North SMC]]<ref>[http://www.parliament.gov.sg/mp/amy-khor-lean-suan?viewcv=Amy%20Khor%20Lean%20Suan Amy Khor's profile on the Singapore Parliament website]</ref>
* [[Kit Chan]], singer and actress
* [[Stephanie Sun]]: Singer-songwriter
* [[Emma Yong]]: Stage actress and playwright
* [[Beatrice Chia]], actress and director
* [[Kit Chan]]: Singer and actress
* [[Annabel Chong]], former pornographic actress
* [[Chua Sock Koong]], former [[SingTel]] group chief executive officer<ref name="url relSingTel Organisation Chart">{{cite web|url=http://info.singtel.com/about-us/organisation-chart|title=SingTel Organisation Chart|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140923055333/http://info.singtel.com/about-us/organisation-chart|archive-date=23 September 2014}}</ref>
* [[Brenda Yeoh]]: Dean, [[Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences of National University of Singapore|Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, National University of Singapore]]
* [[Joanna Dong]], singer, actress and television host
* [[Jackie Ying]]: Executive director, Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology, [[Agency for Science, Technology and Research]] (A*STAR)
* [[Faizah Jamal]], legal academic and former nominated member of parliament
* [[Chua Sock Koong]]: Group Chief Executive Officer, [[SingTel]].<ref name="url relSingTel Organisation Chart">{{cite web |url=http://info.singtel.com/about-us/organisation-chart |title=SingTel Organisation Chart |format= |work= |accessdate=}}</ref>
* [[Intan Azura Mokhtar]], former member of parliament for [[Ang Mo Kio Group Representation Constituency|Ang Mo Kio GRC]]
* [[Lee Tzu Pheng]]: Award-winning poet
* [[Amy Khor]], member of parliament for [[Hong Kah North Single Member Constituency|Hong Kah North SMC]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.parliament.gov.sg/mp/amy-khor-lean-suan?viewcv=Amy%20Khor%20Lean%20Suan|title=Amy Khor's profile on the Singapore Parliament website|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160415081411/http://www.parliament.gov.sg/mp/amy-khor-lean-suan?viewcv=Amy%20Khor%20Lean%20Suan|archive-date=15 April 2016|access-date=6 July 2012}}</ref>
* [[Chua Sui Eng]]: Queen's Scholar, 1948
* [[Stella Kon]], playwright best known for her play "[[Emily of Emerald Hill]]"
* [[Corrinne May]]: Singer-songwriter
* [[Lee Choo Neo]], first female medical practitioner in Singapore
* [[Jane Lee (mountaineer)|Jane Lee]], first woman from Southeast Asia to scale the [[Seven Summits]]
* [[Lee Tzu Pheng]], award-winning poet
* [[Lim Hwee Hua]], first female [[Cabinet of Singapore|Cabinet]] minister in Singapore
* [[Corrinne May]], singer-songwriter
* [[Denise Phua]], member of parliament for [[Jalan Besar Group Representation Constituency|Jalan Besar GRC]]
* [[Judith Prakash]], first female judge in the [[Court of Appeal of Singapore|Court of Appeal]]
* [[Quah Ting Wen]], national swimmer
* [[Rahayu Mahzam]], member of parliament for [[Jurong Group Representation Constituency|Jurong GRC]]
* [[Sim Ann]], member of parliament for [[Holland-Bukit Timah Group Representation Constituency|Holland-Bukit Timah GRC]]
* [[Siow Lee Chin]], violinist
* [[Stefanie Sun]], singer-songwriter
* [[Leaena Tambyah]], founder of Singapore's first school for children with multiple disabilities
* [[Carrie Tan]], member of parliament for [[Nee Soon Group Representation Constituency|Nee Soon GRC]]
* [[Margaret Leng Tan]], pianist
* [[Tan Pin Pin]], film-maker
* [[Tang Pui Wah]], Singapore's first female Olympian
* [[Tay Kewei]], singer-songwriter and founder of Sparkle Life Music
* [[Jackie Yi-Ru Ying]], nanotechnology scientist
* [[Emma Yong]], actress
* [[Zhang Jingna]], photographer and [[Forbes 30 Under 30]] Asia honoree<ref name="f30u30">{{Cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/30-under-30-asia/2018/the-arts/|title=30 Under 30 Asia 2018: The Arts|website=Forbes|access-date=2018-04-08|archive-date=27 November 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191127184336/https://www.forbes.com/30-under-30-asia/2018/the-arts/|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[Mariam Jaafar]], politician


== References ==
== References ==
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* [http://www.rgs.edu.sg/ Raffles Girls' School (Secondary) website]
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* [http://www.ri.edu.sg/ Raffles Institution website]
* [http://www.ri.edu.sg/ Raffles Institution website]
* [http://www.ri.sch.edu.sg/ Raffles Institution (Secondary)]
* [https://archive.today/20060927104854/http://www.ri.sch.edu.sg/ Raffles Institution (Secondary)]
* [http://www.rjc.edu.sg/ Raffles Institution (Junior College)]
* [http://www.rjc.edu.sg/ Raffles Institution (Junior College)]
* [http://www.raffles.sg/ Raffles Programme website]
* [http://www.raffles.sg/ Raffles Programme website]


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Raffles Girls' School (Secondary)
Sekolah Perempuan Raffles (Menengah) (Malay)
莱佛士女子中学 (Chinese)
இராஃபிள்ஸ் பெண்கள் பள்ளி (உயர்நிலை) (Tamil)
Address
Map
2 Braddell Rise

Singapore
318871[2]

Singapore
Coordinates1°20′34″N 103°50′36″E / 1.3428°N 103.8434°E / 1.3428; 103.8434
Information
TypeIndependent
MottoFiliae Melioris Aevi[1]
(Daughters of a Better Age)
Established1879; 145 years ago (1879)[1]
Sister schoolRaffles Institution
School code3008
ChairmanJudith Prakash[3]
PrincipalMrs Ong Hong Peng
GenderGirls
Enrolment1600[4]
Colour(s) Green   Black   White 
Websitewww.rgs.edu.sg

Raffles Girls' School (RGS) is an independent girls' secondary school located in Braddell, Singapore.[5] Established in 1879, it is one of the oldest schools in Singapore. RGS, together with its affiliated school Raffles Institution, offers a six-year Raffles Programme,[6] which allows students to skip the Singapore-Cambridge GCE Ordinary Level examinations and proceed to take the Singapore-Cambridge GCE Advanced Level examinations at the end of Year 6.

The school was recognised by the Ministry of Education in 2006 by being awarded the School Excellence Award (recognising schools with 'exemplary school processes and practices'), among other awards.[7]

It was a member of Alliance of Girls' Schools Australasia.[8]

History

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Before RGS became a school in its own right, it existed as a section of Raffles Institution (RI).[9]

The precursor to RGS opened in the RI campus of Bras Basah Road on 4 March 1844 with 11 students, five day-scholars and six boarders, who were clothed, fed and instructed by the RI management. The demand for education grew and in 1847, the school moved to RI's eastern wing, extending towards Bras Basah Road. Edmund Augustus Blundell, the Governor of the Straits Settlement, described the school as "a female school designed for the education and religious training of the children of poor Protestant parents" in 1855.[10] In 1871, the school moved into a house, the George Family's Old Mansion at the corner of Bras Basah Road. In 1879, the school separated from RI and M. Nelson was appointed the school's first headmistress. Together with three assistants, she ran the school which had an enrolment of 77. Since then, 1879 has been officially regarded as the year of the founding of RGS.[11]

On 21 October 2019, RGS moved from Anderson Road, where it had been located since 1959, to its new campus at Braddell Rise, located opposite RI.[4]

School culture and identity

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Uniform

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Semi-formal RGS uniform with school tie
Formal school attire

The usual school uniform is a belted, deep blue pinafore and a white collared blouse.[12]

Awards and accolades

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A group of four students from RGS emerged Champion at the Kids' Lit Quiz 2018, and represented Singapore in New Zealand in July that year.[13]

Joseph Toh Kim Leng won the Teaching Award in 2016, which honours outstanding teachers of English language, English literature and General Paper in Singapore.[14]

Jodie Lai, a 2015 Optimist World Championships Under-15 champion, was conferred the title of Best Sportsgirl for sailing at the 46th Singapore Schools Sports Council (SSSC) Colours Awards in 2016.[15]

Students from the school have won the Queen's Commonwealth Essay Competition.[16][17][18]

Notable alumnae

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See also: Raffles Institution (Secondary) § Notable alumni, and Raffles Institution (Junior College) § Notable alumni

References

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  1. ^ a b "Vision Mission Values". www.rgs.edu.sg. Archived from the original on 23 April 2017. Retrieved 22 April 2017.
  2. ^ "Site directory". Archived from the original on 26 October 2019. Retrieved 26 October 2019.
  3. ^ "Board of Governors". www.rgs.edu.sg. Archived from the original on 24 April 2017. Retrieved 22 April 2017.
  4. ^ a b hermes (22 October 2019). "Raffles Girls' School moves to new home, across from RI". The Straits Times. Archived from the original on 26 October 2019. Retrieved 26 October 2019.
  5. ^ "School Information Service (SIS)". sis.moe.gov.sg. Archived from the original on 23 December 2019. Retrieved 23 December 2019.
  6. ^ "Historical Milestones". www.rgs.edu.sg. Archived from the original on 23 April 2017. Retrieved 22 April 2017.
  7. ^ "SCHOOL ACHIEVEMENTS IN 2006" (PDF). Ministry of Education. 19 September 2006. Archived (PDF) from the original on 22 September 2018. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
  8. ^ "Raffles Girls' School (Secondary)". Alliance of Girls' Schools Australasia. 19 July 2008. Archived from the original on 19 July 2008. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
  9. ^ "A CENTURY OF EDUCATION IN SINGAPORE". The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser. 8 October 1935. Archived from the original on 28 September 2017. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
  10. ^ Chandy, Gloria (17 March 1980). "Rise and rough times of RGS". New Nation. Archived from the original on 3 January 2018. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
  11. ^ Zhu, Melissa (20 October 2016). "New RGS campus expected to be ready earliest 2019". Channel NewsAsia. Archived from the original on 3 January 2018. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
  12. ^ "A-Z guide to the top school". (20 August 1994). Straits Times.
  13. ^ "Raffles Girls' School tops literature quiz and will represent Singapore in global round". The Straits Times. The Straits Times. 20 April 2018. Archived from the original on 19 April 2019. Retrieved 19 April 2019.
  14. ^ "Well versed in the art of teaching English". The Straits Times. The Straits Times. 14 October 2016. Archived from the original on 19 April 2019. Retrieved 19 April 2019.
  15. ^ "School sports: Over 8,000 student-athletes recognised at annual SSSC Colours Awards". The Straits Times. The Straits Times. 16 September 2016. Archived from the original on 19 April 2019. Retrieved 19 April 2019.
  16. ^ "Singapore High Commission in London and Embassy to Ireland and Iceland". www.facebook.com. Archived from the original on 26 February 2022. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
  17. ^ "2019 essay world finalists". The Royal Commonwealth Society Canterbury (NZ) Branch Incorporated. 22 November 2019. Archived from the original on 19 October 2020. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
  18. ^ "Teen poet wins literature prize". AsiaOne.com. 28 April 2008. Archived from the original on 22 February 2022. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
  19. ^ "Ang Swee Chai /Singapore Women's Hall of Fame". Singapore Women's Hall of Fame. 3 March 2014. Archived from the original on 28 March 2023. Retrieved 29 July 2019.
  20. ^ "SingTel Organisation Chart". Archived from the original on 23 September 2014.
  21. ^ "Amy Khor's profile on the Singapore Parliament website". Archived from the original on 15 April 2016. Retrieved 6 July 2012.
  22. ^ "30 Under 30 Asia 2018: The Arts". Forbes. Archived from the original on 27 November 2019. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
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