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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)
Raffles Girls' School (Secondary); Sekolah Perempuan Raffles (Menengah) (Malay); 莱佛士女子中学 (Chinese); இராஃபிள்ஸ் பெண்கள் பள்ளி (உயர்நிலை) (Tamil)
Address
	2 Braddell Rise; Singapore 318871; Singapore
Coordinates	1°20′34″N 103°50′36″E / 1.3428°N 103.8434°E
Information
Type	Independent
Motto	Filiae Melioris Aevi; (Daughters of a Better Age)
Established	1879; 145 years ago
Sister school	Raffles Institution
School code	3008
Chairman	Judith Prakash
Principal	Mrs Ong Hong Peng
Gender	Girls
Enrolment	1600
Colour(s)	Green Black White
Website	www.rgs.edu.sg

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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

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

Uniform

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

Awards and accolades

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

Ang Swee Chai, orthopaedic surgeon and co-founder of Medical Aid for Palestinians^[19]
Kit Chan, singer and actress
Beatrice Chia, actress and director
Annabel Chong, former pornographic actress
Chua Sock Koong, former SingTel group chief executive officer^[20]
Joanna Dong, singer, actress and television host
Faizah Jamal, legal academic and former nominated member of parliament
Intan Azura Mokhtar, former member of parliament for Ang Mo Kio GRC
Amy Khor, member of parliament for Hong Kah North SMC^[21]
Stella Kon, playwright best known for her play "Emily of Emerald Hill"
Lee Choo Neo, first female medical practitioner in Singapore
Jane Lee, first woman from Southeast Asia to scale the Seven Summits
Lee Tzu Pheng, award-winning poet
Lim Hwee Hua, first female Cabinet minister in Singapore
Corrinne May, singer-songwriter
Denise Phua, member of parliament for Jalan Besar GRC
Judith Prakash, first female judge in the Court of Appeal
Quah Ting Wen, national swimmer
Rahayu Mahzam, member of parliament for Jurong GRC
Sim Ann, member of parliament for 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 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^[22]
Mariam Jaafar, politician

References

^ ^a ^b "Vision Mission Values". www.rgs.edu.sg. Archived from the original on 23 April 2017. Retrieved 22 April 2017.
^ "Site directory". Archived from the original on 26 October 2019. Retrieved 26 October 2019.
^ "Board of Governors". www.rgs.edu.sg. Archived from the original on 24 April 2017. Retrieved 22 April 2017.
^ ^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.
^ "School Information Service (SIS)". sis.moe.gov.sg. Archived from the original on 23 December 2019. Retrieved 23 December 2019.
^ "Historical Milestones". www.rgs.edu.sg. Archived from the original on 23 April 2017. Retrieved 22 April 2017.
^ "SCHOOL ACHIEVEMENTS IN 2006" (PDF). Ministry of Education. 19 September 2006. Archived (PDF) from the original on 22 September 2018. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
^ "Raffles Girls' School (Secondary)". Alliance of Girls' Schools Australasia. 19 July 2008. Archived from the original on 19 July 2008. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
^ "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.
^ 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.
^ 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.
^ "A-Z guide to the top school". (20 August 1994). Straits Times.
^ "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.
^ "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.
^ "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.
^ "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.
^ "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.
^ "Teen poet wins literature prize". AsiaOne.com. 28 April 2008. Archived from the original on 22 February 2022. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
^ "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.
^ "SingTel Organisation Chart". Archived from the original on 23 September 2014.
^ "Amy Khor's profile on the Singapore Parliament website". Archived from the original on 15 April 2016. Retrieved 6 July 2012.
^ "30 Under 30 Asia 2018: The Arts". Forbes. Archived from the original on 27 November 2019. Retrieved 8 April 2018.

External links

[rgs.edu.sg-1] "Vision Mission Values". www.rgs.edu.sg. Archived from the original on 23 April 2017. Retrieved 22 April 2017.

[url_relCampus_Address-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.

[schoolmove2019-4] rmes (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.

[url_relSingTel_Organisation_Chart-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.

[f30u30-22] "30 Under 30 Asia 2018: The Arts". Forbes. Archived from the original on 27 November 2019. Retrieved 8 April 2018.

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-'''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}}</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}}</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''' ('''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.
-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 }}</ref>
+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>
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 ==History==
 {{refimprove|section|date=January 2018}}
-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}}</ref>
+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 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}}</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}}</ref>
+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}}</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>
 ==School culture and identity==
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 == Awards and accolades ==
-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}}</ref>
+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}}</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>
-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}}</ref>
+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>
-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}}</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}}</ref>
+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>
 ==Notable alumnae==
 {{see also|Raffles Institution (Secondary)#Notable alumni|Raffles Institution (Junior College)#Notable alumni}}
-* [[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 }}</ref>
+* [[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>
 * [[Kit Chan]], singer and actress
 * [[Beatrice Chia]], actress and director
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 * [[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}}</ref>
+* [[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