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| '''Raffles Junior College''' (abbr. '''RJC''', or, commonly, '''RJ''') is a |
'''Raffles Junior College''' (abbr. '''RJC''', or, commonly, '''RJ''') is a ] in ] offering a two-year course for students. It is located in ] beside the campus of ]. | ||
| Many students from Raffles Junior College have gone on to attend the best universities in the world, including ], ], and ] schools in America. A ] article in 2004 identified Raffles Junior College as the high school outside the USA that sent the most students to elite American colleges, topping the rate of many elite prep schools in America. ] featured an article in 2002 in which Raffles Junior College was awarded the title "Gateway to the Ivy League" for having sent the highest number of students to the ] schools internationally. | Many students from Raffles Junior College have gone on to attend the best universities in the world, including ], ], and ] schools in America. A ] article in 2004 identified Raffles Junior College as the high school outside the USA that sent the most students to elite American colleges, topping the rate of many elite prep schools in America. ] featured an article in 2002 in which Raffles Junior College was awarded the title "Gateway to the Ivy League" for having sent the highest number of students to the ] schools internationally.However, it also produce students like Wee Shu Min, who "found herself at the centre of an Internet scandal in October 2006 for posting on her blog what is viewed by some Singaporeans to be elitist, naive and insensitive statements against heartlanders." http://en.wikipedia.org/Wee_Shu_Min | ||
| In the 2005 ] ] Examination, Raffles Junior College has obtained the best results in 25 years since its establishment, with 59.2% of the class of 2005 scoring 4 'A' Level distinctions and 76.4% scoring 3 or more 'A' Level distinctions. | |||
| ⚫ | The current Principal of the school is Winston Hodge (2001 – present). | ||
| ==History== | |||
| Raffles Junior College was established to provide pre-university classes which were then discontinued in ] (RI), in keeping with national trends. Since then, it has excelled in both academic and non-academic fields, developing "fine traditions and excellent spirit". There is a distinct school spirit, termed the ''Rafflesian Spirit'', which bonds Rafflesians near and far, past and present, in common purpose and determination. | |||
| ⚫ | The current Principal of the school is Winston Hodge (2001 – present). | ||
| In 1982, RI’s pre-university section was transferred to a temporary campus at Paterson Road. RJC was then established to offer the ] ] curriculum. It was the first junior college to be established with both JC1 and JC2 students, with the JC2 students having just completed their Pre-U Year 1 in RI. | |||
| RJC then moved to Mt Sinai Road in 1984 which provided better facilities and a larger site to cater to junior college education. It was the college's home for the next 21 years. | |||
| On ], ], RJC held its moving ceremony from its previous Mount Sinai campus to Bishan Street 21 beside RI, where students took a specially chartered MRT train to Bishan and walked to their new campus. | |||
| On 1 January 2005, the junior college became an independent institution, only the second JC to be accorded this status after ] (now ]) a year earlier. In the same year, RJC became the first junior college to be awarded the School Excellence Award. This is the highest award in the ] Masterplan of Awards. | |||
| The new Bishan campus has been officially opened by Prime Minister ] on 8 April 2006, in conjunction with the college's 25th Anniversary celebrations. | |||
| ===Past principals=== | |||
| Mr Rudy Mosbergen 1982-1987<br> | |||
| Mr Lee Fong Seng 1988-2000 | |||
| ==College anthem== | |||
| The College Anthem of RJC is the same as the Institution Anthem of Raffles Institution. It was written by E. W. Jesudason (Principal of RI 1963–1966), and retained by RJC since it was born from the bosom of RI. | |||
| '''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 | |||
| ==Affiliation== | ==Affiliation== | ||
| ] | ] | ||
| RJC is affiliated to both Raffles Institution and ] (Secondary) (RGS). It shares its school anthem and school crest with RI. | RJC is affiliated to both Raffles Institution and ] (Secondary) (RGS)(This affilate is famous for producing porn star student Annabelle Chong, who is famous for "engaging in 251 sex acts with around 70 men over a ten hour period in January 1995, setting a world record".http://en.wikipedia.org/Annabelle_chong). It shares its school anthem and school crest with RI. | ||
| RJC's new Bishan campus is adjacent to RI. The two schools run ] campuses, where there is no fence separating them. Students of both schools may access both campuses, and the facilities between the schools are shared, such as for use by CCAs. Both schools also share a common driveway and main gate. RJC's Block A is linked to the new 7-storey academic block in RI by a bridge, which provides a seamless link between RI's main block and RJC. | RJC's new Bishan campus is adjacent to RI. The two schools run ] campuses, where there is no fence separating them. Students of both schools may access both campuses, and the facilities between the schools are shared, such as for use by CCAs. Both schools also share a common driveway and main gate. RJC's Block A is linked to the new 7-storey academic block in RI by a bridge, which provides a seamless link between RI's main block and RJC. | ||
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| RJC currently offers the ''Raffles Programme'' (RP), an ] which takes students all the way from Secondary 1 to JC2, skipping the ]. Students spend the first four years in RI or RGS, and the last two years in RJC. The college's enrollment increased from 2100 to 2500 when the first batch of students in the Raffles Programme entered in 2006. | RJC currently offers the ''Raffles Programme'' (RP), an ] which takes students all the way from Secondary 1 to JC2, skipping the ]. Students spend the first four years in RI or RGS, and the last two years in RJC. The college's enrollment increased from 2100 to 2500 when the first batch of students in the Raffles Programme entered in 2006. | ||
| ==Faculty and house system== | |||
| In May 2005, RJC introduced the house system which replaced its faculty system. This was due to the large imbalance of people taking different subject combinations in recent years. For example, the Engineering and Arts Faculties combined was smaller than the Medicine Faculty in 2005. Other reasons include the pioneer batch of students in the Raffles Programme entering RJC in 2006, the major change in the Singapore junior college education system from 2006 which does not allow students to take "triple science" (], ] and ]), as well as the fact that Computing and Further Mathematics are no longer offered. These are the faculties from the old system that have ceased to exist: | |||
| '''Arts''' (Red) (A01, A02, A03, A04) (Formerly "Arts and Commerce" until Commerce ceased to be offered from 2000)<br> | |||
| '''Commerce''' (Black) (C0X) (Merged with Arts to become "Arts and Commerce" in the 1990s)<br> | |||
| '''Computing and Pure Science''' (Green) (S04, S05, S06, S07)<br> | |||
| '''Engineering''' (Blue) (S01, S02)<br> | |||
| '''Medicine''' (Yellow) (S03) | |||
| Note: In 2005, the Medicine Faculty was split into MedFac 1 and MedFac 2 due to the large population. | |||
| Students from RI and RGS remain in their original houses while students from other schools will be evenly allocated into the five houses. The names of the Houses are merged from RI and RGS as follows: | |||
| '''Bayley-Waddle''' (Yellow)<br> | |||
| '''Buckle-Buckley''' (Green)<br> | |||
| '''Hadley-Hullett''' (Purple/Black)<br> | |||
| '''Moor-Tarbet''' (Red)<br> | |||
| '''Morrison-Richardson''' (Blue) | |||
| ==Facilities== | ==Facilities== | ||
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Template:Infobox Singapore School Raffles Junior College (abbr. RJC, or, commonly, RJ) is a junior college in Singapore offering a two-year course for students. It is located in Bishan beside the campus of Raffles Institution.
Many students from Raffles Junior College have gone on to attend the best universities in the world, including Oxford, Cambridge, and Ivy League schools in America. A Wall Street Journal article in 2004 identified Raffles Junior College as the high school outside the USA that sent the most students to elite American colleges, topping the rate of many elite prep schools in America. The Economist featured an article in 2002 in which Raffles Junior College was awarded the title "Gateway to the Ivy League" for having sent the highest number of students to the Ivy League schools internationally.However, it also produce students like Wee Shu Min, who "found herself at the centre of an Internet scandal in October 2006 for posting on her blog what is viewed by some Singaporeans to be elitist, naive and insensitive statements against heartlanders." http://en.wikipedia.org/Wee_Shu_Min
The current Principal of the school is Winston Hodge (2001 – present).
Affiliation
RJC is affiliated to both Raffles Institution and Raffles Girls' School (Secondary) (RGS)(This affilate is famous for producing porn star student Annabelle Chong, who is famous for "engaging in 251 sex acts with around 70 men over a ten hour period in January 1995, setting a world record".http://en.wikipedia.org/Annabelle_chong). It shares its school anthem and school crest with RI.
RJC's new Bishan campus is adjacent to RI. The two schools run open concept campuses, where there is no fence separating them. Students of both schools may access both campuses, and the facilities between the schools are shared, such as for use by CCAs. Both schools also share a common driveway and main gate. RJC's Block A is linked to the new 7-storey academic block in RI by a bridge, which provides a seamless link between RI's main block and RJC.
The college uniform for RJC boys is largely similar to that for RI boys, with the main differences lying in the pleat at the back of the shirt, upturned sleeves which are sewn down, pleats in the long pants and the material of the shirt and long pants. RJC girls wear a white, short-sleeved blouse with a green pleated skirt. The college badge retains the old RI design, where RI modified its badge slightly in the 1990s.
RJC currently offers the Raffles Programme (RP), an Integrated Programme which takes students all the way from Secondary 1 to JC2, skipping the GCE 'O' Level Examinations. Students spend the first four years in RI or RGS, and the last two years in RJC. The college's enrollment increased from 2100 to 2500 when the first batch of students in the Raffles Programme entered in 2006.
Facilities
RJC's new campus in Bishan has an area of 86,500 square metres. It has state-of-the-art facilities, located within 11 blocks and 7 floors. Students attend lectures in lecture theatres and tutorial lessons in the tutorial rooms in Blocks A and B. Air conditioning is currently being installed in all tutorial rooms, which will be completed by the end of 2006.
Notable facilities include an 850-seater lecture theatre, a Performing Arts Centre and an Indoor Sports Hall. "Chat Rooms" are provided for individual teacher-pupil conferencing. The 3-storey Shaw Foundation Library is also frequented by students, especially during the common test and examination periods. All parts of the campus are linked by a wide network of walkways and ramps. Lifts that serve all floors are located in Blocks C, D and H.
Students' Council
All members of the RJC Students' Council, are selected through an annual college-wide election. Throughout its one-year term, the council organises projects and functions for the college, such as orientation, graduation night and open house. The council also rallies student support for important competitions that the college participates in.
The council is subdivided into various departments:
- Communications Department, otherwise known as CommzD
- CCA Department (Co-curricular activities), otherwise termed CCAD
- Welfare Department
- House Directorate
The Presidents, Heads of Departments, House Captains as well as the secretary and treasurer form the council executive committee.
Every council batch goes through a council camp, which serves as the initiating event for the incoming council, and a closure to the term of the outgoing council. This camp is followed by the Council Investiture.
Notable alumni
Members of Parliament
- Christopher De Souza - MP for Holland-Bukit Timah GRC (Ulu Pandan)
- Josephine Teo - MP for Bishan-Toa Payoh GRC (Toa Payoh East)
- Zaqy Mohamad - MP for Hong Kah GRC (Keat Hong)
Famous alumni
- Alfian Sa'at - Writer, poet and playwright
- Bukoh Mary - Y.E.S 93.3 FM Radio DJ
- Kit Chan - Singer
- Corrinne May (Real name: Corrinne Foo) - Singer-songwriter
- Kaira Gong - Singer
- Rui En - Actress, singer
- Selena Tan - Actress
- Dawn Yang - Blogger
External links
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