BREAKING NEWS: RI is to merge with RJC in 2009
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SINGAPORE: Raffles Institution (RI) and Raffles Junior College (RJC) will officially merge next year. The merged school will be known as Raffles Institution.
The merger is part of plans to strengthen Raffles Institution's six-year Integrated Programme, making it more seamless for its students.
The two school campuses are already side by side, with almost all RI boys progressing to RJC in its Integrated Programme that skips the GCE "O" Levels.
The new entity will be headed by the current RJC principal, Mrs Lim Lai Cheng, marking the first time Raffles Institution will have a female principal.
Mrs Lim said: "Students can expect to benefit from a wider range of programmes and co-curricular activities. Teachers can look forward to stronger professional development programmes."
Intake sizes will not be affected, which means the same number of places will still be available for application for students from other schools. The merged school will continue to admit students in Year 3 through direct school admission, as well as in Year 5 for students with GCE "O" Level results.
There will be one board of governors for the merged school, including representatives from the Raffles Girls' School (RGS) board.
RGS has declined to be part of the merger. It prefers to build on its own strengths, but will continue to work closely with the merged institution.
RGS board chairman Justice Judith Prakash said: "We found that for adolescent girls, they thrive best in an all-girls environment, where they would be more adventurous and take up leadership positions without being diffident.
"By the time the girls go on to junior college level, they are able to hold their own with the boys, and not be held back."http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/382479/1/.html
http://www.straitstimes.com/Breaking%2BNews/Singapore/Story/STIStory_289217.html
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The former campus of Braddell-Westlake Secondary School which is located across Braddell Road opposite to RJC/RI campuses is rumoured to be taken up by Raffles Institution and be added to the existing adjacent Raffles Institution/Raffles Junior College campus. An underground tunnel below Braddell Road connecting both sides of the campuses is also rumoured to be built.
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very breaking meh -.-
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Originally posted by xXBlack_RebelXx:
The former campus of Braddell-Westlake Secondary School which is located across Braddell Road opposite to RJC/RI campuses is rumoured to be taken up by Raffles Institution and be added to the existing adjacent Raffles Institution/Raffles Junior College campus. An underground tunnel below Braddell Road connecting both sides of the campuses is also rumoured to be built.
haha.you may as well say that there will be a new mrt station between bishan and bradell station, catering to RI students only.
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it will be breaking if RGS and RI merge
so RGS girls can beo VBL with much more convenience -
Originally posted by FireIce:
it will be breaking if RGS and RI merge
so RGS girls can beo VBL with much more convenienceHanor, hanor.
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Originally posted by xXBlack_RebelXx:
The former campus of Braddell-Westlake Secondary School which is located across Braddell Road opposite to RJC/RI campuses is rumoured to be taken up by Raffles Institution and be added to the existing adjacent Raffles Institution/Raffles Junior College campus. An underground tunnel below Braddell Road connecting both sides of the campuses is also rumoured to be built.
there's a piece of land near SPH they can use.... -
Raffles Institution
haiz =.= -
Raffles PM built up Singapore
Hwa Chong PM can only make Singapore into a giant gamnbling den.....
(ahem. note my avatar....)
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Originally posted by idwar:
(ahem. note my avatar....)
too small, cannot see
sign up for premier membership -
No money ley.....
can afford freebie only.......not like filthy rich ACS types.....
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aiya..like they say..ri runs singapore...acs(i) owns singapore
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Originally posted by idwar:
Raffles PM built up Singapore
Hwa Chong PM can only make Singapore into a giant gamnbling den.....
(ahem. note my avatar....)
what nonsense?hwachong where got PM?
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chinese high oni produces presidents like wee kim wee, ong teng cheong
most other ministers from cat high -
Originally posted by xXBlack_RebelXx:
The former campus of Braddell-Westlake Secondary School which is located across Braddell Road opposite to RJC/RI campuses is rumoured to be taken up by Raffles Institution and be added to the existing adjacent Raffles Institution/Raffles Junior College campus. An underground tunnel below Braddell Road connecting both sides of the campuses is also rumoured to be built.
what nonsense? sometimes u wonder where these rumours come from =.=
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Originally posted by ayucrazy:
what nonsense? sometimes u wonder where these rumours come from =.=
Well are you currently studying in RI/RJC? -
Originally posted by donkhead333:
aiya..like they say..ri runs singapore...acs(i) owns singapore
in your dreams buddy...