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Raffles Junior College
莱佛士初級學院 (Láifóshì chūjí xuéyuàn)
Maktab Rendah Raffles

Motto Auspicium Melioris Ævi
Established 1982
Type Independent, Full-day
Principal Winston James Hodge
MOE Code 0704
Colours Green, black, white
Locale Bishan, Singapore
Enrollment Approx. 2500
Website Link
Ministry of Education
Flag of Singapore Republic of Singapore

Raffles Junior College (abbr. RJC, or, commonly, RJ) is a prestigious[1] junior college in Singapore offering a two-year course for students. It is located in Bishan beside the campus of Raffles Institution. It was consistently ranked among Singapore's top few junior colleges, until the ranking of junior colleges was discontinued in 2004.[1] On average, 85% of RJC graduates attend university, many on scholarships.[2] In recognition of its sterling academic accolades, this prestigious junior college was termed by Wall Street Journal as the "Gateway to the Ivy League" [3] Image File history File links Broom_icon. ... Crest of Raffles Institution File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... For other uses, see Motto (disambiguation). ... The date of establishment or date of founding of an institution is the date on which that institution chooses to claim as its starting point. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Ministry of Education Headquarters at Buona Vista The Ministry Of Education is a ministry of the government of Singapore that directs the formulation and implementation of policies related to education in Singapore. ... Bishan is a small neighbourhood of the city-state of Singapore situated in the Central Region, measuring approximately three by three kilometres. ... A website (alternatively, Web site or web site) is a collection of Web pages, images, videos or other digital assets that is hosted on one or several Web server(s), usually accessible via the Internet, cell phone or a LAN. A Web page is a document, typically written in HTML... Ministry of Education Headquarters at Buona Vista The Ministry Of Education is a ministry of the government of Singapore that directs the formulation and implementation of policies related to education in Singapore. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Singapore. ... Educational oversight Minister Ministry of Education Tharman Shanmugaratnam National education budget S$6. ... Bishan is a small neighbourhood of the city-state of Singapore situated in the Central Region, measuring approximately three by three kilometres. ... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ...


In the 2005 GCE A Level 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 [4]. In the 2006 GCE A Level Examination, Raffles Junior College had 13 perfect scorers (4 A-level Distinctions, 3 S-Paper Distinctions, and 1 A1 in General Paper) - unsurpassed in the school's history [5]. The General Certificate of Education or GCE is a secondary-level academic qualification, which is used in Britain as well as in some former British colonies. ... The A-level, short for Advanced Level, is a General Certificate of Education qualification in the United Kingdom, usually taken by students during the optional final two years of secondary school (Years 12 & 13, commonly called the Sixth Form), or at a separate sixth form college or further education college... The General Certificate of Education or GCE is a secondary-level academic qualification, which is used in Britain as well as in some former British colonies. ... The A-level, short for Advanced Level, is a General Certificate of Education qualification in the United Kingdom, usually taken by students during the optional final two years of secondary school (Years 12 & 13, commonly called the Sixth Form), or at a separate sixth form college or further education college...


The current Principal of the school is Winston James Hodge (2001 – present). He will be stepping down as principal on 17 December 2007, after which Lim Lai Cheng, currently a deputy director of Curriculum Planning and Development at the Ministry of Education, will assume the post. [2]

Contents

History

Raffles Junior College was established to provide students with a two-year pre-university course previously provided by Raffles Institution (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. This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ...


In 1982, RI’s pre-university section was transferred to a temporary campus at Paterson Road. RJC was then established to offer the GCE A Level 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. The General Certificate of Education or GCE is a secondary-level academic qualification, which is used in Britain as well as in some former British colonies. ... The A-level, short for Advanced Level, is a General Certificate of Education qualification in the United Kingdom, usually taken by students during the optional final two years of secondary school (Years 12 & 13, commonly called the Sixth Form), or at a separate sixth form college or further education college...


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 29 December 2004, 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. is the 363rd day of the year (364th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A C751B train at Eunos MRT Station. ...


On 1 January 2005, the junior college became an independent institution, only the second JC to be accorded this status after Hwa Chong Junior College (now Hwa Chong Institution) a year earlier. In the same year, RJC became the first junior college to be awarded the School Excellence Award, the highest award in the MOE Masterplan of Awards. Hwa Chong Junior College (Chinese: ) is a junior college in Singapore. ... Hwa Chong Institution (Simplified Chinese: ; Traditional Chinese: ; Pinyin: ) is a junior college offering education from a Secondary (High School) to Pre-University (Senior High) level in Singapore. ... Ministry of Education Headquarters at Buona Vista The Ministry Of Education is a ministry of the government of Singapore that directs the formulation and implementation of policies related to education in Singapore. ...


The new Bishan campus was officially opened by Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong on 8 April 2006, in conjunction with the college's 25th Anniversary celebrations. This is a Chinese name; the family name is 李 (Lee) Lee Hsien Loong (Simplified Chinese: ; Traditional Chinese: ; pinyin: ; born February 10, 1952) is the third and current Prime Minister of Singapore. ...


Past principals

Mr Rudy Mosbergen 1982-1987
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 Ævi


When Stamford Raffles held the torch
That cast Promethean Flame
We faced the challenge of the day
To give our school a name


The eagle eye and gryphon strength
They led us to the fore
To reign supreme in ev'ry sphere
The sons of Singapore


Come heed the call Rafflesians all
And let our hearts be stirring
We'll do our best whate'er test
And keep our colours flying


Let comradeship and fervent hope
With one voice make us pray
Auspicium Melioris Ævi
With God to guide the way


Coat of arms

The school badge is a modified version of the Raffles coat of arms – granted permission for use by his family. This replaces the original gold portion of the field with erminois, and the purpure of the gryphon crest with gules . Thomas Stamford Raffles. ... Tinctures are the colours used to blazon coats of arms in heraldry. ... Divisions of the field is a heraldic term referring to the pattern on a shield. ... The coat of arms of the former duchy of Brittany is Ermine, one of very few coats that are of one tincture only. ... Heraldry Tinctures In heraldry, Purpure is a tincture, more or less the equivalent of the colour purple. It is one of the five dark tinctures and portrayed in black and white by lines at a clockwise 45 degree angle. ... For other uses, see Griffin (disambiguation). ... In heraldry, a crest is a component of a coat of arms. ... In heraldry, gules is the tincture with the colour red, and belongs to the class of dark tinctures called colours. In engraving, it is sometimes depicted as a region of vertical lines or else marked with gu. ...


The gryphon on the crest is a stately creature, majestic and strong, symbolising stability and success for the school. The gryphon's lower lion half symbolises the school's anchors in Singapore. The double-headed eagle on the shield signifies the looking back onto the past and onto the future, symbolizing RJC's tradition of drawing strength and experience from the past in order to excel in the future. This also indicates universality - looking to the East as well as the West. For other uses, see Griffin (disambiguation). ... In heraldry, a crest is a component of a coat of arms. ... Genera Several, see below. ... The past is the portion of the timeline that has already occurred; it is the opposite of the future. ... For other uses, see Future (disambiguation). ... The Experimental Advanced Superconducting Tokamak (EAST, internally called HT-7U) is a project being undertaken to construct an experimental superconducting tokamak magnetic fusion energy reactor in Hefei, the capital city of Anhui Province, in eastern China. ... A compass rose with west highlighted This article refers to the cardinal direction; for other uses see West (disambiguation). ...


The school motto, "Auspicium Melioris Ævi", is displayed black on gold at the base of the shield. While the school's official translation is "Hope of a Better Age",[3] strictly speaking, this is a mistranslation. Auspicium primarily means an augury or auspice, which is a divinatory omen derived by an augur from watching the flight of birds.[4] It may, in a transferative sense, mean omen, token or sign, but not hope. It is also the motto of the Order of St Michael and St George. An auspice (Latin: auspicium[1]) is a type of omen. ... For other uses, see Divination (disambiguation). ... The Augur was a priest or official in ancient Rome. ... On the Orders insignia, St Michael is often depicted subduing Satan. ...


Affiliation

The common driveway of Raffles Institution and Raffles Junior College in their Bishan campuses.
The common driveway of Raffles Institution and Raffles Junior College in their Bishan campuses.

RJC is affiliated to both Raffles Institution and Raffles Girls' School (Secondary) (RGS). It shares its school anthem and school crest with RI. Download high resolution version (955x573, 182 KB) This image has been released into the public domain by the copyright holder, its copyright has expired, or it is ineligible for copyright. ... Download high resolution version (955x573, 182 KB) This image has been released into the public domain by the copyright holder, its copyright has expired, or it is ineligible for copyright. ... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... Raffles Girls School (Secondary) (RGS for short, or known among Rafflesians as RG), is an independent girls secondary school in Singapore. ...


RJC's new Bishan campus is adjacent to RI. The two schools run open concept campuses. Students of both schools may access both campuses. Most facilities, however, are not shared between the schools, except for certain Co-Curricular Activity (CCA) training grounds. Both schools share a common driveway and main gate. RJC's Block A is linked to the new 7-storey academic block, the S. Rajaratnam Block in RI by a bridge, which provides a seamless link between RI and RJC. To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article may require cleanup. ... Sinnathamby Rajaratnam (born February 25, 1915, Jaffna, Sri Lanka) is a former Singaporean politician. ...


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 uniform. RJC girls wear a white, medium-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 spent the first four years in RI or RGS, and the last two years in RJC. Educational oversight Minister Ministry of Education Tharman Shanmugaratnam National education budget S$6. ... The General Certificate of Education or GCE is a secondary-level academic qualification, which is used in Britain as well as in some former British colonies. ...


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 discourages students from taking "triple science" (Biology, Chemistry and Physics), 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: Biology studies the variety of life (clockwise from top-left) E. coli, tree fern, gazelle, Goliath beetle Biology (from Greek: βίος, bio, life; and λόγος, logos, knowledge), also referred to as the biological sciences, is the study of living organisms utilizing the scientific method. ... For other uses, see Chemistry (disambiguation). ... A magnet levitating above a high-temperature superconductor demonstrates the Meissner effect. ...


Arts (Red) (A01, A02, A03, A04) (Formerly "Arts and Commerce" until Commerce ceased to be offered from 2000)
Commerce (Black) (C0X) (Merged with Arts to become "Arts and Commerce" in the 1990s)
Computing and Pure Science (Green) (S04, S05, S06, S07)
Engineering (Blue) (S01, S02)
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)
Buckle-Buckley (Green)
Hadley-Hullett (Purple/Black)
Moor-Tarbet (Red)
Morrison-Richardson (Blue)


Facilities

The bridge connecting Blocks A and B and the courtyard between the two blocks.
The bridge connecting Blocks A and B and the courtyard between the two blocks.

RJC's current campus in Bishan has an area of 86,500 square metres, located within 11 blocks and 7 floors. Students attend lectures in lecture theatres and tutorial lessons in the tutorial rooms. After academic lessons, tutorial rooms are sometimes used by students for self-study or for CCA purposes. Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixel Image in higher resolution (2048 × 1536 pixel, file size: 554 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) I, the creator of this work, hereby grant the permission to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixel Image in higher resolution (2048 × 1536 pixel, file size: 554 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) I, the creator of this work, hereby grant the permission to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the... Bishan is a small neighbourhood of the city-state of Singapore situated in the Central Region, measuring approximately three by three kilometres. ... A lecture is a talk on a particular subject given in order to teach people about that subject, for example by a university or college teacher. ... // Academia In British academic parlance, a tutorial is a small class of one, or only a few, students, in which the tutor (a professor or other academic staff member) gives individual attention to the students. ...


All tutorial rooms have been fitted with air-conditioning since 2007 to provide a more conducive environment for learning. It is noted that the air-conditioning is controlled by a centrally-planned system. Certain kinks have been identified in the course of operation of the centrally-planned system: it is not an uncommon occurrence that classrooms would not have their air-conditioning turned on during lesson time due to systematic malfunctions.


Other facilities include a 850-seater lecture theatre (LT1), a Performing Arts Centre and an Indoor Sports Hall. "Chat Rooms" are provided for individual teacher-pupil conferencing, although they are often locked and inaccessible for use.[citation needed] The three-storey Shaw Foundation Library is also frequented by students, especially during the common test and examination periods. There is also a 7-Eleven convenience store located adjacent to the canteen. There are four lifts which serve all floors in the main blocks. For other uses, see 7-Eleven (disambiguation). ...


Co-curricular Activities

RJC boasts over seventy CCAs which are divided into three categories: sports groups, musical groups, clubs and societies. Unlike in the affiliated secondary schools, there is no distinction made between core and merit CCAs and students are free to choose their combination of CCAs. Technically, there is no limit to the number of CCAs one can join, but it is recommended that a student should take no more than two CCAs in order to be able to juggle his or her studies with CCAs.


Students' Council

All members of the 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. it is headed by the President and Vice-President(s). The council also rallies student support for important competitions that the college participates in. The Students' Council is considered an official CCA.


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, where the new batch of councillors is now officially given the task to manage the body and school activities.


Bad things about the A-Level curriculum

In RJC's new A-Level curriculum, it is not possible to take "triple science" without taking "knowledge and inquiry". Since an aptitude test is needed for "knowledge and inquiry", it is quite hard to take triple science.


Triple science: chemistry, physics, biology, mathematics However, in Hwa Chong Institution, RJc's main competitor, taking triple science without Knowledge and inquiry is possible. Hwa Chong Institution (Simplified Chinese: ; Traditional Chinese: ; Pinyin: ) is a junior college offering education from a Secondary (High School) to Pre-University (Senior High) level in Singapore. ...


Recent news

RJC was recently propelled into the media limelight when one of its students, Wee Shu Min, daughter of Singapore MP (Member of the Parliament of Singapore) in the Ang Mo Kio Group Representation Constituency (Jalan Kayu) Wee Siew Kim, was recently the centre of an Internet scandal in October 2006. Dismissing the views of Derek Wee who voiced concerns on job security and age discrimination on his blog, she shot back with a take-no-prisoners diatribe[5][6], that Derek was a "stupid crackpot", "the sadder class", overreliant on the government, and that Singaporean society was "far too survival of the fittest" and for Derek to "get out of my elite uncaring face".[7] Following intense criticism by netizens on her post as highly insensitive at a time when, coincidentally, a high-profile suicide of an impoverished heartlander at Chinese Garden MRT Station was being heavily publicised[8][9] and her name topping Technorati's search terms for a week, she has since appeared to have apologised[10] on another blog and shut down her own.[11] The Wee Shu Min elitism scandal was a Singaporean scandal in October 2006 in which Wee Shu Min, daughter of parliament member Wee Siew Kim and then-eighteen year-old student on Raffles Junior Colleges scholarship programme, found herself in controversy after posting on her blog what were viewed... The Wee Shu Min elitism scandal was a Singaporean scandal in October 2006 in which Wee Shu Min, daughter of parliament member Wee Siew Kim and then-eighteen year-old student on Raffles Junior Colleges scholarship programme, found herself in controversy after posting on her blog what were viewed... The unicameral Parliament of Singapore is the legislature of Singapore with the President as its head [1]. It currently consists of 94 Members of Parliament. ... Campaign posters for Ang Mo Kio GRC during the general election in 2006. ... Wee Siew Kims official Parliament photograph Wee Siew Kim (born 19 August 1960) is a current Member of the Parliament of Singapore in the Ang Mo Kio Group Representation Constituency (Jalan Kayu) since 2001, representing the current ruling Peoples Action Party. ... A scandal is a widely publicized incident involving allegations of wrong-doing, disgrace, or moral outrage. ... October 2006 is the tenth month of that year and has yet to occur. ... Job security has different meanings according to the employment laws of each country. ... Ageism is discrimination against a person or group on the grounds of age. ... Social Darwinism is the idea that Charles Darwins theory can be extended and applied to the social realm, i. ... For other uses, see Suicide (disambiguation). ... Chinese Garden MRT Station, on the East-West Line. ...


Similarly, a second blogger from RJC, Moca, has raised eyebrows in a less publicised incident where he posted in late October 2006 an entry similar to that of Wee Shu Min, drawing online criticism about the growing trend of elitism in Singaporean students. [12] October 2006 is the tenth month of that year and has yet to occur. ... The Wee Shu Min elitism scandal was a Singaporean scandal in October 2006 in which Wee Shu Min, daughter of parliament member Wee Siew Kim and then-eighteen year-old student on Raffles Junior Colleges scholarship programme, found herself in controversy after posting on her blog what were viewed...


On another note, on 24 June 2007, a Year 1, seventeen-year-old student Thaddeus Cheong collapsed and died after completing a triathlon in a South-east Asia Games selection trial.[13] is the 175th day of the year (176th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ...


Notable alumni

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References

  1. ^ Prystay, Cris; Elizabeth Bernstein. "Gateway to the Ivy League", Wall Street Journal, May 6, 2004, pp. B1. Retrieved on 2006-11-18. 
  2. ^ "Top schools get fresh faces at the helm", Maria Almenoar; Diana Othman, The Straits Times, 11 October 2007
  3. ^ Refer, for example, to One Man's Vision: Raffles Institution in Focus (1992): "Hope of a Better Age, the school motto, is the vision perceived by Raffles Institution, a perception every Rafflesian hopes to achieve for the future."
  4. ^ http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/cgi-bin/ptext?doc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.04.0059%3Aentry%3D%234612
  5. ^ Cite error 8; No text given.
  6. ^ "“精英”博客的省思", 社论观点, Lianhe Zaobao, 31 October 2006 (Chinese)
  7. ^ Quotation from actual post, "Please, get out of my elite uncaring face.", Wee Shu Min, Tomorrow.sg
  8. ^ "妻子连搭车去认尸的钱都没有…… 跳轨男子山穷水尽走绝路", 林晓玲、杨荣发, Lianhe Zaobao, 20 October 2006 (Chinese)
  9. ^ "Political elitism enhances class divide", Seah Chiang Nee, The Star (Malaysia), 29 October 2006
  10. ^ Wei Kiat's blog: Wee Shu Min's apology, 19 Oct 2006. Accessed 13 Nov 2006.
  11. ^ Cite error 8; No text given.
  12. ^ Moca's Blog Entries, "Another Wee Shu-min clone bites the dust.", Ng, Aaron, Accessed: 15 June 2007
  13. ^ "Teen triathlete collapses and dies after race", Jeanette Wang; Lee Hui Chieh, The Straits Times, 25 June 2007

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