Raffles Girls' School (Secondary)

History

RGS used to exist as a part of RI. Now, it is one of the premier secondary schools in Singapore. The department for girls was opened on 4 March 1844 with an enrolment of 11, in the RI campus of Bras Basah Road. It included 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. A 'Berlin wall' separated the boys' and girls' buildings. In 1871, the school moved into a house, the George Family's Old Mansion at the corner of Bras Basah Road. Miss Nelson was their first headmistress in 1879, and she ran the school with an enrolment of 77. It was this same year, when the school became a separate school, no longer a part of RI. Since then, 1879 has been officially regarded as the year of the founding of RGS. From 1882 onwards, English speaking boys were admitted to the lower, middle and primary classes till 1927, after which this was discontinued 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 very first Annual speech day held on the same year as well.

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4 March - 1844 - Bras Basah Road - 1847 - 1871 - 1879 - 1882 - 1927 - 7 July - 1950 - 1953

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RGS was a government school from 1903 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 is formed, in replacement of the Women's Rafflesian Chapter.

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1903 - 1959 - 1983 - 1984 - 1 November - 1992 - 1 January - 1993 - 1994

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RGS now offers the Integrated Programme, which allows students to be promoted directly to Raffles Junior College without taking the GCE O levels.

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