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28<br />

Introduction<br />

A History of<br />

Raffles Institution<br />

1823<br />

Sir Stamford Raffles lays the<br />

1885<br />

The Higher (Queen’s)<br />

had missed schooling. The<br />

Principal and oversees its<br />

foundation stone for the<br />

Scholarship examination is<br />

average age of the Senior<br />

move to Grange Rd.<br />

Singapore Institution. Its<br />

held at RI for the first time<br />

class was 20 years and 3<br />

co-founder is Dr Morrison.<br />

in Singapore. This leads<br />

to the foundation of the<br />

months. FL Shaw becomes<br />

the Principal.<br />

1972<br />

Raffles Institution leaves<br />

Bras Basah Road.<br />

1834<br />

The school opens in its first<br />

building in High Street with<br />

50 students.<br />

1903<br />

Special <strong>Class</strong>.<br />

RI becomes a government<br />

1947<br />

School moves to Monk’s<br />

Hill School, and operates in<br />

1982<br />

Pre-University Division<br />

is transferred to the<br />

school.<br />

the morning session.<br />

former Teachers’ Training<br />

1839<br />

School moves to building<br />

in Bras Basah Road which<br />

it occupied - apart for the<br />

1942-<br />

1945<br />

During the Japanese<br />

Occupation, the school<br />

1948<br />

School returns to Bras<br />

Basah Campus.<br />

College in Paterson Road,<br />

becoming Raffles Junior<br />

College.<br />

2nd World War - until 1972.<br />

becomes a military camp<br />

1868<br />

The school then had 102<br />

Chinese, 51 Malay and 46<br />

Indian students.<br />

Name of school changed<br />

to Raffles Institution to<br />

for the Japanese army.<br />

The school is used by the<br />

British Royal Air Force as<br />

transit camp.<br />

1945-<br />

1946<br />

1958<br />

1959-<br />

1962<br />

V Ambiavagar is appointed<br />

the first Asian Principal.<br />

Soo Ban Hoe, Wee Siong<br />

Kang, Cheong Pak Lo,<br />

Philip Liau were the Acting<br />

Principals.<br />

1990<br />

RI becomes a pilot full-day<br />

school.<br />

RI becomes an<br />

independent school and<br />

moves to Bishan.<br />

1870<br />

honour its founder.<br />

R W Hullett becomes<br />

Headmaster for 36 years.<br />

1946<br />

School reopens at St.<br />

Joseph Institution,<br />

afternoon session, with<br />

443 boys, many of whom<br />

1963<br />

1966<br />

Edward W Jesudason<br />

becomes Principal of RI.<br />

Philip Liau becomes the<br />

2004<br />

RI introduces the<br />

Integrated Programme<br />

(IP), allowing students to

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