RGS Speech Day2012Booklet

Speech Day Report 2011/2012 [ 1 ]

The School Song From High Olympus

From High Olympus

The School Song

[ 2 ] RaffleS giRlS’ School

The colours of the school crest are those of the Coat of Arms of Sir Stamford Raffles: Green, White and Black. The open book symbolises knowledge and the burning torch our commitment to forge character and develop lifeskills.

The school’s motto, Filiae Melioris Aevi, emblazoned across the crest, is Latin for Daughters of a Better Age. It is our pledge to the community that girls who pass through the portals of RGS will not simply inherit a fine tradition but will actively forge a finer future for her community.

School Crest and Motto


To aspire, strive and dare to be active creators of a better age for all.

Nurturing the high ability girl to be a leader who will realise her talents in service of nation and community.

To develop fine character and well-being in the RGS pupil, so that * as a person, she aspires toward higher good for self and others in thought and deed * as a leader, she demonstrates personal mastery and a sense of mission to create a better age for all.

To nurture the intellect and fire the imagination of the RGS pupil, so that * as a thinker, she manifests a reflective disposition and is adept with the intelligent behaviours when

faced with complex, unpredictable or ambiguous situations where there is no apparent solution * as a pioneer, she seeks and seizes opportunities with inventiveness and creativity for the common

good.

People-Centred We put people first. Respect, care and trust underpin all our interactions.

Principled We are fair-minded, take responsibility for our ideas and actions, and demonstrate integrity and moral courage in our behaviour. Passionate We believe that conviction, commitment and drive enable us to achieve excellence in all our endeavours. ProfessionalWe take pride in our work, accept responsibility for our own learning and exercise discernment and open-mindedness in our interaction with others.

RGS Vision

RGS Mission

RGS Goals

RGS Values

Vision, Mission, Goals, Values


School Awards

Singapore Quality Class (SQC) StarThe SQC Star is awarded in recognition of superior performance in business excellence.

PARTNERS (Merit) Award (2012-2015)This award recognises schools with significant achievements in collaborations with their stakeholders such as parents, alumni, Board of Governors, community groups and business organisations.

Health Promotion Board-MOE CHERISH Award (Bronze, 2012-2013)The CHERISH award recognises RGS’ comprehensive health promotion programme and approach taken to improve the health of pupils, staff and the community.

National Arts Education Award (Blaze, 2011-2016) This award recognises RGS’ excellent arts practices and programmes.

Meritorious Defence Partner Award (MDPA) (3rd Award, 2012) The Meritorious Defence Partner Award is presented to organisations that have shown commendable support for Total Defence.

Friend of Singa (FOS) Award – Gold (2nd Award, 2011)The FOS Award is presented to schools whose students think of creative solutions to tackle graciousness problems within their schools and how solutions can impact the entire school community.


RGS Board of Governors

Hon Justice Judith E J Prakash, Chairman

Miss Wang Look Fung, Deputy Chairman

Mr Daniel Soh, Treasurer

Mrs Julie Hoo, Secretary

Ms Cheng Ai Phing, Member

Ms Claire Chiang, Member

Mr Kwek Leng Kee, Member

Mr Lim Soon Hock, Member

Dr Kong Hwai Loong, Member

Prof Jackie Yi-Ru Ying, Member

Prof Phang Sock Yong, Member

Mrs Yeong Phick Fui, Member

Ms Anitha Komanthakkal, Member

Mr Koh Seow Chuan, Member

Board of Governors

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Nurturing the Intellect & Firing the Imagination 7

Forging Fine Character & Developing the Body 24

The RGS Community 35

Roll of Honour 2011/2012 54

Record of Achievements 72

Coaches and Instructors 142

In Appreciation 144

Contents


Nurturing the intellect“... sisters in learning,

sisters at heart .. .”

Firing the imagination “... From high Olympus flows to us

the glory, on us the sacred fire descends .. .”

Nurturing the intellect“... sisters in learning,

sisters at heart .. .”

Firing the imagination “... From high Olympus flows to us

the glory, on us the sacred fire descends .. .”


At RGS, students journey beyond traditional boundaries in their pursuit of knowledge. Providing holistic education through a challenging, broad-based academic curriculum helps our students develop analytical thinking skills and an appreciation for lifelong learning.

Our distinctive Raffles Programme (RP) stretches and nurtures the high ability girl. By by-passing the GCE ‘O’ Level examinations, she has more time to develop holistically and pursue different areas of interest. A distinctive feature of the RP is The Raffles Academy. The Raffles Academy serves as the talent development platform of the RP to nurture highly able students in the academic domain.

The Raffles Diploma (RD) is a certification that recognises student participation and achievements in a wide spectrum of programmes in all the five domains of development. This certification celebrates the commitment of students who take up opportunities which nurture their talents in areas beyond the academic and acknowledges the peaks of excellence attained by the student. In this way, the RD aims to challenge and expand the traditional definition of success based on the GCE ‘A’ Level certification.

Cognisant of the impact of ICT in pedagogy, integration of ICT with teaching and learning prepares the RGS girl with 21st century lifeskills for a digital world.

◗ The Raffles Programme

The Raffles Programme offers a seamless curriculum from Year 1 to Year 6 (Years 1-4 in RGS, Years 5-6 in Raffles Institution), culminating in the Singapore-Cambridge General Certificate in Education (GCE) ‘Advanced’ Level Examination. Its mission is to nurture the best and brightest into men and women of scholarship, who will be leaders of distinction and committed to excellence, spirit of enterprise, and service for the common good in the interest of the nation. Through the programme, we want to nurture the next generation of thinkers, leaders and pioneers.

The Raffles Programme specifically caters to highly capable students who are the top 3% of their cohort. It provides a holistic education through a challenging academic curriculum that is broad-based, and which will develop analytical thinking skills and an appreciation for lifelong learning. The non-academic curriculum emphasises the cultivation of lifeskills such as resilience, teamwork, problem-solving and decision-making.

Based on the principles of the Integrated Curriculum Model (Van Tassel-Baska, 1986) that was developed for high ability learners, the key elements of the curriculum include advanced content knowledge, higher order process and product work, and cross-disciplinary concept development.

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Raffles Programme students will also benefit from:

• Multipleoptions forresearchand independent learning,with opportunities for mentorship, research studies, industrial attachments and options for service learning and aesthetic development

• CharacterandLeadershipEducation,wherethecultivationof personal effectiveness, national consciousness and the development of leadership qualities and competencies, are undertaken in an explicit way through the programmes designed

• The Raffles Philosophy course that aims to nurture acommunity of inquirers with strong empathy and well-honed reasoning and skills in intellectual discourse.

◗ The Raffles Academy

The Raffles Academy is RGS’ talent development component for specialised areas of learning in the Humanities, Mathematics, Science and Technology, and the Arts. It caters to students with special gifts, talents and passions in specific disciplines with the aim to nurture their pioneering spirit, innovative disposition and develop their distinct abilities.

The Raffles Academy provides a unique environment, in both physical and intellectual terms, for the scholarly pursuit at the highest possible level in each of these disciplines. Students attend pull-out classes for up to a maximum of two subject areas from Years 3-6, (Years 5-6 in Raffles Institution) where they are given the opportunity to accelerate and advance their learning.

Special programmes in the Raffles Academy include the following:

• Advancedandenrichedoptionmodulesenablingstudentsto pursue their areas of passion at a higher level of rigour and depth and to explore and cultivate other areas of interest

• Internship/Mentorship with academics from tertiaryinstitutions and leading practitioners from industries

• Overseasattachmentandcollaborationopportunities,andparticipation at international platforms and forums.

To qualify for the Raffles Academy, students must obtain a strong overall Grade Point Average as well as an outstanding Grade Point for the subject they want to apply for.


◗ The Raffles Diploma

The Raffles Diploma (RD) is a certification that recognises student participation and achievements in five development domains: Cognitive, Character and Leadership, Community and Citizenship, Arts and Aesthetics, as well as Sports and Health. The RD is a testament to the holistic educational experience that the Raffles Programme aims to provide for each student, developing her as a Person who is a Thinker, Leader and Pioneer.

The RD is criterion-referenced and is awarded on a tiered basis - Raffles Diploma, Raffles Diploma with Merit and Raffles Diploma with Distinction. Upon meeting the base criteria across all five development domains, Rafflesians are automatically awarded the RD, with exceptional students obtaining a Merit or Distinction in a particular domain. For the Merit award, submission of a short reflection essay is required to ascertain students’ quality of experience within the domain(s). For the Distinction award, students are required to submit a written statement of his/her interest, involvement and reflections in the respective domain(s). RD Distinction is awarded upon recommendation by a Select Committee.

◗ 2011 GCE ‘A’ Level Results

The fifth cohort of students of the Raffles Programme gave a strong showing in the GCE ‘A’ Level examination. 62 of our students (or 13.5% of the RGS candidates) achieved distinctions in all their subjects, whilst 113 (or 24.6% of the RGS candidates) achieved seven or more distinctions. 160 of our students (or 34.9% of the RGS candidates) achieved a perfect university admission score. There were other stellar academic performances. Two out of the three 2011 Top GCE ‘A’ Level Chinese Students were RGS students Khoo Jia Hui and Zhang Mengshi who, together with Tiffany Seah were among the six top RI students with 13 Units or 9 Distinctions. One of the two RI students awarded the Institute of Physics Medal was RGS student Yuen Wing Yan. Based on the GCE ‘A’ Level results, RI identified Cherie Gan, a National Golfer with 7 Distinctions, one of the two 2011 Outstanding Athletes. RI also recognised Soh Ser Yee, who won 1st prize at the Bradshaw and Buono International Piano Competition 2010 and scored 6 Distinctions, as one of the two 2011 Outstanding Artistes.

From the 2011 ‘A’ Level cohort, the number of undergraduate scholarships offered to RGS students by various agencies and universities are as follows:

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•1 Singapore-IndustryScholarship

•1 SPRINGSingaporeScholarship

•2 SingaporeUniversityofTechnologyandDesign(SUTD)Scholarships

From the 2010 ‘A’ Level cohort, the number of undergraduate scholarships offered (after 2011 RGS Speech Day) to RGS students by various agencies and universities are as follows:

•2 MinistryofDefence(MINDEF)Scholarships

•2 NationalEnvironment&Water(NEW)Scholarships

•2 National Parks (NParks) Board Undergraduate Scholarships

•5 SPRINGSingaporeScholarships

•1 Government of Singapore Investment Corporation(GIC) Global Scholarship

•1 EnergyMarketAuthorityScholarship

◗ Scholarships and Awards

In 2011, our students’ academic excellence was recognised in a number of awards and scholarships:

•1 LeeKuanYewAwardforAll-RoundExcellence

•7 PublicServiceCommission(PSC)Scholarships

•4 MinistryofEducation(MOE)TeachingScholarships

•5 AgencyforScience,TechnologyandResearch(A*STAR)Scholarships

•3 Defence Science and Technology Agency (DSTA)Scholarships

•8 MinistryofDefence(MINDEF)Scholarships

•9 MinistryofHealth (MOH)HoldingsHealthScienceand Nursing Scholarships

•1 MinistryofHealth(MOH)HealthScienceScholarship

•2 MinistryofForeignAffairs(MFA)Scholarships

•1 NationalArtsCouncil(NAC)Scholarship

•2 NationalEnvironment&Water(NEW)Scholarships

•1 NationalInfocommScholarship

•3 HousingandDevelopmentBoard(HDB)Scholarships

•2 InternationalEnterprise(IE)SingaporeUndergraduateScholarships

•1 Accountant-General’s(AGD)DepartmentScholarship

•1 Government of Singapore Investment Corporation(GIC) Global Scholarship

•1 Jurong Town Corporation (JTC) UndergraduateScholarship


•1 LeeKuanYewAward forMathematics andScience–Secondary Category

•7 PrimeMinister’sBookPrizes–PrimaryCategory

•6 PrimeMinister’sBookPrizes–SecondaryCategory

•6 MOELanguageElectiveScholarships

•4 MOERegionalStudiesProgrammeScholarships

•2 YoungDefenceScientistsProgrammeScholarships

•4 YoungDefenceScientistsProgrammeAcademicAwards

◗ Enrichment and Special Programmes

Aesthetics

The aesthetics programme in RGS cultivates in students a critical awareness and appreciation of art in varied contexts, basic technical skills and essential lifeskills.

Supporting the Nation

This year, the Art and Music department staff organised level-wide activities in support of the Nation’s vision of Arts Education. Year 1 students went on a learning journey in March to the local dragon kiln for ceramics art appreciation. They also attended an integrated music cum drama concert

performed at the Esplanade as part of the Singapore Arts Festival. Year 2 students toured the Singapore Arts Museum as part of their General Art module and Year 3 students visited the Science Art Museum for the Andy Warhol and the Harry Potter exhibitions.

Pioneering the Arts

With the objective of providing a platform for RGS students to contribute and reach out to the community, and for leadership and authentic learning for students in the Arts arena, three main events were held this year: The 3rdRGS–Lam Soon Cooking Competition “Naturel Living with Whole-grains’ for secondary school students, and the 2nd RGS Piano competition organised by Year 3 Elective Programme students and sponsored by Steinway and Sons, Singapore.

The Music Elective Programme (MEP)

A piano master class by Dr Ken Hamilton of the University of Birmingham was organised in April. In August, the Year 3 MEP students organised the 2nd RGS Piano Competition. The competition included a new category solely for Raffles students. Winners will perform with MEP students in the 2012 MEP concert. The entire MEP cohort also attended Wicked the musical and the Year 3 students attended an enrichment camp in June.



Our alumus Li Churen (406’ 11) finished First in the Senior Category of the National Arts Council National Violin and Piano Competition 2011. Year 4 students See Ning Hui and Jessica Tan of the Raffles Academy class came in first and second respectively for the 2012 Steinway Piano Competition.

The RGS Special Art Programme (SAP)

In April, all SAP students visited the Pixar Animation exhibition at the Science Centre; the Year 3 students visited the Classic Contemporary Exhibition at the Singapore Art Museum (SAM); the Year 2 students attended an exhibition and workshop on Singapore artist, Ming Wong; and the Year 1 students visited the Panaroma, Recent Art from Contemporary Asia at SAM. Year 2 and 3 students were also invited by RI to join the school for their biennial trip to New York in June allowing the students to view and study masterpieces from western Art history.

In March this year, the SAP Year 2 students exhibited their works at the Esplanade as part of the Esplanade Values Inspired Project organised nationwide in schools. A post New York Art trip public exhibition presented by the SAP Year 2 and 3 students in collaboration with students from Raffles InstitutiontookplaceinJuly–August.

Home Economics

Two students from the Year 3 Food Science Research Studies cluster participated in the inaugural “iChef Cooking Competition” organised by Republic Polytechnic and clinched 3rd prize. A group of Year 2 girls emerged champions in the ‘Rainbow Ice Cream Making Competition’.

RGS Performing and Visual Arts

RGS Performing Arts CCAs are key vehicles in our holistic education plan. These CCAs seek to drive home the key understanding of the cultural, historical and social significance of performing arts and how these contribute to the overall development of aesthetic sensibilities. The larger goal of these CCAs is to cultivate culturally appreciative citizens who will play a role in fostering a gracious society. There are currently 13 Performing Arts CCAs in RGS falling broadly into four groups: Instrumental Music, Non-Instrumental Music, Drama and Dance.

In 2012, our Performing Arts CCAs proudly presented an array of full-staged concerts and performances. The Chinese Orchestra, Raffles Strings (Strings Ensemble), Guitar Ensemble, Dance International and Band Symphonic captivated


the audience with their rhapsodic music, in addition to contributing part of the proceeds collected at these concerts to various charitable organisations including the Admiralty Care Corner, Youth for Causes groups and Mercy Relief Singapore. The RGS Angklung Ensemble partnered with the Care Corner Student Care Centre (Admiralty), where the girls taught the children from the centre the basics of Angklung. The English Drama Club put up an entertaining mid-year production titled ‘Where the bus stops’, while the Chinese Drama enthralled the audience with their performances during the Mother Tongue Week celebrations.

The Indian Orchestra was invited to both perform and conduct student workshops during the SYF 2012 Show and Tell, delighting their Primary School visitors with the opportunity to play and enjoy Indian Music. The Angklung Ensemble, Indian Orchestra and Chinese Orchestra, at the invitation of Ministry of Education (MOE), worked together to put up a unique fusion item at the TIMSS/PIRLS National Research Co-ordinators’ dinner for International Delegates hosted by the Director-General of Education. Their item was well-received by the delegates.

The RGS Symphonic Band also took part in the Singapore International Band Festival, obtaining a respectable Silver award (Division 1), competing against other bands from

an older age group. In November 2011, the RGS Choir competed in and emerged as Laureate of the Festival at the 21st International Festival of Advent and Christmas Music in Prague, Czech Republic. These invitations and awards bear testimony to the skills of RGS’ CCA groups, their passion for the performing arts and their dedication to serving the community.

English Language and Literature

The English Language and Literature department is guided by the passionate belief that the richness and vibrancy of the English Language are to be celebrated and lived. The department apart from crafting a rigorous curriculum to achieve these desired outcomes also provides a wide range of platforms, both local and international, for our students to benchmark the quality of their works. The department received resounding affirmation of this commitment with a bumper crop of 41 Commonwealth Essay Competition winners, 7 Torrance Legacy Creative Writing Awards winners, and 2 Foyle Young Poets of the Year Award winners. In addition, Zhou Hui Wen (401’ 11) and Tiffany Ow (410’ 11) had their poems published in Singapore’s first Moving Words project–PoemsintheTrain.



In line with the department’s vision that language be used for advocacy in service to the community, three Year 3 students, Tan Li Xian Amy (304), Cheryl Tan Wenn Min (309) and Syafiqah Nabilah (304), have been selected to sit in the inaugural READ!Singapore Book Selection Committee 2013. These girls will be part of a team responsible for selecting stories that cater to the 7 – 15 year old age groupand presenting the titles for approval to the READ!Singapore steering committee. Our Year 2 and Year 3 students will also be continuing with their participation in the annual GEB Literature Seminar this year.

One of the highlights of the year was our inaugural Renaissance Faire. This event marked the culmination of the Year 2 Shakespeare module. The students had the opportunity to apply their understanding of Elizabethan culture and history by creating, setting up and participating in a Summer Faire. We also celebrated literary days like World Book Day through ‘RAWR’, Really Arty Week at Raffles, spearheaded by the department’s writing club, INKspiration. ‘RAWR’ ended with an exciting movies-under-the-stars community movie screening.

Together with the Humanities department, the department co-organised the Geography-Literature Overseas Fieldtrip to England in November 2011 for 30 Geography and Literature

students. Included in the enriching and educational itinerary, was an unforgettable visit to the Olympic Village under construction.

Humanities

The Department seeks to nurture the RGS girl to be an advocate and reflective thinker who will be a steward of humanity and the environment. Multifarious platforms and learning opportunities including local and overseas fieldtrips are created for this purpose, bringing learning beyond the curriculum and classroom.

Geography

Overseas study fieldtrips to the United Kingdom, Hong Kong and Malaysia and local learning fieldtrips to Marina Barrage, Dairy Farm Quarry, Sungel Buloh Wetland Reserve keep the subject current and relevant.

In encouraging the students to pursue their passions and experience real-life application of geography, the students participated in many national competitions. These included the National Climate Change Competition 2011 where RGS clinched 2nd Prize for the Secondary school category. In the “Planning A Green & Clean Township” - Singapore Youth


Leaders for A Sustainable Future Competition 2012 - RGS emerged champions in their category. In the NUS Geography Challenge 2012, a competition which aims to demonstrate the relevance, dynamism and diversity of Geography as an academic subject, RGS emerged 3rd runner-up, beating a total of 91 participating secondary schools. In the “Journey of Possibilities” Ideas competition for the Rail Corridor competition, the RGS teams clinched the 1st and 3rd prizes, and were given honorary mentions for two other projects in the Youth Challenge competition. In the Heartland Youthoria! Competition, RGS emerged 2nd among the schools in the South zone. The competition was part of the Housing and Development Board’s inaugural Youth Carnival event to raise teenagers’ awareness of community bonding in the heartlands.

History

The two-week fieldtrip to Paris (France) and Berlin (Germany) for the upper level students held during the mid-year holidays encouraged the students to make explicit connections between their classroom experiences and the immediate environment. Fieldtrips were also organised for the lower level students. One such trip was to the battlefield sites in Singapore where a seamless connection between the goals of the curriculum and Citizenship Education was made. Activities were crafted to allow students to learn collaboratively through the co-construction of knowledge during museum visits. In addition

to fieldtrips, distinguished speakers were also brought in to share their expertise with our students, and to give our students a chance to interact with these scholars. Emphasis was also placed on the design of an ICT-enriched curriculum especially for Year 1 students pioneering RGS 1:1.

Social Studies

In providing quality teaching and learning, the Social Studies teachers initiated an innovative method of formative assessment using online collaborative platforms such as Googledocs. This enabled formative assessments to take on a collaborative learning atmosphere with two-way communication between teachers and students. To facilitate greater nuanced expression of conceptual understanding, the team leveraged on multimedia technology in formulating performance tasks where students had to make use of visual and audio media technology to present an advocacy piece concerning Singapore. Leveraging on lessons from previous years, the team formulated a learning journey that helped students learn affectively about Singapore’s relevance in a globalised world, using understandings gleaned from Social Studies, History, and Geography. In catering to varied and diverse interests of students, the team also sent students on various conferences in 2011/12 such as the World Scholars Cup, Raffles Model UN Conference, International Model UN Conference and the SCGS Model UN conference, allowing



students to apply what they learnt in class in the context of international diplomacy.

Regional Studies

Thirty Year 1 students were enrolled in the Regional Studies Progamme (RSP) in 2012. This number is the largest we have had in the past three years. RGS will continue to offer broad and diverse enrichment activities including overseas immersion programmes to Malaysia, Bali and Central Java and many local enrichment activities. Some key initiatives for 2012 included a workshop on Southeast Asian Art by Dr Sian E Jay (Oxford-educated anthropologist, writer, researcher and educator) for the Year 4 students and collaboration with SMP Karangturi in Semarang which gave the Year 4 students an opportunity to interact with their Indonesian counterparts during their visit to Central Java in May 2012.

Areas Studies

Area Studies students were offered opportunities to participate in the RSP overseas immersion programmes. In addition, 14 students from the Area Studies programme and RSP took part in the ASEAN Youth Convention held from 16-20 June 2012 where they engaged with their peers from other schools to discuss ASEAN’s role in the world and other security and economic issues.

Mathematics

The department provides students with a myriad of opportunities to enrich their understanding and appreciation of the discipline. Students are encouraged to acquire mathematical knowledge and skills that extend beyond the scope of regular curricula. The department also seeks to serve the community by sharing practices with other schools and providing students with the opportunities to organise events which in turn enhances their learning.

2nd Singapore Mathematical Modeling Forum & Challenge (SMMFC) 2012

Building on the success of the last year’s programme, this year’s SMMFC was expanded to include partner schools from overseas. Held on 27 - 30 June, the SMMFC was jointly organised by Raffles Girls School and Ngee Ann Secondary School, and sponsored by Texas Instruments. A total of 139 students and 30 teachers from Singapore, Australia, Hong Kong and Indonesia took part in this year’s challenge. The four-day event provided students with the opportunity to translate real-world problems into mathematical problems and solve them using mathematical models. SMMFC included a visit to Universal Studios Singapore for the participants to gather data, analyse and interpret the information gathered, and communicate the findings via mathematical models. The


final challenge was held on 30 June.

Singapore National Girls Mathematics Competition (SNGMC)

The SNGMC was organised by RGS students for primary school students. Held with the objective of providing RGS students with service-learning opportunities, our students were able to explore areas of service as well as their knowledge in Mathematics to prepare a competition for primary school students.

Held concurrently with the SNGMC was a teacher’s workshop. About 50 teachers from 50 different primary schools attended the sharing session conducted by RGS teachers. The primary school teachers were introduced to the fundamentals of mathematical modeling and given opportunities to solve real-time problems using mathematical models. Through this workshop, the teachers were able to identify and solve common problems in teaching and learning in a collaborative manner. The sharing also helped to establish networks among mathematics departments in primary schools.

Statistical Poster Competition 2012

RGS swept 3 out of 5 prizes in the secondary school category at the 2012 Singapore Statistical Poster Competition. A statistics poster is a display that uses graphs to summarise data,


present different points of view and answer questions about the data. The 2012 Singapore Statistical Poster Competition was organised by the National University of Singapore. The results highlight the ability of our students to apply their mathematical skills beyond the classroom environment.

Languages

The Languages Department provides several platforms and opportunities to nurture our students to be active learners and proficient users of the Mother Tongue Languages.

To create an immersive environment for the learning and appreciation of Mother Tongue Languages, the department organised programmes and activities for the Mother Tongue Fortnight in July 2012. Programme highlights included performances by the Chinese Drama students, a Karaoke competition, Malay handicraft exhibitions and an amazing race infused with Indian cultural components. The students also put up an exhibition showcasing information on Chinese, Malay and Indian cultures that allowed students to understand and relate culture to language in the different ethnic groups.

The department continued its collaboration with the Singapore Literature Society in organising the National Secondary


School Chinese Literature Camp on 14 July 2012 with the objective of inculcating among our local Secondary School students an interest in Chinese Language and Literature. The theme of the camp this year was “轻轻松松红楼梦” (Dream of the Red Chamber).

On the Tamil front, the Tamil Language teacher and students organised the Biennial Inter School Tamil Literary competition for primary schools (“Kalautsavam”) from March to April 2012. The aim of Kalautsavam is to provide a platform for primary school students to display and enhance their creative and analytical thinking through oratorical and writing skills. The series of competitions attracted a total of twenty-five schools.

This year, the department also organised its first Malay Literary Camp on 14 July. It was a joint effort with the theater group Teater Artistik. The main objectives of the camp were to enrich the students’ appreciation of literary work, and to establish the interaction and collaboration among the students and teachers. The event also gave our students the opportunity to hone their skills in organising and hosting events.

Philosophy

The Philosophy Enrichment Programme (PEP) began with the objective of providing an enriched curriculum for the Year 2 to 4 students who have shown passion and aptitude for Philosophy. There are 43 Year 2 students, 33 Year 3 students and 13 Year 4 students in PEP this year.

The PEP teachers conduct weekly sessions, providing students with the opportunity to explore philosophical issues beyond those discussed in the regular curriculum. The modules offered are Logic, Ancient Greek Philosophy, Continental Philosophy and Bioethics.

Each year, a number of PEP students are invited to participate in the annual Raffles Institution Inter-school Philosophy Dialogue. This year, 14 PEP students from different levels took part in this event. Three of our students, Chow Huiru (301), Ho Choy Ying Freya (303) and Lai Yan (303), received the Best Inquirer Award.

In addition, a group of PEP students, under the mentorship of our teachers, started a Service Learning Project to introduce Philosophy for Children to students in CHIJ Our Lady of Good Counsel Primary School. This group of students designed a learning package and conducted termly Philosophy lessons


as a form of enrichment for a group of Primary 5 students. These lessons aim to develop the students’ thinking and inter-personal skills, as well as their competencies in the English Language through the Community of Inquiry. This project also gives our PEP students an opportunity to apply what they have learnt in class in an authentic context.

Research Studies

The Research Studies (RS) department’s main role is to deliver the RS curriculum to Year 1 to 3 students, and provide guidance to RS teacher-mentors, who mentor school-based RS student teams. RS student teams, comprising 3-4 students, embark on 2 projects: one at Year 2 and another at Years 3 and 4.

In order to achieve its goal this year of increasing the standard of school-based research projects, the RS department recognised the importance of increasing the competency level of its mentors as a means to that end. The department continues to monitor Research Studies consultation sessions –aweeklyprojectdiscussionofprojectgroupsandteachermentor, and department members give feedback to teacher mentors during a pre-observation and post-observation meeting in reference to research project mentoring standards

set by a Mentoring Competency check list.

In November 2011, eleven students represented RGS in the Individualised Research Exhibition cum Presentation in two categories, Poster design and Oral presentation. The teams received a Commendation award for their posters, while the project group from the Children’s Book Cluster clinched a Gold award for their oral presentation of their project, “Different Books for Different Children”, in which the team created reading material that would meet the special learning needs of dyslexic children.

This year, the department welcomes its new Head of Department, Talent Development, Ms Koh Chen Chen to the team. In closing 2012, the department will be organising a Research Showcase, where some of the best research projects in RGS will be showcased in an exhibition, to expose our girls to the variety of research across various disciplines, and fuel in them a passion for research.

Science

A range of enrichment platforms and activities is available for students driven to pursue their interest in the sciences. Among the highlights this year is the STAR Lecture, featuring The



Royal Institute Christmas Lectures from the United Kingdom. A total of 80 students and teachers from RGS attended the lecture held at the Science Centre, Singapore.

During the June holiday, 70 students participated in field trips to Wales and Tioman. Closer to home, learning journeys to the Marina Barrage, Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve, Lower Pierce Reservoir and the RGS Wallace Environmental Learning Laboratory presented our students with opportunities for interdisciplinary studies and the applications of science in the real world.

On the competition front, students were challenged to apply their scientific knowledge, reasoning and communication skills and creativity to solving topical issues in various competitions. Competitions that the students participated in included the Singapore Biomedical Olympiad 2012 where RGS achieved 10 Gold Awards, 10 Silver Awards and 4 Bronze Awards, an improvement over 2011’s results. Two Year 2 teams participated in the Creative & Heuristic Application of Science competition, bringing home the championship as well as a commendation award. In the Sembcorp Water Technology Prize, RA Physics students Cheng Hang, Grace Sum, Hu Fangfang and Wen Xingyue, all from 401, achieved 3rd placing.

Deserving of special mention is the outstanding achievement by Liu Ziwei (401’11), who received the prestigious Lee Kuan Yew Award for Mathematics and Science. In addition, two RGS alumni, Zhang Hui Ting (415’10) and Mao Haitong (410’10) achieved gold medals at this year’s 23rd International Biology Olympiad hosted in Singapore. Another RGS alumnus, Low Kay Yi (410’10) achieved a Gold award at this year’s Singapore Science and Engineering Fair, and went on to represent Singapore at the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair in the USA, winning 3rd prize for her project in the Medicine and Health Sciences category.

Launch of the F1 Centre for Innovation

Set up to promote student learning and engagement, particularly amongst female students, in the disciplines of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM), RGS F1 Centre for Innovation will serve as a hub for schools to collaborate and explore new ways of providing students with the skills and competencies in STEM education through an integrated curriculum with meaningful real-world applications.

Graced by Guest-of-Honour, Mrs Ng Ai Lin, Zonal Director, School South, Ministry of Education, the RGS F1 Centre for Innovation was launch on 28 July 2012, the first F1 Centre for innovation set up by a girls school. The


centre is critical in providing the infrastructure for the entire F1 in Schools Programme. Going beyond the Programme, schools can also innovate and use the technology available at the Centre for Innovation to conduct research and the analysis of materials to extend the use of the centre in other disciplines.

The launch of the RGS F1 Centre for Innovation also witnessed the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between RGS and the Institution of Engineers, Singapore (IES). With the MOU, RGS and IES will work in collaboration, through programmes offered by the RGS F1 Centre of Innovation, to change students’ perception of science, engineering and technology, and to promote engineering education and careers, especially among girls. The partnership will facilitate the transfer of technical knowledge and the appreciation of the art of science and engineering from industry professionals to students, and create greater networking opportunities between schools, local and overseas engineering bodies and organisations.

◗ Integration of ICT with Teaching and Learning The ICT department works closely with the academic

departments to identify the ICT skills and knowledge required of the students in the different subjects. Training workshops are then designed and conducted on a sign-up basis for the students. Workshops conducted include Cyber wellness, video editing, podcast, Photoshop and Dreamweaver. To accommodate the increase usage of ICT, the school’s data bandwidth was upgraded and wireless network access expanded campus wide.

In tandem with the provision of ICT infrastructure and services, RGS 1:1 was launched in 2012, with all Year 1 students using an Apple MacBook as a device for collaboration, sharing, communication and learning. Face-to-face interaction will however remain a cornerstone of teaching and learning in RGS. Our teachers will inject variety in their lessons so that our students strike a good balance between using the device and interacting with their classmates. RGS 1:1 aims to produce active, critical and responsible digital citizens who are able to participate in learning communities within and beyond the school. By 2015, all RGS students will be learning and working in a 1:1 computing environment. The staggered rollout is to ensure smooth implementation as well as capacity building.

A professional development programme was also rolled out in 2012 to equip teachers in the integration of technology into teaching and learning. Regular workshops were conducted



to familiarise teachers with the use of Google Applications as well as the key ideas behind using technology to facilitate collaborative learning and self-directed learning. An Apple training consultant, Dr. Randy Yerrick from the State University of New York (Buffalo) was engaged to conduct training workshops and facilitate professional conversations on RGS 1:1.


Forging fine character“... no mean desires our da ys shall shame ...

whole-hearted, true with pride and ardour burning”

Developing the Body “... the sun shines high a bove us,

and youth’s elixir fil ls our veins .. .”

Forging fine character“... no mean desires our da ys shall shame ...

whole-hearted, true with pride and ardour burning”

Developing the Body “... the sun shines high a bove us,

and youth’s elixir fil ls our veins .. .”


RGS takes a holistic approach to character and leadership education by integrating the cognitive, affective and social aspects of education. Students are provided with opportunities to understand and practise good character and leadership, strengthening the competencies and attitudes of a good steward of self, a socially responsible and active citizen, and an ethical and caring leader. The Character and Leadership Education framework provides a range of learning platforms which aim to build character, develop personal effectiveness and leadership qualities as well as cultivate national consciousness and service to the community and nation.

In developing the body, RGS aims to develop students as stewards of healthy living. CCAs develop stamina and zeal, leadership and teamwork, and provides for a range of learning opportunities through sports, uniformed groups, competitions, overseas trips and workshops.

◗ Citizenship Education

The RGS Citizenship Education (CE) is instrumental in instilling a sense of national rootedness and ‘noblesse oblige’ in Rafflesians. Key areas for 2012 include:

• providing more opportunities to empower students tocontribute to the community

• enhancing greater integration by providing moreinteraction opportunities within the community

• involvingparentsinschoolactivitiesandNE.

Building CE Competencies Students – The Uniformed Groups (UGs) organised Total Defence Day activities to create more awareness and a better understanding of the importance to UGs to Total Defence. Year 1 classes put up a month-long exhibition as part of International Friendship Day celebrations, showcasing different cultures.

RGS students also participated in the Race & Ethnicity Awareness Programme organised by OnePeople.sg, the national body for racial harmony. The students facilitated a mini In-Conversation session between local students and international scholars and returning Singaporeans to encourage interaction and foster greater understanding between the groups. They were also involved in planning the Character and Leadership Education (CLE) Racial Harmony lessons for their Year 1-3 peers.

In addition, 10 student-leaders attended the HarmonyWorks! Conference in July. The theme this year was ‘Regardless of Facebook, Twitter or YouTube’. The conference provided an

Forging Fine Character & Developing the Body


opportunity for the student-leaders to gather insights from, and exchange views and opinions on inter-racial and inter-religious issues in Singapore with politicians, academics, practitioners and community leaders.

Partners – RGS endeavours to engage her partners inNE activities seeking out meaningful platforms and opportunities for our students to engage in service learning and social advocacy. This year, parents participated actively in the RGS Racial Harmony Week by providing childhood snacks and games from yester-year for students to develop an understanding of what their parents’ childhood was like. PRGS Association also invited parents to join our National Day Celebrations.

Raffles Public Policy Dialogue– The Raffles Public Policy Dialogue was organised for upper level students as part of the school’s CE programme. Hosted by the RGS Global Affairs Council (GAC), Raffles Public Policy Dialogue sought to enhance students’ awareness of public policies from multiple perspectives by inviting guest speakers from the relevant areas. This year’s session saw Mr Shivakumar Nair from Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Dr Tim Huxley, Executive Director of The International Institute for Strategic Studies Asia and A/P Alan Chong Chia Siong from S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies, presenting views on the

changing nature of Singapore’s international relations.

In-Conversation Series – The annual In-Conversation series is organised for upper level students as part of the school’s CE programme. Hosted by student volunteers, the In-Conversation series seeks to enhance students’ awareness on social issues. Topics discussed this year included the theme of graciousness and discrimination. Invited speakers for the sessions included Dr Tan Cheng Bock (former Member of Parliament), Dr William Wan (Singapore Kindness Movement), Ms Denise Phua Lay Peng (Memebr of Parliament, Moulmein-Kallang GRC) and Dr Eugene Tan (Nominated Member of Parliament).

◗ RGS Leadership Boards

RGS has a long tradition of producing leaders of distinction through platforms such as the Prefectorial Board, Peer Support Board, Student Congress and House Committees.

Established in 1950, the RGS Prefectorial Board is recognised as the pinnacle of leadership in the school. As custodians of school culture, one of the fundamental roles of prefects is to inculcate the school’s values in their peers through values-based discipline and informed decision making. This year,



the Board was involved in the mentorship of Year 1 Class Chairpersons through a session on leadership development.

The RGS Peer Support Board serves as a cohesive agent in fostering a sense of community and belonging within the school. They also provide guidance and engender the Year 1 pupils with the necessary skills to cope with the transition from Primary to Secondary school life. The Board is also involved in the planning and organising of many school-wide projects such as the Singapore Kindness Movement.

Student Congress empowers students to identify and act on issues pertinent to their school experience. This year, the board focused on the broad areas of teaching and learning, recognition and opportunities, and the learning environment. Through focus group sessions, school-wide forum discussions and publicity events, Congress has actively encouraged students to contribute their feedback, working with the school management to implement feasible solutions, leading the way to effecting positive change.

Leadership in the RGS House committee members is developed through the organisation of the various Inter-House Games which involve the entire school population. Theseactivitiesallowtheleaders inthefivehouses–Tarbet,Buckle,Richardson,WaddleandHadley– theopportunities

to cultivate a strong sense of belonging to their respective house through friendly competitions which in turn promotes school spirit.

◗ RGS-ICYL

Since its inception in 2006, this biennial event serves to nurture young women leaders. RGS-ICYL (International Convention for Youth Leaders) 2012’s theme is “Connecting Hearts, Inspiring Action”. The theme underscores two main ideas that drive this year’s convention:

• discoveringandsharingone’spersonalvaluesandsenseofpurpose in stepping up as a leader

• enactingcollectiveactiontowardspositivechange We hope to bring together youth leaders from diverse backgrounds to share leadership insights, challenges and experiences, thus enabling participants to discover and strengthen their purpose in leadership. With collective wisdom gained from the convention, we hope that participants will be inspired to create a positive change.


◗ Service-Learning

Service-Learning (S-L) at RGS seeks to nurture every RGS student to be a socially responsible and active citizen by providing opportunities for meaningful community service. Through S-L, RGS students actively create positive impact in the local community and grow to become independent and compassionate learners.

One noteworthy RGS collaboration with the community is the Nurture Service Programme with Central Singapore Community Development Council. Aimed at enhancing the quality of lives of needy children aged four to 12, RGS students have been serving the Nurture Centres through organising meaningful learning activities for the children since 2011 and expect to continue this meaningful project in the years ahead.

RGS has also been nominated the most supportive school for the YMCA Youth for Causes programme 2011. Funded by Citi Foundation, the programme aims to promote social entrepreneurship and community leadership development among Singapore youths through social entrepreneurship. 12 RGS teams were selected for the programme and managed to raise funds and increase public awareness for the social causes of their VWOs.

Overseas Service-Learning

RGS Overseas Service-Learning (OSL) aims to serve the needs of overseas communities in a way that promotes self-sustainability and reciprocity. OSL also aims to develop character, leadership and lifeskills of RGS students as they contribute to improving the lives of the underprivileged and their communities.

In 2011, the OSL expedition to Cebu Island, Philippines, was launched. Working with Teen Challenge Philippines, OSL worked to improve the lives of abandoned Cebuano street children through a series of activities such as English lessons, song and dance lessons. In collaboration with School of the Arts, OSL donated over a thousand children’s books and set up a library system at the centre. OSL also painted murals of the local scenery to brighten the atmosphere of the learning spaces at the centre.

The team worked with the Cebu City Mobile School project, providing English lessons to street children in Cebu so as to encourage the children to take up proper schooling. The trip marked the beginning of a meaningful collaboration and partnership between RGS and Teen Challenge Philippines in improving the conditions of the local Cebu community.



◗ RGS Career Fair 2011

The Annual Career Fair organised for Year 4 girls was held on 27 June 2012. In a 3 hour time-slot, there were 11 sessions by 22 speakers from a wide variety of professions and institutions and a concurrent Career Fair at the Evelyn Norris Hall with 13 participating institutions. The personnel from the institutions provided much insight for the girls as they prepare for their transition to RI. The highlight and focus this year was to have our alumni share as speakers. At least 12 former girls representing Healthcare, Research/Engineering, Legal Services, Public Service, Marketing, and Sports industry returned to their alma mater to share their professional and life experiences. It was a valuable opportunity for the current Year 4 girls to learn about real-world experiences and also to network with these seniors who have been and are still living as ‘daughters of a better age’.

◗ Work Experience Programme

The Work Experience Programme (WEP) is available for our Year 3 and 4 students during their holiday periods of June & November-December. Year 3 and 4 students have the opportunity to be exposed to different industries through work attachments. In the June holidays this year, 42

students were placed in school-arranged work attachments in industries such as law, healthcare, and hospitality. Students were also encouraged to source for attachments via networking through alumni for more diverse opportunities. Work attachments can range from 1 week to the entire school holidays and provide opportunities for our girls to learn lifeskills in authentic situations.

◗ Integration of International Students / Scholars

Upon arrival in October, International scholars were assigned buddies in the form of seniors from an earlier cohort. The senior buddies are usually from the same country as the new scholars to help them adjust to a new living and learning environment in Singapore. Student Leaders from the Peer Support and Prefectorial Boards helped with the planning of their orientation and induction programmes: teaching them the school rules and values, school song and cheers. This year, the scholars invited local students who had offered their friendship and who had helped them adapt to RGS to the Lunar New Year dinner as a gesture of friendship and appreciation.


◗ Physical Fitness and Health Education Programme

The RGS Physical Education aims to develop “Healthier Daughters For A Healthier Age”. Through both the sports and physical health modules taught in the PE curriculum, our students are expected to understand and apply the fundamentals of designing a personal fitness programme, and make more informed health-related choices. The ‘Eat Think and Play’ health booklet was compiled as a resource for pupils and PE teachers to complement the Physical Health module.

To encourage all students and staff members to lead a healthy holistic lifestyle, the PE department, together with the student House leaders, coordinated more than 25 Inter-House Games (IHG) in terms 2 and 3 this year. Examples of the new IHGs initiatives include Touch Rugby, Design a Rafflesian Product, K-pop and Singapore Kindness Movement photo competition. The PE department introduced the Inaugural Sports Fest Challenge during the Annual Sports Festival in May 2012. More than 500 students and staff members formed teams to participate in the 10 stations, which included the F1 Race, Speed Ladder Relay and Back in Space. Over 400 students took part in the individual or team relays and sprint events. The Swimming Carnival was held in July 2012. In addition to the swimathon event, the inaugural Biathlon organised with

both individuals and teams participating in the swim-and-run event. A total of 250 students and teachers participated in the Carnival. By encouraging teams to participate in the various activities organised, the PE department endeavours to promote greater mass participation and encourage teamwork, respect and excellence through healthy lifestyle and physical activities.

RGS Talent Scholarship (Sports) and Customisation Programme for Sports Pupils

The RGS Talent Scholarship (Sports) was established in 2008 to recognise the talent of our sports students and to support them in the development of their talents. The scholarship was offered to all Direct School Admission (DSA) sports students who were admitted into Year 1 in RGS. In 2012, a total of 41 Year 1 students from 13 different sports received this scholarship. In addition, 17 Years 2-4 students from Golf, Gymnastics (Artistic), Gymnastics (Rhythmic), Sailing and Swimming, Table Tennis, Tennis and Tenpin Bowling were also awarded the scholarship for their 2011 representations in the ASEAN Schools Games (ASG) and Southeast Asia (SEA) Games. In recognition of the high level of commitment of our athletes to their sports, RGS has put in place a Customisation Programme to provide different educational programming for them.



Co-Curricular Activities in RGS

CCAs in RGS aim to build resilience, deep passion for specific interest areas as well as leadership and teamwork. As CCAs are more experiential by nature, the learning in CCA frequently provides a balanced range of experiential learning opportunities that help develop a strong and healthy body through participation in games, uniformed groups, competitions, overseas trips and workshops. Our pupils continue to benefit from the teamwork, people skills and leadership development opportunities in the CCAs. They also perform well in a diverse range of activities and programmes, and these accomplishments demonstrate that, beyond academic excellence, the Rafflesian remains indefatigably active in her interests and passions and is committed to giving her best in everything she does.

Rafflesians in International Sporting Competitions

26th Southeast Asian Games

Five RGS girls competed at the 26th Southeast Asian Games 2011, Palembang, Indonesia, from 11 – 22 November 2011.They are:

* Elisa Yukie Yokoyama (202) for Sailing

* Phaan Yi Lin (409) for Gymnastics (Rhythmic)

* Chelsea Lin Fuchs (306) for Open Water Swimming

* Samantha Louisa Yeo Ginn (205) for Swimming

* Koh Hui Yu (414) for Swimming

Elisa Yukie Yokoyama raised the Singapore flag high by winning the Gold medal in sailing for Singapore in the Girls’ Optimist Championships.

In Gymnastics (Rhythmic), Phaan Yi Lin achieved Individual 4th position in the Women’s All-Around (Clubs), 5th position in the Women’s All-Around (Ribbon), and the Individual All-Around 4th position.

Chelsea Lin Fuchs was the only female Singapore representative in the Open Water Swimming event. She achieved 5th positions for both the 5000m and 10000m events, clocking a commendable 1hr 19mins 28.82secs and 2hr 43mins 37.76secs respectively. Samantha Louisa Yeo Ginn achieved an individual Bronze in Women’s 200m Breaststroke and a Team Gold in Women’s 4 x 100m Medley Relay. She also achieved 4th in Women’s 100m Breaststroke and 5th in Women’s 50m Breaststroke.


Koh Hui Yu achieved four Top 3 positions: Women’s 200m Freestyle – Bronze, Women’s 400m Freestyle – Bronze,Women’s4x100mFreestyleRelay–Gold,Women’s4x200mFreestyleRelay–Gold.ShealsoachievedTop8positions inthree other individual events: Women’s 200m Individual Medley–7th,Women’s400mIndividualMedleyandWomen’s800m Freestyle.

4th ASEAN Schools Games 2012

Thirteen RGS girls from five different sports represented Singapore Schools at the 4th ASEAN Schools Games 2012, Surabaya, Indonesia, from 28 June to 6 July 2012. They are:

* Chong Fui Jin (403) for Badminton

* Michelle Teo Yin Zhi (203) for Gymnastics (Artistic)

* Charmaine Yeo Yan (310) for Gymnastics (Artistic)

* Chia Daphne Theresa Yun Shan (404) for Gymnastics (Rhythmic)

* Dawne Chua Yun Xi (208) for Gymnastics (Rhythmic)

* Chan Fang Yi (205) for Swimming

* Tseng Wei Wen Rachel Marjorie (205) for Swimming

* Samantha Louisa Yeo Ginn (314) for Swimming

* Ng Xue Qi (314) for Table Tennis

* Li Jia Xin (206) for Table Tennis

* Tan Hui Xin Izabella (203) for Tennis

* Sabrina Bay Tan Hui Ling (406) for Tennis

* Rehmat Johal (407) for Tennis

31st MILO Junior Basketball Championship 2012

Farah Tan Li Ye (410) represented the Singapore Schools Basketball team in the 31st MILO Junior Basketball Championship (16 and Under) between 27 May – 8 July2012.

14th Asian Schools Tenpin Bowling Championship 2012

Yeo Ruoqi Joey (306) participated in the 14th Asian Schools Tenpin Bowling Championship in Jakarta, Indonesia, from 8 - 14 July 2012 and achieved Gold in the Singles, Quartet and Masters event, and a Bronze in the All Events.

2012 National Inter-Schools Competitions

Rafflesians excelled in the 2012 National Schools Competitions with outstanding results:

Twelve 1st position National titles in: B Div - Gymnastics (Rhythmic), Fencing, Shooting (Air Pistol), Squash, Swimming, Table Tennis



C Div - Badminton, Gymnastics (Artistic), Gymnastics (Rhythmic), Judo, Shooting (Air Rifle), Swimming

Ten 2nd position National titles in:B Div - Golf, Judo, SailingC Div - Cross-Country, Sailing, Softball, Squash, Table Tennis, Tennis, Tenpin Bowling

Five 3rd position National titles in:B Div - Gymnastics (Trampoline), Softball, Tennis, Tenpin Bowling CDiv–Taekwondo

Two 4th position National titles:B Div - Shooting (Air Rifle)C Div - Golf

Flying the Rafflesian Flag High with Uniformed Groups Awards

Our National Cadet Corps (Air) did the school proud by achieving the Gold award for the third time in the Best Unit Competition.

Red Cross Youth also achieved the Gold award for the Community Service Award and Silver Award for Excellent Unit Award. Yew Ci Wei (407) achieved the Red Cross Youth

Director’s Award, bestowed to only one cadet per school.

Our Girls’ Brigade attained the Gold Company Award and 4th position in the Singapore - Southeast Asian Pipeband Championship.

Our National Cadet Corps (Land), National Police Cadet Corps (Sea) and Red Cross Youth were awarded Silvers for Best Unit Competition, Unit Overall Proficiency Award and for Excellence Unit Award respectively.

Our three Girl Guides companies achieved three Golds for the Puan Noor Aishah Award.

Several RGS Uniformed Groups members also deserve special mention:

At the Singapore Youth Festival Opening Ceremony Parade, five cadets from NPCC (Sea) and four from NCC (Land) participated in the Guard of Honor Contingent.

From NPCC (Sea): Chee En Cui (210), Low Si Xuan Andrea (211), Chua Pei Xuan (312), Ong Pei Jie Janelle (312), and Vivian Feng Yichen (305);

From NCC (Land): Gillian Lim Hui Min (315), Cham Zek Min (313), Kishanti Ponampalam (304), and Stephanie Lim Yan Qing (310).


Staff Sergeant Kwek Le Yin (414) from National Cadet Corps (Land) participated in the Exercise Thunder Warrior in New Zealand from 9 - 19 January 2012.

Three cadets from National Cadet Corps (Land) participated in the HQ NCC Specialist Course (Central District). Neo Kai Xin Natasha (315) and Tay Min Yi (301) achieved Course Best Cadet, while Kwek Shu Ying (301) achieved Best in General Specialist Knowledge.

In National Police Cadet Corps (Sea), Wang Jia Ying of 413 achieved the Singapore Police Force - National Police Cadet Corps Badge and the Best Unit Cadet Award. Five of our NPCC (Sea) cadets were selected to participate in the Singapore Youth Festival Opening Ceremony Parade - three in the Guard of Honour Contingent: Chua Pei Xuan (312), Ong Pei Jie Janelle (312), and Vivian Feng Yichen (305) - and two in the Supporting Contingent Chee En Cui (210), Low Si Xuan Andrea (211).

Five NPCC (Sea) Year 3 cadets also served in the CHINGAY Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) Contingent: Teng Wen Li (304), Vivian Feng Yichen (305), Sim Ying Sarah (310), Sim Yu Hui Stephanie (310) and Chua Pei Xuan (312).

2 teams from the Girls’ Brigade took part in the National Creative Cheer Competition organised by Girls’ Brigade Head

Quarters and achieved Silvers.

Four representatives from Red Cross Youth participated in the Youth Current Affairs Competition and achieved a commendable 2nd position: Ren Ying (201), Alice Natasha Soewito (206), Qiu Biqing (304), and Wang Ying Chi Francine (312)



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RGS continues to be a premier school providing the best education for high ability girls because of the dedicated and determined efforts of students and teachers. Our work is enriched by the unstinting and invaluable support of our coaches, instructors, parents, alumni and other stakeholders. In addition, we are also privileged that many local and international partners collaborate with us and contribute expertise, resources and time in a number of programmes to enrich the learning experience in our school. Together, these individuals and organisations form an integral part of the extended RGS family.

◗ RGS Staff

Teachers are key to RGS’ success and the school continues to place emphasis on recruiting, retaining and recognising top quality teachers committed to providing holistic education and nurturing the RGS girl.

The staff strength as at 30 July 2012 stands at 207, comprising 162 teachers and 45 executive and administrative staff; 98% of our teaching staff are graduates, of which 25% have Master degree and PhD qualifications.

New Appointments

We congratulate the following personnel on their new appointments:

• MsLeeSuYin–HeadofDepartment(Humanities)

• Ms Foo Ling Ling – Head of Department (StaffDevelopment)

• Ms Hoo Ka Mun Carmen – Head of Department(Character Development)

• Ms Koh Chen Chen – Head of Department (TalentDevelopment)

• MsTanBengChiak–LeadTeacher

• MsLeeTien–SubjectHead(Biology)

• MrShaunDeSouza–SubjectHead(LowerSecondaryScience)

• MsSueyLeaHongMagdalene–SubjectHead(CCA)

• Mr Tan Peng HongAlvin – Subject Head (LearningTechnologies)

• MsSeahSerHui-HeadofYear

• Mr Lim Shi Zhi – Subject Head (CitizenshipEducation)

• Mr Tan Keng Hsin - Subject Head (StudentLeadership)

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• MrsLeungHuiLeng–SeniorTeacher(Aesthetics)

• MrGaneshIssardasUdasi–SeniorTeacher(History)

• M s Ku m Su a t S i e S a n d i – S e n i o r Te a ch e r(Mathematics)

• MrYangKianHong–SeniorTeacher(Physics)

New Staff

We extend a warm welcome to the following teaching and Executive and Administrative staff: Mr Aminurrashid Bin Tukiran, Ms Chan Kar Mun Melissa, Ms Catherine Cheng, Ms Juliana Chia, Mr Foo Yong Wee Christopher, Ms Goh Jiaxian Eunice, Mr Jagmeet Singh Sidhu, Ms Koh Chen Chen, Mr Kumbalingam Uthaman, Ms Lee Siew Lee, Mrs Michelle Quek, Mr Lin Danwen, Ms Liu Yinghong Michelle, Ms Masturah Binte Abdul Aziz, Mr Muhammad Ismail Bin Khamis, Ms Ng Si Ying Pamela, Mrs Rachel Pang, Mr Tan Kok Wah, Ms Tay Siao Lin Eleanor, Ms Wong Sheya Michell and Mdm Zhao Chun Yang.

Farewells

RGS bids fond farewells to Mr Ang Hup Hee, Mrs Ang Mui

Eng, Ms Anisah Binte Mohamed Sheriff, Mr Asmizar Bin Abu, Mr Asraf Angullia, Mdm Balakrishnan Latha, Ms Cheah Wren Fei Cheryl, Mr Cheong Han Wen Jay, Ms Chong Hin Nee Irene, Ms Jazilah Binte Othman, Mrs Lim Bee Eng, Ms Lim Siew Leong Susanz, Ms Lim Soh Khim, Ms Ng Yee Ping Diane, Mr Ng Yong Liang Desmond, Mr Ow Chee Keong Christopher, Mr Seow Kim Koon, Mr Tan Soon Yong, Ms Tan Teck Yee Lydia, Mr Tan Yong Yeong, Mr Teoh Chin Leong, Ms Teoh Yan Yan Anne, Mr Wong Hong Weng, Ms Wong Tzain Muhn Michelle and Ms Zhao Jing.

Promotions

We congratulate all staff promoted in October 2011 and April 2012: 8 teachers were promoted to Substantive Grade GEO1A1, 5 to GEO1A2, 3 to GEO1A3 and 2 executive and administrative staff to the MSO4 Grade.

The School also congratulates Principal, Mrs Julie Hoo, for her promotion to Superscale Grade F.

Staff Well-Being

The Staff Well-being Committee aims to promote healthy


living and improve the general well-being of all staff by engaging them in the various activities organised throughout the year.

To increase the cohesiveness of the staff, Staff Bonding Day and Department Bonding Day were organised. The annual Staff Dinner was celebrated in conjunction with Teachers’ Day. Fruits were provided once every month to encourage healthy living and birthdays were celebrated during staff common time.

Staff Development

RGS strongly encourages and supports professional development that enhances lifelong learning for staff members. Professional development is designed to align with the school’s vision and strategic thrusts, department goals, and the expressed needs of the staff.

RGS has developed a Professional Development Training Plan that focuses on the pedagogies of the Gifted & Talented such as critical and creative thinking and other core competency areas like practitioner inquiry, learning technologies and curriculum design. The learning and development platforms for staff are continuous, extensive, and take place through

participation in and facilitation of training workshops in school, and conferences held in Singapore and around the world.

In promoting professional excellence, our staff are encouraged to present their research papers and best practices at local and overseas conferences. This year, RGS staff members presented papers at the National Science Teachers’ Conference (USA), Asia-Pacific Gifted Conference (Dubai) and the Teachers’ Conference (Singapore), among others.

Significant opportunities in professional learning and development have been provided to help staff remain current in 21st century content and practices. Staff attended and presented papers and research findings at various conference platforms:

Local

2012

• 2nd Dance Education Seminar 2012

• 3rd International Conference on Teaching & Learning with Technology

• 3rd National Institute of Education-English Language and Literature Postgraduates Conference on Language, Literature and Education

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• 35th Annual Conference of the Mathematics Education Research Group of Australasia

• Association of Mathematics Educators-SingaporeMathematical Society Conference 2012: Nurturing Reflective Learners

• Behavioural Sciences Institute Conference 2012:Adapting Effectively to Rapid Changes: Much More than Cognitive Abilities

• ConservingOurBiodiversitySymposium

• DesigningTasktoPromoteMathematicalThinkingInSecondary School

• ForumonGifted&TalentedYouth2012

• Geography Teachers’ Association Annual Seminar2012

• HumanResourceSummit2012

• HumanitiesEducatorsConference2012

• ReadingMaterialsForAssessmentSeminar2012

• RegionalLanguageCentreInternationalSeminar

• SingaporeInternationalMathematicsChallenge2012:Mathematical Modelling

• StrategicResourceManagement

• Teachers’Conference2012

2011

• 2nd Outdoor Education Symposium

• 21st Century Teachers’ Policies

• Academy Symposium 2011: Celebrating Learning,Transforming Practice

• CharacterandCitizenshipEducationConference2011

• Citi-NationalInstituteofEducationFinancialLiteracyConference 2011: Empowering Innovation through Diversity & Synergy

• ConferenceonForests,Biodiversity&ClimateChangein Southeast Asia

• Educational Research Association of SingaporeConference 2011: Empowering Educators as Researchers: Exploring Ideas and Enhancing Practices

• Excellence2000Presentation

• Forest, Biodiversity & Climate Change in SoutheastAsia

• HistoryasControversyConference


• MerantiProject

• PacificRimObjectiveMeasurementSymposium2011

• UniformedGroupsSeminar2011

• WorkPlanSeminar2011

International

2012

• 12th Asia-Pacific Conference on Giftedness, United Arab Emirates

• 36th Conference of the International Group for the Psychology of Mathematics Education, Taiwan

• 38th Conference of the International Association for Educational Assessment: Designing the assessment of learning outcomes to make positive impact on individuals and institutions, Kazakhstan

• 2012 Global Dance and Child International/WorldDance Alliance Dance Summit, Taiwan

• AsiaPacificAdvancementConference,HongKong

• National Council of Teachers of Mathematics 2012Annual Meeting, United States of America

• National Science Teachers Association Indianapolis

National Conference, United States of America

• Psychotherapy Networker Symposium 2012, UnitedStates of America

• S7 Cluster Executive &Administrative Staff LearningJourney to Desaru, Malaysia

2011

• 15th International Conference on the Teaching of Mathematical Modelling and Applications Conference, Australia

• 37 th International Association for Educational Assessment Conference 2011: Assessment and the Challenge of Globalization, Philippines

• Mathematical Modelling Forum & Challenge,Australia

• S7 Cluster Executive &Administrative Staff LearningJourney to Sarang Buaya, Malaysia

Professional Upgrading

• HeadofDepartment(Aesthetics),MsAnnaLooandHeadof Department (Leadership Development), Ms Regina Lee are attending the Management and Leadership in Schools

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Programme at the National Institute of Education from July to November 2012.

• Senior Teacher (Aesthetics), Mrs Leung Hui Leng andSenior Teacher (English Language), Mrs Jassie Teo have embarked on a Specialist Diploma in Educational Assessment at the Singapore Examination and Assessment Board on RGS sponsorship from March to December 2012.

• Head of Department (Physical Education & CCA), MsMariette Ong and Subject Head (Internationalisation), Mr Azahar Bin Mohamed Noor completed their Master in Gifted Education programme at the National Institute of Education (NIE) in 2011/12.

• Ms Syazwani Binte Amrun and Ms Ling Shuang Ningcompleted the Post-Graduate Diploma in Education at the NIE under RGS sponsorship in 2011/12.

• Mdm Chen HsinYu of the Mother Tongue Departmentwas supported on Professional Development Leave to pursue a Doctorate of Philosophy in Literature at the Central China Normal University from April to December 2012.

Staff Outreach

Consultancy

RGS Pedagogical Research Lab (RGS PeRL) offers consultancy to schools on curriculum and pedagogy. Its mission is to contribute to the development of a collaborative community of practitioners with a research-oriented perspective to classroom practices. RGS PeRL’s workshops emphasise the application of evidence-backed theories and principles to classroom practice. As the trainers are educators themselves with extensive experience in curriculum design and pedagogy, the workshops designed are practical and relevant to the context. RGS PeRL offers both customized and standard modules in Design of the Performance Task and Curriculum Design.

The additional value of RGS PeRL Consultancy is the Practice Study. Over a period of 3 months, the consultants offer on-going post-workshop guidance to assist participants to apply their learning to actual classroom practice.

RGS PeRL’s in-house research findings are also freely shared at RGS PeRL workshops as well as conferences, both local and beyond. The objectives of the sharing are (a) to generate more knowledge on the practical implications of translating theories to practice in the classroom and (b) to contribute


to and enhance the Asian discourse on pedagogy especially relating to the high ability Asian girl.

Educational Outreach and Leadership

RGS’ contributions to educational outreach and leadership extend to all schools and comprise:

WELL – the first field study centre located in Dairy FarmNature Reserve to promote experiential learning in an authentic setting.

WELLCoT –WELL Community of Teachers is a fraternityof like-minded teachers coming together to design inter-disciplinary curricula and conduct learning activities at WELL.

FPSP (Singapore) - RGS provides her stewardship in the organisation of FPSP in Singapore through its annual coaches and evaluation workshops, Resource Day and National Finals competition.

SMMFC–Thisinternationaloutreacheffort,incollaborationwith Ngee Ann Secondary School, provides students with the opportunity to translate real-world problems into mathematical problems and solve them using mathematical models.

F1 Centre for Innovation–Thiscentrewillserveasahubforschools to collaborate and explore new ways of promoting the study of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics especially among female students.

Corporate Citizenry

The RGS Corporate Citizenry Committee formed of executive and administrative staff organised a Reading-Baking-Games Day for children from the Asian Women’s Welfare Association (AWWA) Family Service Centre in December 2011. Both RGS staff and children from AWWA Family Service Centre enjoyed a day of games, reading and baking. This was the first such effort by the Committee and plans are in place for more in the future. Staff Awards and Commendations

Name Award/Commendation

LeeSuYin GirlGuidesSingapore–5YearsLong Service Award

Aliah Binte Mohamed Caring Teacher Award 2012 - Shariff School Level

Koh King Koon Caring Teacher Award 2012 - School Level

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Chew Meek Lin Caring Teacher Award 2012 - School Level

Xu Yang’en Caring Teacher Award 2012 - School Level

Ng Zhao Yue Caring Teacher Award 2012 - School Level

Tan Peng Hong Alvin RGS Outstanding Contribution Award

Loy Hui Nin RGS Outstanding Contribution Award

Chan Soh Han Christie RGS Outstanding Contribution Award

Lim Cheng Puay RGS Outstanding Contribution Award

Zhang Runsheng RGS Outstanding Contribution Award

Michael Francis Jalleh RGS Outstanding Contribution Award

Lee Kok Kong Thomas RGS Outstanding ContributionJeremy Award

Syahidah Binte Ibrahim RGS Outstanding Contribution Award

Ow Chee Keong RGS Outstanding ContributionChristopher Award

Thio Cher Kuan RGS Outstanding Contribution Award

Neo Guo Yong RGS Outstanding Contribution Award

Chan Yin Lai Shirley RGS Outstanding Contribution Award

RGS Long Service Award 2012

Name Years of Department/ Service Appointment

Ko Hak Chin 10 Subject Head (Mathematics)

Ong Yen Pin Mariette 10 Head of Department (Physical Education)

Goh Lee Kian 15 Director (Admin & Planning)

Nuraini Binte Abdul 15 Languages DepartmentGapor

Chin Jen Fu 20 Deputy Principal (Academic & Outreach)

G Sundari 20 Senior Teacher (Discipline)


Khoo Shee Ling Sylvia 20 Aesthetics Department

Pang Soh Lian 20 Head of Department (Mathematics)

Sulastiri Bte Haji Said 20 Head of Year

Tan Bee Lain 20 Subject Head (Languages)

Mary George-Cheriyan 25 Director (RGS Pedagogical Research Lab)

National Day Award – Commendation Medal Ms Tan Hwee Mian May Director (Talent Development & Academic Studies II)

National Day Award 2012 – Long Service Medal

Mrs Mary George- Director (RGS Pedagogical Cheriyan Research Lab)

MOE Long Service Award 2012

Ms Pang Teng Lin Senior Teacher 35 years

◗ RGS Pedagogical Research Lab (RGS PeRL)

As a Centre for Excellence in RGS, RGS PeRL is driven by the school’s stretch goal of being a world class educational institution for young women. Such an aspiration compels evidence-backed professional standards that enhance the school’s clout and credibility as a reputed institution.

RGS PeRL’s Research and Consultancy domains are designed to cultivate professional inquiry and collaboration that sharpen pedagogical practices and innovation. Its uniqueness as a school-based centre lies in its practitioner-oriented paradigm to educational discourse. Its members are largely classroom practitioners with extensive experience in curriculum design and classroom teaching and hence, an acute mindfulness of the realities of the Singaporean context in defining curriculum innovation and practice.

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call for proposals. For instance, a group of English teachers is examining the use of the rubric for evaluation.

To leverage on these developments, RGS PeRL’s Research domain is exploring the possibility of inquiring into teacher traits, motivations and skills for Practitioner Inquiry. The findings can inform the educational fraternity on how to enhance teacher professionalism and nurture learners who are adept thinkers in the 21st century. Through constant scanning of educational trends and standards, RGS PeRL is also in the process of creating robust learning resources that are used for teacher development. For instance, in-house resources on Formative Assessment were designed for a workshop for Academic Heads. These resources will continue to be refined and updated.

Consultancy

RGS PeRL offers Consultancy in areas like Curriculum Design, Practitioner Inquiry and Design of the Performance Task, to RGS and other schools. The focus is on sharing how principle-driven and evidence-backed pedagogy can be translated to the local classroom context. The overarching objective is to build an inclusive network of like-minded educators interested in theory and evidence-based educational best practices.

Research Project: Contribution of the Performance Task to Teaching and Learning

Currently, a final report is being crafted on RGS PeRL’s 2 year research project on the Performance Task as an alternative assessment. Although the project was carried out in RGS, its findings can inform not only RGS’ assessment review and innovation but also be relevant to other schools who may wish to learn from the school’s experiences. Emerging findings on this project were shared at the Teachers’ Conference held in Singapore (1 May-1 June 2012). At the end of the year, the final report will be presented to the school to inform its curriculum review practices as well as at the International Conference of the Australian Association for Research in Education and the Asia Pacific Educational Research Association (2-6 December 2012).

Teacher Professionalism and Practitioner Inquiry

Research has shown that the most critical factor in quality learning is the quality teacher. The habit of reflective practice is a hallmark of such a teacher who derives professional satisfaction from knowing what works in the classroom and why. To facilitate Practitioner Inquiry, RGS PeRL has established clear research protocols and a system of research mentoring aimed at scaffolding the teachers’ research endeavours. A few teachers have responded to RGS PeRL’s


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Publications

In-house publication: RGS PeRL plans to produce an annual in-house professional development magazine called ‘Insights’. The concept is that of a coffee table book, enabling easy perusal and inspiring ideas. The aim is to articulate facets of RGS’ professional practices that are often, implicit. Currently, we are in the process of collecting our teachers’ contributions on:

a. Pedagogical Inquiry; ie, research projects in RGS

b. Pedagogical practices; ie, strategies that promote effective learning

RGS PeRL Research Guide: This guide book outlines the research categories in the school, the research protocols and our policies pertaining to educational research.

RGS PeRL handbook: The handbook encapsulates the overall intent of the organisation, its structures and processes.

Performance Task (PT) booklet: The booklet, published in 2011, provides step-by-step guidelines on the design of the PT as an alternative assessment, augmented by literature review. This booklet is part of the PT workshop toolkit and is also sold to interested educators.

Website

Launched this year, the RGS PeRL website offers updated information on its Research and Consultancy domains. The information includes research projects conducted in the school as well as podcasts and vignettes on good practices.

RGS PeRL looks forward to working closely with the school community and beyond to add verve and vitality to teaching and learning.

◗ Alumni Matters

The RGS Chapter

The RGS Chapter has been a supporter of RGS and has assisted the school in many ways: close collaboration in school activities, organising of workshops and social events to promote alumni networking and membership drives to encourage Rafflesians to cherish their unique identity as a member of the RGS community. Activities organised over the past months include a Tea & Talk session on ‘A Fresh ApproachtoaBeautiful&NaturalSmile–OrthodonticsandDentofacial’ and a cooking workshop titled ‘Learn to Savour Life–Onedishatatime’.

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To support the school in broadening the categories of awards given out to students on RGS Speech Day, several cohorts have instituted annual awards that emphasise the importance of recognising students who demonstrate exemplary leadership or communication skills. The ‘RGS Chapter’, ‘Heart of Gold’ and ‘Sisters at Heart’ awards are aimed at encouraging pupils to develop character values such as exemplary care and consideration for others.

Executive Committee (March 2010 to February 2012)

Jean Ong Choo Khim President

Lan Luh Luh Vice President

Tung Siew Sheong Monica Honorary Secretary

Teo Poh Keng Asst. Hon. Secretary

Daphne Lim Treasurer

Chan Mei Wan Member

Jean Tan Member

Loh Pui Shih Member

May Kan Member

Ng Swee Hong Member

Justina Nathan Co-opted Member

Lo Wei Min Co-opted Member

Wan Siew Ping Co-opted Member

Boey Chee Kiew Co-opted Member

Tan Peck Sim Co-opted Member

Melanie Toh Co-opted Member

Executive Committee (March 2012 to present)

Jean Ong Choo Khim President

Lo Wei Min Vice President

Melanie Toh Honorary Secretary

Wan Siew-Ping Asst. Hon. Secretary

Tung Siew Sheong Monica Hon. Treasurer

Hedy Tan Hon. Asst. Treasurer

Chan Mei Wan Member

Lan Luh Luh Member

Daphne Lim Member


May Kan Member

Ng Swee Hong Member

Loh Pui Shih Co-opted Member

Jeyapriya Ramanujam Co-opted Member

Loy Wee Loon Co-opted Member

Boey Chee Kiew Co-opted Member

Loy Wee Mee Co-opted Member

RGS Connect

RGS Connect is a pupil development and alumni networking initiative, including an online portal. RGS students can connect with alumni through the portal to gain information on higher education, career information and job shadowing opportunities. RGS Connect also promotes alumni networking; connected alumni also support school-organised career fairs and leadership workshops. RGS Connect holds quarterly networking sessions and talks for young professionals. Executive Committee: Chengxi Tang, Karen Lee, Shazina Zaini (all from Class of 2000)

Highlights of the year include:

• Inaugural alumni networking session on 25April 2012with Guest-of-Honour Mrs Carmee Lim and alumni speakers on the topic of, “Career Learnings & The Next Step: Be Your Own Boss”

• EngagingspeakersfortheWomen’sLeadershipConferenceand annual RGS Career Fair

• Connecting with students through the RGS Connectportal.

◗ Parents for RGS Association (PRGS)

The last quarter of 2011 began with the Year 3 Breakfast Dialogue with Principals. The highly interactive discussions promoted positive feedback and communication between interested parents and the school.

This dialogue was followed by the second (of two forums) of the highly popular “Nurturing The Highly Able Child - Intellectual, Emotional and Mental Well-Being” Forum series conducted by Edwin Choy, founder of Centre for Fathering, who advised parents on ways of focusing on successes of their daughters instead of failures. The CmPS APPdicted-

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Cyberwellness Talk had a CmPS group of students sharing their interesting findings on students’ internet behaviour with parents, and the Transition to RI(JC) talk saw parents of former RGS girls in RI(JC) as well as a few former RGS girls in RI(JC) sharing with our members their experiences in transition to RI(JC).

PRGS’ Family Day made its debut in 2011 with “Carnival: Going Country’11”. From learning the Hoedown Throwdown Dance (which had parents and daughters dancing in lively step together) to competing in the fastest candy- floss eating contest, the checked shirts, cowboy hats and boots completed the day’s fun.

Peaceful and idyllic Pulau Ubin was awakened by the visit of close to 60 PRGS members and 2 eco-guides. The wonderfully refreshing Sensorial Trail Walk had participants slowing down their pace to smell the flowers, appreciate the rustic ways of a bygone time, amidst a wealth of flora and fauna that is Pulau Ubin.

The amazing variety of food (contributed by generous members) for the Teacher’s Day Appreciation Lunch set in cozy ambience were equaled only by the good cheer and camaraderie shared by the principals, teachers, staff members, parent volunteers and the PRGS Exco members.

It was a warm and meaningful way of expressing our special thanks to the teachers for all that they do for our daughters.

In keeping with the times, PRGS started its social media networking with the launch of the PRGS Facebook Community Page named “Parents for RGS Association (PRGS)” in July 2011. Members who are friends of the Page can easily receive news updates, spot themselves in the photos uploaded with regular postings of PRGS events whilst being a vital part of a community of RGS parents.

With PRGS coming close to 10 years, the time was opportune for a re-branding of PRGS as we positioned PRGS’ objective of achieving that 3-way strategic link among parents, pupils and the school, towards the total development of our daughters. The rebranded logo identity was applied across all PRGS communication materials for an integrated and consistent visual messaging of our said objective.

2012 began with a rousing welcome for the Year 1s and their parents. PRGS played a supporting role in settling new parents and in familiarising them with the RGS academic curriculum through parent orientation talks and workshops organised in conjunction with the school.

With the 24 March 2012 AGM, a new Executive Committee


comprising parents from all levels was elected. PRGS further assisted in and partook of the school’s activities and festivities which included the RGS Open House, Sports Festival and the ORA Walk-A-Jog-a-thon and Fun Fair. These events afforded PRGS opportunities to share their experiences with Primary 6 parents at Open House and to show our teamwork and sportsmanship at the sports stadium. PRGS members displayed their unfailing support with their generous sponsorship of food and drinks stalls and contribution to the ORA fund-raising drive through the generous purchase of the fun fair tickets as well as through sales proceeds collected at the stalls.

With a fulfilling past 12 months, the 10th Exco thank the Principals and the school for its support of PRGS and its activities.

Executive Committee

Jean Tan Chairman

Eugenia Lim Vice Chairman

Hubert Lim Secretary

Joyce Khoo-Phua Assistant Secretary

Meily Wantah Treasurer

Hans Ow Assistant Treasurer

Sanjay Kothary Member

Azizah Sharip Member

Koh Geok Khing Member

Anna Foo Member

Susan Tjen-Wijaya Member

Goh Geok Cheng Member

Mu Mu Than Co-opted Member

Peggy Looi Co-opted Member

Loh Siew Meng Co-opted Member

Soh Lay Yen Co-opted Member

Loh Seow Lin Co-opted Member

Jean Gan Co-opted Member

◗ RGS Outreach: Local & International Network

Collaboration with local and international partners offers opportunities for RGS to share and learn from best practices with other top institutions and organisations. RGS’ outreach efforts continue to grow from strength to strength in several areas.

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RGS continues to share best practices on school reform and professional development in response to requests from a number of schools in Singapore and from overseas. Among the educational personnel who visited RGS were: Principal and Head of Senior High School, St Cuthbert’s College (New Zealand), Deputy Principal, St Margaret’s College (New Zealand), Director, Division of International Cooperation and Exchanges, Hubei Provincial Department of Education (PRC), Mr Yohsuke Tsuchiya, Researcher, Nihon University and Ibaraki University, Mr Vadim Moshkovich, Russian State Member and businessman, Mr Mikhail Dmitriev and Mr Kirill Ignakhin of McKinsey & Company (Moscow, Russia), Mr Bill Claxton, Lanschool, and Mr Yong Lit Seng, Director, Group Technology Development of SEGi University of Malaysia.

RGS also hosted visits from the following schools and educational organisations fromAugust 2011 –August 2012:Taipei First Girls’ High School (Taiwan), Mingdao High School (Taiwan), Shanghai No 3 Girls’ Middle School (PRC), Sekolah Mutiara Harapan (Indonesia), Officials from the Suzhou Provincial Department of Education and Principals from Suzhou schools (PRC).

RGS continues to engage Primary 6 pupils and their parents through events like ‘Tea with the Principal’, talks and road shows at various primary schools and the annual Open

House, which sees a steady increase in the number of visitors every year.

The RGS community was kept well informed through Spiral, the Yearbook and a fresh range of corporate collaterals. The school is also in the process of revamping the RGS website and producing a new corporate video to better present information about the school to its stakeholders and the public. RGS also engages parents through ‘Breakfast Meetings with the Principal’ for each level, Year 1 Orientation Tea, workshops for Years 1-4 parents on helping their daughters adjust to the learning environment at RGS, the annual Sports Festival and Racial Harmony Week activities. The school is also mindful of its commitment to serve the nation and community through Community Problem Solving Programme (CmPS), Service-Learning and Community service projects.

Local Partnerships

RGS’ valued partners continue to support the school’s educational goals and programmes. The highlight this year was the launch of the RGS F1 Centre for Innovation on 28 July, the first F1 Centre for Innovation set up by a girls’ school. The Centre will serve as a hub for schools to collaborate and explore new ways of providing students with the skills


and competencies in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics education through integrated curriculum and meaningful real-world application. A Memorandum of Understanding was signed at the launch between RGS and the Institution of Engineers, Singapore (IES). With the MOU, RGS and IES will work in collaboration, through the programmes offered by the RGS F1 Centre for Innovation, to promote engineering education and careers, especially among girls.

Our synergistic partners, GlaxoSmithKline, Economic Development Board and NParks maintain their commitment to the Wallace Environmental Learning Laboratory (WELL), our field study centre in Dairy Farm Nature Park which is used by staff and students from RGS and schools in Singapore. WELLCoT (WELL Community of Teachers) continues to provide professional development workshops held at WELL as well as run activities at WELL for students. GSK-EDB maintains its belief in RGS’ stewardship of the Future Problem Solving Programme (Singapore) to nurture talented students with an orientation to anticipating and solving challenges in the future.

Since 2010, the annual Chinese Literature Camp has been a collaborative effort between RGS and the Singapore Literature Society (SLS) to develop a passion and deep understanding

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in secondary school students for the Chinese Language and culture. In order to recognise our close relationship based on shared goals and co-ownership of a very worthy event, RGS will be presenting SLS with the Cengal Award for Partnerships this year.

RGS also continues to collaborate with NIE’s Centre for Research, Pedagogy and Practice through its Research arm, RGS Pedagogical Research Lab (RGS PeRL), to foster a culture of reflective practice and the use of research-based pedagogy for learning.

International Partnerships

The goal of the RGS Internationalisation Programme is to develop, in our students, a global mindset and cross cultural skills and sensitivities. The various programmes expose our students to Asia and the world and allow them to interact and engage with their peers and local communities outside Singapore.

In 2011, 33 overseas programmes were organised by various academic departments, CCA groups, Talent Development Department, Leadership Board and the Overseas Service Learning team. In total, more than 1,000 students participated


inthevariousoverseastrips–accountingformorethan50percent of RGS student population. Some of the notable initiatives include the first overseas Character Development Programme conducted for CCA leaders to enhance their leadership skills and build character through adventure-based learning. The Year 2 students, as a cohort, had the opportunity to engage with school children in Batam during their community engagement programme, while the RGS Choir, comprising 53 members, had the opportunity to perform at the Advent Sing Vienna musical festival, a destination well-known for its choral tradition.

Collaborations with our partner schools remain a core thrust of our internationalisation programme. The twinning programme with Shanghai No. 3 Girls’ Middle & High Schools and Zhongshan Overseas Middle School was launched successfully when 18 RGS students participated in a cultural and language immersion programme with our partner schools. Reciprocating the exchange, 18 girls and 4 teachers from Shanghai No 3 Girls’ Middle School participated in an immersion trip to RGS from 6–8August 2012 to establisha platform for students from our schools to deepen their interest in learning the Chinese Language and culture for the RGS girls and the learning of the English Language and multi-culturalism for the students from Shanghai.

The “Bridges for Engagement” Programme between RGS and Tunku Kurshiah College (TKC) was conducted on 19-23 June 2011. Twenty-four Year 2 students from the Regional Studies Programme, accompanied by 3 teachers, were hosted by TKC in Seremban. Now in its forth year, the programme provided opportunities for our students to practise Malay language with their TKC friends and develop cross-cultural competencies to engage with our neighbours.

The Dwen An-Raffles Schools Student Exchange Programme continues to be an important student exchange platform to nurture student leaders in service of the community. RGS girls travelled to Taiwan in February and then hosted visiting Taiwanese students in July as part of the two-way exchange.

As we continue to expand our partnership collaborations into the area of student exchange, we will offer more opportunities and destinations for students who are keen to embark on an intensive cultural immersion programme. This will fulfil our objectives of providing not just extensive and wide-ranging programmes, but also opportunities for an intensive international experience for our students.


Roll of Honour 2011/2012


◗ Year One 2011

Top in Subject 2011

105 Ng Yu Qin Chinese Language

112 Devika S Warrier Chinese Special Programme

113 Celine Ng Yu Ting English Language

111 Freda Mah Cheng Yee English Literature

101 Weng Jiayi Geography

106 Li Xiaorong Higher Chinese

112 Nur Sabrina Bte Abdul Razak Higher Malay

111 Sambhavi Rajangam Higher Tamil

113 Celine Ng Yu Ting History

109 Helen Lin Jia Qi Lower Secondary Science

112 Lim Ee Sing Malay Special Programme

113 Zhang Wen Han Mathematics

105 Jin Minjia Music Elective Programme

103 Riddhi Manoj Mehta Special Art Programme

Outstanding Academic Performance

101 Xiao Shiwei

104 Sim Ming Hui Melodies

105 Jin Minjia

105 Koh Xin Yun Charmain

105 Sreshya Kamakshi Vishwanathan

108 Zuo Haolin

109 Yip Kum Foong Kellie

110 Tu Chang

111 Alicia Ong Shi Hui

111 Freda Mah Cheng Yee

112 Devika S Warrier

112 Lim Ee Sing

112 Tay Hui Min

113 Zhang Wen Han

Top in Level 2011

109 Helen Lin Jia Qi

Academic Awards


◗ Year Two 2011

Top in Subject 2011

205 Yeo Ruoqi Joey Chinese Language

202 Lysha-Ann S Dharmaratnam Chinese Special Programme

211 Ng Way English Language

209 Ho Choy Ying, Freya English Literature

207 Prithipal Kaur Bhullar Geography

211 Soh Hui Ling Higher Chinese

202 Nur Dini Bte Mohamed Higher Malay Eunos

203 R Priya Higher Tamil

202 Watt Sook May History

213 Faith Nadine Choo Yun Sum Lower Secondary Science

208 Filzah Hanis Bte Osman Malay Language

213 Tay Min Yi Malay Special Programme

213 Qiu Biqing Mathematics

213 Wu Chin Ying Music Elective Programme

205 Irene Tee @ Zheng Jingying Special Art Programme


202 Teo Wan Xin, Phionna

204 Liu Lijia

205 Saik Chin Wen Sharon

209 Feng Leirong

209 Fu Xiaozhen

209 Tan Hui-Yi Isabel

209 Teo Jue Luo, Melinna

212 Kang Yi Xi

213 Grace Tern Jia Wen

213 Lim Xuan Li, Michelle

213 Xu Cheng Yin

213 Zhu Wei Jie

Top in Level 2011

213 Qiu Biqing

Academic Awards


◗ Year Three 2011

Top in Subject 2011

308 Rae Teo Area Studies

304 Chia Daphne Theresa Biology Yun Shan

313 Koh Hui Ling Chemistry

308 Elizabeth Khong Chinese Language

303 He Jiaming Chinese Literature

311 Niranjana Krishna Chinese Special Programme

312 Ho Kai Ling Phyllis English Language

304 Nguyen Thuy Ngan English Language (Foreign Students)

307 See Ning Hui English Literature

301 Grace Sum Jia En Geography

301 Zhang Zhiyang Higher Chinese

304 Nur Adilah Bte Mohammed Higher Malay Idris

302 K Vanita Higher Tamil

306 Stephanie Christine Heng History Shu Hui

313 Lim Tse Jean Malay Special Programme

302 Chew Jia Yi Joan Mathematics

303 Deng Yue Music Elective Programme

304 Chia Daphne Theresa Physics Yun Shan

302 Ho Hui Min Raffles Academy (Biology)

302 Tan Tze En Raffles Academy (Chemistry)

306 Liu Fangzhou Raffles Academy (English Literature)

305 Nicole Leong Xiao Xuan Raffles Academy (Geography)

301 Lu Jinyao Raffles Academy (Higher Chinese)

302 Yang Yixuan Raffles Academy (History)

301 Teo Si-Yan Raffles Academy (Mathematics)

307 See Ning Hui Raffles Academy (Music)


303 Lin Kun Raffles Academy (Physics)

307 Chia Yan Min Kimberly Social Studies

312 Yeoh Tze Ning Special Art Programme


301 Sristi Archarya

302 Amanda Kang Yu Chen

302 Chew Jia Yi Joan

302 Goh Pei Shan

304 Chia Daphne Theresa Yun Shan

304 Tey Yi Qing

305 Belle Tan Ling Yi

306 Wee Yen Jean

308 Zheng Fan

309 Tan Wan Qing Melissa

310 Cheryl Lee Shi-Ying

311 Eugenia Tang Ying Xin

311 Sarah Tham Zhuling

Top in Level 2011

302 Yang Yixuan

◗ Year Four 2011

Top in Subject 2011402 Cherie Seah Xinyi Area Studies

401 Cheah Qinrong Biology

404 Rachael Sim Hwee Ling Chemistry

409 Tan Rou Qi Nicolette Chinese Language

405 Gao Zishu Chinese Literature

401 Deepa Selvaraj Chinese Special Programme

402 Amanda Choo Min Hui English Language

403 Phang Min Ee English Literature

405 Ang Wan Qi Geography

408 Ma Xiaochi Higher Chinese

402 Natasha Nabila Bte Higher Malay Muhamad N

401 Deepa Selvaraj Higher Tamil

Academic Awards


403 Jacqueline Khor Tze Pei History

407 Pamela Ting Li Ming Malay Special Programme

405 Feng Wenhui Mathematics

413 Chen Wei Ting Music Elective Programme

412 Chen Xianghui Physics

406 Sara Ang Ai Lin Social Studies

407 Stefanie Goh Wei Lynn Special Arts Programme


◗ Raffles Top Scholars Award 2011

401 Deepa Selvaraj

401 Evangeline Seah

401 Liu Ziwei

401 Srinivasan Nandhini

401 Zera Ong Huixuan

401 Zhang Peiwen

402 Amanda Choo Min Hui

402 Andrea Widjaja Chew Ing Gum

402 Natasha Nabila Bte Muhamad N

404 Borate Nikita Shankarrao

404 Chong Kar Mun

405 Feng Wen Hui

405 Wei Zihan

410 Awe Wan Li

411 Reetaza Chatterjee

415 Huang Huijun

Raffles Top Scholars Award


◗ Cindy Loh Ray-Wen Memorial Bursary

302 Soh Hui Ling

304 Tan Fong Han

314 Francesca Yeoh Hui Hui

◗ Professor Tan Ser Kiat Bursary

209 Lin Jing

210 Low Jia Na

◗ The Venerable Dr & Mrs D D Chelliah Scholarship

405 Yuen Ai Zhen Carol

◗ Parents for RGS Award

204 Chua Ching Wei

306 Ng Shermaine

306 Teo Wan Xin Phionna

413 Wee Chuxuan Pearlynn

◗ “Sisters at Heart” Award (Awarded by Class of ’73)

204 Jessa Gan Wan Zhen

211 Seow Shiying

408 Chou I Nung

◗ Lim Hsiu Mei Community Service Award

ARTReach Project402 Amanda Chung Hui Xin

412 Teo Ming Hui Magdalene

Overseas Service-Learning Mentors 2012404 Charlotte Zoe Ho Shue Ler

406 Khoo Shu Ern Joanne

406 Wong Shi Ying

406 Yau Wen Xi Eunice

Bursaries, Awards and Scholarships


410 Ong Swee Leng

412 Soh Zhi Mei Winnie

414 Charis Anne Lim

Project Colorful410 Leong Hui Lin Kathleen

410 Woon Xin Hui

412 Alicia Lim Kay Yin

414 Grace Tan Su-En

415 Gayle Tan Su-Hui

415 Tan Wei Lin Jolene

Project M&M405 Gladys Yeo Li Min

407 Christiane Tan Heng Luan

409 Clarinda Tan Xin Ying

415 Chioang Yu Shi Natalia

415 Estee Soh Peijin

415 Li Nanshan

415 Mock Yuan Ning

415 Quek Kiah Khee Daphne

SKM Project: Respect – It’s a Two Way Thing305 Christina Wong Yi Zhen

412 Lim Jia Hui Rachel

412 Ong Chu Yi Elizabeth Jane

◗ Heart of Gold Award (Awarded by Class of ’68)

402 Yak Jie Min Jasmine

◗ RGS(S) Character Award

401 Lim Xin En Michelle

401 Yao Hui Wen Sarah

402 Ang Yu Xin

402 Huang Yu Wei Cheryl

402 Yak Jie Min Jasmine

405 Chue Su Xin Joanna

405 Genevieve Kong Qian Yu

406 Bella Chia Ding Ying



410 Chan Ejia Sabrina

410 Chua Jia Min

410 Lee Bao Yi Pauline

410 Ong Wei Ling Louisa

412 Lim Jia Hui Rachel

413 Aye Aye Mon

◗ ORA Character Award

405 Genevieve Kong Qian Yu

◗ ORA Community Service Award

411 Teo Shu Hui

◗ ORA Scholarship

401 Yao Hui Wen Sarah

◗ ORA-RGS Chapter Award

402 Huang Yu Wei Cheryl

◗ Ong Fong Wee Scholarship

110 Zhou Xiaojian

111 Shafreen Fatimah Bte Abdul Nazir

212 Nur Sabrina Bte Abdul Razak

213 Loo Yun Yi Phyllis

◗ KS Goh New Media & Technology Award

403 Louise Lee Zhi Wei

◗ Guthrie & Shaw Award

410 (2011) Foo Jing Lin Priscilla

410 (2011) M Premikha


◗ Carmee Lim Scholarship

409 Heng Hui Lyn Jo-Ann

◗ Evelyn Norris Top Student Award

415 (2011) Huang Huijun

◗ M N Oehlers Top Arts Award

406 (2011) Tan Heng Yeng

◗ Cecily Hinchliffe Award

402 (2011) Chew Li Ting

◗ Dorothy Buckle Top Mathematics & Science Award

401 (2011) Liu Ziwei



◗ Performing Arts

407 See Ning Hui Raffles Strings

Ning Hui is an accomplished pianist, and was awarded the Pianomania Scholarship Award at the 4th Singapore Performers’ Festival 2012. She is also the Grand Prize winner, as well as Category winner of the inaugural Singapore Steinway Youth Piano Competition 2012. In her CCA, she was secretary and concert-mistress of Raffles Strings, and has led the ensemble group to a successful concert Con passione in 2012. Ning Hui has successfully auditioned for an accelerated entry place into the Royal College of Music, United Kingdom, and will begin her studies in the Bachelor of Music (Honours) Degree course in September 2012.

412 Tan Yu Jia Jessica Choir

Jessica Tan is an excellent pianist who came in second in the Intermediate Category of the National Piano Violin Competition organized by the National Arts Council. She was also a finalist at the NAFA FB Benjamin Competition, as well as a Semi-finalist at the Singapore Steinway Youth Piano Competition. A student conductor of the RGS Choir, she has contributed significantly in selecting pieces for Choir concerts, on top of soloist singing and dance performances in various choir events. She has also served the school faithfully

in the composition, arrangement and improvisation of music for various ensemble groups.

◗ Sports

315 Donna Li Lim Fencing

Donna excels in her sport, and her current national ranking (Epee) is 1st in the Women’s Cadet Team, 3rd in the Women’s Junior Team, and 10th in the Women’s Senior Team. She has represented Singapore in several overseas competitions, including the World Junior & Cadet Fencing Championship 2012 in Moscow, Russia, and the Commonwealth Junior Fencing Championship 2012 in St Helier, Jersey, United Kingdom. In 2011, she clinched the silver medal at the Asian Fencing Championship in Hong Kong and was part of the Singapore Cadet Team who brought home the bronze medal in the Asian Junior and Cadet Championship in Bangkok.

410 Thalia Lee Ping Fencing

Thalia has shown outstanding performance in her sport, and her current national ranking (Foil) is 3rd in the Women’s Cadet (U17) Team, 2nd in the Women’s Junior (U20) Team and 7th in the Women’s Senior (Open) Team. She has taken

Outstanding Achievement Award


part in various international competitions, such as the Commonwealth Junior Fencing Championships 2012, at St Helier, Jersey, United Kingdom, where she clinched the silver medal in the Women’s Foil Team, and in the Hong Kong Open 2012, where she was placed 12th out of 40 Foil competitors. Regionally, she also attained a Bronze medal in the Women’s Foil Individual in the Fencing Singapore International 2012.

411 Fan Jin Fencing

Fan Jin is currently 4th in her national ranking (Epee) in the Women’s Youth Team, and she has taken part in the World Cadet and Junior Fencing Championships in Moscow, Russia, where she was ranked 52nd out of 88 competitors from 64 countries in the Women’s Epee Cadet Individual event. In the Hong Kong Open 2012 in February, she also achieved a 33rd placing, facing fierce competition from competitors around the world.

409 (2011) Phaan Yi Lin Gymnastics – Rhythmic

A talented and disciplined athlete, Yi Lin was one of only two Rhythmic gymnasts to represent Singapore at the SEA Games in Indonesia last November 2011, where she achieved

an Individual All-Round 4th position, and at the recent ASEAN Schools Games, she was also instrumental in helping her team achieved a 3rd placing. Her other accomplishments include Individual All-Round 3rd position at the Singapore Gymnastics Open 2012, where she also helped her team to clinched the first place, and Individual All-Round 1st position at the National Rhythmic Gymnastics Championship 2012.

309 Jessica Goh Kai Ling Sailing

Jessica has performed consistently well in the Optimist racing scene, and at the IODA World Sailing Championship 2012, held in the Dominican Republic, she completed the competition on a high note by clinching the 3rd overall title, 2nd Girl’s title and together with her teammates, retained the Overall World Champion Team title that they won last year. In the local scene, she has also achieved 4th overall placing in the Singapore National Youth Championship 2012 in the Gold Fleet. A dedicated member of RGS Sailing, Jessica finished 4th in ‘B’ Div Girls and is part of the team that won the 2nd Overall Team position at the SSSC/SPSC National Inter-School Sailing Championship 2012.

314 Samantha Louisa Yeo Ginn Swimming

Since the early age of 12, Samantha also already represented

Outstanding Achievement Award


Singapore in various international competitions. At the 26th SEA Games in Indonesia, she did Singapore proud by achieving 3rd position in the 200m Breaststroke event, 4th position in the 100m Breaststroke event, and contributed to the Gold medal tally in the 4 x 100m Medley Relay. In July 2012, she participated in the ASEAN School Games where she achieved two Golds for Singapore in the 4 x 100m Medley Race and the 4 x 100m Freestyle Relay, three 2nd positions in 50m Freestyle, 100m Breaststroke and 200m Individual Medley, 3rd in 200m Breaststroke, and 7th in 100m Butterfly.

406 Chelsea Lin Fuchs Swimming

In 2011, Chelsea became Singapore’s fastest Open Water swimmer when she underwent at least 4 open water swimming trials over varied distances of 5000m and 10,000m, enduring trying conditions and varying tides. At the SEA Games, she was the youngest Open Water competitor, and she did Singapore proud by clinching 5th position in the 5000m Open Water Swimming with a time of 1 hour 19 minutes and 28.82 seconds, and another commendable 5th position in the 10,000m Open Water Swimming with a time of 2 hours 43 minutes and 37.76 seconds.

414 (2011) Koh Hui Yu Swimming

Hui Yu, an awardee of the 2011 Singapore Schools Sports Council (SSSC) Best Girl (Swimming) award, did Singapore proud in the 26th SEA Games 2011 held in Indonesia, where she swam seven events, and achieved two Golds for Singapore in the 4 x 100m Freestyle and 4 x 200m Freestyle Relays. Competent in all four strokes and an accomplished middle and long distance swimmer, Hui Yu also swam the individual freestyle and individual Medleys, achieving 3rd position in 200m Freestyle and 400m Freestyle, 7th position in 200m Individual Medley, and was a finalist in the 800m Freestyle and 400m Individual Medley events.


307 Elisa Yukie Yokoyama Sailing

Yukie may only be fifteen years old, but she is already a veteran in the Optimist racing scene, having competed in four IODA World Sailing Championships in the last four years. Her performance has progressed consistently with the experience she has gained. In the IODA World Sailing Championship 2011, held in December in New Zealand, Yukie was part of Team Singapore that brought back the Overall World Team Championship title, for the second time, since 2006. She also finished a credible 23rd out of a fleet of 210 in the individual category. At the recent IODA World Sailing Championship 2012, Yukie clinched not only the Overall World Champion title, but also the World Champion Girl title, and, together with her teammates, completed the clean sweep by retaining the Overall World Champion Team title. Her impressive performance is a fitting close as she completes her swan song as the Optimist class for Under-15.

Regionally, she won the Gold medal for Team Singapore in the 26th SEA Games held in Jakarta, and was part of the team that brought back the Champion title at the IODA Optimist Asian 2012 in Sri Lanka. A committed member of the RGS Sailing team, Yukie was also instrumental in helping the school achieve 2nd Overall position in the SSSC/SPSC National Inter-School Sailing Championships. For her consistent fine performance, The Straits Times has selected

Yukie to receive the Straits Times Star of the Month Award.

Time and again, Yukie met stiff competition head-on, and has proven that what matters are passion, determination, grit and good, common sense. These are the admirable traits that Yukie possesses, and have helped her stay ahead in her pursuit of excellence in her sport.

Outstanding Achievement Award (with Distinction)


Outstanding Achievement Award (with Distinction)

402 (2011) Amanda Choo Min Hui

The Rafflesian Award is the most prestigious award given to a daughter of the RGS family. She epitomises the values and ideals that define the ethos of the school. This year, the award is presented to Amanda Choo Min Hui, for sterling all-round excellence in the academic, leadership and service domains.

A highly intelligent young lady with wisdom and temperament beyond her years, Amanda believes that true education is not just about academic excellence but about making one’s life meaningful.

Her academic credentials are stellar. Highly motivated, with an unflagging determination to excel, Amanda received the Outstanding Academic Performance award for 3 consecutive years (2008 to 2010), and the top in Subject awards for Literature (2008), English Language (2010) and Mathematics (2008 & 2010). As a recipient of various scholarships such as the MOE EESIS, A*STAR Science Award and Young Defence Scientists Programme Scholarship, her prowess in

Math and Science were evident in the many awards won over the years. Participating in the World’s Scholar’s Cup World Finals (2009), she clinched top placings - 1st for Debate and Literature and 2nd for the Overall Individual Category.

As an active member of the Shooting (Air Pistol & Air Rifle) CCA, her marksmanship earned her team the 1st and 2nd placings in the National Inter-School Shooting Championships in 2008 and 2009 respectively. In recognition for her performance, Amanda received the RGS Colours Award - Merit Performance (2008-2011).

As the Vice-Head Prefect of the RGS Prefectorial Board, Amanda displayed the strength of an exceptional leader with strong moral integrity. She was awarded the RGS Colours Award - Outstanding Leadership for the Prefectorial Board (2011).

Despite her busy schedule, Amanda is also activity involved in various community projects. For her outstanding service to the community, Amanda was awarded the National Youth Achievement Award (Bronze) (2010), the RGS Character Award (2011) and the ORA Community Service Award (2011).

Amanda truly epitomises the qualities of an RGS girl and is a true Rafflesian in both mind and spirit.

Rafflesian Award


◗ Organisation

Singapore Literature Society

The Singapore Literature Society (SLS) has been RGS’ valued partner since SLS approached RGS to jointly organise the National Secondary Schools Chinese Literature Camp in 2010. This annual event provides a platform for Chinese Language teachers and students to organize an event that promotes and celebrates the learning of the Chinese Language and Literature among students from secondary schools in Singapore. It also provides participants with the opportunity to work with local writers. Each year, about 100 RGS students are involved in the event, either as student organisers or participants. SLS lends its support to the camp by providing expertise, resources and time to this worthy cause. RGS also receives complimentary copies of SLS’ annual publication of literary works written by local writers. It is this conviction and commitment to widening and deepening the appreciation of Chinese Language and Literature, culture and creative writing that inspires us all.

Cengal Award


◗ RGS Long Service Awards 2012

MrsMaryGeorge 25years Director–RGS Cheriyan Pedagogical Research Lab

MsChinJenFu 20years DeputyPrincipal– Academic & Outreach

MrsBanSohLian 20years HeadofDepartment– Mathematics

MrsSundariPrama 20years SeniorTeacher– Discipline

Mrs Sulastiri Anis 20 years Year 2 Head of Year

Mdm Tan Bee Lain 20 years Languages Department

Miss Sylvia Khoo 20 years Aesthetics Department

MissGohLeeKian 15years Director–Admin& Planning

Mdm Nuraini Binte 15 years Languages Department Abdul Gapor

MsOngYenPin 10years HeadofDepartment– Mariette Physical Education

MissKoHakChin 10years SubjectHead– Mathematics

◗ National Day Awards

Commendation Medal 2012

Ms Tan Hwee Mian May, Director (Talent Development & Academic Studies II)

Long Service Medals 2012

Mrs Mary George-Cheriyan, Director (RGS Pedagogical Research Lab)

◗ MOE Long Service Award 2012

Ms Pang Teng Lin Senior Teacher 35 years

Staff Awards


Record of Achievements


◗ Scholarships: Undergraduate PSC Undergraduate Scholarships

Overseas Merit Scholarship (Legal Service)

401 (2009) Du Xuan

415 (2009) Sarah Siaw Ming Hui

Overseas Merit Scholarship (Open)

408 (2009) Li Yihong

415 (2009) Tan Wei Qing

Singapore Government Scholarship (Open)

405 (2009) Joey Lim Zuo Yi

411 (2009) Anthea Tai Beiting

413 (2009) Maryam Hasanah Bte Rozlan

MINDEF Scholarships

Defence Merit Scholarship

213 (2006) Chia Su Wen Emma

401 (2008) Kok Jie Ying

407 (2009) Wong Ying Yi Kristie

407 (2009) Melinda Soh Marn Ning

409 (2009) Gan Yu-Jia

415 (2009) Tan Xin Xuan

SAF Merit Scholarship

408 (2008) Tan Rui Ling

401 (2009) Yee Chern Hwee

413 (2009) Julie Lim Yee Sin

414 (2009) Chris-Adelle Khaw Jing Rui

MFA Undergraduate Scholarships

Singapore Government Scholarship (Foreign Service)

412 (2009) Zhang Junyu

414 (2009) Chua Shan Jee

MOE Teaching Scholarships

Education Merit Scholarship

415 (2009) Lau Hui Ning

Teaching Scholarship (Overseas)

401 (2008) Wang Chenying Rebecca

402 (2009) Phua Qi Qi

MOE Health Science Scholarship

402 (2009) Lee Mei Ying



AGD Scholarship (Local Merit)

411 (2009) Deng Qing

A*STAR Undergraduate Scholarship (BS)

405 (2009) Shamaine Ho Wei Ting

A*STAR National Science Scholarship (BS)

401 (2009) Kang Shiyi

412 (2009) Lee Yi Fei

413 (2009) Seah Yu Fen Samantha

414 (2009) Stacey-Ann Lee Wanpei

DSTA Undergraduate Scholarship (Overseas)

405 (2009) Lee Wei Xin

Energy Market Authority (EMA) Undergraduate Scholarship

413 (2008) Lai Su Lyn

Government of Singapore Investment Corporation (GIC) Global Scholarship

415 (2008) Ooi Shimin

412 (2009) Chan Wen Ting Jessica

Health Science & Nursing Scholarship

401 (2009) Kathryn Harsono

404 (2009) Chew Woon Ki

404 (2009) Chriselle Koh Wyn Jia

407 (2009) Mak Ying Hui

408 (2009) Amanda Tan Jia Ying

408 (2009) Kang Jie

409 (2009) Cheryl Koh Qi Yuan

409 (2009) Lin Wen

410 (2009) Koh Su Hui Sheena

HDB Undergraduate Scholarship (Overseas)

404 (2009) Quek Xin Ping

404 (2009) Teo Hui Qing

413 (2009) Tan Zhen Lin Clarissa

International Enterprise (IE) Singapore Undergraduate Scholarship

404 (2009) Niu Jin Chan Jenny

411 (2009) Yueh Yuan Teng



JTC Undergraduate Scholarship

412 (2009) Chew Min Ting Rebecca

NParks Undergraduate Scholarship

406 (2008) Ong Ruici

409 (2008) Toh Wan Ting

NAC Arts Scholarship (Undergraduate)

404 (2009) Bai Tianyuan

National Environment & Water (NEW) Scholarship

408 (2007) Koh Hsie Jinn Theodora Kaydence

401 (2009) Wei Jiahe

402 (2009) Koh Li Ling Cheryl

406 (2009) Zhang Wei

National Infocomm Scholarship

411 (2009) Lim Zhi Ting

Singapore-Industry Scholarship

413 (2009) Clarice Lau Xiu Ling

SPRING Singapore Scholarship

402 (2008) Lee Shi Wee Cassandra

404 (2008) Lee May Yi Fiona

405 (2008) Tham Ying Ling

406 (2008) Look Pei Yee Sylvia

409 (2008) Lim Yen Yee

411 (2008) Chan Zi Yin Sharon

Singapore University of Technology & Design (SUTD) Scholarship

408 (2008) Wee Ann Honghui

412 (2009) Tan Guan Rong

◗ Scholarships: Pre-University DSTA JC Scholarship


402 (2011) Wong Shi Min Sophia


◗ Scholarships: Secondary Young Defence Scientists Programme Scholarship

301 Lim Guan Hui Tricia

302 Faith Nadine Choo Yun Sum

MOE Language Elective Scholarship

202 Sakinah Binte Yusof

212 Qian Tingchen

304 Qiu Biqing

402 Alicia Lian Yingjie

402 Goh Peishan

406 Lee Jiaqi Amanda

MOE Regional Studies Programme Scholarship

312 Ang Xin Jie Faith

312 Chua Chui Wei Mae

313 Drusilla Tan Kai Yan

315 Clarissa Ng Si Yi

RGS Talent (Sports) Scholarship

101 Charlotte Ho Wen Ling

101 Ng Qin Yi

101 Zoey Eng Zu Er

101 Noelle Goh

102 Tan Tynn Yi

102 Angelina Lim Xue Ning

102 Valerie Shao Ruolan

102 Melissa Chan Pei Tung

102 Ong Tze Ching Andrea

102 Melanie Rae Wong

102 Loo J-Yin

103 Isa Choo Hui Ning

103 Ho Li Ting Valerie

103 Chelsea Tan Qiu Lin

103 Arika Gin Ong

103 Emily Lua Jia Ning

104 Lee Joh Ann

104 Tay Si En Hannah

104 Lim Boon Wen

104 Nicole Png Wanqing



105 Kelsie Yasmin Muir

105 Nadine Joy Nathan

105 Nicole Alethea Khaw Mei Shan

105 Low Yi Ying Jasmine

105 Samantha Yom Jingyi

105 Phua Shyn Ee

105 Lim Sue Ying

106 Dianne Yeo Kai En

106 Jeannine Tang Kai Wen

106 Elena Khoo

107 Linda Zeng Ziyue

107 Lim Ye Xuen

107 Tay Hui Li

107 Lee Boon Sim Geraldine

107 Tian Jingyi

108 Tiara Atiqah Bte Mohammad Hanafee

108 Joy Kwek Yu Ning

108 Shirlene Kwok

108 Choong Su Yee Vanessa

109 Kelli Quek Hui-Yi

112 Cheryl Lam Min

203 Michelle Teo Yin Zhi

205 Chan Fang Yi

206 Li Jia Xin

306 Yeo Ruoqi Joey

307 Elisa Yukie Yokoyama

309 Yan Jing

312 Charmaine Yeo Yan

314 Samantha Louisa Yeo Ginn

315 Tan Claris

404 Chia Daphne Theresa Yun Shan

406 Chelsea Lin Fuchs

406 Chong Mei Gan Megan

408 Low Danlei Cheritta

409 Yeo Xiu Wen

410 Lam Teng Si

411 Lim Yi Xuan



◗ Awards: Undergraduate MOE Teaching Award

413 (2009) Tan Shu Min Eleanor

◗ Awards: Pre-University The Lee Kuan Yew All-Round Excellence Award


The Lee Kuan Yew Mathematics and Science Award

401 (2011) Liu Ziwei

Prime Minister’s Book Prize (GCE ‘O’ Level Category)

401 (2011) Law Kar Man Joyce

401 (2011) Mu Yijun

402 (2011) Wu You

403 (2011) Leong Shi Xuan

406 (2011) Isdiyanah Puteri K Bte Dulkifli

412 (2011) Lavinya Arun Velu

Young Defence Scientists Programme Academic Award

401 (2011) Ding Yuan Belinda Mathematics

401 (2011) Liu Ziwei Physics

◗ Awards: Secondary Prime Minister’s Book Prize (PSLE Category)

109 Leia Teo Wen Hui

111 Hannah Tan Jia Hwee

111 Nabeela Maricar

111 Yi Chongwen

112 Mahirah Bte Abdul Latiff

112 Syaza Adilah Bte Yusni

113 Hu Yunting Grace

Young Defence Scientists Programme Academic Award

403 Zhang Boyu Mathematics

403 Lin Kun Physics



Evergreen Leadership Development Award

301 Judy Hong Rui Lan

301 Lim Xuan Li Michelle

301 Tan Yin Lin


302 Tan Wei Ying Rachel

303 Eden Teoh Kang Min

303 Wong Jie Yi Chloe

304 Tan Fong Han

305 Chan Jing Yi Tiffany

306 Lum Qian Wei


307 Cai Minglu

309 Ong Yi Jing

311 Liew Meixian

314 Tan Hui Ying

Outstanding Leadership

Sports CCAs

404 Charlotte Ho Shue Ler Badminton

409 Chiu Jing Wen Badminton

404 Isabel Wong Ee Lerr Basketball

410 Farah Tan Li Yee Basketball

407 Chong Rui En Clara Fencing

415 JoleneTanLiXuan Gymnastics– Artistic

411 ZengYu Gymnastics– Rhythmic

409 Humaira Bhadelia Judo

411 Merissa Boh Tsue Jynn Netball

403 Rebecca Goh Su Min Sailing

412 TeoMingHuiMagdalene Shooting–Air Pistol

406 Kow Shao Wen Sarah Softball

415 Chong Hern Zi Joelle Softball

410 Leong Hui Lin Kathleen Swimming

414 Grace Tan Su-En Swimming

414 Wan Yuquan Table Tennis

406 Sabrina Bay Tan Hui Ling Tennis

409 Tay Pui Chin Track & Cross Country


Uniformed Group CCAs

410 Thoo Wan Ling Girl Guides

415 Kimberly Lum Geok Yi Girl Guides

415 Synth-Di Tan Guat Eng Girl Guides

409 Tan Wan Qing Melissa Girls’ Brigade

412 Pang Yen Siang Girls’ Brigade

414 Lee Si En Ruth Girls’ Brigade

406 Jallene Chua Jia En National Cadet Corps (Air)

409 Mira Vijay Shah National Cadet Corps (Air)

405 Rachel Sim Miao Chen National Cadet Corps (Sea)

414 Ang Zi Yun National Cadet Corps (Sea)

415 Ng Gee San Sandy National Cadet Corps (Sea)

407 Yew Ci Wei Red Cross Youth

413 Wong Yun Lin Red Cross Youth Performing Arts CCAs

405 Tan Pei Yu Angklung Ensemble

412 Toh Xiu Si Tracey Angklung Ensemble

410 Chan Mian Zi Perina Band Symphonic

402 Feng Zhuo Chinese Orchestra

405 Jade Tan Si Yu Chinese Orchestra

406 Nicolette Foo Huiying Choir

405 Chan Wai Sze Rachel Dance International

403 Goh Weiying English Drama

409 Heng Hui Lyn Jo-Ann English Drama

402 Ho Hui Min Guitar Ensemble

415 Sudesna Roy Chowdhury Indian Dance

408 Keertana Ganesan Indian Orchestra

408 Jacqueline Tjen Malay Dance

412 Yeo Xue Ning Raffles Strings Clubs and Societies CCAs

406 Kwek Jia Qi Debate & Oratorical Society



408 Lakshmanan Lakshmi Indian Cultural Society

408 Mathivanan Abhinaya Indian Cultural Society

403 Michelle Khoo Shi Qing Mathematics Society

404 Ong Jie Ni Dorette Mathematics Society

403 Ho Kylie Photographic Society

401 Ang Mei Choo Sara-Ann Raffles Mind Sports

402 Xie Mengxue Raffles Mind Sports

402 Tan Tze En Robotics Club

411 Leong Tze Lyn Clarissa Robotics Club

402 Nicole Tan Su Yee Science and Environment Club Service CCAs

407 Allison Choong Audio-Visual & Public Address

Leadership Boards

405 Chue Su Xin Joanna Prefectorial Board

405 Genevieve Kong Qian Yu Prefectorial Board

410 Chan Ejia Sabrina Prefectorial Board

413 Aye Aye Mon Prefectorial Board

401 Dania Bte Kamaludeen Peer Support Board

402 Ang Yu Xin Peer Support Board

402 Yak Jie Min Jasmine Peer Support Board

410 Chuan Limin Peer Support Board

412 Lim Jia Hui Rachel Peer Support Board

402 Huang Yu Wei Cheryl Student Congress

406 Bella Chia Ding Ying Student Congress

401 Yao Hui Wen Sarah Buckle House

401 Lim Xin En Michelle Hadley House


410 Chua Jia Min Richardson House

410 Lee Bao Yi Pauline Tarbet House

410 Ong Wei Ling Louisa Waddle House Outstanding Service

Service CCAs

407 Allison Choong Audio-Visual & Public Address

414 Ting Yang Gin Audio-Visual & Public Address

410 Grace Ng Jia Yen Library

Leadership Boards

401 Vernetta Vivian Chai Prefectorial Board

405 Beatrix Chan Yew Ling Prefectorial Board

405 Bridget Zhang Lechen Prefectorial Board

406 Kirsten Ho En-Ting Prefectorial Board

410 Farah Tan Li Yee Prefectorial Board

411 Sarah Tham Zhuling Prefectorial Board

412 Phoon Kit Mun Erica Prefectorial Board

413 Lim Tse Jean Prefectorial Board

405 Kimberly Tan Yuen Ling Peer Support Board

407 Shauna Woo Jia Qian Peer Support Board

409 Koh Shamen Peer Support Board

409 Yao Jingyi Peer Support Board

410 Ong Swee Leng Peer Support Board

414 Charis Anne Lim Peer Support Board

414 Ting Yang Gin Peer Support Board

409 Amanda Sarah Chin Yong Hui Buckle House



409 Tay Pui Chin Buckle House

412 Lim Jia Yi Edina Buckle House

412 Ong Chu Yi Elizabeth Jane Buckle House

415 Chioang Yu Shi Natalia Buckle House

405 Belle Tan Ling Yi Hadley House

409 Faith Lim Rui En Hadley House

404 Sabrina Leong Wei Richardson House

406 Lee Jiaqi Amanda Richardson House

410 Chuan Limin Richardson House

414 Ting Yang Gin Richardson House

415 Koh Wei Ling Tracy Richardson House

407 Lim Si Min Elizabeth Tarbet House

413 Tan Li Yin Tarbet House

402 Ng Hui Qi Waddle House

405 Siow Chun Yen Waddle House

407 Koh Heng Hwee Waddle House

412 Yasmine Neo Wen Ning Waddle House

Outstanding Performance

Sports CCAs

104 Lim Boon Wen Badminton

202 Alicia Loo Yi Hiu Badminton

202 Chung Shiqi Badminton

202 Lim Jia Hui Shanice Badminton

304 Ong Ren-Ne Badminton

311 Lee Shu Zhen Badminton

315 Tan Jia Li Kelly Badminton

403 Chong Fui Jin Badminton

410 Farah Tan Li Yee Basketball

105 Aarya P Berthier Fencing

303 Wong Jie Yi Chloe Fencing

315 Donna Li Lim Fencing

410 Thalia Lee Ping Fencing

411 Fan Jin Fencing

104 Lee Joh Ann Golf

207 Sarah Tan Wei Golf

309 Yan Jing Golf

312 Isabel Lee Ruo Yi Golf


105 KelsieYasminMuir Gymnastics– Artistic

105 NadineJoyNathan Gymnastics– Artistic

112 CherylLamMin Gymnastics– Artistic

203 AshlyLau Gymnastics– Artistic

203 MichelleTeoYinZhi Gymnastics– Artistic

312 CharmaineYeoYan Gymnastics– Artistic

101 NoelleGoh Gymnastics– Rhythmic

101 ZoeyEngZuEr Gymnastics– Rhythmic

201 YapWenHuiCallie Gymnastics– Rhythmic

208 DawneChuaYunXi Gymnastics– Rhythmic

309 FooYuTianTabitha Gymnastics– Rhythmic

404 ChiaDaphneTheresaYunShan Gymnastics– Rhythmic

406 SeeKaiLiDenise Gymnastics– Rhythmic

406 YauWenXiEunice Gymnastics– Rhythmic

409 TianYiming Gymnastics– Rhythmic

411 ZengYu Gymnastics– Rhythmic

412 SohZhiMeiWinnie Gymnastics– Rhythmic

201 Yang Ningchen Judo

201 Yong Kang Yee Judo

202 Low Jia Qi Judo

211 Megan Tan Sze Rui Judo

211 Vienna Chen Jing Xue Thomas Judo

306 Fadhillah Mohamed Faizan Judo

312 Low Jia Yi Joey Judo

409 Humaira Bhadelia Judo

415 Cheong Hui Shyuan Judo

102 Angelina Lim Xue Ning Netball

201 Natalie Grace Rodrigues Netball

202 Nadia Quek Wei Si Netball



208 Cheong Jie Yi Julia Netball

210 Eyu Yan Yan Netball

305 Rukmini Roy Netball

310 Tessa Wong Ting Netball

401 M Charmaine Malini Netball

403 Richelle Er Huimin Netball

411 Merissa Boh Tsue Jynn Netball

105 Lim Sue Ying Sailing

105 Phua Shyn Ee Sailing

105 Samantha Yom Jingyi Sailing

208 Han Jing Bertha Sailing

307 Elisa Yukie Yokoyama Sailing

309 Jessica Goh Kai Ling Sailing

313 Samantha Annabelle Neubronner Sailing

409 Ryushda Bte Jumali Sailing

410 Ong Wei Ling Louisa Sailing

206 JoyceLeeYueNing Shooting–Air Pistol

303 LokeYenChin Shooting–Air Pistol

314 BerniceTanRuiLin Shooting–Air Pistol

415 ChinXinYee Shooting–Air Pistol

206 EvelynChng Shooting–Air Rifle

213 HeatherHuixianI’anson-Holton Shooting–Air Rifle

213 OngRayYi Shooting–Air Rifle

408 LvLiran Shooting–Air Rifle

414 MaggyLory Shooting–Air Rifle

313 Foong Hui Min Softball

315 Cynthia Tan Shi Min Softball

408 Nur Amalina Bte Md Halim Softball

415 Chong Hern Zi Joelle Softball

106 Elena Khoo Squash

207 Annabelle Lim Jia Sing Squash

211 Regina Ho Yoon Ki Squash

311 Chong Yin Jean Squash

311 Tan Jia En Clara Squash

315 Tay Kay Shayne Michelle Squash


406 Lim Jia Ying Denise Squash

102 Loo J-Yin Swimming

102 Melissa Chan Pei Tung Swimming

205 Chan Fang Yi Swimming

205 Chloe Wang Wenyi Swimming

205 Rachel Soh Reh Tze Swimming

205 Teo Ee Lynn Swimming

205 Tseng Wei Wen Rachel Marjorie Swimming

307 Song Ai Vee Swimming

310 Ma Yihan Swimming

314 Samantha Louisa Yeo Ginn Swimming

314 Yeo Rei Qing Kimberly Swimming

406 Chelsea Lin Fuchs Swimming

406 Leow Li Wen Swimming

407 Christiane Tan Heng Luan Swimming

409 Yeo Xiu Wen Swimming

414 Grace Tan Su-En Swimming

415 Gayle Tan Su-Hui Swimming

415 Tan Wei Lin Jolene Swimming

107 Lee Boon Sim Geraldine Table Tennis

107 Lim Ye Xuan Table Tennis

107 Linda Zeng Ziyue Table Tennis

107 Tay Hui Li Table Tennis

206 Li Jia Xin Table Tennis

210 Celine Phua Li Ting Table Tennis

305 Tang Jiawen Cheryl Table Tennis

307 Melissa Tan Hui Yi Table Tennis

314 Koh Qin En Charlene Table Tennis

314 Ng Xue Qi Table Tennis

410 Lam Teng Si Table Tennis

411 Lim Yi Xuan Table Tennis

411 Wong Hoi Ching Table Tennis

203 Clarisse Gan Jia Shuen Tennis

203 Tan Hui Xin Izabella Tennis

315 Tan Claris Tennis

406 Sabrina Bay Tan Hui Ling Tennis

407 Rehmat Johal Tennis

414 Ting Yang Gin Tennis

202 Megan Gwee Su-Lyn Tenpin Bowling

212 Chan Chin Qi Tenpin Bowling

306 Yeo Ruoqi Joey Tenpin Bowling

307 Lorraine Fong Rei Tenpin Bowling



408 Low Danlei Cheritta Tenpin Bowling

415 Rebecca Wong Tian Yi Tenpin Bowling

102 Angelina Lim Xue Ning Track & Cross Country

105 Felyn Toh Le Chun Track & Cross Country

205 Chloe Wang Wenyi Track & Cross Country

206 Chiang Aiting Faye Track & Cross Country

Uniformed Groups CCAs

402 Wu Xin Yu National Cadet Corps (Land)

403 Lee Zhi Wei Louise National Cadet Corps (Land)

411 Cheng Geyu National Cadet Corps (Land)

412 Li Yunshan National Cadet Corps (Land)

413 Wang Jia Ying National Cadet Corps (Sea)

201 Ren Ying Red Cross Youth

206 Alice Natasha Soewito Red Cross Youth

303 Patwardhan Nandini Rajesh Red Cross Youth

304 Qiu Biqing Red Cross Youth

312 Wang Ying Chi Francine Red Cross Youth

402 Chew Jia Yi Joan Red Cross Youth

405 Beatrix Chan Yew Ling Red Cross Youth

407 Yew Ci Wei Red Cross Youth Performing Arts CCAs

304 Lysha-Ann S Dharmaratnam Angklung Ensemble

307 Lee Shao Ting Pearlyn Angklung Ensemble

401 Yuli Ardini Bte Affandi Angklung Ensemble

405 Vanessa Chiam Yi Ting Angklung Ensemble

407 Lim Ci Hui Angklung Ensemble

410 Lee Bao Yi Pauline Angklung Ensemble

402 Amanda Kang Yu Chen Band Symphonic

403 Vivian Liu Shiting Band Symphonic


410 Chan Mian Zi Perina Band Symphonic

410 Woon Xin Hui Band Symphonic

411 Ow Judith Band Symphonic

411 Quek Qian Yi Band Symphonic

402 Feng Zhuo Chinese Orchestra

403 Deng Yue Chinese Orchestra

404 Sylvia Ang Yu Hui Chinese Orchestra

404 Tan En Yu Chinese Orchestra

412 Yeo Le Qi Rachel Chinese Orchestra

411 Tang Xi-Rui Charlotte Dance International

410 Won Xue Li English Drama

315 Saik Chin Wen Sharon Guitar Ensemble

402 Julia Cheong Ling-Yu Guitar Ensemble

302 Abinaya Mahatma Indian Dance

306 Riddhi Anbalagan Indian Dance

404 Visweswaran Maanasa Indian Dance

411 Niranjana Krishna Indian Dance Clubs and Societies CCAs

401 Zhang Huijie Mathematics Society

403 Michelle Khoo Shi Qing Mathematics Society

403 Zhang Boyu Mathematics Society

404 Huang Ruixue Louisa Mathematics Society

404 Ong Jie Ni Dorette Mathematics Society

213 Amanda Eugenia Yung Robotics Club

302 Tan Wei Ying Rachel Robotics Club

312 Jamelynn Wong Wen Teen Robotics Club

314 Koh Jia Qian Robotics Club

401 Sristi Acharya Robotics Club

402 Law May Ning Robotics Club

405 Bian Ruoyi Robotics Club

408 Li You Jia Robotics Club

414 Ang Zi Ning Robotics Club



414 Ng Ruixin Robotics Club

414 Ng Shi Min Robotics Club

402 Yang Yixuan Debate & Oratorical Society

406 Wee Yen Jean Debate & Oratorical Society

407 Ariel Lim Song Fang Debate & Oratorical Society

105 Neha Shankar Raffles Mind Sports

107 Yeoh Hsin Yee Clarice Raffles Mind Sports

204 Sim Ming Hui Melodies Raffles Mind Sports

210 Nicole Yow Wei Raffles Mind Sports

212 Hii Kai Li Annabel Raffles Mind Sports

303 Ho Choy Ying Freya Raffles Mind Sports

401 Ang Mei Choo Sara-Ann Raffles Mind Sports


◗ Aesthetics Department

iChef Cooking Competition 2012

Team – 3rd

410 Lee Ker Rui Rachelle

415 Chin Xin Yee

Ossia Music Competition 2012

Individual – 1st

315 Saik Chin Wen Sharon

Rainbow Ice-cream Making Competition 2012

Team – Champion


309 Ong Yi Jing

311 Teoh Xue Wei Cherilyn

Steinway Youth Piano Competition 2012

Individual – 1st

407 See Ning Hui

SYF Art and Craft Exhibition 2012

Individual – Bronze

301 Zhu Wei Jie

National Floral Harmony Competition 2012

Team – 1st Place

412 Pang Ly Shan


Individual – 2nd Place

412 Yeoh Tze Ning

On-the-Spot Art Contest Singapore International Water Festival 2012

Individual – 2nd Place

205 Cheng Zimin

Torrance Legacy Art Competition

Individual – 1st

303 Er Hui Ling

Academic Departments Achievements



Sarong Kebaya Design Competition

Individual – 1st

203 Riddhi Manoj Mehta

Floral Harmony at Nanyang Competition

Team – Gold

410 Denise Ong Rui Ying

411 Goh Fang Qin

◗ English Language and Literature

Commonwealth Essay Competition 2012

Individual – Silver

201 Lee Kitt Anya

203 Charmaine Chan Xin Hui

204 Gan Shin Ping

204 Gwendolyn Lovina Oh Rui Yan

204 Karen Angeline Diamaano Cuison

204 Stella Soon Jia Yi

204 Tan Jia Ying Brenda

204 Valerie Ng Yun Shan

206 Feng Siyuan

212 Chan Chin Qi

311 Choo Xin Hui

401 Ho Shermine

407 Shauna Woo Jia Qian

408 Crystal Lua Xin Li

408 Neo Xiaoyun

410 Cheong Yi Lei


307 Cheng Li Yi

308 Liu Lijia

308 Nicole Marie Chew Hui Fang

315 Amanda Yew Chiu Ting

403 Wen Qingyun

406 Angelica Chong Wen Xin

407 Tan Xin Yi Judith

411 Lam Hui Yun

412 Teo Ming Hui Magdalene


Inter-school National Scrabble Championship 2012

Individual – 1st

210 Lim Xiao Rong Isabelle

Torrance Legacy Creative Writing Awards 2012

Individual – 2nd

210 Nicole Yow Wei

Individual – 3rd

209 Goh Shun Yu

308 Sandra Faith Tan Wan Lin

◗ Humanities Department

International Earth Science Olympiad 2011


305 Joanna Chue

“Journey of Possibilities”: The Rail Corridor Competition 2012

Team – 1st


407 Lim Ci Hui

407 Lim Si Min Elizabeth

407 Mary-Lisa Zhi-Hui Chua

407 Shauna Woo Jia Qian

Team – 3rd

401 Wen Xingyue


“Planning a Green & Clean Township” – Singapore Youth Leaders for a Sustainable Future 2012

Team – 1st

405 Beatrix Chan Yew Ling

405 Nicole Leong Xiao Xuan

405 Ruthanne Soh Ying


407 Chia Yan Min Kimberly

407 Goh Shi Hui



408 Neo Xiaoyun

408 Rae Teo

Future Problem Solving Program Singapore National Finals 2011

Global Issues Problem Solving Competition

Middle Division Team – 1st


405 Jade Tan Si Yu


405 Tan Hsinyi Beverly

Middle Division Team – 2nd

402 Leong Yee Ting

405 Bridget Zhang Lechen

405 Phuah Hui Qi Phyllis

405 Vanessa Chiam Yee Ting

Senior Division Team – 1st

405 (2011) Vivian Chew

406 (2011) Chew Min Yi Desiree

406 (2011) Tay Wei Lin

406 (2011) Pang Si En Marjorie

Action Plan Presentations

Middle and Senior Divisions Team – 3rd

406 Liu Fangzhou

407 Goh Shi Hui

407 Li Jingyi


Future Problem Solving Program International Conference 2012

Global Issues Problem Solving Competition

Middle Division Team – 5th


405 Jade Tan Si Yu


405 Tan Hsinyi Beverly

NUS Geography Challenge 2012

Team – 4th

405 Beatrix Chan Yew Ling

405 Jade Tan Si Yu



407 Gao Wenxin

Amazing Heartland Race 2012 by HDB

Team – 2nd

401 Wen Xingyue


407 Tan Xin Yi Judith

413 Clarie Ng Jia Qi

413 Janice Lim Yee Ning

◗ Languages Department

Chinese

The Global Book Review Competition for Secondary School Students 2012

Individual – 2nd

403 He Jiaming

Children and Youths Bilingual Speech Competition 2012

Team – 1st

411 Pi Jo Mei

Team – 3rd

213 Qiu Jiayu

411 Lam Hui Yun

Create Your Own Newspaper Competition 2012

Team – 2nd

302 Watt Sook May

303 Ong Gee Ping

404 Ho Yu-Ling

405 Chelsea Ng Kai Xin

National Chinese Culture Competition 2012

Team – 3rd

111 Chen Roubing

213 Zhang Wen Han

403 Amber Chew Si Hui

403 He Jiaming



National Secondary Schools Translation Competition 2012

Team – 1st


303 Chua Gek Yee

402 Yang Yixuan

YMCA Mandarin Speaking Awards

Merit

303 Xu Cheng Yin

Malay

Kem Obor Malay Writing and Photograph Competition by SPH 2012

Team – Champion

308 Izzah Haziqah Bte H

406 Nur Liyana Bte Kamaludin

408 A’in Nazihah Bte Mohamed R

mBoggle Competition at Hwa Chong Institution 2012

Lower Secondary

Individual – 1st

212 Lim Ee Sing

Individual – 2nd

111 Fatima Siddiqui

Team – 1st

107 Sumana Sumathi Prasad

111 Fatima Siddiqui

204 Gan Shin Ping

212 Lim Ee Sing

Upper Secondary

Individual – 2nd


Individual – 3rd

301 Thet Thiri Ko

414 Lee Si En Ruth

Team – 2nd

301 Thet Thiri Ko


304 Sheena Lee Jia En


414 Lee Si En Ruth

MSP (Malay Special Programme) Scrabble Competition 2012

Upper Secondary

Individual – 3rd

301 Tay Min Yi

Tamil

RI All Arts Competition - Essay Competition 2012

3rd

107 Bhagya Sree Nagarajan

◗ Mathematics Department

American Mathematics Competition 10A

AMC 10 Winner

401 Teo Si-Yan

403 Zhang Boyu

AMC 10 Certificate of Distinction

304 Min Xiaowei

401 Teo Si-Yan

402 Nicole Tan Su Yee

403 Yang Xue

403 Zhang Boyu

404 Huang Ruixue Louisa

AMC 10 Distinction Pin

401 Teo Si-Yan

403 Zhang Boyu


24 AMC 10 Certificate of Achievement



American Mathematics Competition 12B

AMC 12 Winner


AMC 12 Certificate of Distinction

401 Zhang Huijie

403 Zhang Boyu


6 AMC 12 Certificate of Achievement

Raffles Invitational Mathematical Olympiad

Bronze

403 Zhang Boyu

404 Ong Jie Ni Dorette

Singapore Mathematical Olympiad

Open Section

Individual – Gold

403 Zhang Boyu



401 Teo Si-yan


209 Helen Lim Jia Qi

307 Zhang Xuan

403 Michelle Khoo Shi Qing

Junior Section

Individual - Gold

108 Zhang Ziyu

110 Mok Rong Shan

111 Wang Beini

113 Elza Franco Lim

204 Sim Ming Hui Melodies

205 Jin Minjia

209 Shermaine Si Ying Ying

212 Li Er Jia Louisa

212 Teo Woan Deirdre

213 Chan Wei Ting

213 Chor Yan Ting Cheryl

14 Individual Silver


23 Individual Bronze

Senior Section

Individual – Gold

401 Zhang Huijie

402 Ang Yu Xin

403 Zhang Boyu


404 Ong Jie Ni Dorette

8 Individual Silver

16 Individual Bronze

Singapore Statistical Poster Competition

Team – 2nd

401 Lim Ying Beatrice

401 Teo Si-yan

401 Wang Yinzhao

◗ Philosophy Department

Raffles Institution Inter-School Philosophy Dialogue 2012

Best Inquirer Award

301 Chow Huiru

303 Ho Choy Ying Freya

303 Lai Yan

◗ Research Studies

4th APEC Future Young Scientist Conference

Best Poster Presentation

Synthesis and characterisation of hydroxylapatite by wet precipitation

402 Madeleine Cheng Chui Ru

403 Michelle Khoo Shi Qing



A*STAR East Zone Science Fair

Merit

Investigation of different procedures on the optical transmittance and electrical resistance of graphene

401 Yap Hui Lin

405 Yu Xin

F1 in Schools Technology Challenge 2011

Fastest Car – 3rd

Cyclones

201 (2011) Chloe Koh

201 (2011) Low Jia Yi Joey

201 (2011) Ong Yi Wei

201 (2011) Tan Szerui Colette

201 (2011) Victoria Tan Yee Ling

Best Team Identity – 3rd

Team Cavalio

211 (2011) Angelica Kristen Yeo Hui Min

211 (2011) Ding Tong Pearl

211 (2011) Ng Way

211 (2011) Nicole Chan Shu Wei

211 (2011) Samantha Annabelle Neubronner

Best Pit Display – 2nd

Best Marketing & Sponsorship –3rd

Raffles Caps Lock 2.0

403 (2011) Chong Siu Min Sandra

405 (2011) Chng Hui Yie

405 (2011) Kimberley Yeo En Rou

Best Engineering Car – 2nd

Best Team Identity – 2nd

Raffles Escape

404 (2011) Eunice Wangadi

408 (2011) Foo Zi Rei

413 (2011) Amanda Charmaine Eng

414 (2011) Lee Shu Ying

414 (2011) Kuan Shi’en Nicole

414 (2011) Tan Wan Xin

F1 in Schools World Finals 2011

Best Collaboration Team

Trident Racing

403 (2011) Keerthana


410 (2011) V. Divya

412 (2011) V. Ramya

412 (2011) Vaishnavi Srinivasan Iyer

F1 in Schools Technology Challenge 2012

Formula One Class

Best Marketing and Sponsorship –Team 1st

Best Team Identity – 3rd

Team Enlightning

302 Liu Siqi

302 Ren Siyu

306 Sim Yan Ling

310 Tsai Yong Qing Shanisse

Best Marketing and Sponsorship – Team 3rd

Team Highlight

302 Guo Shibei

302 Huang Zhoudi

311 Tan Rou Xi Sapphire

312 Low Jia Yi Joey

Bloodhound Category

Overall Champion

Best Marketing and Sponsorship – Team 1st

Best Pit Display – Team 1st

Best Team Identity – 1st

Best Engineered Car – 2nd

Fastest Car – 2nd

Team X-treme

203 Clarisse Gan Jia Shuen

203 Tan Hui Xin, Izabella

206 Chua Xin Ying

206 Tan Fang Geok

Best Team Identity – Team 3rd

Fastest Car – Team 3rd

Team Force Zooom

201 Maanasa Sri Ganesh

206 Chng Hioc Sim Cheryl

208 Prachi Simran Vig



Best Marketing and Sponsorship – Team 3rd

Team Veloce

201 Pang Xin Lian

202 Nadia Quek Wei Si

203 Rachel Park Huei-Sook

207 Song Somin

Future Problem Solving Program National Finals 2011

Community Problem Solving Competition

Middle Division Team – 1st

Project Colorful

310 (2011) Leong Hui Lin Kathleen

310 (2011) Woon Xin Hui

312 (2011) Alicia Lim Kay Yin

314 (2011) Grace Tan Su-En

315 (2011) Gayle Tan Su-Hui

315 (2011) Jolene Tan Li Xuan


Project M&M

305 (2011) Gladys Yeo Li Min

307 (2011) Christiane Tan Heng Luan

309 (2011) Clarinda Tan Xin Ying

315 (2011) Chioang Yu Shi Natalia

315 (2011) Estee Soh Peijin

315 (2011) Li Nanshan

315 (2011) Mock Yuan Ning

315 (2011) Quek Kiah Khee Daphne

Middle Division Team – 3rd

Project GLAM

305 (2011) Ruthanne Soh Ying

305 (2011) Belle Tan Ling Yi

305 (2011) Tan Hsinyi Beverly

305 (2011) Jade Tan Si Yu

307 (2011) Li Jingyi

308 (2011) Rae Teo

On-Site Scenario Writing Competition

Middle Division Best Team

403 (2011) Cai Xiaohan


Scenario Writing (Singapore) Competition

Middle Division Individual – 1st

307 (2011) Gao Wenxin

Senior Division Individual – 4th

408 (2011) Joceline Yong Yoong Yee

Future Problem Solving Program International Conference 2012

Community Problem Solving Competition

Health & Environmental Concerns Category, Middle Division Team – 1st

Project Colorful

410 Leong Hui Lin Kathleen

410 Woon Xin Hui


414 Grace Tan Su-En

415 Gayle Tan Su-Hui

415 Jolene Tan Li Xuan

Education Category, Middle Division Team – 4th

Project M&M

405 Gladys Yeo Li Min


409 Clarinda Tan Xin Ying

415 Chioang Yu Shi Natalia

415 Estee Soh Peijin

415 Li Nanshan

415 Mock Yuan Ning

415 Quek Kiah Khee Daphne

International Scenario Writing Competition

Middle Division Individual – 1st

407 Gao Wenxin

On-Site Scenario Writing Competition


407 Gao Wenxin

Google Science Fair 2012

Asian Regional Finalist

Small molecule cancer stem cell inhibitor

402 Law May Ning

413 Ang Shi Hui

414 Ng Ruixin



The anti-cancer properties of traditional Chinese medicine

401 Loo Xiang Ling Edith

413 Tan Li Yin

Humanities and Social Sciences Research Programme (HSSRP) Symposium 2011

Certificates of Merit

303 (2011) Deng Yue

305 (2011) Nicole Leong Xiao Xuan

305 (2011) Vanessa Chiam Yi Ting

306 (2011) Wee Yen Jean

307 (2011) Goh Shi Hui

307 (2011) See Ning Hui

307 (2011) Tan Yan Ru

308 (2011) Cheng Le En Leanne

308 (2011) Crystal Lua Xin Li

308 (2011) Mathivanan Abhinaya

309 (2011) Koh Shamen

309 (2011) Sumitha Grace Pandiaraja

310 (2011) Yan Zhi Xin

312 (2011) Goh Rui Qi Rachel

312 (2011) Teo Alicia York Kia

312 (2011) Yeo Xue Ning

314 (2011) Cheong Jing Xuan Valerie

315 (2011) Chong Hern Zi Joelle

Individualised Research Studies Exhibition cum Presentation

Commendation Award – Poster Presentation

Virtual Doctor for Traumatic Brain Injuries

401 (2011) Yang Jing

413 (2011) Goh Yue Shan

415 (2011) Cherine Chan Pei Ying

The Influence and Impact of Chinese Movies on RGS Girls

408 (2011) Liu Guanqi

408 (2011) Ye Tong

Gold Award – Oral Presentation

Commendation Award – Poster Presentation

Different Books for Different Children

403 (2011) Ramkumar Pavithra

412 (2011) Balachandar Nivedha


NASA Ames Space Settlement Design Contest 2012

First Prize Grade 6 to 8

Oriens

301 Kwok Ling Yi Samantha

307 Cai Minglu

309 P A Devni Chamathka W

313 Chua Si Hui

Team – Specialty First Prize – Human Factors, Tie

Ostrolis

302 Abinaya Mahatma

302 Loh Wan Qing Angeline

302 Yang Wei Yun Lily

311 Tan Jia En Clara

Specialty First Prize – Human Factors, Tie

Sovescel

302 Lee Shi Ya Claudia

302 Wong Po Yee Tricia

310 Stephanie Lim Yan Qing

311 Valencia Yoong Rui Qin

Specialty Second Prize – Life Science

Cadaceus

305 Prithipal Kaur Bhullar

309 Simran Kaur

309 Yan Jing

Specialty Second Prize – Human Factors, Tie

Orizonte

306 Charis Tay Si En

313 Lee Ann Gie

315 Melody Kang

315 Zhang Xun

Odyssey of the Mind, 15th National Competition 2012

Long Term Problem 1: Ooh-Motional Vehicle

Division 2 Team – 1st

201 Kristi Lim Qingli

203 Konstanze Tan Wan Yu

204 Leong Yih Shan

207 Sanjana Balachander

208 Bhat Nikita Gireesh



208 Lim Wan Ling

212 Lee Rui En


213 Tan Yun Yee

303 Loke Yen Chin

306 Ng Shermaine

313 Chow Mei Xuan Sherby

314 Toh Wen Qi

402 Wu Xin Yu


Long Term Problem 2: Weird Science


204 Neo Jia Min

205 Liew Ai Xin

206 Kelsie Tan Kai Xian

209 Lin Jing

209 Nicole Lim Sher Wen

210 Jemi Lu Xiaoshi

212 Wang Kaiying


203 Nicole Sim Fang Sing


310 Sim Yu Hui Stephanie

402 Amanda Chung Hui Xin

403 Goh Weiying

404 Tey Yi Qing

410 Clara Tay Ying Sui

Long Term Problem 3: Classics...To Be or Not To Be

Divison 2 Team – 5th

205 Koh Xin Yun Charmain

205 Pratyusha Ghosh

206 Gao Shuxin

209 Yip Kum Foong Kellie

210 Carla Andrea Lim Mosqueda

210 Nicole Yow Wei

Division 3 Team – 2nd

206 Teo Jia En

212 Hoong Li-Ann

303 Rachel Koh Ming Li

309 Natalie Chan Pei Xin


401 Vernetta Vivian Chai

402 Emily Eng Si Rui


Long Term Problem 4: You Make the Call

Divison 2 Team – 1st

204 Tham Sze Rong


208 Chen Liuhonggu

209 Tan Jian Min Agnes

210 Chow Yan Tong Rachel

212 Gao Yue Ying

212 Lim Ee Sing


206 Teo Zi Ying Sheila

302 Erica Lauren Soong

303 Lim Zhiqi Callista

311 Tay Hui Wen

401 Lam Ka Ying

410 Yang Sin Yee

411 Claudia Lesmana

Long Term Problem 5: Odyssey Angels

Division 2 Team – 3rd

201 Goh Si Ning Rachel

203 Caitlin Alsandria O’hara

206 Li Jiaqi

206 Zhou Linda

208 Gweneth Ng Min Wei

212 Mikayla Christine Gawarecki

213 Ong Ray Yi

Division 3 Team – 2nd

213 Aberdeen Seet Xin Yi

310 Sim Ying Sarah

312 Dana Han Xin Tian

403 Wen Qingyun

408 Ong Miao Ling


413 Annie Zhang Siyun



Odyssey of the Mind World Finals 2012 @ Iowa State University

Long Term Problem 1: Ooh-Motional Vehicle

Division 3 Team – 5th

213 Tan Yun Yee

303 Loke Yen Chin

306 Ng Shermaine

313 Chow Mei Xuan Sherby

314 Toh Wen Qi

402 Wu Xin Yu


Long Term Problem 2: Weird Science


203 Nicole Sim Fang Sing


310 Sim Yu Hui Stephanie


403 Goh Weiying

404 Tey Yi Qing

410 Clara Tay Ying Sui

Long Term Problem 3: Classics...To Be or Not To Be


206 Teo Jia En

212 Hoong Li-Ann

303 Rachel Koh Ming Li

309 Natalie Chan Pei Xin


402 Emily Eng Si Rui


Long Term Problem 4: You Make the Call


204 Tham Sze Rong


208 Chen Liuhonggu

209 Tan Jian Min Agnes

210 Chow Yan Tong Rachel

212 Gao Yue Ying

212 Lim Ee Sing


206 Teo Zi Ying Sheila


302 Erica Lauren Soong

303 Lim Zhiqi Callista

311 Tay Hui Wen

401 Lam Ka Ying

410 Yang Sin Yee

411 Claudia Lesmana

Long Term Problem 5: Odyssey Angels


213 Aberdeen Seet Xin Yi

310 Sim Ying Sarah

312 Dana Han Xin Tian

403 Wen Qingyun

408 Ong Miao Ling


413 Annie Zhang Siyun

35th Shell Singapore Youth Science FestivalTeam – Gold

The anti-cancer properties of traditional Chinese medicine


413 Tan Li Yin

Team – Silver

Investigation of antimicrobial activity of spice extracts against oral Streptococcus

401 Cho Hsiao Hsin Hope

402 Liu Chang

404 Divya Lakshmi D/O K Durai

Team – Finalists

401 Yap Hui Lin

405 Yu Xin

402 K Vanita

402 Tan Si Min Cherry

413 Wee Chuxuan Pearlynn

401 Wang Yinzhao

403 Aaheli Tarafdar

403 Julia Sunil

Singapore Science and Engineering Fair 2012

Team – Silver

Establishment of a proof-of-concept high content screen for small molecules that inhibit glioma growth via reductive stress

401 Ee Rui Qi Rachel



402 Amanda Kang Yu Chen

411 Ow Judith

Identification of Small molecule Cancer Stem Cells Inhibitors

402 Law May Ning

413 Ang Shi Hui

414 Ng Ruixin

Team – Merit

Synthesis of novel hydrogels for anti-cancer drug delivery

401 Teo Si-Yan

403 Zhang Boyu

Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers Asia Student Conference 2012

Best Poster Presentation

Investigation of the optics behind the Chinese magic mirror

302 Parthasarathy Sreemathy

302 Watt Sook May

303 Eden Teoh Kang Min

Tan Kah Kee Young Inventors’ Award 2012

Commendation Award

Sure Can


312 Gabrielle Ong Hui Min

◗ Science Department

CB Paul Quiz 2012

Individual – Gold

301 Lim Guan Hui Tricia

302 Cynthia Zheng Yixin

401 Ee Rui Qi Rachel





402 Tan Tze En


Creative & Heuristic Creative Applications of Science 2012, by NUS

Team – Champion

204 Wang Yi Xi

211 Alicia Ong Shi Hui

211 Andrea Low Hui Ling

213 Chan Wei Ting

Team – Finalist

203 Nai Kei Teng

204 Tan Qian Xiu Rosemond


213 Qiu Jiayu

NEXUS 2012

Team – 1st



403 Chen Xi

Sembcorp Water Technology Prize 2012

Team – 3rd

401 Cheng Hang

401 Grace Sum Jia En

401 Hu Fangfang

401 Wen Xingyue

Singapore Biomedical Olympiad 2012

Individual – Gold

301 Judy Hong Ruilan

301 Kang Yi Xi

301 Lim Xuan Li Michelle

301 Tag Wan Yi

302 Soh Hui Ling

401 Chow Hsiao Hsin Hope


402 Ho Hui Min

402 Liu Chang

415 Zhang Chenyu




301 Kwek Shu Ying

301 Kwok Ling Yi Samantha

302 Mani Hemaavathi

302 Yang Wei Yun Lily

303 Angelica Kristen Yeo Hui Min

303 Fu Xinyi



402 Tan Tze En

405 Bridget Zhang Lechen


301 Chim Sher Ting

402 Ku Ya Jiun


414 Grace Tan Su-En


CCA Achievements

SSSC National Inter-Schools Championships Sports CCA Division 2011 Team Placing

Netball B 4th

C 1st

Sailing B 1st

C 1st

Shooting – Air Pistol B 3rd

C 2nd

Shooting – Air Rifle B 1st

Squash B 1st

C 1st

Swimming B 1st

C 1st

Table Tennis B 2nd

C 1st

Tennis B 2nd

C 3rd

◗ Sports

2011 Zone and National Colours Awards

Team Colours Awards


Badminton B 3rd

C 1st

Fencing B 2nd

C 1st

Golf B 1st

C 4th

Gymnastics – Artistic B 1st

Gymnastics – Rhythmic B 1st

C 1st

Gymnastics – Trampoline B 3rd

C 4th

Judo B 3rd

C 2nd


CCA Achievements


Tenpin Bowling B 3rd

C 2nd

Individual Colours Awards

Zone and National Colours Award

Class Sport (2011) Name

Golf 409 Goh Jen

206 Yan Jing

Gymnastics – Artistic 103 Michelle Teo Yin Zhi

Gymnastics – Rhythmic 304 Chia Daphne Theresa Yun Shan

409 Phaan Yi Lin

Judo 201 Low Jia Yi Joey

205 Charis Tay Si En

205 Fadhillah Mohamed Faizan


207 Lim Yong Ling

208 Joyce Lee Yi Xuan


309 Humaira Bhadelia

313 Amanda Chia Si Min

315 Cheong Hui Shyuan

402 Soh Jiaying Josephine

409 Pang Yong Ting Roanna

Netball 208 Rukmini Roy

208 Tessa Wong Ting

Sailing 202 Elisa Yukie Yokoyama

202 Fathin Rasyiqah Bte Mohamed Firdaus

202 Jessica Goh Kai Ling

211 Samantha Annabelle Neubronner

Swimming 105 Chan Fang Yi

205 Samantha Louisa Yeo Ginn

306 Chelsea Lin Fuchs


309 Yeo Xiu Wen


414 Koh Hui Yu

415 Teo Jing-Wen

Table Tennis 106 Li Jia Xin

207 Ng Xue Qi

207 Tang Jiawen Cheryl

310 Lam Teng Si

311 Lim Yi Xuan

409 Tan Sherilyn

Tennis 202 Tan Claris

306 Sabrina Bay Tan Hui Ling

Tenpin Bowling 205 Yeo Ruoqi Joey

308 Low Danlei Cheritta

404 Lim Wan Yi Juleen

Waterpolo 311 Neo Ser Han

Zone Colours Award


Fencing 202 Denise Tan Shi Min

206 Donna Li Lim

310 Thalia Lee Ping

Gymnastics – Artistic 204 Charmaine Yeo Yan

Gymnastics – Rhythmic 108 Dawne Chua Yun Xi

108 Kelly Ann Pereira Hui Ling

204 Claudia Ng Jing Wen

306 See Kai Li Denise

Judo 201 Low Hwee Ngee Dawn

209 Ng Poh Ni Melissa

413 Amanda Hsiung Rouwen

Netball 209 Amanda Yew Chiu Ting

Sailing 303 Rebecca Goh Su Min

405 Ho Ruth Airiel

Shooting 206 Bernice Tan Rui Lin

308 Lv Liran


CCA Achievements


Softball 402 Chew Li Ting

415 Esna Ong Ee Na

Squash 402 Melissa Foo Rei Min

414 Kimberly Chan Yuan Ling

414 Tang Si Ning Crystal

Swimming 105 Tseng Wei Wen Rachel Marjorie

310 Vanessa Chong Wen-Li

405 Lye Hui Min Anissa

Table Tennis 110 Celine Phua Li Ting

311 Wong Hoi Ching

Tennis 202 Lim Shan Min Angela

Tenpin Bowling 102 Megan Gwee Su-Lyn

205 Lorraine Fong Rei

205 Tan Ruo Xi Sapphire

411 Ng Michelle


Best School Girl Award


Golf 206 Yan Jing

Swimming 414 Koh Hui Yu

SSSC National Schools Championships 2012

CCA Category Division Placing

Badminton South Zone B Div 1st C Div 1st

National C Div 1st

Basketball South Zone B Div 2nd C Div 3rd

Cross Country National C Div 2nd

Fencing National B Div 1st

Golf National B Div 2nd C Div 4th

Gymnastics – Artistic National C Div 1st

Gymnastics – Rhythmic National B Div 1st C Div 1st

Gymnastics – Trampoline National B Div 3rd


Judo National B Div 2nd C Div 1st

Netball South Zone B Div 1st C Div 1st

Sailing National B Div 2nd C Div 2nd

Shooting (Air Pistol) National B Div 1st

Shooting (Air Rifle) National B Div 4th C Div 1st

Softball National B Div 3rd C Div 2nd

Squash National B Div 1st C Div 2nd

Swimming National B Div 1st C Div 1st

Taekwondo National C Div 3rd

Table Tennis South Zone B Div 1st C Div 1st

National B Div 1st C Div 2nd

Tennis National B Div 3rd C Div 2nd

Tenpin Bowling National B Div 3rd C Div 2nd

CCA Category Division Placing CCA Category Division Placing

CCA Achievements


Fencing Singapore Cadet World Cup International U18 315 Donna Li Lim 10th

National Schools Fencing B Div 315 Donna Li Lim 2nd

Championships 303 Wong Jie Yi Chloe 3rd

411 Fan Jin 3rd

C Div 105 Aarya P Berthier 3rd

Singapore Minime Fencing National U12 105 Aarya P Berthier 1st Championship & U14

Golf National Schools Golf B Div 309 Yan Jing 1st Championships

Gymnastics ASEAN Schools Games International U18 208 Dawne Chua Yun Xi Team 3rd– Rhythmic 404 Chia Daphne Theresa Team 3rd, Individual All-Round 8th, Hoop 5th, Ribbon 6th

Gymnastics – ASEAN Schools Games International U18 203 Michelle Teo Yin Zhi Team 2nd, Artistic & Individual Trampoline All-Round 10th, Floor Exercise 1st

CCA Competition Category Class Name Placing


312 Charmaine Yeo Yan Team 2nd, Individual All-Round 11th, Uneven Bars 3rd

Singapore Gymnastics Open National 203 Michelle Teo Yin Zhi Individual All-Round 2nd

312 Charmaine Yeo Yan Individual All-Round 3rd

National Schools Artistic B Div 312 Charmaine Yeo Yan Individual Gymnastics Championships All-Round 2nd

C Div 112 Cheyl Lam Min Individual All-Round 1st

105 Kelsie Yasmin Muir Individual All-Round 2nd

203 Michelle Teo Yin Zhi Individual All-Round 1st


CCA Achievements


203 Ashly Lau Wei-Ning Individual All-Round 4th

Gymnastics – National Schools Rhythmic B Div 309 Foo Yu Tian Tabitha Individual Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships All-Round 1st

411 Zeng Yu Individual All-Round 4th

C Div 101 Zoey Eng Zu Er Individual All-Round 2nd

Judo National Youth Judo U14 201 Yang Ningchen 1st

Championships 209 Ang Yuxin Nadya 1st

208 Lim Zin 2nd

201 Yong Kang Yee 3rd

202 Low Jia Qi 3rd

206 Nicolette Ang Yu 3rd

211 Megan Tan Sze Rui 3rd

U16 415 Cheong Hui Shyuan 1st

312 Low Jia Yi Joey 2nd



306 Fadhillah Mohamed Faizan 3rd

405 Belle Tan Ling Yi 3rd

405 Tan Hsinyi Beverly 3rd

411 Cheryl Lee Ting Yu 3rd

National Schools Judo B Div 312 Low Jia Yi Joey Middle- Championships weight 1st

415 Cheong Hui Shyuan Feather Lightweight 1st

409 Humaira Bhadelia Feather Lightweight 2nd

306 Fadhillah Mohamed Heavyweight Faizan 3rd

405 Belle Tan Ling Yi Lightweight 3rd

409 Benita Leong Yoke Theng Extra Lightweight 3rd

C Div 201 Yong Kang Yee Extra Lightweight 1st


CCA Achievements


201 Yang Ningchen Middle- weight 2nd

202 Low Jia Qi Feather Lightweight 2nd

211 Megan Tan Sze Rui Extra Lightweight 2nd

211 Vienna Chen Jing Xue Lightweight Thomas 2nd

204 Sheryle Ann Lim Feather Xin Ying Lightweight 3rd

206 Nicolette Ang Yu Lightweight 3rd

208 Lim Zin Middle- weight 3rd

209 Ang Yuxin Nadya Heavyweight 3rd

Netball Daisy Tan Netball Carnival National 201 Natalie Grace Rodrigues Team 1st

202 Ariqah Az Zahra Team 1st Bte Norkhalim



202 Nadia Quek Wei Si Team 1st

206 Gladys Lim Hinn Teng Team 1st

208 Cheong Jie Yi Julia Team 1st

208 Gupta Nikita Team 1st

210 Alexandra Koh Li-Yen Team 1st

210 Eyu Yan Yan Team 1st

303 Angelica Kristen Yeo Team 3rd Hui Min

305 Chan Jing Yi Tiffany Team 3rd

305 Rukmini Roy Team 3rd

309 Ng Wen Xuan Cheryl Team 3rd

309 Samantha Ng Hui Team 3rd

310 Tessa Wong Ting Team 3rd

315 Amanda Yew Chiu Ting Team 3rd

404 Bernard Shaw Daisy Team 3rd Veronica

406 Wong Xiang Yi Melissa Team 3rd

407 Koh Heng Hwee Team 3rd

413 Janice Lim Yee Ning Team 3rd


CCA Achievements


Sailing IODA World Sailing International 307 Elisa Yukie Yokoyama Team 1st & Championship Individual 1st

309 Jessica Goh Kai Ling Team 1st & Individual 3rd

IODA ASIANS International 307 Elisa Yukie Yokoyama Team 1st

309 Jessica Goh Kai Ling Team 1st

Asian Sailing Championships International 105 Phua Shyn Ee Individual 2nd

Shooting National Schools Air Pistol B Div 314 Bernice Tan Rui Lin 4th(Air Pistol) Championships C Div 206 Joyce Lee Yue Ning 1st

Shooting National Schools Air Rifle C Div 213 Heather Huixian 1st (Air Rifle) Championships I’Anson-Holton

206 Evelyn Chng 4th

Singapore Open Shooting International 414 Maggy Lory Individual Championships 1st

Softball SRC Softball Carnival C Div 201 Zhu Yong Qing Team 2nd

202 Megan Tan Jia-Ing Team 2nd

202 Sakinah Binte Yusof Team 2nd



202 Tang Chin Fang Team 2nd

205 Maisarah Bte Mydin Team 2nd

207 Yap Tong Hitomi Team 2nd

208 Zahirah Bte Mohamad Team 2nd Rosle

211 Hwang Kai Yun Team 2nd

212 Cacia Tan Xian Yin Team 2nd

212 Li Er Jia Louisa Team 2nd

213 Celine Ng Yu Ting Team 2nd

Squash Singapore Closed Squash National U16 315 Tay Kay Shayne Michelle 1st

Championship 311 Chong Yin Jean 4th

Masonry Squash Nationals Open National 315 Tay Kay Shayne Michelle 1st

311 Tan Jia En Clara 2nd

311 Chong Yin Jean 3rd

311 Chong Yin Jean 4th

Swimming ASEAN Schools Games International 205 Tseng Wei Wen Team 1st U18 4 x 100m Rachel Marjorie (U17 Freestyle Relay National Record)


CCA Achievements


314 Samantha Louisa 1st (U17 Yeo Ginn Team National Record)

4 x 100m 205 Chan Fang Yi Team 1st

Medley Relay 314 Samantha Louisa Team 1st (Backstroke leg) Yeo Ginn

50m Freestyle 314 Samantha Louisa 2nd Yeo Ginn

100m Backstroke 205 Chan Fang Yi 3rd

100m Breaststroke 314 Samantha Louisa 2nd Yeo Ginn

100m Butterfly 314 Samantha Louisa 7th Yeo Ginn

200m Backstroke 205 Chan Fang Yi 4th

200m Breaststroke 314 Samantha Louisa 3rd Yeo Ginn

200m Individual 314 Samantha Louisa 2nd Medley Yeo Ginn

400m Freestyle 205 Tseng Wei Wen 5th Rachel Marjorie



800m Freestyle 205 Tseng Wei Wen 4th Rachel Marjorie

National Schools Swimming B Div 4 x 50m 307 Song Ai Vee 1st

Championships Freestyle Relay 314 Samantha Louisa 1st Yeo Ginn

409 Yeo Xiu Wen 1st

415 Tan Wei Lin Jolene 1st

B Div 50m 310 Rachel Lee Jia Hui 3rd Breaststroke

B Div 100m 314 Samantha Louisa 1st Breaststroke Yeo Ginn

B Div 200m 314 Samantha Louisa 1st Breaststroke Yeo Ginn

B Div 50m 415 Gayle Tan Su-Hui 3rd Butterfly

B Div 50m 409 Yeo Xiu Wen 1st

Freestyle 415 Jolene Tan Li Xuan 3rd

B Div 100m 409 Yeo Xiu Wen 1st

Freestyle 415 Tan Wei Lin Jolene 2nd

307 Song Ai Vee 3rd


CCA Achievements


B Div 200m 307 Song Ai Vee 2nd

Freestyle 310 Ma Yihan 3rd

B Div 400m 406 Chelsea Lin Fuchs 2nd Freestyle

B Div 800m 406 Chelsea Lin Fuchs 1st

Freestyle 314 Yeo Rei Qing Kimberly 3rd

C Div 4 x 50m 102 Loo J-Yin 1st

Freestyle Relay 205 Chan Fang Yi 1st

205 Chloe Wang Wenyi 1st

205 Tseng Wei Wen Rachel 1st Marjorie

C Div 4 x 50m 102 Melissa Chan Pei Tung 1st

Medley Relay 205 Chan Fang Yi 1st

205 Chloe Wang Wenyi 1st

205 Tseng Wei Wen Rachel 1st Marjorie

C Div 50m 102 Loo J-Yin 2nd

Backstroke 203 Tricia Tan Yixuan 3rd

C Div 100m 205 Chan Fang Yi 1st

Backstroke



C Div 50m 112 Puar Yu Rou 3rd Breaststroke

C Div 100m 102 Melissa Chan Pei Tung 3rd

Breaststroke

C Div 50m 205 Teo Ee Lynn 3rd Butterfly

C Div 50m 205 Rachel Soh Reh Tze 3rd Freestyle

C Div 100m 205 Tseng Wei Wen 1st Freestyle Rachel Marjorie

205 Teo Ee Lynn 3rd

C Div 200m 205 Tseng Wei Wen 1st Freestyle Rachel Marjorie

102 Melissa Chan Pei Tung 2nd

205 Chloe Wang Wenyi 2nd

205 Rachel Soh Reh Tze 3rd

C Div 200m 205 Chan Fang Yi 1st

Individual Medley 205 Chloe Wang Wenyi 2nd

Taekwondo National Schools Taekwondo B Div Kyorugi 302 Yang Wei Yun Lily Gold Championships Female Poom Belt


CCA Achievements


C Div Poomsae 211 Angela Tham Gold Female Poom Belt

C Div Kyorugi 211 Angela Tham Silver Female Poom Belt

Table Tennis ASEAN Schools Games International 206 Li Jia Xin Team 1st

Women’s Team 314 Ng Xue Qi Team 1st

International 206 Li Jia Xin Team 2nd Women’s Doubles

CSC/STTA Table Tennis U15 107 Lee Boon Sim Geraldine 1st

Championships 107 Linda Zeng Ziyue 3rd

U18 411 Mandy Wong Hoi Ching 1st

107 Lee Boon Sim Geraldine 2nd

107 Tay Hui Li 3rd

410 Lam Teng Si 3rd

Safra/STTA Table Tennis U16 305 Tang Jiawen Cheryl 1st

Championships 314 Ng Xue Qi 2nd

206 Woo Sze Qi Laura 3rd

U18 314 Ng Xue Qi 1st

410 Lam Teng Si 3rd



CCA Achievements

National Schools Table Tennis B Div 314 Ng Xue Qi 3rd

Championships 410 Lam Teng Si 3rd

C Div 107 Lee Boon Sim Geraldine 3rd

Tennis ASEAN School Games International 203 Tan Hui Xin Izabella Team 4th

U18 406 Sabrina Bay Tan Hui Ling Team 4th

407 Rehmat Johal Team 4th

FED Cup Asia Qualifying International 407 Rehmat Johal Team 5th Group 2

ITF 14 & Under Asian International 203 Tan Hui Xin Izabella 5th Championships

ITF World Junior Tennis International 203 Tan Hui Xin Izabella Team 3rd Championships-Asia/Oceania

STA Interclub Singles League Open 203 Clarisse Gan Jia Shuen Team 1st

203 Tan Hui Xin Izabella Team 1st

406 Sabrina Bay Tan Hui Ling Team 1st

Tenpin Bowling Asian Schools Bowling International 306 Yeo Ruoqi Joey Team 3rd & Championship Individual 1st

Singapore International Open U18 306 Yeo Ruoqi Joey 2nd

Track and National Schools Track & Field C Div Cross 102 Angelina Lim Xue Ning Team 2ndCross Country Championships Country 105 Felyn Toh Le Chun Team 2nd


CCA Achievements


111 Tan Jing-Wen Claire Team 2nd

205 Chloe Wang Wenyi Team 2nd

205 Tan Wen Qi Megan Team 2nd

205 Chiang Aiting Faye Team 2nd

205 Chng Shu Yi Team 2nd

207 Beverley Goh Shi-Wyn Team 2nd

C Div Cross 205 Chloe Wang Wenyi 1st

Country 102 Angelina Lim Xue Ning 6th

Swift Cross Country C Div 205 Tan Wen Qi Megan Team 1st

Championships 206 Chiang Aiting Faye Team 1st

206 Chng Shu Yi Team 1st

207 Beverley Goh Shi-Wyn Team 1st

Wings Cross Country B Div 308 Richelle Ang Ee Lynn Team 5th

Championships 314 Tee Chun Ying Team 5th

407 Leong Hwee Ting Jazell Team 5th

407 Mary-Lisa Zhi-Hui Chua Team 5th

410 Vanessa Chong Wen-Li Team 5th

414 Lin Jialin Team 5th

C Div 102 Angelina Lim Xue Ning Team 3rd

205 Tan Wen Qi Megan Team 3rd



205 Chloe Wang Wenyi Team 3rd

206 Chng Shu Yi Team 3rd

206 Chiang Aiting Faye Team 3rd

207 Beveley Goh Shi-Wyn Team 3rd


CCA Achievements


◗ Performing Arts

CCA Competition Class Name Placing

Band Symphonic Singapore International Band Festival 5th (Division 1)

Singapore Ensemble Competition 314 Lee Hwi Soo Team Bronze

403 Huang Lei-Chen Team Bronze

405 Sharon Leong Li Chen Team Bronze

410 Woon Xin Hui Team Bronze

Indian Dance SIGARAMVS–CedarAllianceAllArts 201 MaanasaSriGanesh Team1st

Competition 211 Sambhavi Rajangam Team 1st

302 Abinaya Mahatma Team 1st

306 Riddhi Anbalagan Team 1st

404 B. Thirumagal Team 1st

404 Visweswaran Maanasa Team 1st

411 Niranjana Krishna Team 1st

415 Sudesna Roy Chowdhury Team 1st


◗ Clubs and Societies


Art and Craft International Floral Art Competition 415 Koh Wei Ling Tracy Individual 1stClub 404 Mridula Sairam Team 1st

407 Liang Linying Team 1st

409 Hu Ruo Lan Catherine Team 1st

412 Alicia Lim Kay Yin Team 1st

412 Pang Ly-Shan Team 1st

310 Irene Tee @ Zheng Jingying Team Merit

315 Zhang Xun Team Merit

National Day Souvenir Design Competition 404 Mridula Sairam Individual Merit

Robodance 203 Balachander Prashanthi Team Champion

205 Nur Amalia Bte Kamal Team Champion

310 Teo Kai Wen Team Champion

313 Annabelle Tan Kai Lin Team Champion

Singapore International Water Week 205 Cheng Zimin Individual 2nd

On the Sport Art Contest 310 Elaine Wijaya Oey Individual Merit

Singapore Youth Festival Art and Crafts 301 Zhu Wei Jie Bronze Exhibition

Trees for Life Poster Competition 301 Kwok Ling Yi Samantha Finalist

CCA Achievements



World Orchid Conference Art and Craft 112 Hazel Ng Kai Jie 2nd (Artistic-Student) Competition

Debate and Singapore Polytechnic Debate Open 109 Suzuki Tomoe Team 4thOratorical Society 112 Leong Li Jing Team 4th

201 Kristi Lim Qingli Team 4th

301 Chow Huiru Team 4th

303 Lai Yan Team 4th

Temasek Junior College U-16 Debate 402 Yang Yixuan Team 1st

Invitationals 406 Kwek Jia Qi Team 1st

406 Tan Ming Hui Tamisha Lauren Team 1st

406 Wee Yen Jean Team 1st

407 Ariel Lim Song Fang Team 1st

Indian Cultural SIGARAM VS-Cedar Alliance All Arts 101 N Sanmitha Team 3rdSociety Competition 103 Chandiramohan Chandya Team 3rd

103 Punniyakotty Buvani Team 3rd

Indian Dance SIGARAM VS-Cedar Alliance All Arts 201 Maanasa Sri Ganesh Team 1st Competition 211 Sambhavi Rajangam Team 1st

302 Abinaya Mahatma Team 1st

306 Riddhi Anbalagan Team 1st

404 B Thirumagal Team 1st



404 Visweswaran Maanasa Team 1st

411 Niranjana Krishna Team 1st

415 Sudesna Roy Chowdhury Team 1st

Infocomm Club Australian Informatics Competition 201 Kim Haeyoung High Distinction

109 Tang Yimian Distinction

304 Tho Qian Hui Distinction

410 Cheong Yi Lei Distinction

Raffles Mind National Schools Individual Chess 105 Neha Shankar 1stSports Championships 303 Ho Choy Ying Freya 2nd

210 Nicole Yow Wei 4th

National Youth Weiqi Championships 113 Shan Huanqi U-16 Team 2nd

212 Chua Huikai U-16 Team 2nd & Individual 2nd

410 Tan Jin Ting Claudene U-16 Team 2nd & Individual 3rd

Qiu Ping Cup National Weiqi Tournament 101 Cheryl Lui Run Ying Team 4th & Individual 3rd

104 Jocelyn Khor Yun Xin Team 4th

212 Chua Huikai Team 4th & Individual 2nd

CCA Achievements


SMU Random Chess Championship 204 Sim Ming Hui Melodies Individual 1st

105 Neha Shankar Individual 2nd

SMU Transfer Chess Competition 204 Sim Ming Hui Melodies Team 2nd

401 Ang Mei Choo Sara-Ann Team 2nd

Robotics Club East Zone DSTA-DSO Robotics 209 Lin Jing Team 5th

Competition–Exploration 209 Zhao Yuanan Team 5th

301 Teo Jue Luo Melinna Team 5th

314 Toh Wen Qi Team 5th

404 Nur Athira Bte Mohd Adom Team 5th

RoboCupSingapore–CospaceDance 312 JamelynnWongWenTeen Team1st

314 Koh Jia Qian Team 1st

401 Sristi Acharya Team 1st

402 Law May Ning Team 1st

RoboCupSingapore–RoboDance 213 AmandaEugeniaYung Team1st

302 Tan Wei Ying Rachel Team 1st

405 Bian Ruoyi Team 1st

408 Li You Jia Team 1st

414 Ang Zi Ning Team 1st

414 Ng Shi Min Team 1st

414 Ng Ruixin Team 1st



RoboCupSingapore–RoboDance 302 TanWeiYingRachel Team1st

SuperTeam 312 Jamelynn Wong Wen Teen Team 1st

314 Koh Jia Qian Team 1st

401 Sristi Acharya Team 1st

402 Law May Ning Team 1st

213 Amanda Eugenia Yung Team 3rd

405 Bian Ruoyi Team 3rd

408 Li You Jia Team 3rd

414 Ang Zi Ning Team 3rd

414 Ng Shi Min Team 3rd

414 Ng Ruixin Team 3rd

Science and Nanyang Polytechnic Astronomy 302 Cynthia Zheng Yixin Individual 2ndEnvironment Club Competition 206 Li Jiaqi Team 5th

301 Lim Guan Hui Tricia Team 5th

302 Cynthia Zheng Yixin Team 5th

302 Mani Hemaavathi Team 5th

National Environment Quiz 210 Lim Lex-Xis Individual 1st

Project Semakau Photo-Movie Competition 306 Sharon G Andres Team 2nd

307 Cheng Li Yi Team 2nd

313 Deng Yiming Team 2nd


CCA Achievements


401 Vernetta Vivian Chai Team 3rd

Singapore Biomedical Challenge 302 Mani Hemaavathi Individual 2nd



◗ Uniformed Groups

CCA Award/Activity Class Name Placing

Girl Guide Puan Noor Aishah Award 1st Coy Gold

2nd Coy Gold

3rd Coy Gold

Girls’ Brigade Company Award Gold

Singapore and Southeast Asian Pipeband 4th Championship

National Creative Cheer Competition Company Silver

National Cadet Best Unit Competition Gold Corps Air

National Cadet Best Unit Competition Silver Corps Land Green Audit Competition 203 Rachel Huei-Sook Park Team 3rd

301 Kwek Shu Ying Team 3rd

315 Shi Yuexin Team 3rd

HQ NCC Specialist Course Central District 301 Tay Min Yi Best in Course

315 Neo Kai Xin Natasha Best in Course

301 Kwek Shu Ying Best in General Specialist Knowledge

CCA Achievements


National Police Best Unit Cadet 413 Wang Jia Ying Cadet Corps Sea SPF-NPCC Badge 413 Wang Jia Ying

Inter-Unit .22 Revolver Shooting 315 Chiu Kheng Hwee Natalie Individual 2nd

Competition 302 Chan Mae Yee Team 5th

304 Ong Seeu Si Team 5th

314 Goh Fang Min Team 5th

314 Yan Xiaomeng Team 5th

315 Chiu Kheng Hwee Natalie Team 5th

NUS NPCC .177 Air Rifle Shooting 405 Rachel Sim Miao Chen Team 5th

Competition 405 Nessa Ng Tse Miang Team 5th

413 Wang Jia Ying Team 5th

Unit Overall Proficiency Award Silver

Red Cross Youth Excellence Unit Award Silver

Community Service Award Gold

Youth Current Affairs Competition 201 Ren Ying Team 2nd

206 Alice Natasha Soewito Team 2nd

304 Qiu Biqing Team 2nd

312 Wang Ying Chi Francine Team 2nd

CCA Award/Activity Class Name Placing


◗ Sports

Badminton Ms Yao Fen Ms Li Yujia

Basketball Miss Ho Yoke Mei Miss Koh Cindy

Judo Mr Tan Yi Miss Ang Xuan Yi

Netball Miss Chng Li Li

Gymnastics (Artistic Mr Teo Yong Seng & Trampoline)

Gymnastics Miss Tan Jun (Rhythmic)

Shooting (Air Rifle Mr Li Jie & Air Pistol) Mr Qian Gang

Softball Mr Lim Hock Hwa

Squash Miss Joannah Yue Lai Wan Mr Yang Hing Meng Simon

Table Tennis Mr Chen Wei Mr Wu Xian Feng

Mr Li Shuhe

Tennis Mr Hassan Bohari

Tenpin Bowling Ms Evelyn Chan Lu Ee Mr Jack Wong Loke Chin Mr Tan Au Meng

Track & Cross Mr Lim Kien Mau Country Mr Tan Kim Seng

◗ Uniformed Groups

Girls’ Brigade Mr Alan Wallace Mdm Kalwant Kaur

◗ Performing Arts

Angklung Ensemble Mdm Faridah Jamal

Band Symphonic Mr Takehiro Oura Mr Audi Christian Goh Tzu Ming Mr Gao Jian Mr Goh Eng Hong Vincent

Coaches and Instructors

We deeply appreciate the commitment and partnership of our coaches and special instructors who contribute to student learning and development:


Mr Jonathan Lim Mr Joseph Teo Kin Hui Mr Kenneth Lun Mr Lee Tsu Hock Mr Sun Gong Jun Ms Wang Tong

Chinese Drama Ms Koh Leng Leng Ms May Oon Nielsen

Chinese Orchestra Mr Ling Hock Siang Ms Ong Ying Ying Cheryl Mr Ding Huai Cheng Mr Du Xiang Peng Mr Tay Soon Dee Ms Tian Ling Ms Wang Gui Ying Ms Zhang Tian Yun

Choir Ms Mary Tan

Dance International Ms Low Mei Yoke

English Drama Ms Christina Sergeant Ms Ho Shu Min Serena

Guitar Ensemble Mr Chua Teck Seng

Handbell Ensemble Miss Goh Lee Lee (Raffles Ringers) Miss Tay Soo Leng

Indian Dance Ms Lavanya Balachandran Miss P. Rhubbini

Indian Orchestra Ms Anitha D/O Kumaran Mr Gurunathan Manikantan Mr S Deva

Malay Dance Miss Siti Habibah Binte Mohamed Mohckeram

Strings Ensemble Mr Lee Tsu Hock (Raffles Strings) Miss Marietta Ku Ms Zhao Yu Er

◗ Clubs and Societies

Art & Craft Club Ms Chang Wei Ms Chee Siau Ling

Debate & Ms Rebecca Grace Tan Oratorical Society Mr Loh Chen Yee Marvin

Malay Society Ms Rahayu Mahzam Mr Roslan Md Maud

Raffles Mind Sports Miss Khegay Anjela Miss Thanda Aye Win Mr Kang Zhanbin

Robotics Club Mr Chee Swee Heng Mr Robin Pong Hee Tee Mr Peh Yip Seng Jason


Raffles Girls’ School would like to thank:

• DrCheongKoonHean,ourGuest-of-Honour,forgracingtheoccasion

• Distinguishedguestsforjoiningusinthecelebration

• Ourpartnersforyourinvaluablecontributionstotheschool

• The RGS Board of Governors for their unstinting support of all school programmes andactivities

• Ouralumni,theRGSChapter,aswellastheORAfortheircontinualsupportofourwork

• Parents,andtheParentsforRGSAssociation,fortheirfaithintheschoolandforbeingapartofthe RGS family

• Allwhohavecontributed,inonewayoranother,tothesuccessofRGSSpeechDay2012

Filiae Melioris Aevi

In Appreciation

Documents

RGS Speech Day2012Booklet