Raffles Girls' Primary School
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Raffles Girls' Primary School (Abbreviation
: RGPS) is a primary school for girls located in Singapore. It offers the Gifted Education Programme
(GEP) to Primary Four to Primary Six students. Despite its name, RGPS is not considered part of the Raffles family of schools, which consists of Raffles Girls' School (Secondary)
, Raffles Institution
and Raffles Junior College
. It also bears no affiliation to Raffles Girls' School (Secondary)
.
The five values of RGPS are Learning, Creativity, Graciousness, Responsibility and Integrity, and the school motto is "Knowledge Begets Success".
at Bras Basah Road. However, the two schools separated in 1847; by 1881, RGPS was conducting its own classes.
In 1928, the school moved to Queen Street but was forced to vacate the premises during the Japanese Occupation
in World War II
. The building was occupied by the Kempeitai
as its headquarters during the war years. After the war ended in 1945, the school was re-opened and temporarily housed in St. Anthony's Convent
. In 1946, it returned to its Queen Street building.
After the war, afternoon classes for primary school students were started. At the time, there were only nine primary school classes, with Mrs Ambiviagar as Principal. In 1959, the secondary school classes became Raffles Girls' Secondary School, which moved to a new building in Anderson Road. The primary school classes were renamed Raffles Girls’ Primary School, and remained at Queen Street. Morning classes were started with V Pestana as the principal of the school. Ida Goh was the next principal from January 1960 to November 1969.
In 1979, RGPS moved to bigger premises at Holland Grove Road to cope with the increasing number of students. The principal then was Lim Soo Noi. In 1984, it was one of the two primary schools initially selected for the Gifted Education Programme
. Lim retired in 1985 and her position was taken over by Koh Mei Ling until 1988. The next principal was Nanda Bandara, who was succeeded by Ms Tan Siok Cheng in 1999. Ms Tan Siok Cheng retired at the end of 2008 and was succeeded by Mrs Yue Yoke Mun.
In November 1999, Raffles Girls’ Primary School moved to its present campus at Hillcrest Road, which was built to accommodate more than 2700 pupils in two sessions. Primary One and Two students study during the afternoon session, while other students study during the morning session.
2. be neatly in school uniform
3. pocket money is limited
4. no expensive jewelry is allowed
introduced co-curricular activities into all Singapore schools. Participation in CCAs is compulsory for students from Primary Four to Six, and optional for students from Primary One to Three.
etc.
etc.
We shall try to do our best
Never stopping for a rest
Always ready to help each other
Eager to learn from one another
Together, we shall strive
To build a better life
Together, together
All the way
We'll be polite, quick to obey
Grow in wisdom day by day
We are girls from RGPS
Always striving to be the best
Together, we shall strive
To build a better life
Together, together
All the way
classes — a white t-shirt with a coloured band (either red, blue, yellow or green) on the sleeves indicating the house and navy blue shorts under the pinafore.Pupils can also wear the house T-shirt for physical education,it is a plain shirt(red, blue, yellow or green) with words and a picture at the back.
rooms, a parade square
, which also serves as a netball
/ basketball
court), a field
, a hall
, a canteen and a Media Resource Library. In October 2008, the RGPS Indoor Sports Hall was completed and is used by other schools for basketball competitions. It has rooms for purposes such as Band and Drama room, musical instrument store and lecture room.
Abbreviation
An abbreviation is a shortened form of a word or phrase. Usually, but not always, it consists of a letter or group of letters taken from the word or phrase...
: RGPS) is a primary school for girls located in Singapore. It offers the Gifted Education Programme
Gifted Education Programme (Singapore)
The Gifted Education Programme is a Singaporean academic programme designed for the top 1% of pupils, identified in two rounds of tests at the end of Primary 3.-History:...
(GEP) to Primary Four to Primary Six students. Despite its name, RGPS is not considered part of the Raffles family of schools, which consists of Raffles Girls' School (Secondary)
Raffles Girls' School (Secondary)
Raffles Girls' School is an independent girls' secondary school in Singapore. RGS was recognised by the Ministry of Education in 2006 by being awarded the School Excellence Award , among other awards...
, Raffles Institution
Raffles Institution
Raffles Institution , founded in 1823, is the oldest centre for pre-tertiary learning in Singapore. It is an independent school in Singapore providing secondary and pre-university education. RI consists of a boys-only secondary section , and a coeducational pre-university section...
and Raffles Junior College
Raffles Junior College
Raffles Institution offers the Raffles Programme at Year 5 and 6 . It is located in Bishan beside the Year 1-4 school campus of Raffles Institution. The Principal is Mrs Lim Lai Cheng...
. It also bears no affiliation to Raffles Girls' School (Secondary)
Raffles Girls' School (Secondary)
Raffles Girls' School is an independent girls' secondary school in Singapore. RGS was recognised by the Ministry of Education in 2006 by being awarded the School Excellence Award , among other awards...
.
The five values of RGPS are Learning, Creativity, Graciousness, Responsibility and Integrity, and the school motto is "Knowledge Begets Success".
History
Raffles Girls' School was established on 4 March 1844 with six boarders and five scholars. It started off as a moral development and vocational training school. The school was co-located with Raffles InstitutionRaffles Institution
Raffles Institution , founded in 1823, is the oldest centre for pre-tertiary learning in Singapore. It is an independent school in Singapore providing secondary and pre-university education. RI consists of a boys-only secondary section , and a coeducational pre-university section...
at Bras Basah Road. However, the two schools separated in 1847; by 1881, RGPS was conducting its own classes.
In 1928, the school moved to Queen Street but was forced to vacate the premises during the Japanese Occupation
Japanese Occupation of Singapore
The Japanese occupation of Singapore in World War II occurred between about 1942 and 1945 after the fall of Singapore on 15 February 1942. Military forces of the Empire of Japan occupied Singapore after defeating the combined Australian, British, Indian and Malayan garrison in the Battle of Singapore...
in World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
. The building was occupied by the Kempeitai
Kempeitai
The was the military police arm of the Imperial Japanese Army from 1881 to 1945. It was not an English-style military police, but a French-style gendarmerie...
as its headquarters during the war years. After the war ended in 1945, the school was re-opened and temporarily housed in St. Anthony's Convent
Saint Anthony's Canossian Secondary School
St. Anthony's Canossian Secondary School is an girls' secondary school located in Bedok, Singapore. It is part of the Canossian family of Catholic girls' schools in Singapore.-History:...
. In 1946, it returned to its Queen Street building.
After the war, afternoon classes for primary school students were started. At the time, there were only nine primary school classes, with Mrs Ambiviagar as Principal. In 1959, the secondary school classes became Raffles Girls' Secondary School, which moved to a new building in Anderson Road. The primary school classes were renamed Raffles Girls’ Primary School, and remained at Queen Street. Morning classes were started with V Pestana as the principal of the school. Ida Goh was the next principal from January 1960 to November 1969.
In 1979, RGPS moved to bigger premises at Holland Grove Road to cope with the increasing number of students. The principal then was Lim Soo Noi. In 1984, it was one of the two primary schools initially selected for the Gifted Education Programme
Gifted Education Programme (Singapore)
The Gifted Education Programme is a Singaporean academic programme designed for the top 1% of pupils, identified in two rounds of tests at the end of Primary 3.-History:...
. Lim retired in 1985 and her position was taken over by Koh Mei Ling until 1988. The next principal was Nanda Bandara, who was succeeded by Ms Tan Siok Cheng in 1999. Ms Tan Siok Cheng retired at the end of 2008 and was succeeded by Mrs Yue Yoke Mun.
In November 1999, Raffles Girls’ Primary School moved to its present campus at Hillcrest Road, which was built to accommodate more than 2700 pupils in two sessions. Primary One and Two students study during the afternoon session, while other students study during the morning session.
The School Rules
1. be punctual2. be neatly in school uniform
3. pocket money is limited
4. no expensive jewelry is allowed
Co-curricular activities
The Ministry of EducationMinistry of Education (Singapore)
The Ministry Of Education is a ministry of the Government of Singapore that directs the formulation and implementation of policies related to education in Singapore.-Statutory boards:...
introduced co-curricular activities into all Singapore schools. Participation in CCAs is compulsory for students from Primary Four to Six, and optional for students from Primary One to Three.
Achievements since 1999
- Softball (2nd in 2010)
- Strings Esemble([Singapore Youth Fesival]1 Gold(2008) and 1 gold with honours.(2010) )---established in 2007
- Basketball (Senior division champion for five consecutive years)
- Ice Skating (2nd-place team placing for four consecutive years)
- Brownies (eight Chief Commissioner’s Badges in 2005)
- Choir (3 Singapore Youth FestivalSingapore Youth FestivalThe Singapore Youth Festival is an annual event in Singapore organised by the Ministry of Education to celebrate the achievements of youths in co-curricular activities...
Gold awards) - Chinese Dance (four SYF Gold awards)
- Concert Band (two SYF Gold awards)
- Table Tennis( 1st Place)
- 61st National Schools Individual Chess Championship
- South Zone Chess Competition
- Raffles Science Olympiad 2010
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N.E.W. Author Competition 2009 - 49th National Inter-Primary School swimming Championship 2008
- 7th National Inter-Primary Schools Tenpin Bowling Championships 2008
- 49th National Inter School Team Championship 2008
- South Zone Chess Carnival 2008
- Public Service Chess Competition 2008
- 60th National Schools Individual Chess Championship 2008
- Sony Creative Toy Award 2008
- Raffles Institution Primary Mathematics World Contest 2007
- 2nd MIND GAMES OLYMPIAD 2007 ACS(I)
- National Mathematical Olympiad of Singapore 2007
- Future Problem Solving Macquaire Bank Future Problem Solving Programme
- Animania 2007
- GEP P6 Long Quiz
etc.
etc.
School song
The School song was composed in the 1960s, when h was the principal. She requested that all teachers think of the lyrics for the School Song, and Patricia M Tan’s set of lyrics was adopted. The score was composed by Ng Chiau Kong.We shall try to do our best
Never stopping for a rest
Always ready to help each other
Eager to learn from one another
Together, we shall strive
To build a better life
Together, together
All the way
We'll be polite, quick to obey
Grow in wisdom day by day
We are girls from RGPS
Always striving to be the best
Together, we shall strive
To build a better life
Together, together
All the way
Uniform
The uniform of RGPS is a knee-length navy blue pleated pinafore over a white, round-collared blouse and shorts. Prefects wear an additional green prefect tie over the pinafore. A different attire is worn during physical educationPhysical education
Physical education or gymnastics is a course taken during primary and secondary education that encourages psychomotor learning in a play or movement exploration setting....
classes — a white t-shirt with a coloured band (either red, blue, yellow or green) on the sleeves indicating the house and navy blue shorts under the pinafore.Pupils can also wear the house T-shirt for physical education,it is a plain shirt(red, blue, yellow or green) with words and a picture at the back.
Facilities
The Hillcrest campus has four blocks spread over 2.71 hectares with 52 classrooms, 31 special rooms, four musicMusic
Music is an art form whose medium is sound and silence. Its common elements are pitch , rhythm , dynamics, and the sonic qualities of timbre and texture...
rooms, a parade square
Parade Square
Plac Defilad w Warszawie is a square in downtown Warsaw. Located between ulica Świętokrzyska in the north, Aleje Jerozolimskie in the south, ulica Marszałkowska in the east and the monumental Palace of Culture and Science, Warsaw from the west, it is one of Warsaw's central squares.It is one...
, which also serves as a netball
Netball
Netball is a ball sport played between two teams of seven players. Its development, derived from early versions of basketball, began in England in the 1890s. By 1960 international playing rules had been standardised for the game, and the International Federation of Netball and Women's Basketball ...
/ basketball
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
court), a field
Playing field
A playing field is a field used for playing sports or games. They are generally outdoors, but many large structures exist to enclose playing fields from bad weather. Generally, playing fields are wide expanses of grass, dirt or sand without many obstructions...
, a hall
Hall
In architecture, a hall is fundamentally a relatively large space enclosed by a roof and walls. In the Iron Age, a mead hall was such a simple building and was the residence of a lord and his retainers...
, a canteen and a Media Resource Library. In October 2008, the RGPS Indoor Sports Hall was completed and is used by other schools for basketball competitions. It has rooms for purposes such as Band and Drama room, musical instrument store and lecture room.