Raffles Institution (Year 1-4)

[snowlotus]

Any parent know after sign up boarding, can still withdraw later or not?

[snowlotus]

firefly38:

Hi Yr-2 parents..


Did you & your boys attend the RIB Open House last Saturday? How do you find the boarding facilities & its program? Will you sign up for boarding for your kids in Year-3?

For those who have missed the briefing/tour, below are some useful info.. More details can be found in Stamford..

Costs 1.6+K for 10 weeks ($900+ after subsidy).
Air-con Study Rooms, Computer Rooms, Lounge.
Air-con Bedrooms.
Triple-sharing.
2 meals a day - Breakfast & Dinner (Lunch included for public holidays).
Laundry + Ironing - 3x a week.
Supervised study 7-9pm, for academically weak students.
Leadership programs & Life-skills courses (cooking, ironing etc).
Recreation (games, movies etc).

Did I miss out anything important ?

I think the facilities and program are quite good, as long as your kid can self-control very well

[snowlotus]

Any idea whether students in JC science combination, can still be allowed to enter Accantancy/Economic majors in Uni?

[Verysuperkiasu]

firefly38:

Hi Yr-2 parents..


Did you & your boys attend the RIB Open House last Saturday? How do you find the boarding facilities & its program? Will you sign up for boarding for your kids in Year-3?

For those who have missed the briefing/tour, below are some useful info.. More details can be found in Stamford..

Costs 1.6+K for 10 weeks ($900+ after subsidy).
Air-con Study Rooms, Computer Rooms, Lounge.
Air-con Bedrooms.
Triple-sharing.
2 meals a day - Breakfast & Dinner (Lunch included for public holidays).
Laundry + Ironing - 3x a week.
Supervised study 7-9pm, for academically weak students.
Leadership programs & Life-skills courses (cooking, ironing etc).
Recreation (games, movies etc).

Did I miss out anything important ?

Thanks, firefly for the information.

I wasn't there - DH went with DS. DH said he didn't go into the dormitory coz it was quite crowded. Asked them to take picture and ds only took one picture - the bed. :slapshead: The pic in the brochure very limited - show mostly students instead of the facilities.

Do u know if we can pay by Edusave? (Not sure if edusave fund even have $900).

How do they determine who are the academically weak students for the supervised studying? Brochure says 'the tutors or boarding staff ensure that students are studying in the rooms or designated venue.' Just wondering how feasible it is for the staff to ensure if the boys are studying in their rooms behind closed doors?

Which term is you ds likely to be boarding in?

[pirated]

snowlotus:

Any idea whether students in JC science combination, can still be allowed to enter Accantancy/Economic majors in Uni?

accountancy and econs do not have a prerequisite subjects from A level

just make sure u get 4 As

[iFirefly]

Verysuperkiasu:

Thanks, firefly for the information.

I wasn't there - DH went with DS. DH said he didn't go into the dormitory coz it was quite crowded. Asked them to take picture and ds only took one picture - the bed. :slapshead: The pic in the brochure very limited - show mostly students instead of the facilities.

Do u know if we can pay by Edusave? (Not sure if edusave fund even have $900).

How do they determine who are the academically weak students for the supervised studying? Brochure says 'the tutors or boarding staff ensure that students are studying in the rooms or designated venue.' Just wondering how feasible it is for the staff to ensure if the boys are studying in their rooms behind closed doors?

Which term is you ds likely to be boarding in?

Hi VSK..

The tour i attended was at the 4th block which is reserved for oversea visitors (not the 3 blocks which the boys will be staying), but the guide told us the layout & facilities of all 4 blocks are the same. So, I managed to view all the facilities, including the bedrooms, as no one was staying there at the moment..

They just renovated the place, so all the rooms & facilities are pretty new. I also saw the Gym & Swimming Pool. Wa, like very 'shiok'' to stay there hor. No wonder DS wants to opt for boarding!

Regarding the supervised study, the guide told us the weaker pupils will be identified (maybe below a certain GPA?), and they will have to study at the Study Rooms from 7-9pm Mon-Fri (supervised). For the rest of the boys, they can choose to study in the Study Rooms or their own bedrooms, and they will not be supervised. That's where self-discipline comes in..

Not sure if you can use Edusave for Boarding costs. Maybe you can check with them, if you wish to do so?

Btw.. We cannot choose which term we want our DS to stay in boarding. The school will decide randomly, by classes. 1st term boarding is only 9 weeks, coz all Year-3 boys will be at Outward Bound Camp on the 1st week of Term-1. The other terms' boarding will be 10 weeks.

[snowlotus]

pirated:

snowlotus:

Any idea whether students in JC science combination, can still be allowed to enter Accantancy/Economic majors in Uni?

accountancy and econs do not have a prerequisite subjects from A level

just make sure u get 4 As

:thankyou:

[Verysuperkiasu]

firefly38:

Hi VSK..

The tour i attended was at the 4th block which is reserved for oversea visitors (not the 3 blocks which the boys will be staying), but the guide told us the layout & facilities of all 4 blocks are the same. So, I managed to view all the facilities, including the bedrooms, as no one was staying there at the moment..

They just renovated the place, so all the rooms & facilities are pretty new. I also saw the Gym & Swimming Pool. Wa, like very 'shiok'' to stay there hor. No wonder DS wants to opt for boarding!

Regarding the supervised study, the guide told us the weaker pupils will be identified (maybe below a certain GPA?), and they will have to study at the Study Rooms from 7-9pm Mon-Fri (supervised). For the rest of the boys, they can choose to study in the Study Rooms or their own bedrooms, and they will not be supervised. That's where self-discipline comes in..

Not sure if you can use Edusave for Boarding costs. Maybe you can check with them, if you wish to do so?

Btw.. We cannot choose which term we want our DS to stay in boarding. The school will decide randomly, by classes. 1st term boarding is only 9 weeks, coz all Year-3 boys will be at Outward Bound Camp on the 1st week of Term-1. The other terms' boarding will be 10 weeks.

So the renovation came just in time for our boys.

I was just joking with ds that the whole family wants to bunk in with him to enjoy the air-cond coz we do not have any air cond at home. Then we have to kick his roommates out :evil:

Actually asked dh to ask if can pay using edusave but he said no chance to ask. Nvm...will find it out.

And I didn't know they actually have an option to register for boarding. I thought it was compulsory. Anyway ds is eager to try boarding. I also didn't know we cannot choose the term for boarding. Thanks for sharing again

[naggo-nitemare]

The prize presentation for SJCHO was conducted yesterday at biopolis. RI is the top team with 54 medalists, NUSHigh is 2nd with 51 medalists (which is really impressive considering the smaller cohort size) and HCI is 3rd with only 15 medalists.


The top 3 individuals for Theory are RI pupils.

Congratulations to the winners and a big thank you to the science department for a job well done in guiding these RI boys in their chemistry pursuits!

[iFirefly]

naggo-nitemare:

The prize presentation for SJCHO was conducted yesterday at biopolis. RI is the top team with 54 medalists, NUSHigh is 2nd with 51 medalists (which is really impressive considering the smaller cohort size) and HCI is 3rd with only 15 medalists.


The top 3 individuals for Theory are RI pupils.

Congratulations to the winners and a big thank you to the science department for a job well done in guiding these RI boys in their chemistry pursuits!

:congrats:

Well-done, RI !!! :rahrah:

Congrats to NUSH & HCI too..