Raffles Girls' School (Secondary) [*IP]

[Cbk]

DD1 just graduated. She has HMT tuition since Sec2 as she is struggling with it (chinese has always been her weakest subject). No other tuitions. The top girl in her class has perfect GPA of 4.0 in all 10 subjects, no tuition at all. So is it possible to do well in rgs without tuition? Yes. But one needs good discipline, motivation and hard work. Yes, she said the girl worked very very hard.

New2019mama\" post_id=\"2001005\" time=\"1604238661\" user_id=\"174260:

Wanna consult parents who have girls who had graduated from RGS.
From year 3 onwards, how do you support their studies? Do they need to go for many tuitions eg chemistry math higher MT? Is it sufficient if they just read and understand what school has prepared for them for exams?
How can they improve their I&A results ?

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New2019mama\" post_id=\"2001005\" time=\"1604238661\" user_id=\"174260:

Wanna consult parents who have girls who had graduated from RGS.
From year 3 onwards, how do you support their studies? Do they need to go for many tuitions eg chemistry math higher MT? Is it sufficient if they just read and understand what school has prepared for them for exams?
How can they improve their I&A results ?

We can’t help DD with their studies. They are on their own. DD1 will seek help from teachers or friends if she is in doubt and we think she is doing fine. DD2 can’t be bothered, not even asking the sister for help.

I&A is very subjective, like Lit. It’s not easy to score but I won’t be too concerned with their I&A results especially if your DD has another strong humanities subject to be used in her overall GPA calculation.

[Cool nurse]

Hi can someone share about debate CCA in RGS? Is it very competitive? Is there after school training? How long and how many times a week is it? Thank you!

[Moonlight_foxi]

Hi, I'll be joining RGS next year and I have a couple of questions. Would appreciate if someone could share some info


1. What is the selection criteria for student leaders and class chairperson? How competitive are they?
2. When will the selection of prefects take place and how is it done?
3. What is the commitment level for Arts and Crafts Club and Raffles mind sports? (Number of sessions per week, competitions, etc) How competitive are the auditions?
4. What is the year one literature book?
5. This might seem a little dumb but how are students sorted into their respective houses? Are there rankings for the houses?

Thank you

[Moonlight_foxi]

Could I also check how many subjects we’re allowed to take at RA level? For chem and bio, what is the required GPA/ portfolio and how competitive is it? Will there be training after school? Does RA stop at year 4 or does it continue on through JC?

[bbhippo]

Moonlight_foxi\" post_id=\"2002166\" time=\"1605007367\" user_id=\"189374:

Could I also check how many subjects we're allowed to take at RA level? For chem and bio, what is the required GPA/ portfolio and how competitive is it? Will there be training after school? Does RA stop at year 4 or does it continue on through JC?

I have the same set of questions...Anyone can share more about RA?

[Cool nurse]

Moonlight_foxi\" post_id=\"2002166\" time=\"1605007367\" user_id=\"189374:

Could I also check how many subjects we're allowed to take at RA level? For chem and bio, what is the required GPA/ portfolio and how competitive is it? Will there be training after school? Does RA stop at year 4 or does it continue on through JC?

1. You are allowed to take 1 RA subject at RGS.
2. You are required to have a minimum GPA of 3.6.
3. Usually for Chem and Bio, it is quite competitive.
4. No, there will be no training after school.
5. When you go to JC, you will take the selection test again for the respective subject but instead this time you will be competing against students that come in through JAE to RI (JC). To add, just because you take a certain RA subject does not mean you can automatically take it in JC, still have to take a selection test again in JC. In fact, I know a few people that took RA in Sec sch, but could not take it in JC. I also read that usually in Bio (RA), there will most likely be more girls than boys (in JC level).

Hope this helps!

P.S You can correct me if any of the above information given is inaccurate! :celebrate:

[Cool nurse]

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Moonlight_foxi\" post_id=\"2002166\" time=\"1605007367\" user_id=\"189374:

Could I also check how many subjects we're allowed to take at RA level? For chem and bio, what is the required GPA/ portfolio and how competitive is it? Will there be training after school? Does RA stop at year 4 or does it continue on through JC?

I have the same set of questions...Anyone can share more about RA?

https://www.rgs.edu.sg/programmes/raffles-academy-2-0, you probably might want to check it out. And to basically summarize, RA is like advanced class, and only students who show aptitude(minimum GPA of 3.6) and interest will be allowed to take it(they have to go through a selection test first). RA is basically like studying more in depth about a subject.

Hope this helps!

[peasants]

I noticed some got into RA for 1 semester instead of 2. Anybody know the rational?

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peasants\" post_id=\"2002332\" time=\"1605097049\" user_id=\"75885:

I noticed some got into RA for 1 semester instead of 2. Anybody know the rational?

For some RA, you can choose to do 1 or 2 semesters, it’s personal choice.