Achievements
Raffles Institution has produced 88 President's Scholars since Singapore's independence in 1965, topping all Singapore schools. This includes its 80th President's Scholar Ms Sharon Tan Xin Hui, who went on to become the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF)'s first female Overseas Scholar. 47% of Singapore Government scholarships also go to Rafflesians, including the prestigious SAF, Singapore Police Force and Public Service Commission scholarships.
Each year, about 345 places in top UK universities and 140 places in top US colleges are offered to Rafflesians. In 2013, 53 students have been offered places at Cambridge University, and 39 at Oxford University. This is one of the highest, if not the highest, number of students from a single institution offered places at Oxford and Cambridge in the world. 49 students have also received early admission offers from top US universities such as Harvard, Yale, Princeton and Stanford. 70 a year on average gain admission to the 8 Ivy League Colleges plus Stanford and MIT. 50% of places in the NUS Medical and Law faculties also go to Raffles Institution graduates.
The class of 2012 produced a record-breaking 10 students who offered 13 units of study scored distinctions in all of their 9 subjects, since the A Level curriculum was revised in 2007.
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