History
In 1982, Raffles Institution’s pre-university section was transferred to a temporary campus at Paterson Road. There, Raffles Junior College was established to offer the GCE A Level curriculum. It was the first junior college to be established with both JC1 and JC2 students, with the JC2 students having just completed their first in pre-university year in RI.
RJC then moved to Mt Sinai Road in 1984 which provided better facilities and a larger site to cater to junior college education. 21 years later, the college held its moving ceremony on 29 December 2004 from its previous Mount Sinai campus to Bishan, adjacent to the current Year 1-4 campus. Students took a chartered MRT train to Bishan and walked to their new campus, which was officially opened by Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong on 8 April 2006, in conjunction with the college's 25th anniversary celebrations.
On 1 January 2005, the college became an independent institution. In the same year, RJC became the first junior college to be awarded the School Excellence Award, the highest award in the MOE Masterplan of Awards.
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