Raffles Junior College

The Raffles Junior College (RJC) was a junior college in Singapore offering pre-university education. The college was founded in 1982, following a separation from the pre-university section of Raffles Institution (RI). Raffles Junior College was merged as the junior college section of Raffles Institution on 1 January 2009.

Raffles Junior College
莱佛士初级学院 (Chinese)
Maktab Rendah Raffles (Malay)
Address
One Raffles Institution Lane
Singapore 575954

Singapore
Information
TypeIndependent
MottoAuspicium Melioris Aevi (Latin)
(Hope of a Better Age)
FoundedJanuary 1982 (1982-01)
StatusPart of Raffles Institution
ClosedJanuary 2009 (2009-01)
GenderMixed
HousesBayley-Waddle, Buckle-Buckley, Hadley-Hullett, Morrison-Richardson, Moor-Tarbet
Colour(s)  Green
  White
  Black
Team nameTeam Raffles, Gryphons

To date, the former junior college and the current Raffles Institution (Year 5-6) has produced 94 President's Scholars and the bulk of Public Service Commission scholars. RJC was recognised as one of the top feeder schools for the Ivy League universities.

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