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2 minutes ago, Kyrios said:

Am pretty sure the RI boys will be so excited to meet their 师妹 from across the road...w0uhu!

Years 5 & 6, the RGS girls will move over to RI anyway.

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1 hour ago, Turboflat4 said:

Raffles students are not pre-selected for their richie-richness. If they are snobbish or elitist in their attitude, it's because of their academic merit which was duly earned. 

At least one other name brand school (3 letters) does, according to popular view, cater to richie-riches. 

And RI is well established in the Braddell area. I was only there for the last half year when they moved from the Grange Road campus, but it's a nice campus - or at least was, when it was new. Not been there in a long time. RJC was still at Mt Sinai when I went there. 

(A long winded way of saying I don't get the point of this thread. If that certain 3 letter school moved to a "peasant area", then I get the point). 

You got so young meh?

and ACS will never move to peasant area lah

muayhaha

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27 minutes ago, Throttle2 said:

You got so young meh?

and ACS will never move to peasant area lah

muayhaha

I turned 45 this year bro. Young meh? 😂

You are one of the youngsters here if memory serves. 😁

Agree with you about three letter skolah. 😀

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41 minutes ago, Kyrios said:

Am pretty sure the RI boys will be so excited to meet their 师妹 from across the road...w0uhu!

*sexcited

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3 hours ago, Tianmo said:

How long has RI been located there already?

RV shifted to West coast for so many years before they finally settled down in Boon Lay. 

So whats the big deal with RGS  moving? -_-

 

Very big deal ........   :we-all-gonna-die:

RGS girls will meet RI boys at MacRitchie Reservoir after school, pongtang school and sextra curriculum activities.... :ninja:

 

 

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4 hours ago, Mockngbrd said:

https://www.tnp.sg/news/singapore/raffles-girls-school-moves-new-home

Why so lousy? Why move to low ses neighbourhoot!!!

 

Raffles Girls’ School moves to new home


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RGS alumna, carrying the school flag to the new school campus. 

 

$90 million campus includes performing arts centre, innovation hub

Hidayah Iskandar

Oct 22, 2019 06:00 am

 

 

 

Raffles Girls' School (RGS) moved from the Anderson Road campus to 2 Braddell Rise yesterday morning.

The new $90 million campus, which was co-funded by the school and the Ministry of Education (MOE), sees big additions in facilities while still keeping significant monuments from the 140-year-old school.

While most students were excited about the move, it was a bittersweet ending for RGS principal and alumna, Mrs Poh Mun See, who oversaw the seven-year project but will step down in December to return to MOE as a cluster superintendent.

"It is not easy, saying goodbye is never easy," she said.

Mrs Poh will be replaced by Madam Haslinda Zamani, former principal of Tanjong Katong Secondary School who is currently a cluster superintendent with the MOE.

"It is a bit strange (to see the new campus)," said Secondary 4 student Netra N.

 

"It is sad to leave Anderson Road because of all the memories there. But I think what matters is the friends you take with you on this journey."

While some residents from the Braddell View condominium next door are not bothered by their new neighbour, some are concerned about the traffic situation in the morning.

"When the carparks are full in school, some parents might come to the estate to park instead," said Madam Smitha Paul. "But on the other hand, transportation might improve with more buses now that there is a school."

Other residents, like a former school teacher who wanted to be known only as Mrs Frances, thinks the move is "brilliant".

" The school will bring a lot of life into the area," she said.

The new campus, about 2.5ha bigger than the old location, currently caters to 1,600 secondary students. Despite the bigger space, Mrs Poh said the intake of Sec 1 students next year will remain consistent at about 400.

Among the invited guests at the ceremony was RGS alumna Peggy Looi, 57, who was part of a team that authored and sold a cookbook to help the school's fund-raising efforts.

The adjunct lecturer at the Singapore University of Social Sciences said the funds went towards building the performing arts centre, among other facilities. They include an innovation hub where 3D printing will be offered.

RGS is now connected to Raffles Institution (RI) via an overhead bridge linking bus stops on both sides of Braddell Road. Moving closer to RI encourages closer collaborations between the schools, and moving to the heartland also signifies a closer bond with the community.

"Moving away from the luxurious condominiums in Orchard Road will allow our girls to reach out more to the ordinary Singaporean," said an RGS spokesman. 

PEASANTS!!!

Knn you dun be like that lim cbk give this kind title

 

 

yiu Chinese helicopter ah

 

 

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2 hours ago, Turboflat4 said:

Raffles students are not pre-selected for their richie-richness. If they are snobbish or elitist in their attitude, it's because of their academic merit which was duly earned. 

At least one other name brand school (3 letters) does, according to popular view, cater to richie-riches. 

And RI is well established in the Braddell area. I was only there for the last half year when they moved from the Grange Road campus, but it's a nice campus - or at least was, when it was new. Not been there in a long time. RJC was still at Mt Sinai when I went there. 

(A long winded way of saying I don't get the point of this thread. If that certain 3 letter school moved to a "peasant area", then I get the point). 

KNN, ACS just say ACS lah.

You RI kids scare what...:XD::grin:

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7 minutes ago, Tianmo said:

KNN, ACS just say ACS lah.

You RI kids scare what...:XD::grin:

Old saying:  RI rules Singapore; ACS owns Singapore....... diggit ??

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8 minutes ago, Tianmo said:

KNN, ACS just say ACS lah.

You RI kids scare what...:XD::grin:

We very civilised. Only stab you in the back. Less messy, more effective. 😂

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Just now, BanCoe said:

Old saying:  RI rules Singapore; ACS owns Singapore....... diggit ??

Yah, I think until today the saying still stands? .....[:p]

I have friends who are ACS old boys, and they would stress on the word "owns"...[laugh][laugh][laugh]

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8 minutes ago, Tianmo said:

Yah, I think until today the saying still stands? .....[:p]

I have friends who are ACS old boys, and they would stress on the word "owns"...[laugh][laugh][laugh]

ACS kiddos are like Patek Phillipe ...... keep it for the next gen... of course it does not hold much now 

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3 minutes ago, BanCoe said:

ACS kiddos are like Patek Phillipe ...... keep it for the next gen... of course it does not hold much now 

KNN, you sound like one old ACS old boy man!!! [:p][laugh][laugh]

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49 minutes ago, Turboflat4 said:

I turned 45 this year bro. Young meh? 😂

You are one of the youngsters here if memory serves. 😁

Agree with you about three letter skolah. 😀

I older than you, dude!

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53 minutes ago, Turboflat4 said:

I turned 45 this year bro. Young meh? 😂

You are one of the youngsters here if memory serves. 😁

Agree with you about three letter skolah. 😀

1 leg in grave liao

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