Author: Raffles Press

A Level 2016 Student Feature: Off the Beaten Track

Reading Time: 8 minutes

By Md Khairillah (16A01B), Melissa Choi (16S06B), Kristal Ng (16S07C), Jeanne Tan (17A01B), Khin Yadanar Oo (17A13A) and Nicole Doyle (17A01A)
Photos courtesy of Chang Po Chun (16S03K), Cheng Zimin (16S03B) and Guan Xin (17S06B) of the Raffles Photographic Society

The final part of our Student Feature series features Rafflesians who’ve invested significant time in their Rafflesian experience exploring their personal interests, off the beaten track.

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A Level 2016 Student Feature: Looking Beyond Raffles

Reading Time: 6 minutes

By Md Khairillah (16A01B), Melissa Choi (16S06B), Kristal Ng (16S07C), Jeanne Tan (17A01B), Khin Yadanar Oo (17A13A) and Nicole Doyle (17A01A)
Photos courtesy of Chang Po Chun (16S03K) and Guan Xin (17S06B) of the Raffles Photographic Society

The second part of our Student Feature takes a look at Rafflesians who’ve looked beyond the edifice of Raffles to serve the larger community.

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A Level 2016 Student Feature: Finding the Right Balance

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By Md Khairillah (16A01B), Melissa Choi (16S06B), Kristal Ng (16S07C), Jeanne Tan (17A01B), Khin Yadanar Oo (17A13A) and Nicole Doyle (17A01A)
Photos courtesy of Chang Po Chun (16S03K), Cheng Zimin (16S03B) and Guan Xin (17S06B) of the Raffles Photographic Society

This is Part 1 of our 2016 A Levels Student Feature.

The A Levels capture the cognitive aspect of a Rafflesian’s education, but there is so much more to the Rafflesian experience than just academics. Ensconced in the Innovation Centre on the day of the results, we at Raffles Press had the opportunity to interview some truly noteworthy Rafflesians and find out their stories. The first part of our feature features advice from Rafflesians who’ve mastered the art of balancing between a seemingly limitless amount of commitments.

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A Levels Results 2016: Ground Sentiments

Reading Time: 3 minutes

By Liew Ai Xin (16A01A), Md Khairillah (16A01B), Melissa Choi (16S06B), Qiu Kexin (16A13A), Jeanne Tan (17A01B), Khin Yadanar Oo (17A13A), Nicole Doyle (17A01A) and Nerissa Loe (17A13A)
Photos courtesy of Raffles Photographic Society

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The Batch of 2015 sing the Institution Anthem before receiving their results

When Mr Tan Boon Poh, Discipline Master, asked the Batch of 2015 if they wanted their results, he received nothing less than a resounding “No!”, out of a mix of anxiety and fear at facing up to the results of that exam they took exactly three months ago.

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Sylla-BYE! Syllabus Changes for A Levels 2017 (Arts)

Reading Time: 7 minutes

By Justin Lim (16A01B), Md Khairillah (16A01B) and Melissa Choi (16S06B)

In-depth analysis on how to choose one’s subject combination for the Arts can be found here. (Do note that some of the advice dispensed in the article may not be relevant in light of the syllabus changes.)

Part 2 of our Syllabus feature covers changes in the Arts Syllabus, most notably the abolishment of the Paper 1-Paper 2 split for Geography in favour of an integrated syllabus. We interviewed Mr Jason Lai (Geography tutor) and Ms Krishnan Mullaiselvi (HOD: Arts) to get the low-down on these changes.

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