Curriculum, Please Mind the Platform Gap, Subjects

H1 Subjects: To Take Or Not To Take, That Is The Question
Reading Time: 8 minutes

By Looi Ee Xin (26S03M) and Tan Yan Qi (26S06M)

It’s the time of the year for incoming Year 5s to choose their subject combination. Usually, the big question is, science or arts? Physics or Biology? But it’s about time to add one more question to that list:

4 H2s or 3 H2s and 1 H1?

While 4 H2s have long been the ‘default’ option, we know that there are some of you out there wondering if it truly is the right decision for you. As students who have experienced the H1 syllabus for (probably) the two most common subjects to be offered at H1 (Math and Economics), here’s our advice to you. 

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Commentary

The Shape of Things to Come: SWF Opening Night 
Reading Time: 5 minutes

By Lerraine Neo (26A01A)

On the 7th of November, Singapore Writers Festival (SWF) 2025 commenced with its opening night programme. Held at the Victoria Theatre, the programme was attended by local writers, teachers, youth contributors, and more. The 2025 festival centres around the theme “Shape of Things to Come”, inviting festival-goers to reflect on the past, present, and consider the future. 

“At the heart of SWF is our commitment to uplifting Singaporean writers,” Festival Director Yong Shu Hoong noted in his opening speech. “We believe that global conversations should be a platform to uplift local creators.” 

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Commentary, Features, Go Where?, Raffles Reviews

The City Of Others: Asian Artists in Paris
Reading Time: 10 minutes

By Ariann Khoo (26S06B) and Jaden Lum (26S05A)

Walking into City of Others, City of Migrants: Art in Paris, 1920-1940s at our National Gallery feels less like entering the closed doors of a museum, and more like stepping into the hidden alleys of history, a world of intricacies of its own. The exhibition, which was held from April to August, turned our gaze toward the quiet sufferings faced by Asian immigrants as they explored the city of love—a city sadly not their own. Their stories reflected here are fragments of their memory: faded photographs, sculptures and landscapes, like whispered recollections of their lives. To walk through City of Others, City of Migrants: Art in Paris, 1920-1940s is to be confronted with the idea of remembering Paris through the eyes of Asian migrant artists. 

“The speakers will examine how artistic consciousness shifts when Asian artists encounter a new city and culture while rediscovering the cultures of their origins.”

National Gallery Singapore
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Music Reviews, Raffles Reviews, Rank It!

Every Beatles Album, From Worst To Best
Reading Time: 13 minutes

By Jaden Lum (26S05A) and Sonia Chang (26A01A)

Thirteen studio albums and half a century later, the Beatles remain the most influential act in music ever. From revolutionising songwriting and production techniques to solidifying youths as a dominant cultural force, they would dramatically alter the course of world history—all in just seven brief years.

But as the sheer magnificence of their discography towers over and peers down at us, which of their works are truly demanding of our time? Technically, the answer is all of them, but regardless, here is our take on the definitive ranking of every Beatles album, from worst to best: 

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Commentary, Op-Eds, Opinion

Signing Off: Graduation ‘25 
Reading Time: 5 minutes

By Betty Ding (25A01B), Cayla Goh (25A01B), Isaac Chan (25A01B)

Everything about this article feels a little messy. At this point, most of us Y6s would have already hung up our signed shirts from graduation, yet we’re still hung up on it, trying to find the words to wrap up two years that were anything but tidy. 

Maybe that’s what makes this article so hard to write: JC life was never built for clean conclusions. Between the chaos of orientation, the blur of CCA activities, and the endless rhythm of lectures, there was always another moment, another memory, another deadline. So how do we even begin to say goodbye to something that never really paused long enough to be captured?

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