Raffles Institution Year 1–4 IP: 2025 Curriculum & Admissions
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Join our Telegram study groupQ: What does the Raffles Institution Year 1–4 IP guide cover?
A: Key takeaways from RI’s official Year 1–4 curriculum and admissions pages — how the core subject blocks are organised, which talent development programmes run at each level, and what the 2025 DSA-Sec expectations look like.
TL;DR
• RI’s Year 1–4 IP spans Aesthetics, Character & Leadership, Humanities, Knowledge Skills, Languages, Mathematics, PE, and Sciences, with specialist modules such as the Raffles Philosophy Programme and Research Education anchoring critical inquiry and interdisciplinary problem-solving (Year 1–4 curriculum overview; Research Education).
• Talent development is tiered: Galileo (Science), Euler (Math), and AfterWord (English Literature) run in Years 1–2; Computer Elective Programme, Raffles Academy, and the Bicultural (China) Programme activate in Years 3–4, while programmes like the Regional Studies Programme, Malay Special Programme, and EMAS stretch across all four years (Year 1–4 curriculum overview).
• The same page highlights signature experiences such as the Liveable Cities Challenge, where students apply multi-disciplinary skills to sustainability briefs for the primary-school community.
• DSA-Sec applicants must submit through MOE’s portal, track talent-area selection schedules, and commit to the full 6-year IP if offered a place (Year 1 DSA).
Quick facts for families
- RI boys stay on the Bishan campus till Year 4, then move to the Raffles Institution JC campus for Years 5 and 6 (Year 1–4 curriculum overview).
- Knowledge Skills lessons like Raffles Philosophy and Research Education use step-by-step tools to help students question ideas and build prototypes (Raffles Philosophy Programme; Research Education).
- Stretch programmes such as Galileo (Science) and Euler (Math) start early, so high-ability learners get support without leaving the core class (same source).
- DSA offers require a six-year commitment, so align your child’s talents with RI’s published tracks before applying (
