Raffles Institution Year 5–6 IP: 2025 Subject Grid & DSA-JC

Q: What does the RI Year 5–6 IP guide cover?
A: Key points from RI’s official pages for JC subjects, enrichment, and admissions—what you can study, how the enrichment matrix is organised, and the 2025 expectations for DSA-JC entrants.

TL;DR
• RI lists its JC subjects under Knowledge Skills (GP, Knowledge & Inquiry, Project Work), Mathematics/Computing, Sciences, Humanities, Aesthetics, Mother Tongue, PE, and Foreign Languages—signposting the breadth offered within each stream (Year 5–6 curriculum).
• Enrichment options span community leadership, cross-cultural programmes (Regional Studies, Raffles Asia/Bicultural/Global Studies), Raffles Science Institute, Raffles Humanities Programme, and sport/health initiatives—giving every student a pathway to deepen interest (Year 5–6 enrichment).
• Character development continues under the Raffles Leadership Institute (Year 5–6) so JC cohorts train alongside IP peers before graduation (Year 5–6 curriculum).
• The 2025 DSA-JC exercise has closed; RI reminds applicants that DSA offers replace the JAE route, require full commitment to talent activities, and bar transfers after O-Level results (Year 5 DSA page).

1 | Academic scaffolding

• Knowledge Skills anchor every subject combination—students take General Paper, and may opt into Knowledge & Inquiry or English Language & Linguistics alongside Project Work (Year 5–6 curriculum).
• Discipline clusters cover Mathematics (with Further Mathematics and Computing), core Sciences (Biology, Chemistry, Physics), Humanities (Economics, Geography, History, Literature in English), Aesthetics (Art, Music Elective Programme), Mother Tongue, PE, and MOELC foreign languages (French, German, Japanese, Spanish).
• The breadth makes it straightforward to assemble both conventional and hybrid combinations that meet university prerequisites while keeping contrasting-subject rules intact.

2 | Enrichment & stretch programmes

• RI publishes a comprehensive enrichment matrix for the JC years (Year 5–6 enrichment), including:
  • Community & leadership: Community Education, Peer Helpers Programme, Raffles Water & Environmental Sustainability initiatives.