One of our key strengths at Raffles is our robust AP program. Over the past two years, we've offered a variety of rigorous AP courses, including AP Language & Composition, AP Chinese, AP PreCalculus, AP Calculus, AP Economics, AP Psychology, AP Biology, and AP Chemistry, among others.
Next academic year, as we introduce the IB Diploma Programme (DP), our Grade 12 students will still have access to six AP courses: AP Biology, AP Calculus, AP Psychology, and three new courses: AP Statistics, AP Drawing, and AP Literature & Composition. AP Psych is even open to our 10th grade students to give them a taste of the advanced curriculum they will have available in later years.
Our AP offerings rotate each year to adapt to the needs of each student cohort, ensuring that our students have access to courses that best support their academic and career aspirations.
The International Baccalaureate® Diploma Programme (IBDP)
IBDP: International Baccalaureate Diploma Program - 2 year program of study in G11 (DP1) & G12 (DP2) where students must study and PASS all of the following:
IB Mission Statement: The IB develops inquiring, knowledgeable and caring young people who help to create a better and more peaceful world through education that builds intercultural understanding and respect.
3 Core elements taught across 2 academic years:
TOK (Theory of Knowledge)
100 hour course aims to provide an opportunity for students to reflect on the nature of knowledge, and on how we know what we claim to know. Assessed by a TOK Exhibition + 1600 word essay.
EE (Extended Essay)
4000 word research essay written independently under the guidance of a Supervisor.
CAS (Creativity, Activity, Service)
Project - Students are expected to complete a minimum of 150 hours over the course of their high school years, with at least 50 hours in each of the three categories (C,A,S). Students also must write reflections for their experiences.