Raffles Girls' School

Raffles Girls' School

Historic site

About

Raffles Girls' School began in 1844 as a girls' department in Singapore Institution (today Raffles Institution), and became independent in 1879. It was located here from 1928 to 1979.

National Heritage Board, Historic Sites (open data, Singapore Open Data Licence).

Facts and sources

Names
EN Raffles Girls' School中文 莱佛士女子中学한국어 래플스 여학교日本語 ラッフルズ女子学校 Wikidata Q7282577; Korean by DealSingapore (NIKL loanword rules)
Heritage
Historic Site (marked by NHB) National Heritage Board, record updated 2026-04-14
Planning area
Museum URA Master Plan 2025
Opening hours
Not in our sources: see the official site NHB lists and Wikidata, read 2026-10-01
Official site
rgs.edu.sgWikidata
Data
/api/sight/raffles-girls-school.json The same facts as JSON, for apps and AI agents

Getting there

Bras Basah · Exit B The exit nearest this place, 133 m in a straight line (station 221 m). Not a walking route Open in Google Maps Junction of Stamdord Road and Armenian Street, beside Lee Kong Chian School of Business, Singapore Management University, 50 Stamford Road, Singapore 178899

Area

Civic District 440 m from the centre of the area Clarke Quay 703 m from the centre of the area

Nearby

United Chinese Library Historic site · 70 m away Art Plural Gallery Museum · 105 m away The Peranakan Museum Museum · 119 m away Burhani Mosque Mosque · 161 m away Cathedral of the Good Shepherd Church · 187 m away Capitol Theatre Theatre and venue · 230 m away

Wikidata (CC0). Sources and photo credits are on the terms page.