raffles institution is a highly regarded secondary school in singapore, often considered the best school in the country. only boys can go to this school. it has been performing well in studies and sports. it was founded in 1823 as singapore institution by sir stamford raffles, the founder of modern singapore. it is the school with the longest history in singapore. its name was changed to "raffles institution" in 1868. it has two sections, raffles institution and raffles institution junior college.