Raffles Institution cash award helps brothers pay for transport, meals

Raffles Institution year one student Joash Lim (right), and his younger brother Joarim, a Primary 5 student at St. Hilda's Primary School, have both received the Raffles Scholarship. ST PHOTO: JASON QUAH
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Setting foot in Raffles Institution (RI) at the start of this year, Year 1 student Joash Lim was amazed at the sheer size of the Bishan campus.

"Before I came, I thought RI was a big school. When I joined, I realised it's even bigger and there are more facilities than I thought," said the 13-year-old.

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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Straits Times on September 10, 2019, with the headline Raffles Institution cash award helps brothers pay for transport, meals. Subscribe