Courses in Regional Studies Programme (RSP)
Victoria Junior College
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Introduction
The Ministry of Education offers the Regional Studies Programme (RSP) Scholarship to encourage academically able and linguistically talented students to pursue H2 History, covering South East Asia's developments under the Regional Studies Programme. The local enrichment program includes culinary experiences, cultural performances, and a trip to the region, such as the Indonesian cities of Surabaya, Solo, Yogyakarta, and Bandung. The RSP aims to nurture a group of students comfortably conversant in Malay Language or Bahasa Indonesia and understand the culture and contemporary development in the nearby region.
Students in this program are required to offer History at the H2 level.
Eligibility.
Candidate should:
Be Singapore Citizens
Have done consistently well in school and have obtained outstanding overall results in their GCE O-Level Examinations or equivalent based on their IP school's internal assessment
Have obtained at least a B3 in Malay (Special Programme) or Bahasa Indonesia
Have been successfully admitted to RSP in one of the RSP centres
Have an excellent co-curricular activities record
Have a good conduct record
Not currently receiving any other MOE scholarship (except Edusave Scholarships).
Successful applicants are not required to enter into a bond to serve the Singapore Government. Successful applicants must offer Malay (Special Programme) or Bahasa Indonesia as the third language at the Secondary level and offer H2 History (Southeast Asia module)/IB History with 30-hour Advanced Conversational Malay Language Bahasa Indonesia at Pre-University level. There is no restriction on the choice of the remaining subjects. Successful applicants must participate in the Overseas Immersion Programme and other compulsory RSP activities organized by the school and Ministry of Education.