Crucible of Excellence
RGS has produced many distinguished, high profile women over
the years including scholars, leaders in various sectors of the
economy, as well as women in high office.
Some of our distinguished women
Business
Ms Chua Sock Koong
CEO, Singtel
Ms Claire Chiang
Senior VP,
Banyan Tree Holdings Ltd;
Woman of the Year (1998);
Nominated member of
Parliament (1997-2001)
Performing Arts
Ms Siow Lee Chin
World-renowned violinist;
Gold medallist of the
Henryk Szeyng International Violin Competition;
First Singaporean to be admitted to the prestigious
Curtis Institute of Music,
Philadelphia, USA
Ms Kit Chan
Singer-songwriter-PR consultant;
Young Woman
Achiever Award (2000);
Youth Ambassador (2001)
Ms Stefanie Sun
Singer-songwriter;
Young Woman Achiever Award
(2001);
Singapore Youth Award –
Arts and
Culture (2007)
Ms Tan Pin Pin
Singapore based, award winning film director
Public Service
Ms Chan Lai Fung
Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Education
Dr Amy Khor
Minister of State, Ministry of Health
Ms Lim Soo Hoon
Permanent Secretary (Finance)(Performance), Ministry of Finance & Ministry of Manpower
Ms Denise Phua
Member of Parliament;
Founder of Pathlight
School
Honourable Justice Judith Prakash
Supreme Court Judge;
Chairperson of RGS Board
of Governors
Dr Cheong Koon Hean
CEO of the Housing and Development Board (HDB) and
Deputy Secretary (Special Duties) with the Ministry of
National Development (MND); Made history in 2004 as the
first woman to be appointed CEO of Urban Redevelopment
Authority (URA); Woman of the Year (2010)
Research
Professor Jackie Ying
Accomplished scientist and Director of A*STAR's
Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology (IBN)
Social Action
Dr Ang Swee Chai
Orthopedic surgeon consultant, St Bartholomews
Hospital, London; author of From Beirut to Jerusalem
Dr Wong Ting Hway
First Singaporean doctor to work full-time with the
International Committee of the Red Cross, one of the
'1000 PeaceWomen across the Globe' who were collectively
nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize (2005). Recipient of
Her World Young Woman Achiever Award (2003)
Mrs Leaena Tambyah
Woman of the Year (1994);
Started Singapore's
first school for children with multiple disabilities in
1979
Ms Bernise Ang
Singapore Woman of the Year
Award (2011);
Started Syinc, a Singapore-based non-profit organisation
seeking innovative solutions for social change
Sports
Ms Quah Ting Wen
Represented Singapore in swimming at the 2008 Olympic
Games. Won 4 Gold medals at the Asian Youth Games 2009,
and named Most Valuable Female Player
Ms Nicole Tay and Ms Tabitha Tay
Represented Singapore at the South-east Asian (SEA)
Games; first pair of siblings to be crowned joint-gold
medallists in gymnastics