These three bright sparks from Raffles Junior College took the maximum 13 credits allowed and received distinctions in their eight or nine subjects in the A-levels.

The trio - Wang Yong Jin, Milashini Nambiar and Soh Ming Quan, all 19 - also aced the General Paper.

Their results capped a great year for RJC, which exceeded its own lofty standards - it posted the best results in the school's 28-year history. This year it had 250 students with seven distinctions, compared to 143 last year.

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