Raffles Institutionis an independent boys'secondary schoolinSingapore. Founded in 1823 asSingapore Institutionby SirThomas Stamford Raffles, it was consistently ranked as one of the top secondary schools in Singapore in the now-defunct official school rankings released by theMinistry of Education. Notable alumni includeYusof bin IshakandBenjamin Henry Sheares, the first and secondPresidents of Singapore, respectively.