Singapore Sports School

Singapore Sports School (SSP) is a specialised independent boarding school under the purview of Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth of the Government of Singapore that offers an integrated sports and academic programme to secondary and post-secondary students in Singapore.

Singapore Sports School
Address
1 Champions Way

Singapore 737913

Singapore
Coordinates1°25′36.21″N 103°47′18.19″E
Information
TypeIndependent
MottoLearned Champions With Character
Established2 April 2004 (2004-04-02)
PrincipalOng Kim Soon
GenderMixed
Age13 to 19
CampusUrban; 7 hectares (17 acres)
Colour(s) Red   Orange 
Websitehttps://www.sportsschool.edu.sg/home

Management

Moo Soon Chong was the first principal of Singapore Sports School.[1] He was assisted by Chua Choon Seng, Director of Corporate Services and Irwin Seet, Director of Sports, Seah Poh Chua, Director of Academics and School Administration, who was Dean of the Academic Wing then, and a core team.

Moo Soon Chong retired on 14 December 2007 and Deborah Tan was appointed as the new principal of Singapore Sports School on the following day.[2] Deborah Tan was appointed to a senior position at the Ministry of Education and left the school on 14 December 2013.

Followed by Deborah Tan's departure, Tan Teck Hock is appointed as the new principal of Singapore Sports School. Tan Teck Hock had served in the Education Service since 1992. He was the principal of Yishun Town Secondary School from December 1999 to December 2005 and Serangoon Junior College from December 2006 to December 2010. Tan Teck Hock was the founding Principal of the Physical Education and Sports Teacher Academy in 2010.

On 15 December 2019, Singapore Sports School announced that Ong Kim Soon would replace Tan Teck Hock. Ong Kim Soon was a PE and English teacher, head of department, vice-principal and special assistant of the principal at Saint Hilda's Secondary School, and Director of Physical, Sports, and Outdoor Education in the Ministry of Education Headquarters.[3]

Sport programmes and achievements

Student-athletes in Singapore Sports School are either in an Academy Programme or in an Individual Programme.

The Academy Programmes are in the following sports:

  • Badminton
  • Bowling
  • Fencing
  • Football
  • Netball
  • Sailing
  • Shooting
  • Swimming
  • Table Tennis
  • Track and Field

Singapore Sports School also welcomes high-performing youth athletes to join the Individual Programme sports such as Artistic Swimming, Golf, Gymnastics, Pencak Silat, Sailing and Wushu.

Athlete-Friendly Academic Pathways

The Sports School offers the GCE "O" Level Examinations and several post-secondary through-train pathways. Student-athletes on the through-train pathways bypass the GCE "O" Level Examinations and progress onto one of three pathways conducted at Sports School: the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme (IBDP), the customised Diploma in Sport Management (RP-SSP DSPM) from Republic Polytechnic or the customised Diploma in Business Studies (Entrepreneurship Management Option) (BS-EMGT) from Ngee Ann Polytechnic.

Singapore 2010 Youth Olympic Games

Singapore Sports School was the venue for the modern pentathlon, shooting and swimming events of the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics held in Singapore.[4]

Notable alumni

References
  1. "Sports school trials under way". Today. 7 August 2003.
  2. "S'pore Sports School to get new principal next year". The Straits Times. 10 October 2007.
  3. Low, Lin Fhoong (18 October 2019). "Singapore Sports School gets a new principal, fourth appointment in 15 years". The Straits Times. ISSN 0585-3923. Retrieved 11 October 2023.
  4. "Singapore Sports School". Singapore Youth Olympic Games Organising Committee. Archived from the original on 28 May 2010. Retrieved 4 August 2010.
  5. Ong, Justin (21 December 2021). "'He had that spark': Mentor, badminton association on what made Loh Kean Yew a world champ". Today. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
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