Singapore Sports School

Singapore Sports School is a Specialised Independent School under the auspices of the Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth (MCCY). It is the only school in Singapore that offers select youths an integrated academic and sports programme in a world-class environment. It was officially opened on 2 April 2004 by Mr Goh Chok Tong, Singapore’s second Prime Minister.

The Beginning
The idea of establishing a specialised school for young sportspeople was mooted by the Committee on Sporting Singapore (CoSS) in 2000. On 14 March 2001, Mr Abdullah Tarmugi, Minister for Community Development and Sports (MCDS), the forerunner of MCCY, announced in Parliament the Government’s approval of a sports school.

A $75 million complex was built on a 7-hectare site in Woodlands, and upon completion, took the address, 1 Champions Way.

More than 1,200 12- and 13-year-olds participated in the sports selection trials in August 2003. Eventually, 141 were selected for places in eight sports academies – Badminton, Bowling, Football, Netball, Sailing, Swimming, Table Tennis and Track and Field. This pioneer batch started its academic year as Secondary 1 and Secondary 2 student-athletes on 5 January 2004, and moved into the boarding school, Olympus Lodge, on 25 January 2004.



Mission, Values and Tagline
Mission

Singapore Sports School nurtures "Learned Champions With Character" for the 21st Century through:
 * World-Class Youth Sports Development
 * Academic Rigour
 * Character Excellence
 * Organisational Excellence

Values

Singapore Sports School will rise to the challenge to develop staff and student-athletes to live as Champions in the 21st Century instilled with the core values of:
 * Respect
 * Integrity
 * Responsibility
 * Excellence
 * Resilience

School Tagline

"Learned Champions With Character"

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

Mr Moo retired on 14 December 2007 and Mrs Deborah Tan was appointed principal of Singapore Sports School on 15 December 2007.

Mrs Tan was appointed to a senior position at the Ministry of Education on 14 December 2013.

Mr Tan Teck Hock is the new principal of Singapore Sports School. Mr Tan has served in the Education Service since 1992. He was principal of Yishun Town Secondary School from December 1999 to December 2005 and principal of Serangoon Junior College from December 2006 to December 2010. He is credited with raising the quality of education in both schools. Mr Tan was the founding Principal of the Physical Education and Sports Teacher Academy in 2010.

“Coming to Singapore Sports School as Principal… It is a huge responsibility. I will ensure that the student-athletes who join us will receive the highest standard of education and sport development that they have come to expect of the Sports School,” said Mr Tan.

Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth Permanent Secretary Yeoh Chee Yan said Mr Tan was selected to set up PESTA “because of his special qualities as an educator, a leader and a champion for sports.”

Ms Yeoh added that Mr Tan is known as a strong and capable leader with a passion for sports and she is confident he will take the Sports School to new heights.

Facilities
Singapore Sports School's wide range of training and residential facilities makes it well-suited for hosting sport competitions and residential centralised training camps.

Our world-class sport facilities include:
 * A swimming complex with 2 all-weather Olympic-sized pools (50m x 25m). Each pool can accommodate 10 lanes. One pool is 2m deep, while the other is 1.4m to 1.6m deep. Our spectators stand can seat up to 300 people. Temporary seating structures can be set up to accommodate another 700 people. This facility is used by FINA to hold its World Cup series
 * A badminton training centre with 10 courts.
 * A table tennis centre that can accommodate up to 32 tables
 * A 30-bay indoor shooting range, which was used as the Singapore 2010 Youth Olympic Games shooting venue
 * A 12-lane bowling centre, equipped with three different lane surfaces, while oiling patterns can be changed to simulate different competitive conditions
 * An 8-lane synthetic rubber running track
 * A synthetic football field, FIFA-approved to hold international matches up to World Cup Quarter-Finals Level
 * 3 netball courts
 * A 2-storey Strength and Conditioning Centre. The lower floor is equipped for strength and conditioning and the upper floor is used for cardiovascular workouts. The physical conditioning centre is equipped with a wide range of weight machines, treadmills, elliptical trainers and other fitness equipment. It also features two aerobic studios
 * A 700-seat indoor multi-sports auditorium. The air-conditioned auditorium can be used for a wide variety of sports including badminton, basketball, futsal, netball, table tennis and volleyball
 * A 248-seat multi-purpose hall next to the indoor shooting range

Singapore 2010 Youth Olympics Games
Singapore Sports School was the venue of the Aquatics (Swimming), Modern Pentathlon and Shooting.

Performance Enhancement Institute
The Performance Enhancement Institute is a department within the Sports Wing of the Singapore Sports School. It provides multi-lateral development programmes, sport-specific profiling and screening, research, sports testing and technology to support coaches in the identification and development of student-athletes.

Support Programmes and Services

The Performance Enhancement Institute supports coaches and enhances sports academy’s programmes through evidence and needs based on:


 * Physical Conditioning and Movement
 * Screening
 * Sport Science Education
 * Sport Science Support
 * Talent Identification
 * Technology

Performance Enhancement Institute has support available in the following areas:


 * Performance Analysis
 * Sport Physiotherapy and Medicine
 * Sport Psychology
 * Sport Physiology
 * Sport Technology
 * SportSmart Skills and Cluster Sports
 * Strength and Conditioning
 * Talent Identification
 * Applied Sport Science Research

Achievements
Achievements are as of 25 December 2013.

Academic Achievements


 * More than 90% of graduates have been accepted into Junior Colleges, Pre-Universities and Polytechnics
 * At least 68% of 2006, 2007 cohorts; 62% of first 3 cohorts are enrolled in universities
 * 18 recipients of university scholarships and awards (President's Scholarship, Public Service Commission's Scholarship, SAF Overseas Scholarship, SAF Merit Scholarship, NTU Nanyang Scholarship, NTU EW Barker Scholarship, NTU Engineering Scholarship, NUS Global Merit Undergraduate Scholarship, California University of Pennsylvania Sports Scholarship, Indeco Sports Scholarship, Singapore Sports Council Scholarship, University of Idaho Sports Scholarships, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Sports Scholarship, Wichita State University Sports Scholarship and Yale-NUS Dean Scholarship.

University Scholarships and Awards

Sports Achievements Beijing 2008 Olympic Games Calvin Kang Li Loong, Athletics Tao Li, Swimming London 2012 Olympic Games Dipna Lim Prasad, Athletics Mylene Ong Chui Bin, Swimming Tao Li, Swimming 2006 Laser 4.7 World Championships, France, 7 July 2006 Victoria Chan Jing Hua 2006 Optimist Worlds, Uruguay, 9 January 2007 Griselda Khng 2007 World Byte Championship, Thailand, 8 April 2007 Valerie Chia Ying Ying 2009 Byte CII World Championship, Canada, 27 August 2009 Darren Choy Wong Loong 2010 Byte CII World Championship, Finland, 11 April 2010 Darren Choy Wong Loong 2010 420 World Champion, 1 August 2010 Sherman Cheng Feng Yuan 2012 420 World Championships, Austria, 5 August 2012 Cecilia Low Rui Qi Rachel Lee Qing
 * 4 Olympians (Beijing 2008 Olympic Games and London 2012 Olympic Games)
 * 7 World Champions; 7 World Championship Titles

Doha 2006 Asian Games Tao Li, Swimming. Women's 50m Butterfly Gold Medallist Tao Li, Swimming. Women's 100m Butterfly Bronze Medallist Guangzhou 2010 Asian Games Sherman Cheng Feng Yuan, Sailing. Men's 420 Gold Medallist Cecilia Low Rui Qi and Rachel Lee Qing, Sailing. Women's 420 Gold Medallist Tao Li, Swimming. Women's 50m Butterfly Gold Medallist Tao Li, Swimming. Women's 100m Butterfly Silver Medallist New Hui Fen, Bowling. Women’s Singles Bronze Medallist Scott Glen Sydney, Sailing. Men’s Laser Radical Open Bronze Medallist Sean Lee Teik Ren, Sailing. Men’s Optimist Bronze Medallist
 * 30 Asian Games Competitors (6 Gold, 1 Silver, 4 Bronze)

Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games Zena Sim Kai Xin, Table Tennis. Women's Team Gold Medallist Delhi 2010 Commonwealth Games Aqilah Sudhir, Shooting. Women’s 50m Rifle 3 Positions Pairs Gold Medallist Pang Xue Jie, Table Tennis. Men's Team Gold Medallist Cheng Jian Huan, Shooting. Women’s 10m Air Rifle Pairs Silver Medallist Aqilah Sudhir, Shooting. Women’s 50m Rifle 3 Positions Bronze Medallist
 * 13 Commonwealth Games Competitors (3 Gold, 1 Silver, 1 Bronze)


 * 129 Southeast Asian Games Competitors in 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011 and 2013 (60 Gold, 47 Silver, 41 Bronze; 22 Records)
 * 4 Commonwealth Championships Competitors (7 Gold, 5 Silver, 1 Bronze; 2 Records)
 * 22 Singapore 2010 Youth Olympic Games Competitors (1 Silver, 2 Bronze)
 * 29 Nanjing 2013 Asian Youth Games Competitors (1 Gold, 3 Silver, 4 Bronze)
 * 33 Singapore 2009 Asian Youth Games Competitors (5 Gold, 5 Silver, 7 Bronze)
 * 4 Asian Champions; 2 Records
 * 1 World Youth Champion
 * 10 Asian Youth Champions
 * 2 Commonwealth Youth Games Champions
 * 275 National Open Representatives

Alumni

 * Dominique Sarron