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Singapore Sports School

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1 Champions Way, Singapore 737913

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Singapore Sports School is a Specialised Independent School under the auspices of the Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth (MCCY). It was officially opened on 2 April 2004 by Mr Goh Chok Tong, Singapore’s second Prime Minister.

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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.

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.

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.

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 30 July 2015.

    Academic Achievements

  • More than 90% of graduates who sat for the GCE "O" Level Examinations have been accepted into Junior Colleges, Pre-Universities and Polytechnics
  • 26 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, JTC Scholarship, Singapore Sports Council Scholarship, University of Idaho Sports Scholarship, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Sports Scholarship, Wichita State University Honors College, Wichita State University Sports Scholarship and Yale-NUS Dean Scholarship.)

    • University Scholarships and Awards

    Sports Achievements

  • 4 Olympians (Beijing 2008 Olympic Games and London 2012 Olympic Games)

    • 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

  • 8 World Champions; 8 World Championship Titles

    • 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
    16th Pencak Silat World Championships (Match Class J - 90 kg-95 kg), Thailand, 16 January 2015
    Sheik Farhan Sheik Alau'ddin

  • 65 Asian Games Competitors (7 Gold, 5 Silver, 6 Bronze)

    • Doha 2006 Asian Games
    Sherman Cheng Feng Yuan, Sailing. Men's 420 Gold Medallist
    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
    Incheon 2014 Asian Games
    Daphne Tan Shi Jing, Jazreel Tan Shi Hua and New Hui Fen, Bowling. Women's Team of 5 Gold Medallist
    Andrew Paul Chan, Sailing. Men's J80 Match Racing Gold Medallist
    Jazreel Tan Shi Hua, Bowling. Women's Singles Silver Medallist
    Jazreel Tan Shi Hua and New Hui Fen, Bowling. Women's Trios Silver Medallist
    Cecilia Low Rui Qi, Sailing. Women's 29er Silver Medallist
    Tao Li, Swimming. Women's 50m Butterfly Silver Medallist
    Jazreel Tan Shi Hua, Bowling. Women's All-Events Bronze Medallist
    Tao Li, Swimming. Women's 100m Butterfly Bronze Medallist
    Isabelle Li Siyun, Table Tennis. Women's Team Bronze Medallist

  • 25 Commonwealth Games Competitors (5 Gold, 1 Silver, 2 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
    Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games
    Clarence Chew Zhe Yu, Table Tennis. Men’s Team Gold Medallist
    Isabelle Li Siyun, Table Tennis. Women’s Team Gold Medallist
    Terry Hee Yong Kai and Tan Wei Han, Badminton. Mixed Team Bronze Medallist

  • 1 ISSF World Cup Gold Medallist

    • Munich, Germany, 2014
    Martina Lindsay P Veloso, Shooting. Women’s 10m Air Rifle Gold Medallist

  • 222 Southeast Asian Games Competitors in 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013 and 2015 (78 Gold, 46 Silver, 44 Bronze Medals; 30 Records); Singapore Sports School's past and present student-athletes contributed to nearly 40% of the total number of gold medals won by Team Singapore.
  • 4 Commonwealth Championships Competitors (4 Gold, 5 Silver, 1 Bronze Medals; 2 Records)
  • 28 Youth Olympic Games Competitors (2 Silver, 2 Bronze Medals)

    • Nanjing 2014 Youth Olympic Games
    Martina Lindsay P Veloso, Shooting. Women's 10m Air Rifle Silver Medallist

  • 4 Olympians (Beijing 2008 Olympic Games and London 2012 Olympic Games)

    • Singapore 2010 Youth Olympic Games
    Isabelle Li Siyun, Table Tennis. Women's Singles Silver Medallist
    Nur Shafinas Abdul Rahman, Taekwondo. Women's 55 kg Bronze Medallist
    Football. Team Bronze Medallist

  • 1 ISSF Junior Cup Team Silver Medallist

    • Suhl, Germany, 2015
    Adele Tan Qian Xiu, Ho Xiu Yi and Martina Lindsay P Veloso, Shooting. Women’s 10m Air Rifle Team Silver Medallist

  • 1 ISSF Junior Cup Individual Bronze Medallist

    • Suhl, Germany, 2015
    Martina Lindsay P Veloso, Shooting. Women’s 10m Air Rifle Individual Bronze Medallist

  • 1 Asian Fencing Junior and Cadet Championships Gold Medallist

    • Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, 2015
    Neville Lim Woon Juin, Fencing. Cadet Boys' U20 Épée Gold Medallist

  • 3 Commonwealth Fencing Junior and Cadet Championships Gold Medallists

    • Cape Town, South Africa, 2015
    Amita Berthier, Fencing. Cadet Girls' U20 Foil Gold Medallist
    Amita Berthier, Fencing. Junior Girls' U17 Foil Gold Medallist
    Ryan Ong Ren-An, Fencing. Cadet Boys' U20 Foil Gold Medallist

  • 60 Asian Youth Games Competitors (5 Gold, 6 Silver, 8 Bronze Medals)
  • 5 Asian Champions; 3 Records
  • 1 World Junior Champion
  • 10 Asian Youth Champions
  • 2 Commonwealth Youth Games Champions
  • 301 National Open Representatives (as of 31 December 2014)
  • 139 National Schools Titles

    • Notable alumni

  • Calvin Kang: Olympian (Athletics, Sprinter)
  • Dipna Lim Prasad: Olympian (Athletics, Hurdler)
  • Mylene Ong: Olympian (Swimming)
  • Tao Li: Olympian (Swimming)

    • References

    Singapore Sports School Wikipedia
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