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Coordinates: 1°25′36.21″N 103°47′18.19″E / 1.4267250°N 103.7883861°E / 1.4267250; 103.7883861
Singapore Sports School
Singapore Sports School is a Specialised Independent School in Singapore that offers an integrated sports and academic programme for secondary and post-secondary students. The school was officially opened on 2 April 2004 by Goh Chok Tong, Singapore’s second Prime Minister. Singapore Sports School is under the purview of the Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth.[1]
Singapore Sports School logo
Contents
1 Management
2 Singapore 2010 Youth Olympics Games
3 National Youth Sports Institute
4 Notable alumni
5 References
6 External links
Management[edit]
Moo Soon Chong was the founding principal of Singapore Sports School.[2] He was assisted by Chua Choon Seng, Director of Corporate Services and Dr 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 retired on 14 December 2007 and Mrs Deborah Tan was appointed principal of Singapore Sports School on 15 December 2007.[3] Mrs Tan was appointed to a senior position at the Ministry of Education on 14 December 2013.
Tan Teck Hock is the new principal of Singapore Sports School. 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. Tan was the founding Principal of the Physical Education and Sports Teacher Academy in 2010.
One of the Olympic size swimming pools
Singapore 2010 Youth Olympics Games[edit]
Singapore Sports School was the venue of the Aquatics (Swimming), Modern Pentathlon and Shooting.[citation needed]
National Youth Sports Institute[edit]
The National Youth Sports Institute (NYSI) is a youth-centric and youth-focused sporting organisation that aims to value-add and positively impact the Singapore youth sports ecosystem. Initiated by the Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth.NYSI works closely with the Singapore Sports School and Singapore Sports Institute to drive youth sports development through four functional areas: Talent Identification and Development, Youth Coaching, Sports Science and Athlete Life Management.[4]
Notable alumni[edit]
Calvin Kang: Olympian (Athletics, Sprinter)
Dipna Lim Prasad: Olympian (Athletics, Hurdler)
Mylene Ong: Olympian (Swimming)
Tao Li: Olympian (Swimming)
Narelle Kheng: Actress and Singer, member of band Sam Willows
Benjamin Kheng: Actor and Singer, member of band Sam Willows
Ben Davis: Footballer for Fulham
References[edit]
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^ "Sports school trials under way". Today. 7 August 2003.
^ "S'pore Sports School to get new principal next year". The Straits Times. 10 October 2007.
^ "ABOUT US". www.nysi.org.sg. Retrieved 2018-01-19.
External links[edit]
- Singapore Sports School - Official website
Categories:
- Educational institutions established in 2004
- 2004 establishments in Singapore
- Independent schools in Singapore
- Secondary schools in Singapore
- Sport schools in Singapore
- Woodlands, Singapore
- Venues of the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics
- Sport schools
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