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Six New Junior Sports Academies to Develop Young Sporting Talents
Six new Junior Sports Academies (JSAs), with two new sports—artistic gymnastics and bowling—will provide budding primary school athletes in these sports with high quality development programmes. Resources are collectively harnessed at these academies to provide systematic training to realise the athletes’ potential.
Young athletes who are identified for the different sports will receive training at centralised sports academies. An estimated 170 more young athletes will be developed with the establishment of the six new JSAs, bringing the total number of athletes in the programme to 930.
The six new JSAs will be based in the following schools:
| School | Sports | Start Date |
|---|---|---|
| Cedar Girls’ Secondary School | Track & Field | February 2010 |
| Ai Tong School | Table Tennis | March 2010 |
| Rosyth School | Badminton | March 2010 |
| Singapore Sports School | Bowling | March 2010 |
| Hwa Chong Institution | Artistic Gymnastics | April 2010 |
| Victoria School | Soccer | July 2010 |
The schools are selected based on their achievement track records in the particular sport, sporting culture and management support. More JSAs catering to a wider range of sports will be set up over the next few years.
Background
The Ministry of Education announced the launch of its Talent Development Framework for Sports in December 2007 to systematically identify and provide development opportunities for talented athletes within the school system. The Framework will ensure that students talented in sports will be given appropriate provisions to realise their potential.
The Framework focuses on three key strategies;
- Development of talented athletes in primary schools through MOE Junior Sports Academies;
- Enhancement of the support of the Singapore Schools Sports Teams; and
- Enhancement of resources for schools’ talent development efforts.
In 2008, MOE piloted seven Junior Sports Academies. In 2009, eight more JSAs were added. The list of JSAs and the sports offered is listed below.
| Year | JSA | Sports Offered |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Chung Cheng High School (Main) | Wushu |
| Henry Park Primary School | Badminton | |
| Singapore Sports School | Table Tennis Swimming Track & Field Multi-Sport |
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| Singapore Table Tennis Association | Table Tennis | |
| 2009 | Anglican High School | Badminton |
| Anglo Chinese School (Primary) | Swimming | |
| Catholic High School | Wushu | |
| Yio Chu Kang Primary School | Soccer | |
| Ahmad Ibrahim Secondary School | Shooting | |
| Nan Hua Primary School | Table Tennis | |
| Pasir Ris Crest Secondary School | Fencing | |
| Paya Lebar Methodist Girls’ School (Sec) | Table Tennis |