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This is a good example and very inspiring! I would say the O level results are considered quite common as there are many O level students score >6A1/7A1/8A1! Those were in neighborhood primary sch and took O level route, don't fret and still have hopes even though you can't get into top JCs like RI/JC/etc.
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Scott Ang Yiqiang Is President's Scholar
Scott Ang Yiqiang has been awarded the President’s Scholarship. The 2009 graduate is our first alumnus to be presented with this accolade.
Scott was, last year, presented with the Sword of Honour after his course at Officer Cadet School. He was also presented with the Public Service Commission’s SAF Overseas Scholarship.
Scott, 19, received the President’s Scholarship from President Tony Tan at the Istana on 16 August 2013. Besides Scott, three young men and one young woman also received the President’s Scholarship.
Singapore Sports School Principal Deborah Tan is delighted with Scott’s achievements.
“When Scott accepted the PSC Scholarship last year, he made a commitment to improve the lives of Singaporeans through public service. So we are delighted and proud that Scott has been awarded the President’s Scholarship this year.
“Scott has without reservation credited his teachers and coaches at Singapore Sports School for the rigorous development as a student-athlete. Till today, he maintains close ties with his alma mater.
“Singapore Sports School grooms Learned Champions With Character and we are glad that our School has, in some humble way, nurtured Scott for his future role for Singapore,\" said Mrs Tan.
Scott joined the Singapore Sports School Swimming Academy in 2006. He said the Sports School programme taught him discipline and determination because of the tough training that he underwent, besides having to manage his time between school, leadership commitments, and sports.
Scott represented Singapore in Triathlon at the Singapore 2010 Youth Olympic Games. He said training with the sole intention of becoming a champion never crossed his mind.
“When you have enough passion for a sport, the notion of being champion becomes insignificant. I just wanted to be the best that I could be, the fastest that I could be, and whatever position I came in afterwards was unimportant. I enjoyed my sport and I made sure that I never let ‘winning’ become more important to me than my love for the sport itself,” said Scott.
Scott recalled that he took a five-week long break from school for overseas competitions in his Secondary 4 year, and returned to School about a month before the GCE “O” Level examinations.
“My teachers gave me extra lessons and even tutored me personally on some occasions. I can’t think of a single teacher there who did not go the extra mile to help me get on track for the exams. The support and flexibility in Sports School is amazing. Many of the teachers believed in me, and I did not want to let them down.”
Scott scored 6 Distinctions and an L1R5 score of 7 points in his GCE “O” Level Examinations. He went to Anglo-Chinese School (Independent) for the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme and graduated with 44 out of 45 points. At ACS (Independent), Scott was also elected President of the Students’ Council.
“If you set your mind to something, don’t let anyone tell you that you can’t make it. Believe in yourself, do something about it, never give up, and you will succeed,” said Scott.
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Lieutenant Scott Ang Yiqiang has been awarded the President’s Scholarship. On top of that, he was awarded the Singapore Armed Forces Overseas Scholarship and will be reading Law at the University of Cambridge in the United Kingdom.
Scott studied at Shuqun Primary School, Singapore Sports School and Anglo-Chinese School (Independent).
Scott has demonstrated outstanding leadership abilities in many areas. He was President of the Student Council at Anglo-Chinese School (Independent), and has displayed excellent interpersonal skills and decisiveness in playing this role. Scott also excelled during his National Service. He was Best Recruit of Pegasus Company for his Basic Military Training. In addition, he received the ‘Sword of Honour’ in 2013 for his outstanding performance in Officer Cadet School (OCS).
An accomplished sportsman, Scott represented Singapore in the Men’s Triathlon at the 2010 Youth Olympic Games in Singapore.
Combining his leadership qualities and interest in sports, Scott worked with his fellow student councillors to organise a biathlon fundraising event, Project Infinity, which raised over $26,000 for the Children’s Cancer Foundation. His passion for service has also motivated him to do humanitarian work at an orphanage in Cambodia.
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New Woodlands South MRT station along new Thomson Line.
SINGAPORE — The Land Transport Authority (LTA) today (Aug 23) said that it has awarded a S$144-million contract for the construction of the Woodlands South MRT station, which is scheduled to be completed in 2019.
The Woodlands South station, which was first announced by Minister for Transport Lui Tuck Yew in August last year, will be situated at the junction of Woodlands Ave 1 and Woodlands Dr 16, close to Christ Church and Woodgrove secondary schools. According to the LTA release, the Singapore Sports School is a three-minute walk from the underground station.
When the planned Thomson Line is completed, commuters will take only 45 minutes to get from Woodlands to Gardens by the Bay via the Thomson Line, 25 minutes less than the current travel time. http://www.todayonline.com/singapore/new-mrt-station-woodlands-due-2019 -
I am from Hong Kong. My son aged 13 really loves swimming and holds few age records in swimming in HK. I am thinking of sending him to study in Singapore Sports School so that he can get a balance in swimming and academic. He is now studying in a famous secondary school and the competition in academic is very high!
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LA BOMBA:
I am from Hong Kong. My son aged 13 really loves swimming and holds few age records in swimming in HK. I am thinking of sending him to study in Singapore Sports School so that he can get a balance in swimming and academic. He is now studying in a famous secondary school and the competition in academic is very high!
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U might want to contact the school directly to make enquiries.LA BOMBA:
I am from Hong Kong. My son aged 13 really loves swimming and holds few age records in swimming in HK. I am thinking of sending him to study in Singapore Sports School so that he can get a balance in swimming and academic. He is now studying in a famous secondary school and the competition in academic is very high!
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Anyone DC in class 3C next year? I am thinking of getting the 2 English novel on my own as I find it overprice as stated in the book list. Is that ok?
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LA BOMBA, mind sharing if you managed to get ur son transferred?LA BOMBA:
I am from Hong Kong. My son aged 13 really loves swimming and holds few age records in swimming in HK. I am thinking of sending him to study in Singapore Sports School so that he can get a balance in swimming and academic. He is now studying in a famous secondary school and the competition in academic is very high!
U might want to contact the school directly to make enquiries.
I heard there were many who DSA to the 'famous\" schools but halfway cannot cope and ask for a transfer to SSP.....can anyone else share any transfer stories? -
Do the kids feel stressed coping both
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Hi, anyone here who might be enrolling their kids into Singapore Sports School next year?
My son is very keen to join and as a concerned parent, I have my reservations.
The post in this thread have been encouraging, but I think it best to get fresh feedback.
And would anyone know if the fees will be subsidised?
Or how hard would it be to get a scholarship?
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Hi dlye,
I share the same concern as you, fees and others such as food, their well being in the dormitory etc.
I understand the FAS (Financial Assistance Scheme) is based on household income. I would also like to know if it is strictly based on the figures on their website or they are flexible enough to approve on a case by case basis. I’m also interested to know how easy it is to attain scholarship (I understand it is based on sports results and not academic results). Another sum of money I’m concerned about is overseas competition fees. I understand parents have to fork out certain percentage of the total competition fees each time they compete overseas. I would like to know on average how many times a year? It may work out to be a substantial sum of money and we are talking about a commitment of four to six years. I hope to get a very clear picture of it before deciding if I could afford it if my child is selected.
I have been trying to get these information but so far I have not been able to speak with any parent whose children is in the sports school. Hopefully would be able to gather these information here.
Another area of my concern is the many meals that they eat everyday in school. How nutritious are they? They are at an important stage of growing up. Eating right and nutritiously is important.
I understand the number of subjects the students study in Sports School is minimal. Wonder will this affect their career path in future if they choose not to pursue a career that is sports related.
Can anyone shed some light on our concern here?
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