Singapore Sports School

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You can get shirts and stationery from boarding office Wed or Fri office hour as well as Sunday night after 8pm when the kid’s check in. Cannot confirm the time but the day is correct.


You need at least 3 sets PE attire. BE CAREFUL of the red shorts when you wash at home, the color runs! The old stock ok but new ones questionable.

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parentof3:

Today's sharing by the alumni members and a chat with Mrs Loo has really give me the assurance that my DD's academic progress will be well taken care of even if she does not excel in her sports.


DD is beaming with joy and seems to have adapted well. So happy for her.

I bet you miss her more than she misses you. After 1-2 weeks, she will response to your SMS slower.

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ANobleNerd:

I was there too!


Let's cheer our kids on their sporting journey together! :rahrah: :rahrah:

:rahrah: :rahrah: :rahrah:

I heard you guys got to have supper with your kid's, so lucky. We didn't use to have.

[parentof3]

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You can get shirts and stationery from boarding office Wed or Fri office hour as well as Sunday night after 8pm when the kid's check in. Cannot confirm the time but the day is correct.


You need at least 3 sets PE attire. BE CAREFUL of the red shorts when you wash at home, the color runs! The old stock ok but new ones questionable.

The uniform list only recommends 1 set so didn't buy more. Now she says not enough because of the sportssmart skills lessons
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[ANobleNerd]

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ANobleNerd:

I was there too!


Let's cheer our kids on their sporting journey together! :rahrah: :rahrah:

:rahrah: :rahrah: :rahrah:

I heard you guys got to have supper with your kid's, so lucky. We didn't use to have.

According to Mr. Raymond, we are batch no. 9... so I suppose they are more accommodating to the newbies a bit more than previously.

Then again, the kids are all so different - some are so happy to meet their parents, others felt it was lame that their familes came.

My son's roommate was unwell, which compounded his homesickness... poor boy. He requested to be transferred, but his mum has told him to try out the arrangement for at least a module, and he'll spend only 3 nights at SSP.

[ANobleNerd]

parentof3:

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You can get shirts and stationery from boarding office Wed or Fri office hour as well as Sunday night after 8pm when the kid's check in. Cannot confirm the time but the day is correct.


You need at least 3 sets PE attire. BE CAREFUL of the red shorts when you wash at home, the color runs! The old stock ok but new ones questionable.

The uniform list only recommends 1 set so didn't buy more. Now she says not enough because of the sportssmart skills lessons
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The Sports Smart Skills is a relatively new curriculum, so perhaps the Shooting Academy didn't factor that in.

[parentof3]

Today my DD 1st maths lesson, she feedback that her classmates all can complete the question so fast. When teacher going thru the ans, she’s still doing.


And when teacher asks if they know a particular topic and the whole class ans yes and then that topic was skipped.

She’s so worried that she can’t catch up.
Stressed sia…

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Just came back from SPM. I always enjoy listening to Mrs Tan's talk. It's very inspiring. I've learnt a lot and still learning from SSP how to give my ds space to learn and grow.


We went to Big M for dinner after SPM, 10pm :yikes: . Ds updated us on all his coming involvement. Gee! There's pretty much on his plate. I'm always worried he doesn't get enough rest. He started working on his project straight after his bath. It's 12+am already and he's still trying out a new software for doing his geography project for some school competition. :slapshead:

[Mummyatwork]

Hi parents,


Was wondering what is the students dropout rate in SSP.

DS is very keen with SSP but I was shocked with the dropout rate in his area of sports to be more than 20%. :yikes: (Was told from 21 to existing 16 students)

Any parents able to advise?

[ANobleNerd]

Could you be a bit more specific in your question? The school's enrolment is about 110 kids a year. Additionally, each academy has a different number of students enrolled.


In such a case, if you're talking about even 1 out of 21 students (and are you asking about the whole academy or a cohort year in that academy?), it is already 4.7% of the 21. In this case, you're talking about 5 students leaving the academy, citing an alarming \"more than 20%\" when actually in terms of enrolment, 5 out of 110 is 4.5% of that cohort (if you're looking at cohort), but I still don't understand why it ought to be something of a concern, especially if the students have valid reasons for leaving.

For some kids, perhaps it's a case of them not being able to adapt to the boarding life of the school. It is rather regimented and disciplined, but I've seen in my sec 1 son a more matured and thoughtful habits setting in. Others may feel that they prefer more freedom in terms of daily movements and going home. Certainly my son complains that there are days he wishes he could just take a step out of the school gate - but that's just not going to happen. We allow him to go out every weekend with us, knowing that he just need that galivanting to feel 'normal' again.

If it is a concern about that particular sport, why not speak to someone from the sports school? They would be the best to inform you about the various programmes and training that that academy undergo and see if that would be beneficial to your child.

For me, I believe that it's my best decision to send my child to SSP. The small class size, the discipline he undergoes, the counsellors and focus on values and character-building - I really can't ask for more. In a normal schools, where enrolment will definitely be at least 400 students per year (10 classes), my child will only be a digit and known as 1 amongst 40 in the class. The other students in the school would not know who he is, unless he's a prefect or someone outstanding. In SSP, he's one of about 400-500 students; he's known to the boys of his house since he lives with them; he's known to his Housemaster, Coaches, Teachers, Mentor, Counsellor and even the Principal knows his name. It is a close-knit school precisely because of its size, and the multiple academic pathways only means that the students have more areas to be at their best. Opportunities are also open for students who want to thrive in the academics; and one thing is for sure - I don't have to harp on my son's schoolwork/homework because the social atmosphere provides that natural peer pressure for him to give his best in school.