spexEducation
spexEducation, by Sport Singapore and NYSI, supports elite student-athletes through holistic development in education, career, and life skills to prepare them as ambassadors of sporting excellence.
Last updated 16 April 2025
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High Performance Sport Institute (HPSI) is the nation’s premier institute for the development of high performance sports and nurturing of elite athletes and elite student-athletes. High Performance Athlete Life (HPAL) carries out HPSI's mission of developing Singapore’s athletes and student-athletes holistically in key areas of education, career, life skills and developing them to be Athlete Ambassadors for Team Singapore.
HPAL’s mandate focuses on helping athletes to strive towards the pinnacle of sporting excellence whilst preparing for a successful transition into life after sports. The Sports Excellence (Spex) Education Scheme is a customised scheme that develops a more holistic and robust system of support for student-athletes to cope effectively with the dual demands of sports and their education.
Objective:
To implement a comprehensive athlete support system designed to help student-athletes achieve in their sport at the highest possible level without compromising their academic aspirations.
Benefits for the Student-athlete:
Athlete Life Coaching & Support | Academic Flexibility & Support** |
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**(subject to approval by individual Institutes of Higher Learning) | |
Domains | Forms of Academic Flexibility |
Merit Admission Staff Mentoring | 1. Preferential admission by virtue of sports achievements. |
2. Allocation of a specific mentor for each student-athlete to provide guidance in coping with sports and studies. | |
Flexibility in Education System | 3. Provision of extended duration of study as long as it is within the maximum stipulated period. |
4. Customisation of academic study load premised on long-term planning which enables the student-athlete to complete the course of study within the stipulated period. | |
5. Provision of multiple leaves of absence. | |
Flexibility in Education Delivery | 6. Provision of alternative arrangements for exams. |
7. Provision of alternative modes and deadlines for assessment. | |
8. Provision of distance learning & e-learning support. | |
CONTACT US
spexEducation Programme Officer:
Ms. Beena Doshi: beena_doshi@sport.gov.sg
Education Partners
We currently have 17 Institutes of Higher Learning who have come on board as our spexEducation Partners to promote various forms of academic flexibility for our student-athletes:
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Resources:
Institutions | Scholarships |
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Singapore Sports School | |
Institute of Technical Education | https://www.ite.edu.sg/admissions/scholarships-awards-and-bursaries/scholarships |
Ngee Ann Polytechnic | https://www.np.edu.sg/admissions-enrolment/guide-for-prospective-students/scholarships-awards |
Nanyang Polytechnic | https://www.nyp.edu.sg/admissions/full-time-diploma/scholarships-study-awards.html |
Republic Polytechnic | |
Singapore Polytechnic | |
*Temasek Polytechnic | |
*International Sports Academy | IMC Sports Diploma Study Award |
James Cook University | |
*National University of Singapore | NUS Sports Scholarship |
*Nanyang Technological University | https://www.ntu.edu.sg/admissions/undergraduate/scholarships/existing-student |
SIM Global Education | Scholarship application details will be emailed out to all carded athlete in April/May. |
*Singapore Management University | Yip Pin Xiu Scholarship |
Singapore Institute of Technology |
*sport scholarships/grants available
Singapore Olympic Foundation -Peter Lim (Sports Scholarship) : https://sof.sg/scholarship/
ACADEMIC PATHWAYS
Learn more about our collaboration with both local and overseas Institutes of Higher Learning to provide various athlete-friendly academic pathways.
