Recognition of Inter-school Tournaments Organised by National Sports Associations as Platforms Equivalent to National School Games

124 Ms Hazlina Abdul Halim asked the Minister for Education (a) whether the Ministry will consider recognising inter-school tournaments organised by National Sports Associations as platforms equivalent or comparable to the National School Games, particularly for emerging sports where resources may be limited; and (b) what plans are in place to encourage or formalise such arrangements to better support student participation and sporting development.

Mr Desmond Lee: The Leadership, Enrichment, Achievement, Participation and Service (LEAPS) 2.0 is a framework for recognising student participation and achievement in secondary school co-curricular programmes. This framework already recognises student involvement in inter-school tournaments beyond the National School Games, including those organised by the National Sports Associations (NSAs).

The Ministry of Education (MOE) will continue to review if further enhancements should be made to such recognition arrangements.

In addition, we welcome NSAs to partner MOE in co-organising the National School Games. As the Acting Minister for Culture, Community and Youth had announced during the Ministry's Committee of Supply debate this year, MOE and the Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth will work with ready, able and willing NSAs to introduce more sports into the National School Games.