Regulations for Usage and Operating Hours of Sports Facilities Located in Private Educational Institutions

25 Dr Tan Wu Meng asked the Minister for Education (a) what processes exist to regulate the usage and operating hours of sports facilities within the premises of private educational institutions including international schools; (b) how do the processes compare with the norms for SportSG facilities; and (c) what is the approach taken by agencies in addressing disamenities which may arise, including light pollution caused by unshaded spotlights shining into the nearby homes of residents during late night hours or past midnight.

Mr Chan Chun Sing: As with all community facilities, the use of sports facilities, whether in Private Education Institutions (PEIs) or Sport Singapore (SportSG) facilities, should not cause undue disamenities to residents in the surrounding areas.

Where specific instances of feedback are raised, SkillsFuture Singapore, SportSG and other relevant agencies will work with the PEIs and/or public users to address the issues. For example, PEIs have, in some instances, reduced the luminosity of floodlights in their premises to reduce light pollution and switched to lower decibel whistles to address noise pollution. PEIs may also be asked to align their practices, that is, operating hours, with that of SportSG facilities and/or the Housing and Development Board common spaces.