Slots for Sporting Co-curricular Activities in Schools for All Applicants

28 Miss Rachel Ong asked the Minister for Education (a) whether Primary and Secondary schools are able to provide sufficient slots in sporting co-curricular activities (CCAs) for all students who apply for them, outside of forming school teams; and (b) if not, why.

Mr Chan Chun Sing: Our schools provide a range of CCA, that is, clubs and societies, physical sports, uniformed groups, and visual and performing arts, to provide holistic education and cater to diverse student interests. Beyond school teams, students keen to participate in Physical Sports CCA may join recreational or development teams.

Most students are allocated one of their CCA choices. Some popular CCA may not be able to accommodate all interested students due to constraints with facilities, coaches or scheduling. To support interested students beyond CCA, schools also offer Sports Education Programmes where students can take up sports programme as an enrichment.