| 1959 |  The
Singapore Combined Schools Sports Councils (Lebaga Sukan Sekolah- Sekolah Menengah Singapura) was established.
Mr Joseph David, the Specialist Inspector, PE Section, Ministry of Education who was later made Deputy Director ECA was the Council’s first Advisor.
There were 8 District Councils for Primary Schools: Bukit Timah, City, Geylang McNair, Newtown, Radin Mas, Telok Kurau and Upper Serangoon.
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| The SPSSC organised inter-school championships for 10 sports. |
| Sports organised by the Council: Athletics, Badminton, Biddy Basketball, Netball, Sepak Raga, Soccer, Swimming, Table Tennis |
| 1968 | By 1968, the SPSSC was already organising inter-school championships for 10 sports. |
| 1974 | The subscription fee to the Council was increased to a levy of 30 cents per pupil. |
| The number of Districts was increased from 8 to 10 District Councils. |
| 1976 | The subscription to the Council was increased to a levy of 50 cents per pupil. |
| 1979 | The number of Districts was increased from 10 to 12 District Councils. |
| 1982 | The 12 Districts Councils were restructured to form just 8 Districts. |
| 1989 | The Council held its 30th Anniversary Celebration Dinner at the Shangri-la Hotel on Saturday, 20 May 1989. Dr Tony Tan, Minister for Education was the guest of honour. 173 principals and sports secretaries received the 30th Anniversary
awards for their contributions to the Councils. |
| The subscription fee to the Council was increased from a levy of 50 cents to $1.00 per pupil. |
| 1990 | Mr Joseph David, the first Advisor to the Council, retired after serving the Council for more than 30 years. |
| 1991 | Mr Ong Lye Huat took over as Deputy Director CCA and the Advisor to the Council. |
| 1994 | The Council’s 35th Anniversary Celebration Dinner was held on Friday, 27 May 1994 at the Mandarin Hotel. The guest of honour was Mr Lee Yock Suan, Minister for Education. Service Awards were presented to 78 principals and 105
teachers in recognition of their contributions and dedicated service to the Councils. |
| 1997 | The Extra-Curricular Activities Centre (ECAC) moved from Northumberland Road to the MOE Grange Road campus. |
| 2000 | At the Councils’ 42nd Annual General Meeting, the Ministry of Education announced the change of the term Extra-Curricular Activities (ECA) to Co-Curricular Activities (CCA) to drive home the message that co-curricular activities
and sports are integral to the total education of our pupils. |
| The 8 districts of the Council were amalgamated into 4 zones. |
| 2001 | The Council’s Constitution was amended to increase the annual subscription levy from $1.00 to $1.50. |
| The CCA Branch moved from Grange Road to No.21 Evans Road (the former NTU/NIE School of PE) and offered its sports facilities for use by the Council in organising the Inter-School competitions. |
| 2002 | Tenpin Bowling and Golf were included into the SPSSC games calendar. |
| 2003 | Together with the CCA Branch, the SPSSC and SSSC successfully organised a CCA Conference 2003 at the Suntec City on Tuesday, 2 September, attended by more than 1000 education officers and principals. Acting Ministry for Education Mr
Tharman Shanmugaratnam officiated the Opening Ceremony. |
| 2004 | The SPSSC and SSSC celebrated its 45th Anniversary with a Gala Dinner held at the Island Ballroom, Shangri-la Hotel on Tuesday, 1 June. Acting Ministry for Education Mr Tharman Shanmugaratnam and Mrs Shanmugaratnam was the guest of
honour. 228 Principals and teachers received the Councils’ 45th Anniversary Service Award for their dedicated service and contribution to the Councils. |
| 2005 | Mr Ong Lye Huat retired as Deputy Director CCA and Advisor to the Council. |
| 2006 | Mr Andrew Chew Hui Keong was appointed as Deputy Director CCA and Advisor to the Council. |
| The SPSSC and SSSC held a retreat to envision the future of School Sports in Singapore on 4 May 2006 at Seletar Country Club. |
| 2008 | Mr Goh Ek Piang was appointed as Deputy Director CCA and Advisor to the Council. |
| 2009 | The SPSSC and SSSC celebrated its 50th Anniversary with a Gala Dinner held at the Orchid Country Club on 28 August. Minister for Education and 2nd Minister for Defence Dr Ng Eng Hen was the guest of honour. 75 Principals/Vice Principals
and 160 Heads of Departments/teachers received the Council’s 50th Anniversary Service Award for their dedicated service and contribution to the Councils. |
| 2010 | The inaugural YOG was held in Singapore from 14-26 August with 3,500 youth athletes and 2,000 delegates from 205 National Olympic Committees (NOCs) participated in a total of 26 sports. MOE supported the organisation of the event. |
| The National School Games which highlighted school sports was packaged into 13 episodes and broadcasted on Starhub Sports Arena channel. |
| In a move to streamline finance procedures, SPSSC funds came under MOE’s Integrated Finance System (IFAAS). |
| 2011 | Mr Ong Kim Soon was appointed as Deputy Director CCA and Advisor to the Council. |
| 2012 | The National School Games Opening Ceremony which was held at St. Hilda’s Primary and Secondary Schools included the participation of the Singapore Primary Schools Sports Council. |
| 2014 | Review of the SPSSC and SSSC was carried out to strengthen its mission to provide safe, effective and well-organised inter-school competitions for the development of student-athletes’ character and sporting abilities through
the National School Games (NSG). |
| The National School Games Office (NSGO) was set-up to support the organisation of the NSG, in particular to off-load the financial and administrative work load from schools. |
| The SPSSC and SSSC celebrated its 55th Anniversary with a Gala Dinner held at the Orchid Country Club on 28 October. Senior Parliamentary Secretary (Education) Mr Hawazi Daipi was the guest of honour. 82 Principals/Vice Principals
and 82 Heads of Departments/teachers received the Councils’ 55th Anniversary Service Award for their dedicated service and contribution to the Councils. An inaugural “Friends of Councils” Award was given to 27
National Sports Associations. |
| 2015 | The Council adopted the motto “Character in Sporting Excellence” to drive home the primary objective of the NSG being for the character development of our student-athletes as they pursue sporting excellence. |
| The Athletes’ Oath, Coaches’ Oath and Officials’ Oath were revised to better reflect the objectives of the NSG. |
| The NSG Opening Ceremony was held at the Singapore Sports Hub, OCBC Arena for the first time. |
| The requirement to collect subscription fees was removed. The SPSSC began receiving full funding from the Ministry of Education. |
| The Advisor, Mr Ong Kim Soon, was re-designated as Director, Physical and Sports Education. |
| 2016 | The NSG Opening Ceremony was held at the Singapore Sports Hub, OCBC Arena, and a new Spectators’ Creed was introduced. |
| The SPSSC and SSSC piloted the Sports Management Committee model for Floorball. |
| The Physical and Sports Education Branch (PESEB) that supported the Council work was re-named Physical, Sports and Outdoor Education Branch (PSOEB), and the Advisor to the SPSSC, re-designated as Director, Physical, Sports and Outdoor
Education.
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| As part of the National Disability Sports Master Plan announcement in 2015, suitable para-events were included in the NSG for students to participate in. |
| 2017 | The NSG Opening Ceremony was held at the Singapore Sports Hub, OCBC Arena |
| The SPSSC piloted the deployment of School Adult Representatives for 2 sports. |
| The SPSSC started on the review of the Junior Division competitions. |
| 2019 | SPSSC celebrated its 60th Anniversary with an Appreciation Lunch held at the Resorts World Sentosa on 30 October. Guest of Honour was Ms Indranee Rajah, Second Minister for Education.
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| To provide opportunities for students from different schools to have meaningful shared experiences, schools were allowed to form Combined teams to participate in the NSG. |
| SPED schools were allowed to form a combined team with mainstream schools to participate in the NSG. |
| 2020 | Mr Krishnan Aravinthan was appointed as Director, PSOEB and Advisor to the Council.
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| The School Adult Representative (SAR) provision was fully implemented for SPSSC. |
| The NSG Opening Ceremony was held at the Singapore Sports Hub, OCBC Arena, with Minister for Education, Mr Ong Ye Kung as the Guest of Honour. |
NSG was suspended and eventually cancelled due to COVID-19. |
| 2021 | The NSG Opening Ceremony was held at Our Tampines Hub (OTH) for the first time and graced by Minister for Education, Mr Lawrence Wong.
Despite the Covid-19 situation, 10 SPSSC sports (Senior Division) were allowed to resume with Safe Management Measures in place. |
Our Singapore Primary Schools Sports Council (SPSSC) Chairpersons
Over the years, the SPSSC was fortunate to have dedicated and passionate chairpersons who led the Council and advanced its work in developing student-athletes.
SPSSC
| YEAR | CHAIRPERSON | SCHOOL |
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| 1960 | Mr Ho Pak Kuan | Kian Hua School |
| 1961 | Mr Goh Hiap Suan | River Valley Chinese |
| 1962 | Mr Chee Seng Kee | Dunearn Int Primary School |
| 1963 | Mr Mohd Taha Kassim | Tk Kurau Malay Boys |
| 1964 | Mr T Mahandran | Swiss Cottage Primary School |
| 1965 | Mr Rohani B Rais | Ayer Gemuroh Malay |
| 1966 | Mr Loh Shu Cheow | Toong Chai School |
| 1967 | Mrs Bertha Neo | Rosyth School |
| 1968 | Mrs Ajmain Hj Salleh | Telok Kurau Primary School |
| 1969 | Mr Ang Pin Hoing | Sin Sheng School |
| 1970 | Mrs Szto Sim Chuan | Haig Girls School |
| 1971 | Mr A Hamid Surian | Siglap Malay School |
| 1972-1975 | Mr Lee Peng Chee | San Shan School |
| 1976-1977 | Mr Kwek Seng Chai | Telok Kurau Primary School |
| 1978-1983 | Mr T Mahandran | Broadrick Primary School |
| 1984-1985 | Mr S Puhaindran | Silat Primary School |
| 1986-1989 | Mr Pakir Maideen | Princess Elizabeth Primary School |
| 1990-2005 | Mrs Tan Peng Eng | Boon Keng Primary School
Yumin Primary School
Greenridge Primary School |
| 2006-2007 | Mr Goh Ek Piang | Hougang Primary School |
| 2008-2021 | Mrs Lee Hui Feng | Nan Hua Primary School
Nanyang Primary School
Qihua Primary School |
| 2022-Present | Mr Wilbur Wong | Waterway Primary School |
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