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Close to 10,000 Student Athletes Recognised for Sporting Achievements at Colours Award 2025

Last Updated: 26 Sep 2025

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This year, a total of 9,963 student athletes received recognition for their sporting achievements and display of good sporting character through the Singapore Schools Sports Council (SSSC) Colours Award. The Award is presented to students from secondary schools, junior colleges, and Millennia Institute.

2. Student athletes were awarded based on their sporting performance from 1 September 2024 to 31 August 2025. The criteria for the awards are listed in Annex A, and the list of recipients for the SSSC Best Sportsboy and Best Sportsgirl Awards is in Annex B. The awards were presented to:

  • 53 student athletes from 18 schools, who received the SSSC Best Sportsboy Award and SSSC Best Sportsgirl Award.
  • 660 student athletes from 92 schools, who received the SSSC Colours Award (Distinction); and
  • 9250 student athletes from 131 schools, who received the SSSC Colours Award.

Expansion of Colours Award (Distinction) Criteria

3. From 2025, the criteria for the SSSC Colours Award (Distinction) will be broadened to recognise student athletes for sporting excellence through national representation across a wider range of sports and competitions beyond the current 28 SSSC sports. An additional 36 sports categories1 governed by the National Sports Associations (NSAs) have been included based on Sport Singapore's recommendation, bringing the total number of sports categories recognised under this award to 60. The list of sports categories under the SSSC Colours Award (Distinction) is in Annex C.

4. The SSSC Best Sportsboy and Best Sportsgirl Awards were presented by Singapore Olympic Fencer, Ms Amita Berthier, at the Colours Award Presentation on 26 September 2025. The ceremony, held at Kent Ridge Secondary School, also marked the closing of the National School Games 2025, which saw more than 69,000 student athletes competing in various sports and games from January to August.

Footnotes
  1. Sports categories refer to broad groupings of related sporting disciplines. For example, Swimming and Water polo are part of the Aquatics category, while Cross-country and Track & Field are part of the Athletics category.