National Sport School, Malta

educational studies at both post-secondary and tertiary level in order to qualify academically in any other career that they may choose to pursue.
• This is the only local school to connect sports and academic studies closely by offering a flexible academic environment that is customised to student sporting demands. It has a distinct identity within a co-educational setting providing appropriate facilities for both male and female students, its own uniform, transport arrangements and a set of classrooms, specifically dedicated to its students.
• The school welcomes applications from talented young sports students in their final year of the primary school.
• Entry is by selection. Candidates must be nominated by their National Sports Organisation as being amongst the most promising at national level.
• A satisfactory level of academic achievement at primary level is necessary. Talented Athlete Support
• Sports pupils have individualised training programmes developed and delivered by a high performance coaching team of sports specific and strength and conditioning experts.
• A sports nutritionist draws up an individualised nutritional diet for each pupil.
• A sports psychologist every week helps to enhance students’ performance through individual and team sessions. The aim is to help identify individual strengths and weaknesses as a way of being objective about performance. Academic Studies
• High performance sports’ training is integrated with academic studies.
• Pupils follow a modified curriculum with reduced time in some non-core subjects allowing more time to be spent on sport.