National Sport School, Malta

National Sport School, Malta The National Sport School is the only dedicated National Centre of Excellence for Sport in Malta. Prospective candidates must sit for Benchmark Exams.

National Sport School
• The National Sport School, Malta is a co-educational school for student-athletes who have a high potential for development in their chosen field of sport.
• The school enables these young athletes to pursue simultaneously both their specialised sports training and their academic education. Thus it ensures that students will not lose any opportunities of undertaking further

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.

Congratulations to NSS Athletics student Asia Psaila on winning a silver medal in the Ball Throw at the European Kids At...
31/08/2026

Congratulations to NSS Athletics student Asia Psaila on winning a silver medal in the Ball Throw at the European Kids Athletics Games in Brno, Czech Republic!
This is a fantastic achievement and, in fact, Malta’s first-ever medal in the Ball Throw at these games!
Well done Asia!

Congratulations to NSS Waterpolo Year 8 student Miia Clarke Spiteri, Year 10 student Elize Cushing, and former NSS stude...
31/08/2026

Congratulations to NSS Waterpolo Year 8 student Miia Clarke Spiteri, Year 10 student Elize Cushing, and former NSS student Kaylen Cutajar on being part of the Malta U18 Women’s National Team at the World U18 Women’s Championship in Tenerife, Spain.
For the first time ever, Malta competed at the highest international stage for U18 women. The team secured an important victory against Zimbabwe, while also putting in three very strong performances against Canada, Germany and South Africa, gaining valuable experience at world level.
Well done, girls!

Congratulations to NSS Waterpolo students Kane Farrugia and Jack Vella! Both have finished the Summer League unbeaten, s...
28/08/2026

Congratulations to NSS Waterpolo students Kane Farrugia and Jack Vella! Both have finished the Summer League unbeaten, securing the U14 and U16 titles respectively!
After also winning their respective Winter League titles, Kane and Jack have capped off an incredible season with yet another outstanding achievement.
Congratulations, Kane and Jack, on a truly remarkable season!

NSS Weightlifting student Nathan Mifsud who has just finished Year 11 at has proudly represented Malta at the European Y...
28/08/2026

NSS Weightlifting student Nathan Mifsud who has just finished Year 11 at has proudly represented Malta at the European Youth Weightlifting Championships in Pristina, Kosovo, competing in the 65kg category against Europe’s strongest young athletes. Mifsud finished in 9th place with a combined total of 222kg. His performance is particularly commendable given the difficult circumstances he faced before the competition. Mifsud was battling a severe gastrointestinal virus just one day before taking to the platform. Despite this setback, he showed remarkable determination, courage and commitment to compete at the highest level.
Well Done Nathan you made us all proud!

Former NSS Football student Andrea Zammit was awarded the Man of the Match title during a Malta Premier League game held...
20/08/2026

Former NSS Football student Andrea Zammit was awarded the Man of the Match title during a Malta Premier League game held over the weekend. The award was presented by another former NSS Football student, Jake Azzopardi.
Congratulations, boys!

Former NSS Waterpolo student Jayden Cutajar will take the next step in his international career by joining AN Brescia in...
20/08/2026

Former NSS Waterpolo student Jayden Cutajar will take the next step in his international career by joining AN Brescia in Italy’s Serie A1. Congratulations Jayden!

NSS Year 8 Waterpolo student Miia Clarke Spiteri was named Best Player of the Match in Malta’s game against Germany at t...
20/08/2026

NSS Year 8 Waterpolo student Miia Clarke Spiteri was named Best Player of the Match in Malta’s game against Germany at the U18 European Water Polo Championships in Tenerife, Spain.
Despite the result not going Malta’s way, the team showed great determination and fighting spirit throughout. Well done to Miia on this well-deserved recognition and to the whole team for their effort and commitment.

NSS Triathlon students; Year 10 Leo and Year 8 Oliver Buccheri delivered impressive performances at the IRONMAN 4:18:4 a...
20/08/2026

NSS Triathlon students; Year 10 Leo and Year 8 Oliver Buccheri delivered impressive performances at the IRONMAN 4:18:4 at Copenhagen, competing over a 400m swim, 18km bike and 4km run against a field of 1,528 participants.
⭐ Leo Buccheri – an outstanding 8th overall, finishing in 53:04
⭐ Oliver Buccheri – an excellent 29th overall, finishing in 58:12
To have both brothers finish inside the top 30 out of more than 1,500 competitors is a fantastic achievement and a testament to their hard work, commitment and determination.
Well done, Leo and Oliver!

Former NSS Artistic Swimming student Zea Montfort placed 10th place in the Women’s Solo Technical, competing against ath...
13/08/2026

Former NSS Artistic Swimming student Zea Montfort placed 10th place in the Women’s Solo Technical, competing against athletes from 27 countries around the world at the Junior World Championship in Budapest, Hungary.
A great achievement for Zea!

Address

L-Iskola Nazzjonali Tal-Isport, Triq Jum Pembroke, Pembroke
Is-Swieqi
PBK1800

Opening Hours

Monday 07:45 - 14:20
Tuesday 07:45 - 14:00
Wednesday 07:45 - 14:00
Thursday 07:45 - 14:00
Friday 07:45 - 14:00

Telephone

+35621370334

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