The new Sports School announced in the Budget speech will be set up within St Benedict College and will make use of the excellent facilities at the new Kirkop sports complex, Parliamentary Secretary Clyde Puli said today.
The school will accommodate boys and girls aged between 11 and 15 who excel in sports disciplines.
They will follow the normal secondary school curriculum but the school will place extra focus on sports, and timetables will be arranged with this in mind.
The school is being set up on the basis of advice on best practices in such schools, given by experts from Italy, France, Germany, Australia and Canada.
Applicants to join the school will be selected by the school board on the basis of their sports credentials and potential. Sports Associations will also be involved in the selection process.
The purpose of the school, Mr Puli said, was to nurture sports talent from a young age in a bid to raise local standards.