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    All About Parent Volunteers (PV)

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    • tankeeT Offline
      tankee
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      verykiasu2010:
      tankee:

      I also heard that NYPS requires min 80 hrs.


      TNS just requires 40 hrs, no need to exceed.

      and many parents continue beyond the 40 or 80 hours, even after the child has successfully enrolled in the school


      TNS? that's under PSG not PV.

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        HyperKiasu
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        KSP:
        HyperKiasu:

        heard some neighbourhood requires 60hrs, if so, nanyang might requires over 100hrs... :?


        It depends on the school. NYPS is 80hrs. I know some schools require 60hrs. But most schools still stick with 40hrs. The best is you check with the school you want to PV. It is really up to individual whether to extend the PV beyond the required hrs. Some do so because they take up the PV committee role in the school or in charge of certain role because they have specialised skills in that area.

        If i remember correctly, NYPS 2009 Phase 2B number of applicants is 45 and all 45 are enrolled successfully. that is fair as at least 80 hrs serves something like a guarantee....

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          hquek
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          HyperKiasu:


          If i remember correctly, NYPS 2009 Phase 2B number of applicants is 45 and all 45 are enrolled successfully. that is fair as at least 80 hrs serves something like a guarantee....
          I would class that as a blip in history, like the $50 COE. Good for those who got it, but those aspiring must not think it's the norm.

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            HyperKiasu
            last edited by

            hquek:
            HyperKiasu:



            If i remember correctly, NYPS 2009 Phase 2B number of applicants is 45 and all 45 are enrolled successfully. that is fair as at least 80 hrs serves something like a guarantee....

            I would class that as a blip in history, like the $50 COE. Good for those who got it, but those aspiring must not think it's the norm.

            I thought NYPS might have fixed the number enrolled for Phase 2B at say 45, thus the 46th PV applicants will be rejected....

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              qms
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              HyperKiasu:
              I thought NYPS might have fixed the number enrolled for Phase 2B at say 45, thus the 46th PV applicants will be rejected....

              It is not possible for the school to know how many people will register in P2B because this phase is also open to community leaders. Hence, the school can only control the number of PVs, but it is still possible that balloting will occur due to overwhelming response from community leaders.

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                BigDevil
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                tankee:
                I also heard that NYPS requires min 80 hrs.


                TNS just requires 40 hrs, no need to exceed.
                NYPS is definitely 80 hrs...it was stated so on its online PV registration form:
                The School shall not be held responsible in the event that the \"succussful PV\" is not able to meet the minimum 80 clocked hours of volunteering service. As such, the \"successful PV\" shall not entitled to priority registration under Phase 2B.

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                  KSP
                  last edited by

                  HyperKiasu:
                  I thought NYPS might have fixed the number enrolled for Phase 2B at say 45, thus the 46th PV applicants will be rejected....

                  If you look at a few more years back for NYPS P1 registration, you will find the number of vacancies for any phases are not fixed. This also the same for any school. The reason why the number of PV is not very much higher than the vacancies is because the school controls the in-take of PV. The same thing is done in many other popular schools too.

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                    verykiasu2010
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                    HyperKiasu:
                    hquek:

                    [quote=\"HyperKiasu\"]

                    If i remember correctly, NYPS 2009 Phase 2B number of applicants is 45 and all 45 are enrolled successfully. that is fair as at least 80 hrs serves something like a guarantee....

                    I would class that as a blip in history, like the $50 COE. Good for those who got it, but those aspiring must not think it's the norm.

                    I thought NYPS might have fixed the number enrolled for Phase 2B at say 45, thus the 46th PV applicants will be rejected....[/quote]they cannot fix the Phase 2B vacancies, though they can fix the number of PV

                    Phase 2B is 50% of remainder vacancies after the earlier phases, and the other 50% is \"Open Cat\"under phase 2C.

                    NYPS tries every year to \"forecast\" the number of remainder vacancies after Phase 2A in subsequent years, and hence the number of PV taken in would roughly hover around 50% of the places after Phase 1 & 2A.

                    The idea is not to disappoint any PV, and generally they prefer (unspoken) PVs who stay nearby to avoid unsuccessful balloting of PV in the unlikely event that PV outnumbers Phase 2B vacancies.

                    Try to put yourself in the shoe of the principal. There are definitely opportunities for PV but at the same time cannot be too liberal and end up disappointing PV who are staying far away due to insufficient places in phase 2B and also unlucky in the balloting of PV who are staying further away

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                      verykiasu2010
                      last edited by

                      BigDevil:
                      tankee:

                      I also heard that NYPS requires min 80 hrs.


                      TNS just requires 40 hrs, no need to exceed.

                      NYPS is definitely 80 hrs...it was stated so on its online PV registration form:
                      The School shall not be held responsible in the event that the \"succussful PV\" is not able to meet the minimum 80 clocked hours of volunteering service. As such, the \"successful PV\" shall not entitled to priority registration under Phase 2B.

                      MOE fixed the 40 hours as the minimum. School has discretion to require more as the needs of the school may varies.

                      If PV is keen and in the spirit of the PV, then it does not matter whether is 40 or 80 or 120 hours .......that is really Parent volunteer .......

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                        verykiasu2010
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                        hquek:
                        HyperKiasu:



                        If i remember correctly, NYPS 2009 Phase 2B number of applicants is 45 and all 45 are enrolled successfully. that is fair as at least 80 hrs serves something like a guarantee....

                        I would class that as a blip in history, like the $50 COE. Good for those who got it, but those aspiring must not think it's the norm.

                        I have been looking at the Phase 2B vacancies / balloting of NYPS for the past 12 years......it is a rare thing to ballot the PV at 2B.....they have been quite good in gauging the demand and supply .... better than forecasting the number of cars deregistering .......lolz

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