All About Parent Volunteers (PV)

[ChiefKiasu]

You can volunteer for both schools, but you can only register your interest with one. MoE will never allow you to keep your feet on more than 1 boat at a time. So my advice would be that you make up your mind on one and stay focused on that target.

[lizawa]

Hello titank,


Just a note on Fairfield. Active church members from methodist churches can get their church to write them a letter to register for the school in Phase 2B, ie. the same phase as the volunteers.

Check the balloting history and see if there is a need to ballot in Phase 2B. Advantage of Fairfield is the affiliation to its secondary school.

[titank]

I'm not a Christain of any Methodist Church so guess by this path is zero. Anyway I just keep my finger cross where to perform volunteer.


If not then die die I join as RC member so that can be in Phase 2B.
In what way can certify as a active Community Member?
Does phase 2B allow to apply any school as in Phase 2B or the school must be in that GRC?

[titank]

Hi All,


So once we submitted the PV form confirm we have chance to do PV work? Must be interview by Principal then after that see whether are we being selected?

Any tips on what sort of questions the Principal may ask?

[azurex]

from my understanding, if the school is really popular, they will have a choice to pick who they want and are required/needed by the school. would not say guarantee.


some will go for interview. like job interview, they want to see what you can give to the school, rather than what you can get from the school! After selection is another issue.

[ChiefKiasu]

Yes... won't it be great to be the principal of one of those branded schools? You'll have hordes of parents worshipping your very shadow :shock: .

[Mum2Gals]

Which explains why I am still half-hearted even though my gal can get into Ai Tong. If I have 100% confidence to get into Xin Min, I wouldnt be fretting so much

[mom2boys]

Mum2Gals:

Which explains why I am still half-hearted even though my gal can get into Ai Tong. If I have 100% confidence to get into Xin Min, I wouldnt be fretting so much

hi mum2gals,

where did u stay? Ai Tong is in Bishan,right? SinMing is at hougang ave 8? isn't it the both quite a distance? hv u consider Hougang pri too? heard very good comment about this pri

[titank]

azurex:

from my understanding, if the school is really popular, they will have a choice to pick who they want and are required/needed by the school. would not say guarantee.


some will go for interview. like job interview, they want to see what you can give to the school, rather than what you can get from the school! After selection is another issue.

Oh I heard some would just call you in do PV without interviewing? Anyway had submitted the forms so just wait like job hunting.

[Bishan_Mom]

titank:

azurex:

from my understanding, if the school is really popular, they will have a choice to pick who they want and are required/needed by the school. would not say guarantee.


some will go for interview. like job interview, they want to see what you can give to the school, rather than what you can get from the school! After selection is another issue.

Oh I heard some would just call you in do PV without interviewing? Anyway had submitted the forms so just wait like job hunting.

Yes...not all schools will conduct interview when selecting PVs. But I think PVs are mainly handled and run by the schools' Parent Volunteer Support Group, so interviews are handled by them too (I may be wrong here). Some have to go thru panel interview, some may not have to go through interview, but there is still some \"screening\" based on what I gathered from the questions and contents in the application form, and some like Kuo Chuan (where I'm a PV) does not have any selection or interview process, the school takes in anyone who wish to sign up as PVs. So, I think, it really depends on how popular the school is, the very popular ones will have the luxury of selecting who they want as PVs. But no offence to anyone....is it necessary to go through panel interview for volunteer work like traffic warden duties?

Anyway, all the best to you in your PV application. Actually, PV is not just about getting your kid the chance to register in an earlier phase, but you get the chance to know the school, teachers and environment better.