All About Active Community Leaders

[daze12]

Thanks for your reply. Do you know of anyway to go around this? I’m serving in the sub committee for many years. It’s a pity I have to "restart".

[skii]

wwcookie:

I think you dont necessarily have to volunteer in the GRC where you stay - you may want to check it out whether you can volunteer in the GRC where your school of choice is located. Btw, I heard of somebody who volunteered in a GRC hoping to get into the school of her choice then before the P1 registration commenced, the govt redrew the GRC map in preparation for the coming elections and she found that her school of choice no longer fall within the GRC she volunteered with :shock: :shock:

don't spread fear leh.....
i am certainly that you heard wrongly.

according to PA memo last year (2016)
the zoning of schools within GRC was still following the pre-2015 electoral boundary....
and this was done intentionally --- as the GRL would have served 2 years in pre-2015 boundary... which IMO is logical.

this year,
it will be post-2015
FYI

[troychua79]

daze12:

Thanks for your reply. Do you know of anyway to go around this? I'm serving in the sub committee for many years. It's a pity I have to \"restart\".

Sorry, personally, I don't see a way around this, as per info below taken from MOE website, you need to fulfill the criteria to qualify. Maybe you can check with your CD on this.

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How do I qualify as an active community leader for registration at Phase 2B?
Current serving committee members of the Residents' Committee (RC), Neighbourhood Committee (NC), Citizen's Consultative Committee (CCC), Community Club Management Committee (CCMC) and the Community Development Council (CDC) are eligible to register their children under Phase 2B. Please approach your Constituency Office for more information.

[skii]

which sch in which zone per PA, is out today.


Check with your CM.

For this year, since it is the first time that the zoning will be based on the post 2015-electoral boundary, be prepared to see a major difference from last year’s list.

FYI.

[funat]

Dear everyone, I am new here. I am sorry if this has been asked before, so pls kindly bear with me.

My son will be starting P1 in 2020, so I am considering doing grassroots work to increase chance of getting my son into our desired school.

When should I start getting involved in grassroots activities if my son is starting in 2020? I know some may say asap, but just want to know when’s the latest latest date. Thanks!

[galaxyraider]

funat:

Dear everyone, I am new here. I am sorry if this has been asked before, so pls kindly bear with me.

My son will be starting P1 in 2020, so I am considering doing grassroots work to increase chance of getting my son into our desired school.

When should I start getting involved in grassroots activities if my son is starting in 2020? I know some may say asap, but just want to know when’s the latest latest date. Thanks!

It's a bit too late for you to take this route. If your son is starting P1 in 2020, you have to be qualified when registration starts in 2019. I'm not sure whether you have enough time.

[funat]

Oh no... Thanks for your info. Is there website where I can read up on the eligibility criteria? Thanks!

[joann_toh]

floppy:

vodkalime:

It is important not to volunteer as a GRL for the wrong reasons. Speak volumes of the values and character of a person if the sole purpose is to get a 2B priority instead of serving the community. Does the new PA ruling (minimum 2 years of service) take effect for the 2015 registration for P1 (2016)? Thanks.

In principle... correct.
In practice... :rotflmao:
Take away the 2B priority and the various business opportunities/network, I'll be surprised how many volunteers would be left. There are many altruistic people in the world, but definitely not enough to fill up the number of places that PA required/created.

I agree... same goes for the MP. The above is just like telling the MPs that they should work for their love for the country, not for the salary. How many would want to do the job then?

[woshialalei]

Dear all


There’s a little thing which bothers me a lot. I’m living in a huge GRC, and looking to start on some grassroot work in my NC/RC this year, before it’s too late. However, in 1-2 years, I would like to move over to another neighbourhood in the same GRC, within 1km of the school of choice. Now I’m not too sure if my service/membership progress would be carried over to the new NC/RC in the same GRC? Or do I have to serve within the initial NC/RC for 2.5 year, even after I moved away?

Big thanks in advance

[troychua79]

woshialalei:

Dear all


There's a little thing which bothers me a lot. I'm living in a huge GRC, and looking to start on some grassroot work in my NC/RC this year, before it's too late. However, in 1-2 years, I would like to move over to another neighbourhood in the same GRC, within 1km of the school of choice. Now I'm not too sure if my service/membership progress would be carried over to the new NC/RC in the same GRC? Or do I have to serve within the initial NC/RC for 2.5 year, even after I moved away?

Big thanks in advance

Your volunteer status does not move automatically when you shift house, its up to the RC/NC in the new estate whether they can accept you. And you cannot continue as an EM in your previous estate when you update your home address. So there is a chance that you might be caught in a situation where you can't qualify for 2B.