All About Parent Volunteers (PV)

[ChiefKiasu]

2bbtang:

Just to share a sad news from one of my cousin.

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So before you go for any PV, please do your homework to see how high are your chances to get in!

That is indeed sad. What makes it worse is that this is one of the cases that could not be predicted a year ahead of the event since it is caused by the school reducing its intake by one entire class.

I'm not sure what makes a school increase or reduce its intake and whether it is pre-planned, but I think it would be most helpful if schools can warn parents taking up the PV schemes of their plans for restructuring in-takes as early as possible. This would help alleviate problems such as these. Maybe we should lobby MOE to enforce this.

[Sniper Angel]

2bbtang:

Just to share a sad news from one of my cousin.


She is hoping to put her daughter at St Hildas. They stayed more than 2 Km away from the school. So doing PV will kinda of enhance her chance.
Just prior to the recent Phase 2B, she has already clocked more than 100hrs + she even pledged to the school that she will do PV till Oct.

However during the registration under 2B, the demand is so overwhelming!!!! Imaging so many PV + Church Afflication + Those Grassroots... !!!!
In the end, my cousin does not even get the chance to ballot and is already disqualitfied.

Felt so sad and unjusty for her. Sigh..now, have to look for other alternative.

So before you go for any PV, please do your homework to see how high are your chances to get in!

Perhaps Parents would need to take note of Church Afflication + Those Grassroots... !!!! where this would be a Mission Impossible for doing PV.

[deardear07]

fredia_phionna:

mom2boys:

[quote=\"ggd\"]Hello

I am new here, like to find out from all the experienced parent how to go for PV for my child born 2004. Is it a bit early?
I used to stay in Jurong west with my mom, near Rulang <1km, but shifted to Choa Chu Kang 5 yrs ago. And I have change my address to CCK. Any chance if I can still used my mom address to register my child to rulang, if I am willing to sacrify my time for PV? Anyone know which period of time rulang open for PV registration?

Really appreciate your advise.

hello ggd,

my eldest child born in 2004 too..actually i stayed in hougang, but my mom stays taman jurong, i thought of using her address if i decided to register my to rulang too..cos my son used to be under my mom's care till recently when my 2nd boy is born, i brought 2 of them back to hougang cos my mom can't handle caring of 2boys..send my eldest son to childcare while my younger one care by my maid (of 10yrs) with my MIL at home...still deciding bet hougang or jurong..read the comments on pri, rulang produces top student everyyear..

hi to all parents who child is born in 2004. : - ) My elder daughter is born in that year too. Based on my info, 2004 birth population is the smallest during the 2002 to 2005. Will it affect the schools quota of intake?

Ai tong and nan yang is the schools i am looking in it... any advices?[/quote]where u get info for the number of babies born tat yr?

ai tong n nanyang are quite far apart...hw u gng to get in?

[deardear07]

Red_Rhino:

I came to know that Nanyang Primary request their parent volunteers to submit their CVs to the school. Firstly, the school conduct panel interview to select PVs, then they also asks for parents CVs. Wow, being a PV in that school is really like going for job interview. But there again, those selected as PVs must be like striking lottery...afterall, its going to last for generations, for as long as they continue to give priority to former students.

but but...nanyang is at bukit timah area...so those PVs could b staying near or far?wud they still select according to location?

[deardear07]

ChiefKiasu:

Red_Rhino:

I came to know that Nanyang Primary request their parent volunteers to submit their CVs to the school. Firstly, the school conduct panel interview to select PVs, then they also asks for parents CVs. Wow, being a PV in that school is really like going for job interview. But there again, those selected as PVs must be like striking lottery...afterall, its going to last for generations, for as long as they continue to give priority to former students.

Nanyang is reputed to be the choice school of many politicians for their children. I guess that makes it unsurprising that it requires quite stringent PV procedures.

:shock: do they all go there? or get in coz the sch is in prime district too?so they stay near,can get in..?

[ChiefKiasu]

deardear07:

ChiefKiasu:

Nanyang is reputed to be the choice school of many politicians for their children. I guess that makes it unsurprising that it requires quite stringent PV procedures.

:shock: do they all go there? or get in coz the sch is in prime district too?so they stay near,can get in..?

Dear deardear07, I see you are trying to pick up the dark arts of PV and affiliated membership for priority registration. Here's a http://www.kiasuparents.com/kiasu/content/getting-primary-school for your apprenticeship.

[deardear07]

ChiefKiasu:

deardear07:

[quote=\"ChiefKiasu\"]Nanyang is reputed to be the choice school of many politicians for their children. I guess that makes it unsurprising that it requires quite stringent PV procedures.

:shock: do they all go there? or get in coz the sch is in prime district too?so they stay near,can get in..?

Dear deardear07, I see you are trying to pick up the dark arts of PV and affiliated membership for priority registration. Here's a http://www.kiasuparents.com/kiasu/content/getting-primary-school for your apprenticeship.[/quote]i knw these oredi...i sourced out the schs i want le...bt just curious on these 'dark arts'...

[ChiefKiasu]

deardear07:

i knw these oredi...i sourced out the schs i want le...bt just curious on these 'dark arts'...

Ahh... good good... then we can cut to the chase and answer your questions directly:

1. For NYPS, most of the \"VIPs\" were probably alumni... no need to do PV lah.

2. PVs can stay anywhere in Singapore, but if they are beyond the \"hot zones\" of 1km or even 1-2km, they are taking a big risk especially if the school they are targeting is in great demand. Like in Phase 2B this year, none of the 33 PVs which stay beyond 2km have even a chance to ballot for a place. They were rejected even though they qualified for Phase 2B.

3. You can find info about the http://www.kiasuparents.com/kiasu/forum/viewtopic.php?t=395 here.

[deardear07]

ChiefKiasu:

deardear07:

i knw these oredi...i sourced out the schs i want le...bt just curious on these 'dark arts'...

Ahh... good good... then we can cut to the chase and answer your questions directly:

1. For NYPS, most of the \"VIPs\" were probably alumni... no need to do PV lah.

2. PVs can stay anywhere in Singapore, but if they are beyond the \"hot zones\" of 1km or even 1-2km, they are taking a big risk especially if the school they are targeting is in great demand. Like in Phase 2B this year, none of the 33 PVs which stay beyond 2km have even a chance to ballot for a place. They were rejected even though they qualified for Phase 2B.

3. You can find info about the http://www.kiasuparents.com/kiasu/forum/viewtopic.php?t=395 here.

:lol: i knw these VIPS r usually in the alumni,or honorary advisory board. besides they r big shots,where to time to do PV? their name big enuf to get them into the sch of choice le...

these 33PVs frm 2B dun get auto transferred to phrase 2C?no priority there?

[ChiefKiasu]

deardear07:

...these 33PVs frm 2B dun get auto transferred to phrase 2C?no priority there?

In Phase 2C, the PVs have to compete all over again, this time with everyone else who are staying less than 1km away. There is no fight as distance wins. We explained this in the articles I pointed you to earlier.