All About Parent Volunteers (PV)

[tohwei]

gajidouma:

hi, thanks for the helpful tip. Luck, in other words, is just the caculation of your chances.


I have written in to apply PV some time back and recently the school finally responded and gave me a reference number for future communication purpose. Good news or bad news for me?

Does it mean the school has accepted my application and now I just need to wait for them to assign me the PV task?? or it is just simply an acknowledgement of their receipt of my application email?

do you mind if i ask what school is that also when is your sometime back which year is your kid going to be register for pri one this is essential info

[deardear07]

scoobydoo:

maybe properties within 1km are beyond mid-income range :?:

so do they look at family background for PV?stay near wana b PV also nt confirmed right?

[Babywhitez]

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Hi Parents,

Like most of you, I have this intention of joining clan, RC, signing up as parent volunteer etc in order to get into Phase 2B. However the school which I prefer is > 2km from my house. Is it REALLY true that in the group of phase 2B applicant, the school will still sub-categorise them into <1km, <2km>2km. If so, would that mean that chances for category >2km is almost ZERO, especially if it’s a popular school you are applying. Can anyone out there help me to confirm this point…

The worst fear I am having now is that I have to buy a new flat/condo near that school, work as volunteer, join RC and even with all that, it doesn’t GUARANTEE any seat. Am I right !!! … -_-

[jedamum]

Babywhitez:

However the school which I prefer is > 2km from my house. Is it REALLY true that in the group of phase 2B applicant, the school will still sub-categorise them into <1km, <2km>2km. If so, would that mean that chances for category >2km is almost ZERO, especially if it's a popular school you are applying. Can anyone out there help me to confirm this point...


The worst fear I am having now is that I have to buy a new flat/condo near that school, work as volunteer, join RC and even with all that, it doesn't GUARANTEE any seat. Am I right ?!!! .............. -_-

Hi,
you should read about St Hilda's http://www.kiasuparents.com/kiasu/forum/viewtopic.php?t=452&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=45 case. The parent did PV. The parent reside outside 2km. During Phase 2B, the response is overwhelming (in such case, priority is given based on distance, and if demand exceed supply for each of these distance category, balloting may be carried out). Only all of those residing within 2km got in....ie the parent is unsuccessful. She had no chance in securing a place in Phase 2C as usually balloting required within 1km in Phase 2C.

[gajidouma]

tohwei:

... when is your sometime back which year is your kid going to be register for pri one this is essential info

my kid was born in Monkey Year (registration 2011??) and the first contact I made was about 2 months' ago. If I am not wrong, most schools attend to PV application as early as this June, but some starts late till next Jan. but I also understand from school's reply to me that early submission of application won't give me an edge, coz they will collate all applications at the end of the period, then decide.

[tohwei]

gajidouma:

tohwei:

... when is your sometime back which year is your kid going to be register for pri one this is essential info

my kid was born in Monkey Year (registration 2011??) and the first contact I made was about 2 months' ago. If I am not wrong, most schools attend to PV application as early as this June, but some starts late till next Jan. but I also understand from school's reply to me that early submission of application won't give me an edge, coz they will collate all applications at the end of the period, then decide.

Most school when you apply they take you as volunteer except for certain branded school.

[Babywhitez]

jedamum:

Hi,

you should read about St Hilda's http://www.kiasuparents.com/kiasu/forum/viewtopic.php?t=452&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=45 case. The parent did PV. The parent reside outside 2km. During Phase 2B, the response is overwhelming (in such case, priority is given based on distance, and if demand exceed supply for each of these distance category, balloting may be carried out). Only all of those residing within 2km got in....ie the parent is unsuccessful. She had no chance in securing a place in Phase 2C as usually balloting required within 1km in Phase 2C.

Thanks alot Jedamum.. I get the \"real\" picture now.. This's really tough especially the part about buying a property near that school...I really need to think through what i could/ should be doing in the coming 2 years to get a good school for my deardear son ..

[tamarind]

Hi all,

We are doing PV at West Grove, one hour a week of recess duty. So in order to complete 40 hours, we need to do 40 weeks.

My question is: Are we able to do 40 weeks ? After deducting the school holidays, are there 40 weeks of study before the cut off date ?

[tohwei]

tamarind:

Hi all,

We are doing PV at West Grove, one hour a week of recess duty. So in order to complete 40 hours, we need to do 40 weeks.

My question is: Are we able to do 40 weeks ? After deducting the school holidays, are there 40 weeks of study before the cut off date ?

RIGHTFULLY should be able to , but should there is any ad hoc perhaps you can offer your service .

[Bishan_Mom]

tohwei:

tamarind:

Hi all,

We are doing PV at West Grove, one hour a week of recess duty. So in order to complete 40 hours, we need to do 40 weeks.

My question is: Are we able to do 40 weeks ? After deducting the school holidays, are there 40 weeks of study before the cut off date ?

RIGHTFULLY should be able to , but should there is any ad hoc perhaps you can offer your service .

Better to take up ad hoc voluntary work as well. Don't forget that there are also public holidays or other school holidays like marking day, etc.