All About Parent Volunteers (PV)

[wishingstar0]

Hi, I am new here and this is my first post, hope it is not a repeat question somewhere in this forum though I have tried to read through most of the posts


I am planning to submit PV application this year, may I know if we are supposed to submit application for both parents or just one will do? During the screening exercise do they interview both parents? And can the volunteering work be shared by both parents i.e. either parent can clock the 40hrs?

Thx in advance for the advice

[jedamum]

wishingstar0:

Hi, I am new here and this is my first post, hope it is not a repeat question somewhere in this forum though I have tried to read through most of the posts


I am planning to submit PV application this year, may I know if we are supposed to submit application for both parents or just one will do? During the screening exercise do they interview both parents? And can the volunteering work be shared by both parents i.e. either parent can clock the 40hrs?

Thx in advance for the advice

1. can submit one application. include info about both parents and what both of you can offer. some school has their own pv forms to fill in.
2. some schools interview both parents. but if your husband don't wanna pv (like mine :roll: ), you also no choice right?
3. yes, volunteering work can be shared by both parents. but i think both parents particulars have to be submitted during the submission in this case.

[flyfree]

Any parents hv any experience of being Parents Volunteers , yet can’t enrolled into sch of your choice? Pls share your exp, opinions. Thks.

[yeoh_tt]

flyfree:

Any parents hv any experience of being Parents Volunteers , yet can't enrolled into sch of your choice? Pls share your exp, opinions. Thks.

I really want to know too...

[mummy of 3]

flyfree:

Any parents hv any experience of being Parents Volunteers , yet can't enrolled into sch of your choice? Pls share your exp, opinions. Thks.

I only can say we cant predict the outcome in P2A2.

[b2b3m4]

mummy of 3:

flyfree:

Any parents hv any experience of being Parents Volunteers , yet can't enrolled into sch of your choice? Pls share your exp, opinions. Thks.

I only can say we cant predict the outcome in P2A2.

or the number of active community leaders or clans / religion affiliations.

[mummyo]

b2b3m4:

mummy of 3:

[quote=\"flyfree\"]Any parents hv any experience of being Parents Volunteers , yet can't enrolled into sch of your choice? Pls share your exp, opinions. Thks.

I only can say we cant predict the outcome in P2A2.

or the number of active community leaders or clans / religion affiliations.[/quote]Exactly. Plus this year some schools reduce their overall intake to convert to single session by 2016. This will be the trend I predict, most schools will have to cut one class size each year til 2016.

End of the day, you won't know how many places are left in 2B, after Phase 1 and 2A. Plus the number of GRL plus clan/church members.

My advice will be to choose a school with no clan or church associations and do PV there. Then you only have GRL to contend with.

Best to choose a school within 1km too to increase your chances should there be need of a ballot.

[tankee]

most schools are already single session


and for those that are not, not all are taking the cutting number of classes route. Some are upgrading their school premise to have more classes.

[mummyo]

tankee:

most schools are already single session


and for those that are not, not all are taking the cutting number of classes route. Some are upgrading their school premise to have more classes.

Of course.

I was just caught out this year at HPPS cos when we met the principal, he says they are ungrading the premises so no need to cut intake but in the end, MOE still decided to cut intake by 1 class this year.

So you never know...

[tankee]

then the cutting of intake is not due to need to reduce number of class to go single session but due to estimated number of applicants in that area this year. kind of balancing supply & demand stuff, which they do every year.