All About Parent Volunteers (PV)

[BigDevil]

BigDevil:

This was what verykiasu2010 said when I asked about it in NYPS thread.

Will update if more parents confirm it.

verykiasu2010:

From what I know, the 80 hours can be fulfilled in one or two years, because the PV can start earlier - it can be earlier than the 12 months before Pri 1 registration.....I know someone started doing PV when the child is only 3 years young

VooVoo:

Not for traffic warden duties...1 year came up to 80hours. But I know there are possibly a handful of PVs who were accepted by the school to start earlier than the \"official\" batch...and therefore had more than 1 year to clock up the hours...

So I guess it's best to call the school early to check when is the earliest/latest someone can apply to be PV.

[Oppsgal]

LKVM:

Oppsgal:

Oic... :sad: Just move away from a good school.


Thought can go do PV to get in, since now got time... But then if more than 2km, do PV also no use, then no need to do pv.

Current place I stay, schools not much ranking... so no need do pv.

http://www.kiasuparents.com/kiasu/content/singapore-primary-schools-ranked-academic-excellence

If the school is good then in that case according to the current trend they might(most probably) will have balloting for 2B for <1 or 1-2kM.. then in that case you might loose... if you give the exact school name i can help check!!
Else if you dont mind you can go to the school near ur current place atleast its nearer!

St Hilda,Temasek Primary and Tao Nan? All more than 2km...do you think do pv is any good to get in a place? no money to move house...

[tankee]

Oppsgal:

St Hilda,Temasek Primary and Tao Nan? All more than 2km...do you think do pv is any good to get in a place? no money to move house...

your choices are quite far apart from each other.

you can strike Tao Nan & St Hilda off your list.

Temasek will be a gamble if you go PV route, lucky thing is not much new high density development in the neighbourhood.

[Oppsgal]

tankee:

Oppsgal:

St Hilda,Temasek Primary and Tao Nan? All more than 2km...do you think do pv is any good to get in a place? no money to move house...

your choices are quite far apart from each other.

you can strike Tao Nan & St Hilda off your list.

Temasek will be a gamble if you go PV route, lucky thing is not much new high density development in the neighbourhood.

I am debating to place my kid in chinese or english speaking school... :frustrated: so can only choose 3 schools?

why strike Tao Nan & St Hilda off ? very hard to get in?

[Oppsgal]

LKVM:

Oppsgal:

St Hilda,Temasek Primary and Tao Nan? All more than 2km...do you think do pv is any good to get in a place? no money to move house...

For Tao Nan and St Hilda they have balloting for <1KM so >2KM no chance oredi...
For Temasek you can try! but still difficult

Temasek's ranking:
http://www.kiasuparents.com/kiasu/content/singapore-primary-schools-ranked-academic-excellence

still so hard get in?

Then how to go school? Only can choose 1-2km ones?

Then not much choices...

[Oppsgal]

Can we choose the tasks to do in PV? can ask maids to help?


Can 2.4km round down to 2km?

[Nebbermind]

LKVM:

Oppsgal:

Can 2.4km round down to 2km?

No... even 2.01 is outside 2KM oredi

When I registered some 3 yrs ago, the school has a map printout with the circle drawn. So very clear what is within and what is outside.

[Oppsgal]

LKVM:

Oppsgal:

Can 2.4km round down to 2km?

No... even 2.01 is outside 2KM oredi

[Oppsgal]

LKVM:

Oppsgal:

Can we choose the tasks to do in PV? can ask maids to help?

:yikes: :faint:

I guess u need to give choices wat all u can do but still school will choose for what job u r the best...
if u r choosen as traffic warden how will maid do :scratchhead:

Ask maid to maintain one side traffic...when you rest?

traffic warden :? what if no experience and cause the cars to hit lamp posts?

[mummyo]

Oppsgal:

Can we choose the tasks to do in PV? can ask maids to help?

You can list your skills but YOU have to do the PV, not your maid as the child is yours and not your maid's right :evil: :evil:

However, you can ask your maid to look after your kid when you go perform your PV duties. So I guess your maid is \"helping\" in that sense.

Basically all these will only happen IF you get chosen as a PV. The selection process itself to become a PV is pretty stringent. For the more popular schools, only 10-15% OR LESS of applicants will eventually GET to be PVs.