All About Parent Volunteers (PV)

[merkon]

Anyone knows when is the deadline for NCPS PV application?

Roughly when would we get notified on successful/unsuccessful?
Any experienced PV can share experience? Thanks so much!

[phtthp]

here is Bukit Panjang primary school response to PVs who are staying > 2km:-


http://www.kiasuparents.com/kiasu/forum/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=486&start=520

[vividdcn]

Anyone had the experience of St Hilda’s Primary PV ? I just see for child born in 2006 & 2007 PV application had closed on Jun/2011.

Dose that mean I can apply for my child born 2009 now?

They have some program such as math or mandarin. Besides these, any other choices for parents (traffic/library support…) ?

[Scary]

St. Hilda’s PV do English reading to kids too. Previously, they did take in PV who live >2km during selection. However, you will need to shift subsequently to be near to school.


Parents who are staying not too far from Pei Hwa Presbyterian, e.g. Bukit Panjang, may want to try PV there. Understand they take in quite a no. of PV living >2km, priorities not those within 1km. Maybe want some balance and equality in students’ background. Thus, there is still a balloting chance if you stay >2km.

[apple79]

How to apply for PV?

[janet88]

apple79:

How to apply for PV?

Back then, I emailed to the school. Now I'm not sure if parents (either one) has to fill up a form. However, you can call up the school to ask.

[markfch]

Scary:

Parents who are staying not too far from Pei Hwa Presbyterian, e.g. Bukit Panjang, may want to try PV there. Understand they take in quite a no. of PV living >2km, priorities not those within 1km. Maybe want some balance and equality in students' background. Thus, there is still a balloting chance if you stay >2km.

Scary, chun bo? Won't such a policy - if it's true - discriminate against kids who live near the school?

[Scary]

markfch:

Scary:

Parents who are staying not too far from Pei Hwa Presbyterian, e.g. Bukit Panjang, may want to try PV there. Understand they take in quite a no. of PV living >2km, priorities not those within 1km. Maybe want some balance and equality in students' background. Thus, there is still a balloting chance if you stay >2km.

Scary, chun bo? Won't such a policy - if it's true - discriminate against kids who live near the school?

Bro Mark,
If the PVs are all within 1km, or even 1-2km, don't think there will be any vacancies left for balloting for those staying >2km like most other schools.

We have friends/relatives' friends/DS's schoolmates who live within 1km weren't selected for PV, and yet those who were out of 2km were selected. Both this yr and last yr's registration. One was in the end selected by RGPS (staying within 1km of PH). Another going ACS (out of 2km for PH). Someone who did PV together with you last yr told me the same too. Sometimes, schools select based on what the parents can contribute, not solely based on distance . Unsure if they will change the selection criteria this year.

Same goes for RGPS, most of their PVs are out of 2km.

[LOLMum]

Scary:

markfch:

[quote=\"Scary\"]Parents who are staying not too far from Pei Hwa Presbyterian, e.g. Bukit Panjang, may want to try PV there. Understand they take in quite a no. of PV living >2km, priorities not those within 1km. Maybe want some balance and equality in students' background. Thus, there is still a balloting chance if you stay >2km.

Scary, chun bo? Won't such a policy - if it's true - discriminate against kids who live near the school?

Bro Mark,
If the PVs are all within 1km, or even 1-2km, don't think there will be any vacancies left for balloting like most other schools.

We have a few friends or relatives' friends who live within 1km weren't selected for PV, and yet friends who were out of 2km were selected. Both this yr and last yr's registration. One was in the end selected by RGPS. Another tried ACS and got in. Someone who did PV together with you last yr told me the same too.[/quote]

oh, acs accepts pv? wow that's good news.

but which one? acsp or acsj? please advise.

[markfch]

Scary:

We have a few friends or relatives' friends who live within 1km weren't selected for PV, and yet friends who were out of 2km were selected. Both this yr and last yr's registration. One was in the end selected by RGPS. Another tried ACS and got in. Someone who did PV together with you last yr told me the same too.

I also know of someone from my year, staying within 1km (when he applied) who got into PH PV. I think our brudder php is also staying within 1km and got into PH PV the year before me; janet_lee also the same.

Could it be that due to the less dense population around PH area (helmed by surrounding private properties & Ngee Ann Poly), there're actually lesser families staying within 2km compared to those staying greater than 2km, thus giving this impression?