VooVoo:

Thanks, Luanee...this is probably the most difficult letter I have to write! :roll: ....

U just have to write one and change the school names if u are applying to a few schools. Below is the list of activities i put in my letter to one particular school but I didnt get accepted to this school, LOL. THe one I got accepted to had a generic form to fill.

\"Events Organizations, Assistance during school activities/excursions,
IT, Art & Craft, Photography, Library, Gardening/Landscape, Bulletin editorial, Administration work, General\"

VooVoo:

For schools who don't stipulate a PV Form to complete, we have to write a \"cover letter\"? Anyone has any idea how long this letter is, usually? 1 page? :roll:

One page should be enough, state your qualifications, interests, expertise. Brag about all the things you can do. Talk about how keen you want ur child to join the school. But after all these, they may still reject u, esp for those popular schools.

I heard of one friend who was rejected as a PV, then she appealed to the principal, and later had to submit a proposal for the school's project. End up she still didnt get accepted as a PV,

VooVoo:

Thanks! So, it is not too early for me to start volunteer work now for 2011 registration? :roll:

I hoping to start early so that I have more time to complete the requsite hours...

Depends on the school, some may not accept PVs who are registering in 2011 now as they be giving priority to those registering in 2010 first. For my case, I signed up as a PV in Oct 2006 for my child registering in 2008. The school continued to accept PVs in the same cohort up till May 2007.

For connections to join as PVs, I am not too sure, but all Nan Hua, HenryPark and Pei Hwa rejected my PV applications.

I dont know why the previous reply numbers kept jumbling up, anyway Maris Stella should be:


Phase2C stats:\t
Maris Stella : Year 2006, 127 places, 162 applicants, ballot >2km
Maris Stella : Year 2007, 121 places, 148 applicants, ballot >2km
Maris Stella : Year 2008, 108 places, 133 applicants, ballot 1-2 km

enjie:

May I know where can I find the past years and this year's pri 1 registration outcome for each phases Catholic High School and Maris Stella? At phase 2C, how many vacancies are available and are there any balloting? Ballot within 1km? Need to start planning for my son's registration for next year.

Phase2C stats:
Catholic High : Year 2006, 31 places, 80 applicants, ballot < 1km
Catholic High : Year 2007, 31 places, 42 applicants, ballot < 1km
Catholic High : Year 2008, 36 places, 63 applicants, ballot <1km

Maris Stella in next reply, dont know why cannot combine in same msg.

VooVoo:

For PVs out there, do you think the school prefers \"non-working\" parents when it comes to choosing PVs?

Yes I think so, because such parents would be able to contribute during school hours etc, as opposed to working parents who need to take leave or can only do during weekends.

For my case, the interviewers asked me that question during the PV interview, whether me as a working mum will be able to contribute during school hours. Of coz I said I could! LOL.

From my own experience, I wrote in to volunteer in Henry Park, Nan Hua, Pei Hwa and RGPS. Out of the 4 schools, only RGPS accepted me as a volunteer. And it doesnt matter how long u stayed in the school as a volunteer, as long as u managed to clock in 40 hours before the cut-off date.

My friend tried offering $10k to a school in Punggol but she was rejected by the principal! LOL. Anyway she balloted under Phase2c <1km and didn’t get in, so now balloting under Phase2C(S) under another school.

VooVoo:

Is there any Nanyang PV here? Or anyone who intends to try to apply for PV at NYPS?

According to past history, NYPS conducted balloting for p2B in 2005 and 2006. And though there were no balloting in 2007 and 2008, the take-up rate was quite high (51 applicants for 56 places in 2007 and 50 applicants for 51 places in 2008). So my advice is u do PV + stay within 1km. That would be best.

To share my experience, I am a PV in a girls school. We need to pass through an interview first, and the school allowed both me and my husband to accumulate the 40 hrs together (ie if both of us helped out at an event, the hours get multiplied by 2). We stayed >2km and managed to get in this year without balloting, as per past year history for this school