BRIEFING FOR PARENT VOLUNTEERS (PV)...Nurture Good Citizens & Passionate Learners 1 Admiralty Primary School BRIEFING FOR PARENT VOLUNTEERS (PV) (Whose children born in Year 2015)

1Nurture Good Citizens & Passionate Learners

Admiralty Primary School

BRIEFING FOR PARENT

VOLUNTEERS (PV)

(Whose children born in Year 2015)

26 June 2020



AGENDA

• School Culture – Is this the right school for

your child?

• Phases of P1 Registration

• PV Requirements



SCHOOL CORE VALUES

•Graciousness

•Responsibility

• Integrity

•Teamwork

•GRIT



SCHOOL CULTURE AND PRACTICES

• Focus beyond curriculum, i.e., academic result is not the

only thing

• Active participation in CCAs (compulsory, except P1-P2)

• Discipline with Dignity

• School bus arrangement

– Price

– Occasional inconvenience due to school scheduling



SCHOOL CULTURE AND PRACTICES

• Teachers’ schedule is tight and will only return

call when they are available and not beyond a

certain time in the evening

• “Teachers are not maids/machines and admin

staff are not UPS”; we want students to be

responsible for their own actions



Qualify for Phase 2B

P1 Registration Exercise



PHASES OF P1 REGISTRATION

• Phase 1

– Sibling of current students (SC/SPR)

• Phase 2A(1)

– Parent is an ex-student and a member of the school alumni

– Parent is a member of School Advisory Committee (SAC)

• Phase 2A(2)

– Parent/Sibling is an ex-student

– Parent is a school staff

– For a child from MOE kindergarten

- Child must be a Singapore Citizen or Permanent Resident



PHASES OF P1 REGISTRATION

• Phase 2B

– Parent is a school’s Parent Volunteer/

GrassrootVolunteer/Member of church or clan

directly connected with the school

• Phase 2C

– All children who are Singapore Citizen/Singapore

Permanent Resident

• Phase 3

– All International students



1. The child is a Singapore Citizen or Singapore Permanent Resident;

2. (a) Parent has joined the school as a parent volunteer no later than 01 Jul 2020 and has contributed at least 40hours of voluntary service to the school by 30 Jun 2021;

(b) Parent is endorsed as a member of the church/clan directly connected to the school;

(c) Parent is endorsed as an active community leader.



Completion of the 40 hours of voluntary

service does NOT guarantee a place in

the school for your child, as the number

of vacancies left after Phases 1, 2A1 and

2A2 are unknown at this moment.



BALLOTING will take place should the number of

children registered at Phase 2B exceed the

number of vacancies available.

With effect from 2012 P1 Registration Exercise,

Singapore Citizens (SCs) will be given absolute

priority over Permanent Residents (PRs) when

balloting is required.



Order of Priority for places to be balloted:

(a) Children living within 1 km of the school

(b) Children living between 1 km and 2 km of the school

(c) Children living outside 2 km of the school.

If the applications exceed the vacancies in a specific

phase, priority will be given in the order of (1)

children who are SCs, followed by (2) children who

are PRs.

If the number of applicants within each category

exceeds the number of vacancies in that phase,

balloting will be conducted according to home-

school distance.



SCENARIO 1

Home-School Distance SC PR< 1km 38 3Between 1km and 2km 10 1> 2km 8 1Total 56 5

School A has 50 vacancies in a specific phase and 61

children applying, based on the table below.

SCs – Balloting at “> 2KM” category

PRs – Not eligible for balloting



SCENARIO 2

Home-School Distance SC PR

< 1km 29 4

Between 1km and 2km 15 2

> 2km 3 1

Total 47 7

School B has 50 vacancies in a specific phase and 54 children

applying, based on the table below.

SCs – All admitted

PRs - Balloting at “< 1KM” category

PRs – Those outside 1KM, not eligible for balloting



The school reserves the autonomy to

select applicants of the Parent

Volunteer (PV) Scheme whom we deem

fit to meet the needs of the school and

our students.



TERMS & CONDITIONS

Complete at least 40 hours of voluntary

service comprises

at least 10 hours of Compulsory

Duties

30 hours of Ad-Hoc Duties.



COMPULSORY DUTIES

6.45a.m. - 7.30 a.m. (Mon to Fri)

- Traffic Control @ Gate A or Gate C

AD HOC DUTIES

School Hours during School Terms & Holidays

- Library duties - Data Entry- Chaperones for Local Learning Journeys- Chaperones for Local Camps- Logistic Support for Special School Events- Other Supports deemed fit by the school



TERMS & CONDITIONS

PVs are strongly encouraged to contribute continuous

service to the school during the qualifying period so as to

(a) develop continuous personal involvement and

commitment to the school by playing an active role in

contributing to and improving our school

(b) support our efforts to produce well-balanced students who

are not only outstanding individuals but also responsible

citizens committed to serving others



TERMS & CONDITIONS

The school reserves the right to remove a PV

from the Parent Volunteer Scheme under the

following conditions:

(a) If the PV does not respond to the school’s

attempts to contact them prior to their

assignments (3 times or more);

(b) If the PV repeatedly turns down the school’s

request to perform voluntary service (3 times or

more);



TERMS & CONDITIONS

The school reserves the right to remove PVs from

the Parent Volunteer Scheme under the following

conditions:

(c) If the PV is found to be negligent or acting in

an irresponsible/inappropriate manner whilst

performing his/her services;

(d) If a PV fails to perform his/her services that

meet the school’s expected standards;



TERMS & CONDITIONS

The school reserves the right to remove PVs

from the Parent Volunteer Scheme under the

following conditions:

(e) If the PV is found to hold negative views

about school’s existing philosophy, policies and

programmes.



Other Terms & Conditions

• Only the parents of the child can render the service. Relatives, friends, colleagues and domestic helpers are not allowed to cover the service on behalf of the parents.

• No children or accompanies should be brought along while rendering services.

• No “sharing” of work between spouses and clock as “double”



OTHER TERMS & CONDITIONS

• Be properly attired with appropriate clothes and

footwear (No shorts and spaghetti straps at

anytime or high-heeled shoes at swimming

complex or business shirts at camps)

• Flexibility in expectation of jobs and timings as

tasks are limited and school office operates on 5-

day work week



TERMS & CONDITIONS

The school shall NOT be held responsible in the event

that the parent volunteer is not able to fulfill the

minimum 40 hours of voluntary service and, as such,

not meeting the requirement for registration at Phase

2B of the Primary One Registration Exercise.



OTHER POINTS TO CONSIDER

• For those living outside 2 km, please consider carefully,

the rise in transport costs due to escalation of fuel

prices and the occasional inconvenience due to school ‘s

unique scheduling

• Proximity to school – better chance

• PRs to consider taking up Singapore citizenship



PROFILE OF P1 INTAKE

2018 20192020

(Estimated)

Vacancies 210 210 210

Phase 1 107 83 88

Phase 2A 22 22 22

Phase 2B 35 44 46

Phase 2C 46 61 54



Upon obtaining a place successfully in the

school for your child in 2020 P1

Registration Exercise, all parent volunteers

are strongly encouraged to join our parent

support group to develop long-term

involvement and commitment with the

school.



If you are agreeable with

the Terms & Conditions,

Please sign and return

the Letter of Undertaking.

Thank You

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BRIEFING FOR PARENT VOLUNTEERS (PV)...Nurture Good Citizens & Passionate Learners 1 Admiralty Primary School BRIEFING FOR PARENT VOLUNTEERS (PV) (Whose children born in Year 2015)