Parental Voluntary (PV)

The time has come. The application for PV for kids born in 2008 has opened. Daddy Lim and I have been discussing which school to sign up with. Rulang, the super popular primary school is totally out of our reach. We eventually decided on either West Grove (WG) or Frontier (FP).

WG is one of the more established and popular school in JW. I am keen to enroll Lil Shauna with the school. FP opens 2 years ago and Daddy Lim likes new school and new facilities. Moreover, FP is within walking distance from our home. We couldn't come to a conclusion and decided to applied for PV for both school.

After procrastinating for the longest time, we finally submitted the PV firm to WG. The closing date for FP is a little later and we are still sitting on it. Lazy mummy.

Shortly after we submitted the form to WG, we were pleasantly surprised to receive a SMS from the school for a meeting in late March. I managed to speak to the teacher in charge, who happens to be leaving for another school. He was overseeing the PV scheme for the last few years and is helping and handing over to his colleague.

It was good to know that we are shortlisted for PV and the teacher shared that shortlisted parents are seriously being considered. WG is only taking 15 PV this year. They also took in 15 last year, 30 the year before and 40 one more year back. Every year, all students whose parents PVed got in, thus he thinks that the it will be the same for us, emphasizing that the number of PV slots are decided after considering the number of students entering the school at different phases. He thinks that he has made a pretty accurate estimation and there shouldn't be "casualty".

They have shortlisted 14 parents (including us) so far but the application is only closing on 29 Mar 13. They couldnt tell for sure if more parents will be shortlisted. Regardless, we are honored.

If we are indeed selected, we will probably put our kids in WG. This is afterall so much more established as compared to FP. I have managed to convince Daddy Lim. Hehe. Can you sense the kiasu-ness in me? Muahahaha.

Mummy Lim