SHHK will be implementing the following policies with effect 1 Jan 2022, to better recognise the strong commitment of school-based volunteers for their long term and daily commitment and to improve traffic situation at the schools: Schools’ primary one vacancies that become available will be allocated to students on the Waiting Lists in the following […]
Faq Category: P1 WAITLIST PRIORITY SCHEME
SHHK School-Based Volunteer Primary One Waitlist Priority Scheme
Q1: Does the new school-based volunteer primary one waitlist priority scheme apply to Phase 2B recommendation?
No it does not affect the SHHK recommendation criteria for Phase 2B. The SHHK Phase 2B criteria remains as: Two (2) year consecutive membership with SHHK before 30th June on the year of P1 registration; 80 hours of volunteer service with SHHK (includes school-base and non school-base) […]
Q2: If my child is born in 2016 or 2017, does this new rule apply to me for waitlist?
No. […]
Q3: For children born in 2016 and 2017, how do you handle waitlist vacancies?
There are 2 baseline criteria: min. 80 hours volunteer service with SHHK and 2-year consecutive SHHK membership. Schools will check with SHHK when vacancies become available. In line with MOE policy, SHHK will prioritise members staying within 1km, then 1km – 2km, then >2km, when considering recommendation for the waitlist vacancy. If there are more […]
Q4: Does this new waiting list rule apply only to before starting P1 or will it also be applied to P2 to P5 waitlist?
This new rule only applies to those on primary one waitlist. For other levels, the schools have discretion. […]
Q5: How do I apply for the waitlist? When can I apply for the waitlist?
Please refer to individual school’s website for details. […]
Q6: If I apply for phase 2B but not phase 2C, can I still be placed on waitlist?
Yes, you may apply to be on the waitlist but your priority tier for waitlist vacancy consideration will be lower than members who have applied to both 2B and 2C. […]
Q7: How many vacancies are there for waitlist? How many children actually get in through waitlist?
Vacancies are dependent on many factors and are different every year, and can range from 0 to 3. […]
Q8: What does school-based volunteering services entail?
Volunteers will mainly be tasked to assist with channelling traffic flow for morning arrivals and afternoon dismissals. […]
Q9: What are the duty hours like for school-based volunteers? How many volunteer hours can I clock per term?
The hours differ from school to school, please refer to the volunteer application Google forms for details for each school. Volunteer hours clocked can range from 30 hours to 50 hours (based on 5-days service per week) per term of 11 weeks. […]