Pinkmama: BTW, if you are thinking to volunteer at the popular schs to increase your chance, there is also a time frame to do so. I think the latest is to reg for PV when your child is 3 or 4. Think you need to complete the 40 hours in the Dec your child turns 5, as registration is done in the Jul/Aug when your child turns 6. Also as most schools would like to increase their PV's chances, they will try to limit the number of PVs for each batch... meaning if you register too late to b a PV and vacancies are 'filled', the school may turn you away.