Want Primary 1 place? Commit to longer hours

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Popular primary schools have raised the bar for parents hoping to earn a place for their children by being volunteers.

The schools are asking parents to commit to longer hours or come up with specific projects. Not everyone who applies can be a volunteer.

More schools have set 60 to 80 hours of voluntary work if parents want their child registered at Phase 2B of the Primary 1 registration exercise. This is well over the Education Ministry's guideline of 'at least 40 hours'.

Phase 2B is for children whose parents are not alumni and have no other ties to the school.