CNA938 Rewind - The Big Question: How far would you go to get your child into your first-choice primary school?
From moving house to building alumni connections and planning years in advance, Primary 1 registration can become a major family project. As Singapore changes the system from 2027, Hairianto Diman and Susan Ng ask how much effort is reasonable and what happens when parents become too invested in getting one particular school. They chat with Dr Jean Liu, Associate Professor of Psychology, Health and Social Sciences Cluster, Singapore Institute of Technology; Jervis Ng, Founder, JNA Real Estate & Associate Branch District Director, PropNex