# Primary 1 registration: Can we stop parents from gaming the system?

An episode of [Deep Dive](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1491441787), 19 Nov 2025, 20 min.

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A mother was recently sentenced to jail for faking her home address to get her child into a primary school, raising the question - just how far will parents go to secure a spot in their school of choice and how can we tighten the process? Steven Chia and Tiffany Ang unpack the pressures some parents face with Primary 1 registration with Junda Ong, founder of SG Schooling and Assistant Professor Jacqueline Ho from Singapore Management University. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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