Singapore is changing the Primary 1 registration system from 2027, with most schools increasing Phase 2C places from 40 to 60 and 12 schools introducing a new two-track system for children living within and beyond 2km. But what are these changes really designed to achieve?

Let’s Talk, Singapore speaks to Dr Nur Diyanah Binte Anwar, Lecturer, Humanities and Social Studies Education Department at the National Institute of Education  about access, social mixing, school choice, parental behaviour and whether changing P1 registration can make Singapore’s schools more equitable.