# Consider removing the property proximity advantage in allocating Primary 1 places in schools

- **Source:** The Business Times
- **Published:** 2026-08-03T06:03:26.000Z
- **Author:** Leslie Yee
- **Original:** https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/opinion-features/consider-removing-property-proximity-advantage-allocating-primary-1-places-schools
- **Topics:** Investment & Capital Markets

## Featured rationale

Removing the proximity advantage could reduce education-driven demand for nearby homes and potentially weaken the price premium attached to properties around popular primary schools.

## AI summary

Parents make sizeable property investments near sought-after primary schools to improve their children’s chances of securing places through the proximity-based allocation system.

## Original article

[SINGAPORE] Raising a child in Singapore can cost a fortune. Many parents invest large sums to help their children excel academically and secure good career prospects.

Investments start early, with kids attending brand-name kindergartens and a host of enrichment classes.

In addition, many parents make sizeable investments to live close to a sought-after primary school so that their child can secure a place in the school.

## Chinese translation

> Translation model: grok_cli

### 考虑取消在小一入学分配中按住房邻近度给予的优势

不要让住得较远的孩子在入读热门学校时处于劣势

【新加坡】在新加坡养育孩子可能耗费巨资。许多家长投入大量金钱，帮助子女在学业上出类拔萃，并获得良好的职业前景。

投资从很早就开始，孩子就读名牌幼儿园并参加各种补习与兴趣班。

此外，许多家长还会投入大笔资金，以便住在热门小学附近，从而让子女能获得该校学额。