I am so going to figure out how to game the new PSLE rules

LET'S be realistic. If there's a route for parents to guarantee their kids a spot in the school of their choice, that route will be gamed.

Changing the Primary School Leaving Examination (PSLE) grading system to broad bands rather than precise number scores and tweaking the Direct School Admission (DSA) scheme may create a generation of incredibly proficient individuals, but it will neither reduce the amount of pressure that parents place on their young children nor guarantee that our education system produces youth that are both technically and emotionally well-rounded.

What those tweaks do not address is the bigger problem that lies at the heart of the education issue:…