inSing.com, 10 Aug 2012The Straits Times reported that since primary school registrations started in July, many parents have complained online that some are using “fake addresses” to gain an advantage.
What these parents do is to rent an apartment near their school of choice and use the new address in their children’s application form. They do not live or move into these rented units and will terminate the rental once their children have been admitted into the school.
Yet, parents who are found to have done this may face jail time for the fraud, the paper reported, quoting a spokesperson from the Education Ministry. The children will have to transfer to another school even if they have been admitted. Full story
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