When I was seven my parents just moved into the area and couldn't get into the nearby chinese primary school because apparently everyone had 'booked' their kids 1-2 years ago. The closest was 30 minutes drive away but since my parents were working I had to take a 90 minute commute each way, involving 2 buses and a van.

After standard 1 they managed to get me a place at the nearby school via my mother's colleague who weas friends with the Parent teacher association. It was crazy since the 'going rate' was RM6000 (!!!).

Sorry for not providing relevant info to the thread haha but the thread kinda brought back some really wtf memories in primary school...can't really say they were the best years of my life, probably the worst in fact, though I'm barely 20 now. OP please make sure your child's teachers aren't cane-wielding communists.