If school choice (US here) became the norm and people could choose where they wanted to go, vs the current standard of attendance being based on where you live, how would that work? Basically, if everyone wants school X, and obviously school X can’t accommodate everyone, how will it work? Obviously not everyone would choose X; some want Y for location, others want Z for certain programs, but in general..?
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One example I can give you is how it’s done in my home country. Your school from grades 1 to 8 are determined by where you live by default but parents can request a transfer if they want.
At the end of grade 8 students do a standardized test, and in addition high schools can ask for an in-person interview for specific classes (for example if you want to go to a class that focuses on math, then they’ll test your math skills).
There’s a central state agency (think government agency in the US) that handles admissions, you register your order of choice and it will sort students into high schools according to how they did on the tests.
Private high schools can have a completely different admissions process but there’s not so many of them here.
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