In the fairest possible world where allocations are based purely on chance, students would be assigned to their primary schools through a random process of balloting.
Whether “elite” or “neighbourhood”, all primary schools would comprise first-year students from across the social spectrum, rich or poor, near or far, and regardless of race.
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