About school places?

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I’m part of a FB group for parents in our local area, there is huge pressure on school places, it's awful.
AIBU to be thoroughly sick of the completely crap “advice” parents are giving each other about getting a place? Such gems as “My baby got her school first choice but that's because I didn't give any others just the 1 school” and “tell em your home schooling, they hate that, then you'll get a place you want".
I can't see how this helps anyone?

I guess as well that the distance keeps changing as some people within the initial distance are offered another higher preference school so the scope is increased so the next furthest gets in then....etc

Deewe that could be a goer!