We live in a rural area, our town has a primary school and so does the next town over (about 10 minutes drive away).
I am not sure if you have a decile rating system in Australia, but here in NZ schools are rated 1-10 based on the income of parents. The school in my town is rated as Decile 1, which is the lowest it can get. The last ERO report stated that they cannot guarantee the safety of the students and I have seen children hitting/kicking teachers and kids fighting during lunch time. From what I have heard it is not restricted to playtime either. It is a terrible school.
The school in the next town is rated Decile 7, which is better than average and I have only heard good things about it.

However, the next town has announced that it is highly likely that beginning next year they will implement a roll cap and introduce zoning. This means that by the time DS starts school in two years, he will not be able to attend the better school. We bought a house a year ago and DH is unlikely to get the same income elsewhere.

What would you do in this situation?