Mr Hoban met head teacher Keith Williams and campaigner Eric Hammond to talk over the issues and promised an overhaul if the Conservative party wins the next election.
Under the present system, parents must choose secondary schools for their children ahead of the 11-plus examination.
If a child fails the exam - losing a grammar place - popular high schools may then be full, restricting their choice.
Critics say the practice leaves parents of borderline youngsters with an impossible dilemma over the unpredictability of their future education.
Mr Hoban, MP for Fareham, Hampshire, said changing the procedure to allow parents to choose once results were known would be fairer, simpler and prevent time-wasting. He said: "It
does not seem right to me. Parents should be given more
choice on the schools they want their children to attend, not be forced
to gamble with their children's futures. We want a system that is fair,
meets the needs of the parents and puts them in control. At the moment,
parents must make choices on results they do not know.
"That affects lower-income parents worst, because higher
income parents know they can pay for extra tuition or for private places
if necessary."
Mr Hoban also met with Eric Hammond, chairman of pressure
group Support Kent Schools, which is backing a group of parents mounting
a legal challenge to the present system.
Mr Hammond said: "Support Kent Schools agrees with
these parents that there are human rights issues here which need to
be looked at by the courts. Parents should have the right to send their
children to the schools of their choice, not have to go through this
present, difficult situation."
