96 Elementary Schools In Hulu Sungai Tengah, South Kalimantan Threatened To Close

BANJARMASIN - The Education Office of Hulu Sungai Tengah Regency, South Kalimantan, has begun to conduct a comprehensive study of 96 public and private elementary schools with less than 60 students and are threatened with closure.

"In Hulu Sungai Tengah there are indeed 96 elementary schools with less than 60 students, but in 2022 we will focus on conducting studies on 10 elementary schools in Barabai District first," said Plt. Head of the HST Education Office, Muhammad Anhar, quoted by Antara, Friday, May 20.

According to him, a comprehensive study of schools in Barabai District is related to the planning for the placement of students and teachers whose schools will be closed and the use of school buildings in the future so that they are not neglected.

School closures must indeed be carried out, because it adapts to the situation where school-age children are currently decreasing in an area.

There are several criteria, although the SD is scattered in a number of sub-districts, the students are less than 60 people, the Education Office will still maintain it.

Among them are the only elementary school in one village, located in a remote area, the distance between the closest schools is about 4 kilometers and a private school.