178 Public Schools Targeted to Operate during the 2026/2027 New Academic Year

JAKARTA - The government targets that as many as 178 People's Schools (SR) will operate in the 2026/2027 school year.

Quoted from the upload on the official @kementerianpu Instagram account, Tuesday, June 23, the 178 SR that will operate consists of 93 permanent schools, 77 pilot schools 2025 and 8 new pilot schools 2026.

"Nationally, in the 2026/2027 school year, 178 People's Schools will operate, consisting of 93 permanent schools, 77 pilot schools in 2025 and 8 new pilot schools in 2026," the account wrote.

The construction of 93 permanent SR is almost complete and ready to operate in the new school year in July 2026. To date, the construction progress has reached 78.75 percent.

The program is part of the government's efforts to expand access to education for children from poor families in various regions.

"Collaboration with local governments is the key to the success of the transition and operation of these priority programs," he said.

To note, as many as 48,975 prospective students have been included in the SR program, exceeding the initial quota of 32,640 students. Of the total 48,975 children who have been recorded, the majority come from the most vulnerable group, namely 85.8 percent of the recipients of the hope family program (PKH) and 76.6 percent of the Social and Social Economic Single Data (DTSEN) desil 1-2 with some of them being children who have never received education.

"The People's School program is not merely the construction of educational infrastructure, but a social intervention to ensure that children from the most vulnerable families are no longer left behind and have equal rights in accessing education," he added.