There Is A National Assessment, PTM In Jakarta Temporarily Stopped

JAKARTA - The DKI Jakarta Education Office has temporarily suspended face-to-face learning (PTM) for a few days. Because the National Computer-Based Assessment (ANBK) will be carried out starting Monday, September 27.

The Head of Public Relations of the DKI Education Agency, Taga Radja Gah, said that the postponement of PTM was carried out for four days until Friday, October 1.

"So this is the policy of the DKI Jakarta Education Office because ANBK and the Computer-Based National Assessment from the Ministry of Education and Research and Technology also bring student representatives to schools, so the limited PTM is postponed until October 1, 2021," said Taga when contacted, Sunday, September 26.

Taga said that the temporary suspension of PTM was carried out because he was worried that there would be crowds at the ANBK and PTM implementation schools.

"Although ANBK is for the high school level, the limited PTM involves PAUD, SD, SMP, SMA, SMK and is worried about crowds. It could happen that there is one school, there is another level that is close to high school. That's what we are worried and careful about. there was a crowd," said Taga.

The DKI Education Office has just added 899 schools to participate in PTM starting today. This is stated in the Decree (SK) of the Head of the DKI Jakarta Education Office Number 984 of 2021.

In detail, 890 schools ranging from kindergarten to high school and vocational schools and 90 Madrasahs. When added to the 610 schools that have implemented PTM before, the total schools that have implemented PTM in Jakarta to date are 1,509 schools.

However, with the existence of ANBK, PTM in 1,509 schools was temporarily postponed. "This means that 899 schools that were determined by the head of the office together with 610 schools will carry out PTM on October 1," added Taga.