Prabowo Involves Minister Of State Secretary To Decide The Fate Of PPDB Zoning

Minister of Basic and Secondary Education (Mendikdasmen) Abdul Mu'ti/ANTARA/Andi Firdaus

JAKARTA - Minister of Basic and Secondary Education (Mendikdasmen) Abdul Mu'ti stated that certainty regarding the fate of the zoning system in the 2024/2025 New Student Admissions (PPDB) will soon be decided by the President in the near future.

Mu'ti after attending the Plenary Cabinet Session at the Presidential Office, Presidential Palace complex, Jakarta, said the President instructed that the final zoning decision be finally finalized with the Minister of State Secretary (Mensesneg) Hadi Prasetyo.

"He gave directions to be resolved with the Minister of State Secretary. If possible in these weeks, in the near future," he said as quoted by ANTARA, Wednesday, January 22.

Mu'ti hopes that this decision can come out in the near future, because schools have started to open registration and require certainty.

"Because now many schools have opened as light as possible everywhere," he said.

If the decision is not taken immediately, there will be challenges in consolidation, coordination, and socialization to local governments, schools, and the community.

However, he has not confirmed whether the zoning concept will be completely abolished in the new PPDB scheme.

"Regarding the certainty, just wait until the official decision is issued," he said.

Abdul Mu'ti also explained that the current priority is to complete the PPDB policy first before deciding on the learning evaluation procedure, which is planned to be implemented by the end of 2025 and early 2026.

"This is first, related to student admissions first, later when that is done, then it has been implemented, so later we will decide regarding the implementation of the evaluation," he said.