Private Schools Involved In SPMBs That Replace PPDB Systems, What's The Reason For Mendikdasmen?

Minister of Basic and Secondary Education (Mendikdasmen) Abdul Mu'ti at a press conference in Jakarta, Thursday (30/1/2025. ANTARA/Sean Filoso Muhamad/pri.

JAKARTA - Minister of Basic and Secondary Education (Mendikdasmen) Abdul Mu'ti stated the reasons for the involvement of private schools in the New Student Admission System (SPMB). It is known that the SPMB will replace the New Student Admission System (PPDB) in 2025.

The Minister of Education and Culture emphasized that all children who received education in private schools were also Indonesian children.

"So, there should be no understanding that those who study in the private sector are not part of Indonesian children, and their rights are also guaranteed through the National Education System Law," said the Minister of Education and Culture at a press conference in Jakarta, Friday, January 31, which was confiscated by Antara.

He continued, the involvement of private schools in the SPMB was also carried out because the capacity of public schools in Indonesia was limited.

Therefore, he continued, for children who are not accepted by public schools in the SPMB, they have the opportunity to get their education in private schools.

"Well, of course, some of these private schools have higher costs than public schools. However, there are also private sectors whose costs are also not always higher than the country," said the Minister of Education and Culture.

Overcoming this, his party also coordinates with the Ministry of Home Affairs (Kemendagri), so that education in private schools can also be helped so as not to burden the parents of students whose children study in private schools.

"It turns out, earlier there was a Minister of Home Affairs Regulation which stated that private schools can be assisted by the government. So, this is not a new policy at all, it turns out, and it is (from) 2023," said Minister of Education and Culture Abdul Mu'ti.

Regarding this, the Minister of Home Affairs, Tito Karnavian, said that his party would review which areas have provided grants or assistance to private schools.

This, he continued, will also be followed by various considerations of the fiscal capacity of each region.

"So that the public can assess the regional head, what kind of attention it is to young people, yes students, not only the country, but also the private sector," said the Minister of Home Affairs.