Unreceived In The Country, Government Will Facilitate Students Entering Private Schools

Illustration of schoolchildren (ANTARA)

JAKARTA - Minister of Basic and Secondary Education (Mendikdasmen) Abdul Mu'ti asked local governments (Pemda) to facilitate students who are not accepted in public schools to be able to continue in accredited private schools in the new student admission system (SPMB).

He said the new student admission system (SPMB) was the government's effort to achieve quality and fair education. Moreover, all Indonesian children are entitled to proper educational services, both in public and private schools.

"Skolah negeri hanya boleh menerima pajak baru sesuai dengan kuota yang telah ditetapkan. Jika tidak terdampung, pemerintah daerah akan memfasilitasi siswa untuk masyarakat di sekolah swasta teraccredited sesuai dengan kemampuan keuangan daerah," ujar Abdul Mu'ti Senin 3 Maret.

He added that in order for the selection to run more transparently and fairly, the lockdown of basic education data (Dapodik) will be carried out one month before the SPMB announcement. The new system is a refinement of the previous student admission system (PPDB).

Abdul Mu'ti explained that the SPMB ensures that students can attend the nearest education unit according to their domicile. In addition, this system also accommodates groups of underprivileged and special needs.

The SPMB not only regulates the new student admission system, but also includes the guidance and evaluation of student admissions, curation of student achievement, flexibility of the regions in student admissions, involvement of private schools in the national education system, and integration of technology for transparency of revenue data.