Deputy Head of the DKI Jakarta Education Office, Sarjoko, ensured that the financing of education in private schools included all students in each education unit who were targeted by the program.
Thus, there is no selective logging of financing in certain groups as long as the student is registered in a private school that is included in the free school program.
"Financing targets all students according to the capacity of the private school. For example, in one rombel (study group) 32 students, the calculation allocation that we have budgeted for is a number," Sarjoko told reporters, Thursday, May 8.
However, Sarjoko has not been able to confirm the total budget needed to finance the implementation of free schools. The free school trials will only be carried out in the new academic year 2025/2026.
"How much will it take, right after the admission of new students, that's what we have budgeted. So the distribution of funds will adjust to the number of students later," explained Sarjoko.
On that occasion, Sarjoko also ensured that free school trials targeting 40 private education units would not use funds diverted from the Jakarta Smart Card (KJP) program. The DKI Provincial Government also did not take the budget from the grant funds belonging to the Education Office.
"Not a grant, not a KJP, beyond that. The allocation has been prepared in yesterday's shift (APBD)," he said.
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Meanwhile, the DKI Jakarta DPRD has formed a special committee (pansus) to formulate a mechanism that will be regulated in the Draft Regional Regulation (Raperda) regarding the Implementation of Education.
The chairman of the Special Committee for the Raperda for the Implementation of Education at the DKI Jakarta DPRD, M. Subki, explained that the plan is for the target of this free school trial to be applied to private education units in urban villages that do not have public schools and dense residential areas.
However, 40 private schools as pilot projects for free schools cannot be announced. This is because the governor's regulation (pergub) which stipulates that the school registration will only be ratified in the near future.
"The governor's regulation is being processed. So we can't spill either, which school is because this must be concrete. The school also really wants to be free with the consequences that have been discussed, of course with the regional government," explained Subki.
"What is certain is that we ask for the trial of 40 if it can be evenly distributed in all 5 city areas. So that the community can also get socialization that there is a free school program," he added.
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