DPRD Checks PPDB Jakarta Call Center 2024, It Turns Out That The Number Can't Be Contacted

Working Meeting of Commission E of the DKI Jakarta DPRD with the ranks of the DKI Jakarta Education Office/PHOTO: Diah Ayu-VOI

Deputy Chairman of Commission E of the DKI Jakarta DPRD, Elva Farhi Qolbina, received a complaint from the guardian of prospective students about the difficulty of contacting the service number (call center) of the new student admission committee (PPDB) for the 2024/2025 school year.

This was revealed by Elva in the working meeting of Commission E of the DKI Jakarta DPRD with the ranks of the DKI Jakarta Education Office.

"Sometimes we have problems with technical matters. Substantive is okay, the spirit is okay, but technically it is sometimes very weak," said Elva at the DKI Jakarta DPRD building, Monday, May 27.

Elva then tried to contact the Central Jakarta PPDB post call center 1 in front of the DKI Disdik ranks. When checked, it turned out that the number could not be contacted.

Then when Elva contacted the PPDB post in Central Jakarta 2, the connected tone was heard, but unfortunately the phone was not picked up by the post operator.

"It can't be contacted, sir. This is the SMKN 1, both of which cannot be contacted. I'm trying both of them, sir, they can't connect," said Elva.

"How come, we have to go to Mr. Kadis if there are complaints like this? Then what is the function of the complaint? What is the function of the call center?" he continued.

PPDB starts from June 10 to July 4, 2024 online for the level of public elementary schools (SDN), state junior high schools (SMPN), state high schools (SMAN), and state vocational high schools (SMKN) through ppdb.jakarta.go.id.

Prior to that, the PPDB pre-registration stage was opened with an account submission starting on May 20, 2024 for SDN levels, May 27, 2024 for SMPN levels, and June 3, 2024 for SMAN and SMKN levels.

Meanwhile, for public early childhood education (SPAUDN) schools, study activity studios (SKB), and state extraordinary schools (SLBN) will be held offline/online on June 10-30 July 2024.

Meanwhile, the total capacity of the SDN level is 95,677 students; SMPN 71,093 students with an estimated CPDB of 151,164 students and a capacity of 47.03 percent.

Student quota for SMAN 29,559 students and SMKN 20,130 students with an CPDB estimate of 139,841 and a capacity of 35.53 percent.

Seeing the current limited capacity of public schools, Disdik DKI again held a Joint PPDB in the previous year involving private schools.

This year, the implementation of PPDB Bersama involved 121 private high schools with a capacity of 2,671 students, 147 private vocational schools with a capacity of 4,024 students, and 138 private junior high schools with a capacity of 1,731 students.

This year, prospective new students (CPDB) will no longer be able to move or apply for family cards (KK) so they can pass PPDB. This is because the CPDB that can take part in the 2024 Jakarta PPDB is a resident of DKI Jakarta and lives in Jakarta, as evidenced by the KK which was made no later than June 10, 2023.