DKI-DPRD Provincial Government Will Sign Mou Agree On Free Schools In Jakarta To Take Place In 2025

School illustration (ANTARA)

JAKARTA - The DKI Jakarta Provincial Government and the DKI Jakarta DPRD will sign a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to agree on the implementation of free schools, especially private schools, starting in 2025. Chairman of Commission E of the DKI Jakarta DPRD, Iman Satria, revealed that the MoU will be signed on August 20, 2024. Alhamdulillah, this free school can be realized. On August 20 there will be (MoU) between Commission E and the Education Office whose contents are agreement that starting in 2025 a free school in Jakarta," said Iman, quoted on Monday, August 12. Iman emphasized that all party factions in the DKI Jakarta DPRD have one voice in realizing free schools in Jakarta. The interesting thing is that an agreement has been reached between the executives and us in commission E to realize free schools. All members in Commission E, all commissions and all factions in the DPRD agreed to implement free schools in DKI,'' he continued. Iman continued, the idea of free schools emerged from complaints that are often accepted by the DPRD. Many poor families who complained about their children dropping out of school until their diplomas were detained by private schools because they had not paid off their education costs. That is our commitment agreement and became the legacy of Commission E for the 2019-2024 Period. With the existence of free schools, problems such as diplomas are withheld schools, the payment problems and so on are no longer there,' said Iman, Acting Head of the DKI Jakarta Education Office Budi Awaluddin said, not all private schools will be included in the free school program.

It is noted that as many as 415 private schools grade A and B continue to use the education financing system they have implemented. Given that these schools have not received the distribution of education operational assistance funds (BOS) so far. "So, they are already independent, do not receive BOS funds from the central government. Well, what we will remove are those who receive BOS funds," Budi told reporters, Monday, August 5.