FSGI: The Majority Of Teachers Agree That The PPDB Zoning Will Be Maintained And The UN Will Be Removed

Illustration of PPDB (ANTARA)

JAKARTA The Federation of Indonesian Teachers' Unions (FSGI) conducted a survey to find out the views of teachers regarding zoning policies on New Student Admissions (PPDB).

This survey involved 912 teachers from 15 provinces with various levels of education: 58.9 percent of junior high school/MTs teachers, 25 percent of SMA/MA/SMK teachers, 10.1 percent of elementary/MI teachers, and 6 percent of SLB teachers.

As many as 56.4 percent of respondents were female teachers, while the other 43.6 percent were men. The survey was conducted on November 17, 2024 through the Google Form.

"The results show that 72.3 percent of respondents support the zoning system for PPDB to be maintained, while 27.7 percent propose the removal of this system. In addition, 87.6 percent of teachers agree that the National Examination (UN) is removed, while 12.4 percent want the UN to be implemented again," said Chairman of the FSGI Expert Council Retno Listyarti in her statement, Sunday, November 24.

The reason for the PPDB Zoning to be maintained Respondents who support PPDB zoning put forward several reasons, such as: - Zoning to protect students on trips from and to schools. - This system is considered more just and supports the child's optimal growth and development. - There are other pathways in PPDB, such as achievements, affirmations, and transfer of parental duties, providing more equitable access for all students.

The reason for the rejection of UN Teachers who reject the implementation of UN as the determinant of graduation is that: - UN creates systematic, structured, and massive fraud. - UN provides psychological pressure on students. - Different education standards between schools and regions make UN unfit for graduation indicators. - UN is more suitable as a mapping tool for the quality of education, but it should not be done every year and only involves school samples.

Retno asked the government and the DPR not to rush to remove the zoning system, considering that this policy had been running for eight years and was starting to be accepted by the public.

"This policy upholds the principle of justice in fulfilling the right to education, as mandated in the constitution of the Republic of Indonesia," he said.

FSGI also emphasized the importance of taking sides with local governments in providing access to education, especially by building new public schools in areas that do not yet have SMAN or SMKN.

"Without the construction of a new public school, the same problem will continue to occur, where only about 30'40 percent of students can access public schools," added Secretary General of FSGI, Heru Purnomo.