JAKARTA - President Prabowo Subianto emphasized the government's commitment to accelerate the improvement of educational infrastructure throughout Indonesia through a massive school renovation program.
"This year alone, I will renovate 60 thousand schools and so on," said President Prabowo at the inauguration of Taruna Nusantara High School Malang Campus, reported by ANTARA, Tuesday, January 13.
The Head of State said that currently Indonesia has around 300 thousand schools. The government targets that all schools can be repaired and improved in the next four years.
"We have 300 thousand schools, I hope that in 4 years we can finish all the schools in Indonesia, and we will improve the quality in all fields," he said.
The President emphasized that education plays a strategic role in national development.
According to him, education is not only a means of producing superior human resources, but also a key to improving people's welfare.
Through this school renovation and quality improvement program, the government hopes to create a decent, safe, and supportive learning environment to improve the quality of education for all children.
"Education is an instrument of development, education is an instrument of welfare, education is an instrument of democracy, education and health are instruments for eliminating poverty," added the President.
The government also targets the presence of at least one flagship school in every province in Indonesia, both Taruna Nusantara High Schools and Garuda High Schools.
This policy is part of the national strategy to accelerate the development of superior human resources and the future leadership of the nation.
To realize this, the government will expand the network of Taruna Nusantara High Schools and form at least 20 similar schools named Garuda High Schools.
The school is designed as a flagship education model to reach more areas, while accelerating the equalization of access to quality education in Indonesia.
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