Bangku Negeri Terbatas, DPRD Jabar Nilai Sistem PPDB Perlu Dirombak Total

Illustration of the PPDB system acceptance (ANTARA)

BANDUNG - Deputy Chairman of the West Java DPRD, Iwan Suryawan, asked the West Java Provincial Government to dismantle the rules for the acceptance of new students (PPDB/SPMB) completely.

Iwan assessed that the problem of competing for state school seats, which always makes parents dizzy every year, occurs because the number of state and private schools in West Java is not balanced.

Even so, Iwan appreciated the executive ranks under the leadership of Acting Governor Dedi Mulyadi who had worked hard to find alternative solutions. The local government's efforts to design new programs to expand access to education this year deserve applause.

"We appreciate the provincial government's efforts to improve education in West Java. But this quota inequality cannot be left alone without any system improvement in a short time. This year's registration must be a good moment to improve so that the system is more honest and open," said Iwan, Monday, June 1.

Iwan reminded that the government's hard work still needs strict control so as not to cause panic in the field. Many parents of students are anxious that their children cannot go to school because they are out of competition in the strict selection system.

If you look at the data from the West Java Education Office, the number of benches in state schools is very few. All SMA, SMK, and MAN in West Java, if combined, can only accommodate around 363,067 new students.

The details, for state high schools there are only 195,344 benches. Meanwhile, for state vocational schools only 124,217 benches are available, and the State Islamic Religious School (MAN) has the least number, namely only 21,888 benches.

This condition is very different from private schools. Private schools in West Java actually have a very wide and loose capacity, namely they can accept up to 546,116 new students.

Seeing this very far difference, Iwan Suryawan emphasized that the legal rules regarding education in West Java must be changed quickly. If there is no firm rule, the problem of children dropping out of school because they do not get a seat in the state will continue to recur.

This PKS politician said that old problems such as moving to a fictitious address through the Family Card (KK) occurred because parents were panicked. The accumulation of applicants at one school can only disappear if the registration system is made honest from the start.

"The regional government cannot go it alone to solve this complicated quota registration problem. There must be strong cooperation between the government and the West Java DPRD," said Iwan Suryawan.

Iwan also asked the public to change the view that private schools are the second choice. It is this kind of thinking that makes everyone pile up to register in the state school zoning track, until it makes a fuss every new school year.

In order to solve this problem, the legislator from the electoral district of Bogor City is overseeing changes to the Regional Regulation (Perda) on Education in West Java.

The purpose of this rule change is so that the way new students are accepted can keep up with the development of the digital age and the increasing population. The new rules are expected to close the gap for individuals who like to cheat.

"This change in rules is very important so that the quality of schools can be equal. We must remove the term 'favorite school' which makes everyone pile up to apply to one school only," explained Iwan.

In addition to changing the rules, Iwan also reminded the West Java Education Office to maintain their online registration application system. Don't let the application error or crash again because too many people access on the first day.

The West Java DPRD, said Iwan, promised to continue to oversee the registration process until all the re-registration processes were completed. They have also prepared a complaint post at the DPRD office specifically to help residents who have difficulty in the field.