Overcoming PPDB Zoning Problems, Bandung City Government Adds 2 New Middle Schools

BANDUNG - Problems faced by parents and students when registering new students (PPDB) are often related to zoning blind spots. The Bandung City Government (Pemkot) responded with plans for 2 new junior high school (SMP) buildings.

Secretary of the Bandung City Education Office (Disdik) Tantan Syurya Santana said, for 2022, his party will add two junior high schools.

"Hopefully in 2022, two new junior secondary schools will be built, from 16 filial ones. So, the buildings can be separated," said Tantan in Bandung, West Java, Wednesday, July 6.

According to him, the two junior high schools were built in the Sukajadi and Riung areas, Bandung. He assessed that the area often experienced zoning blind spot problems.

"This year, two filial buildings were built from 16 schools. So there are only 14 left. Hopefully in 2023 we propose several locations for land assets," he said, according to Antara.

According to him, there are several other areas that often experience blind spot problems, including Ujungberung and Gedebage.

Then, he said he would map the needs of teachers to work in a number of schools to be built. So, according to him, people's access to education is more equitable.

"You don't have to worry about the mandatory affairs of basic needs that are still prioritized," he said.