Klojen (malangkota.go.id) – Indonesian Minister of Home Affairs (Mendagri) Tito Karnavian encouraged regions to support the People's School (SR) program initiated by Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto. This was conveyed by the Minister of Home Affairs in a coordination meeting (rakor) which was combined with the National Coordination Meeting on Inflation Control which was held online. hybrid, (21/4/2024). Mayor of Malang Wahyu Hidayat together with the Malang City TPID on this occasion attended an online coordination meeting from the Ngalam Command Center (NCC) Room, Malang City Hall.
The Minister of Home Affairs said that the People's School is an initiative of President Prabowo Subianto to provide inclusive education for all levels of society including the underprivileged, both the poor and the extremely poor. "The target of the people's school is to become a kind of boarding school which provides facilities ranging from food, accommodation and sports facilities from elementary to high school levels," he said.
In its implementation, President Prabowo has appointed the Ministry of Social Affairs (Kemensos) as the main coordinator for the establishment of the People's School. Minister of Social Affairs (Mensos) Saifullah Yusuf also said that currently there are 356 points proposed to become organizers of the People's School. "In accordance with the President's direction, in 2025, construction will begin at 200 locations which will later be determined through the task force who is most appropriate to get the first opportunity," explained the man who is familiarly called Gus Ipul.
Gus Ipul further stated that the priority points were chosen based on readiness according to the assessment results. desk and poverty levels in the region. In the first stage, 53 points have been surveyed and are currently being designed for revitalization or renovation. Meanwhile, 85 other points are also being surveyed by the Ministry of Public Works, to be considered whether they can be included in this year's learning process.
"But what is certain is that this year, the 2025/2026 school year will start at 53 points. Some will start at elementary school level, some will start at junior high school level, and some will start at senior high school/equivalent level," he explained.
Responding to this, Malang Mayor Wahyu Hidayat said that Malang City is projected to be one of 53 points ready to organize Public Schools in the 2025/2026 school year. The Malang City Team led by the Regional Secretary of Malang City has now departed for Jakarta to conduct desk together with the Ministry of Social Affairs team in the context of organizing People's Schools in Malang City.
"The team has all come down, both from the Ministry of Social Affairs and the Ministry of Public Works, and they are happy because we (Malang City) are one of those ready to carry out the program. boarding school. We have a building for learning, and the flats we just need to renovate, but in principle we are ready," he said.
Wahyu further said that currently his party is re-registering children who have the potential to become students of the People's School. One of the criteria is being included in the 1st and 2nd deciles, which are groups with the least prosperous or poor economic level (Decile 1), and the least prosperous or poor economic level (Decile 2). In addition, the Malang City Government is also focused on finding children whose age meets the requirements to enter the 2025/2026 school year.
"We are currently re-registering, because we have to be in deciles 1 and 2. However, what we are looking for is class one, not the middle class, so we are looking for... really students who are of the right age to enter grade 1 of elementary school, grade 1 of junior high school and grade 1 of senior high school," he concluded. (iu/yn)
