Computerized school admission system in Jakarta passes first test<\/p>\n
Leony Aurora, Jakarta<\/p>\n
Parents visiting senior high schools in Jakarta on Friday to
\nensure placements for their children found a new computerized
\nadmission system that is transparent and practical.<\/p>\n
The system, applied for the first time in the capital, allows
\nparents to name five preferred schools for their children, who
\nare ranked based on academic performance. Schools will accept
\nstudents ranked higher than their actual capabilities.<\/p>\n
\"The system is more transparent now,\" said M. Darwin after
\nchecking his son's position at a room on the ground floor of SMA
\n70 state senior high school in Bulungan, South Jakarta.<\/p>\n
At 11 a.m., his son, Bob Sumadi, was listed 88th for one of
\nthe 400 places available at SMA 70, his first choice.<\/p>\n
Darwin told The Jakarta Post that it was good that he could
\nmonitor his son's position minute by minute through the Internet.
\nBob's position is bound to change as more student register during
\nthe admission period from July 9 to July 12.<\/p>\n
Should his rank fall to below 400, Bob's details will
\nautomatically be submitted to his second choice of school, and so
\nforth.<\/p>\n
SMA 70 principal Djumadi told reporters that parents were
\nsupposed to receive printouts immediately after filling in and
\nsubmitting admission forms to check their children's data as well
\nas to obtain registration numbers.<\/p>\n
These numbers are needed to check the students' positions
\nthrough the Jakarta Junior\/High School Education Agency's website
\nat www.dikmentidki.psb-online.or.id. Alternately, people can send
\nthe message \"unibraw psb jkt (registration number)\" to 7890 for
\nTelkomsel users and 5252 for those using Indosat.<\/p>\n
\"However, as the process (of data entry) takes time, we ask
\nparents to come back after 4 p.m. this afternoon or tomorrow
\nmorning to get their printouts,\" said Djumadi. \"Otherwise, they
\nwill amass here.\"<\/p>\n
Officials at each school only enter students' previous
\nnational examination numbers and preferred schools.<\/p>\n
\"We send the data to the agency, which will log in the
\ngrades,\" said a member of the admission committee, referring to
\nthree subjects students are tested on nationwide -- English,
\nBahasa Indonesia and mathematics -- used to rank the students.
\nThis measure is conducted to avoid the use of fake school
\ndiplomas.<\/p>\n
However, human error in typing in numbers has posed some minor
\nproblems.<\/p>\n
\"When my son's exam number was entered, his file could not be
\nprocessed,\" said one concerned father. An official answered that
\nit was possible that a typing error had caused the problem and
\nurged the father to report the case to the agency.<\/p>\n
Agency spokesman Abdul Hamid said that up until Friday
\nafternoon, no complaints had been reported.<\/p>\n
\"Most people phone in to get information,\" he said.<\/p>\n
Students not accepted by any of their five preferred schools
\nmay resubmit their applications with five new options during the
\nadmission period. Final results will be announced on July 13,
\nwhich will also be the first day of a three-day registration
\nperiod for accepted students at their respective schools.<\/p>\n
A second admission period, with a similar procedure, will be
\nheld from July 16 to July 17 to fill remaining spaces.<\/p>",
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