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        "id": 1877851,
        "msgid": "indonesias-sekolah-rakyat-to-expand-to-45-000-students-in-2026-1784818217",
        "date": "2026-07-23 21:27:04",
        "title": "Indonesia's Sekolah Rakyat to expand to 45,000 students in 2026",
        "author": "",
        "source": "ANTARA_EN",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Social Policy",
        "summary": "The Indonesian government's Sekolah Rakyat programme is set to expand its enrollment to 45,000 students by 2026, up from 15,000 last year. Social Affairs Minister Saifullah Yusuf announced the increase as part of a broader effort to provide education access to children from impoverished families, with a long-term target of reaching one million students by 2029. The programme operates a boarding school model and is currently constructing permanent campuses at over 100 locations nationwide.",
        "content": "<p>Social Affairs Minister Saifullah Yusuf said on Thursday that the\nprojected enrollment reflects the government\u2019s commitment to ensuring\ninclusive access to quality education for children who are out of\nschool, have dropped out, or are at risk of dropping out due to economic\nhardship.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLast year, the total number of Sekolah Rakyat students exceeded\n15,000. We have decided to increase this year\u2019s admission quota by\n30,000,\u201d he said in Bandung District, West Java.<\/p>\n<p>The minister said the increase will bring total enrollment to about\n45,000 students across the elementary, junior high, and senior high\nschool levels.<\/p>\n<p>He added that the national priority program has been operating since\nJuly 2025 at 166 locations nationwide, with most schools using\ngovernment-owned facilities as temporary campuses.<\/p>\n<p>The program primarily targets children from families classified as\npoor or extremely poor in the National Single Socioeconomic Data\n(DTSEN), with the goal of reducing poverty through education and\nimproving the quality of human resources.<\/p>\n<p>Yusuf also noted that the government has begun constructing permanent\nSekolah Rakyat campuses at more than 100 locations across the country,\nwith each campus expected to accommodate between 2,000 and 2,500\nstudents.<\/p>\n<p>He highlighted President Prabowo Subianto\u2019s target of expanding the\nprogram to reach around one million children nationwide by the end of\nhis term in 2029.<\/p>\n<p>The minister said the program adopts a boarding school model,\nproviding students with around-the-clock education in safe and\nsupportive learning and living environments.<\/p>\n<p>He also emphasized that the ministry remains open to collaborating\nwith other ministries, government agencies, and regional administrations\nto accelerate the development of Sekolah Rakyat facilities across\nIndonesia.<\/p>\n<p>Related news: Govt targets renovation for 10,000 students\u2019 homes of\nSekolah Rakyat<\/p>\n<p>Related news: Sekolah Rakyat helps students realize their potential:\nDeputy Minister<\/p>\n<p>Translator: I. Nugraha, Tegar Nurfitra<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/indonesias-sekolah-rakyat-to-expand-to-45-000-students-in-2026-1784818217",
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