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        "id": 1661617,
        "msgid": "ministry-of-educations-response-on-six-students-in-bima-unable-to-take-academic-ability-test-1775602283",
        "date": "2026-04-07 17:55:51",
        "title": "Ministry of Education's Response on Six Students in Bima Unable to Take Academic Ability Test",
        "author": "",
        "source": "TEMPO_ID",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Social Policy",
        "summary": "Six primary school students from SD Negeri 19 Rabangodu Utara in Bima, West Nusa Tenggara, were unable to participate in the Academic Ability Test (TKA) due to not being registered in the Basic Education Data (Dapodik) system, prompting protests from their parents against the school's oversight. The Head of the Education Standards, Curriculum, and Assessment Agency, Toni Toharudin, stated that participation requires timely registration, with no exceptions allowed despite the error, as the policy applies uniformly nationwide. The local Education Office has acknowledged the complaint and pledged to find a suitable solution, highlighting the regrettable administrative lapses that directly harm students' academic opportunities.",
        "content": "<p>Six primary school pupils from SD Negeri 19 Rabangodu Utara in Bima\nCity, West Nusa Tenggara, are confirmed unable to take the Academic\nAbility Test (TKA). This is because the six pupils are not included in\nthe Basic Education Data (Dapodik).<\/p>\n<p>The Head of the Education Standards, Curriculum, and Assessment\nAgency of the Ministry of Basic and Secondary Education, Toni Toharudin,\nstated that all pupils not recorded in the data indeed cannot\nparticipate in the TKA. \u201cThey must register within the time we specify.\nIf they do not register, we apologise, but they cannot (take the TKA),\u201d\nsaid Toni when contacted on Tuesday, 7 April 2026.<\/p>\n<p>The parents of the six pupils protested to the school and the local\neducation authority. They regretted the school\u2019s negligence in not\nentering their children\u2019s data into Dapodik. As a result, the six pupils\ncould not take the TKA.<\/p>\n<p>According to Toni, even if there is an error by the school operator,\ndata corrections separately outside the specified time cannot be made.\n\u201cWe have prepared a long registration period. This treatment applies to\nall schools throughout the country,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>The Head of the Education, Youth, and Sports Office of Bima City,\nMahfud, said his office has received complaints from the pupils\u2019\nparents. \u201cTheir parents came to complain to us to find a solution so\ntheir children can take the TKA,\u201d he said, as quoted from Detik.com.<\/p>\n<p>Mahfud regretted that such negligence had to occur. According to him,\nadministrative issues should not happen because they will directly\nimpact the pupils\u2019 academics. \u201cI very much regret it. This is very\ndetrimental to the pupils,\u201d he stated. He promised to find an\nappropriate solution to address this incident.<\/p>",
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