Jakarta \u2013 The Ministry of Education, Basic and Secondary Education\n(Kemendikdasmen) announced that prospective pupils under the age of\nseven can still commence primary education provided the pupil is deemed\nready to participate in learning. Director-General Gogot Suharwoto of\nEarly Childhood Education, Basic Education, and Non-Formal and Informal\nEducation said the policy on age limits for prospective\npupils\u2014especially at the primary level\u2014has been updated via\nPermendikdasmen Number 3 of 2025 on the New Student Admission System\n(SPMB). \u2018So for the SD SPMB there is an age exception, but there is a\ncaveat. The key is that the child is ready to participate in learning at\nprimary school,\u2019 he said after the signing of the Ramah SPMB Commitment\nat Plaza Insan Berprestasi, Building A, Kemendikdasmen, Central\nJakarta.<\/p>\n
More precisely, he explained that prospective pupils entering primary\neducation with ages from six up to a minimum of five years six months by\n1 July of the current year must possess intelligence and\/or exceptional\ntalent as well as psychological readiness. \u2018So there must be a letter\nconfirming that the child is indeed ready. From whom? From the expert\u2014 a\ntrusted local psychologist who surely has the authority or knows who can\napprove entry, and then can be accepted into the school. So age does not\nhave to be seven years,\u2019 he said.<\/p>\n
Deputy Chairman of Commission X of the Indonesian House of\nRepresentatives (DPR RI) Himmatul Aliyah, at the same event, expressed\nappreciation for the updated age limit for primary education. She noted\nthat the public had protested because some children stopped schooling\nafter being refused admission on grounds of age. \u2018Regarding pupil age,\nif I\u2019m not mistaken the Minister has already provided leniency; age no\nlonger has to be seven years. We are grateful and commend the policy on\nage,\u2019 she stated. In the latest revised text, the commission has\nconfirmed that age is no longer an obstacle for pupils to enter school.\n\u2018In the draft law under revision, it is also confirmed that age is no\nlonger a barrier for them to enter the education environment.\u2019<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/ministry-says-under-seven-pupils-can-still-enter-primary-school-1779542808", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }