\u201cRevitalization is part of the national priority programs initiated\nby President Prabowo Subianto to strengthen education quality by\nimproving school facilities and infrastructure,\u201d Primary and Secondary\nEducation Minister Abdul Mu\u2019ti said during the inauguration of a\nrevitalized school in Jember, East Java, on Saturday.<\/p>\n
In 2025, the government completed the revitalization of 16,167\nschools across Indonesia, meeting 100 percent of the target.<\/p>\n
This effort is part of the government\u2019s commitment to ensuring that\nIndonesian children learn in proper and high-quality environments.<\/p>\n
According to the minister, funding for approximately 11,470 schools\nhas already been allocated in the state budget for this year\u2019s\nrevitalization.<\/p>\n
Consequently, if the additional budget request is approved, the\ngovernment will revitalize more than 71,000 schools nationwide in\n2026.<\/p>\n
\u201cI hope that before 2029, every school in Indonesia will have been\nreached by this revitalization program,\u201d Mu\u2019ti said.<\/p>\n
He explained that this year\u2019s revitalization program will be\nimplemented through a self-management system by each school and carried\nout based on research conducted by the ministry.<\/p>\n
He further said that this initiative also creates jobs for the local\nresidents and drives the regional economy.<\/p>\n
\u201cConstruction materials will be prioritized to be sourced from local\nshops, and the workforce will involve the local community,\u201d the minister\nremarked.<\/p>\n
On the same occasion, Jember District Head Muhammad Fawait noted that\nat the beginning of his term in early 2025, there were 1,532 heavily\ndamaged school buildings across Jember. The figure does not include\nthose categorized as having light or moderate damage.<\/p>\n
This situation presents a massive challenge that cannot be resolved\nby relying on the district government budget alone.<\/p>\n
Following updates on the Education Primary Data, Jember was allotted\na quota of 124 schools in the central government\u2019s school revitalization\nprogram in 2025.<\/p>\n
\u201cIn 2026, the Jember District Government is proposing more than 300\nheavily damaged schools to be included in the next phase of the\nrevitalization program,\u201d Fawait said.<\/p>\n
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