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        "msgid": "opportunity-opens-for-more-free-private-schools-in-jakarta-1777568008",
        "date": "2026-04-30 22:33:33",
        "title": "Opportunity Opens for More Free Private Schools in Jakarta",
        "author": "",
        "source": "DETIK",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Social Policy",
        "summary": "The Jakarta Provincial Government is considering expanding its free private school programme to include more institutions, particularly madrasahs under the Ministry of Religious Affairs, with an initial allocation of Rp 253.6 billion for 103 schools across primary, secondary, and special education levels. Deputy Governor Pramono emphasised the need for fairness in the policy, aiming to broaden access to education in areas lacking public schools. DPRD Commission E Chair Muhammad Subki proposed including private madrasahs, potentially increasing the number beyond the current 103 if fiscal space allows.",
        "content": "<p>The Jakarta Provincial Government (Pemprov) is opening opportunities\nto add more free private schools, particularly those under the Ministry\nof Religious Affairs, namely madrasahs. Pramono wants this free private\nschool policy to be fair to all parties.<\/p>\n<p>Pemprov Jakarta has already allocated a budget of Rp 253.6 billion to\nfund 103 private schools that will be made free. If the latest proposal\ncan be realised, there is potential for more than 103 free private\nschools in DKI.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHopefully in the future, if the fiscal space of the DKI Jakarta DPRD\ncan be increased, we will certainly add (free private schools),\u201d said\nPramono at the DKI Jakarta DPRD building on Thursday (30\/4\/2026).<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYes, it must be fair for everyone, including madrasahs,\u201d he\ncontinued.<\/p>\n<p>In the plenary meeting held at the DKI Jakarta DPRD, Chair of\nCommission E of the DKI Jakarta DPRD, Muhammad Subki, requested that\nprivate schools under the Ministry of Religious Affairs, namely\nmadrasahs, be included in the free private school programme.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI propose to the governor and his team that free schools be followed\nlater by free private madrasahs,\u201d said Subki.<\/p>\n<p>As compiled by detikcom, Pemprov Jakarta has allocated a special\nbudget for the free private school programme. The distribution of\nschools targets primary (SD), junior secondary (SMP), senior secondary\n(SMA\/SMK), and special needs (SLB) levels spread across Jakarta\u2019s five\nadministrative cities.<\/p>\n<p>Pemprov Jakarta previously allocated a budget of Rp 253.6 billion to\nfund 103 private schools that will be made free. This programme is\nintended to expand access to education, especially in areas that do not\nyet have public schools.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe budget allocated for 103 private schools is Rp 253,625,139,600,\u201d\nsaid the Head of the DKI Jakarta Education Office, Nahdiana, when\nconfirmed on Monday (20\/4).<\/p>\n<p>She also said that the selected private schools will go through a\nnumber of strict criteria to ensure the programme runs on target.\n\u201cPrioritised for private educational units in sub-districts that do not\nhave schools operated by Pemprov DKI,\u201d she continued.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to the location factor, there are several administrative\nrequirements that must be met by prospective recipient private schools.\nAmong them, schools must have an establishment permit, National School\nIdentification Number (NPSN), and actively report data to the National\nEducation Data Management System according to actual conditions.<\/p>\n<p>Schools must also have been accredited by the National Education\nAccreditation Agency and registered as recipients of school operational\nassistance (BOS) from the central government for the past three years\nwithout interruption.<\/p>",
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