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        "id": 1796987,
        "msgid": "west-javas-spmb-system-troubles-prompt-extended-data-entry-period-for-senior-secondary-schools-1781150113",
        "date": "2026-06-11 09:58:47",
        "title": "West Java's SPMB System Troubles Prompt Extended Data Entry Period for Senior Secondary Schools",
        "author": "",
        "source": "CNN_ID",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Social Policy",
        "summary": "The West Java provincial government has extended the deadline for the student mapping data entry (PCMB) following widespread technical problems plaguing the new student admission system (SPMB). The extension aims to ensure all junior secondary school graduates in the province have equitable access to senior high and vocational schools. Officials have also outlined subsequent admission phases to guarantee all students find a placement, even if they are not initially accepted into their chosen institution.",
        "content": "<p>The implementation of the New Student Admission System (SPMB) in West\nJava is facing problems as parents encounter various technical obstacles\nduring the registration process. The West Java Provincial Government\nresponded by again extending the data entry period for the Prospective\nNew Student Mapping (PCMB) until Thursday at 23:59 WIB, which serves as\nthe entry route for senior high schools (SMA) and vocational schools\n(SMK) in the province. Head of the West Java Education Office (Disdik),\nPurwanto, said this step was taken to ensure all graduates of junior\nsecondary schools (SMP), Islamic junior secondary schools (MTs), and\nPackage B programmes in the province receive certainty of their rights\nand equitable access to SMA\/SMK level education. He revealed the time\nextension was decided because as of Tuesday (9\/6) at 21:00 WIB, the\nsystem still recorded students who had not completed filling in data for\ntheir choice of destination schools. \u201cWith this extension of time, more\nstudents will be able to participate in the mapping process and obtain\naccess to upper secondary level education,\u201d Purwanto said in a statement\nin Bandung on Wednesday (10\/6). According to the latest schedule, after\nthe PCMB data entry period ends, the stage will immediately proceed to\nthe announcement of student admissions at destination schools, which\nwill be held on Saturday (13\/6) at 14:00 WIB. Purwanto appealed to\nparents and students who later fail to be accepted at their chosen\nschools during the announcement stage not to panic. He stated that the\nWest Java Education Office guarantees room for students to re-select\nschools whose quotas have not yet been met. \u201cAfter the PCMB\nannouncement, students who have not been accepted at any school need not\nworry, because SPMB stages 1 and 2 will be implemented. Students can\nchoose schools that still have unfilled quotas,\u201d Purwanto said. Based on\nthe latest regulatory timeline from the West Java Education Office,\nregistration for SPMB Stage 1 will open from 15 June to 19 June 2026,\nwith the announcement of selection results on 25 June 2026. Meanwhile,\nfor students who still have not secured a school quota in the first\nstage, the government is opening a final opportunity through SPMB Stage\n2 registration, scheduled to take place from 30 June to 6 July 2026,\nfollowed by the final announcement on 10 July 2026.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/west-javas-spmb-system-troubles-prompt-extended-data-entry-period-for-senior-secondary-schools-1781150113",
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