270 Sekolah Rakyat Students Participate in School Orientation at New Permanent Building in Panggarangan
Lebak - A total of 270 students of Sekolah Rakyat in Lebak Regency, Banten, are participating in the school environment introduction period (MPLS) at the new 8.8-hectare permanent building in Panggarangan.
The Head of Social Empowerment at the Lebak Regency Social Affairs Office, Iwan Khairil Anwar, stated in Lebak on Thursday that the 270 participants include 30 primary school students, 120 junior high school students, and 120 senior high school students.
He added that all students have also undergone free health checks as a prerequisite for enrolment.
“We hope the implementation of the MPLS proceeds well during the one-week period from 25 September to 2 October 2026,” said Iwan.
According to him, the total number of Sekolah Rakyat students at the Panggarangan permanent building reaches 470, comprising 200 pioneer students from the 2025/2026 academic year and 270 students from the 2026/2027 academic year.
He noted that the students belong to poor and extremely poor families within Decile 1 and Decile 2, according to the National Socio-Economic Single Data (DTSEN).
The Panggarangan Sekolah Rakyat permanent building is equipped with various facilities, including classrooms, dormitories, a multipurpose hall, a kitchen, a canteen, a place of worship, and sports fields.
“We hope that Sekolah Rakyat can produce high-achieving students who possess professional competencies and superior, independent human resources, so that in the future, they are able to break the cycle of poverty in line with the expectations of President Prabowo Subianto and Vice President Gibran Rakabuming Raka,” said Iwan.
Meanwhile, Sukardi, a parent from Cipanas, Lebak Regency, expressed his pride that his child was accepted into the senior high school level at Sekolah Rakyat Panggarangan.
“We hope that the eldest of my three children can continue their education through to university, so that they can achieve a better life,” said Sukardi.