3,000 drop-outs in East Kalimantan

3,000 drop-outs in East Kalimantan

SAMARINDA, East Kalimantan: The crisis has led to some 3,080
students becoming school drop-outs in the province in the past
year.

The head of the education office here, Rijani Asnawie, also
said an open junior high school system was being applied for
those who could not continue studies. In this system teachers
come to teach the children at the school nearest to them.

Rijani added East Kalimantan lacked 4,805 teachers and 60
percent of them had only graduated from senior high school
instead of having the formal requisites of at least a diploma.

To overcome the lack of teachers particularly in remote areas
he said teachers working in the hinterland get a monthly
incentive of Rp 150,000 while those in border areas get Rp
200,000. In comparison teachers in towns get a monthly incentive
of Rp 100,000.