45,000 to join entrance test tryout

JAKARTA (JP): As many as 450,000 third grade senior high school students from all over the country are expected to gather at Senayan main stadium here on April 6 for the university entrance test tryout.

The gathering, sponsored by privately-run Tiara Indonesia Foundation and Teknos, an organization dealing with education, is also intended to enhance relationships among students in Indonesia.

Bagia Mulyadi, chairman of Teknos, said 17,000 students were expected from the Greater Jakarta area, 8,000 from Central and East Java, 4,500 from Sumatra, 4,500 from Kalimantan and Sulawesi, 4,500 from Maluku and Irian and another 2,000 students from Bali, East Nusa Tenggara and East Timor.

Bagia's statement did not explain yesterday where all the students would spend the night or whether the foundation and Teknos were in charge of the accommodation, the meals and transportation of the students.

The gathering will be opened by Siti Hardiyanti Rukmana. The foundation is managed by Mrs. Hardiyanti Rukmana. (sur)