Al Izhar high school officially opened

Al Izhar high school officially opened

JAKARTA (JP): Minister of Education and Culture Wardiman
Djojonegoro inaugurated the operation of privately-run Al Izhar
high school at Pondok Labu, South Jakarta, on Saturday.

The high school, which is owned by the Anakku Foundation, has
30 air-conditioned classrooms capable of accommodating 360
students.

The school is equipped with laboratories for biology, physics,
chemistry, language and computer.

Fauzia Aswin Hadis, chairperson of the Al Izhar school, told
reporters after the inauguration ceremony that only qualified
students will be accepted by the school.

"This year, for example, the high school selected only 80
students out of the 180 applicants intending to study here," she
said.

She said that the entrance fee for the school is set at Rp 3
million (US$1,363) with a monthly fee of Rp 80,000.

Various lessons are provided by the school, including Koran
reading course twice a week.

Talking about the quality of teachers, she said all the
teachers are university's graduates.

Bustanil Arifin, chairman of the Anakku Foundation, told
reporters it is important to give students religious education in
addition to normal lessons. (05)