Ban on Double-Shift Schools by Ministry of Basic and Secondary Education Difficult to Implement in Karangasem

The ban on double-shift schooling from the Ministry of Basic and Secondary Education (Kemendikdasmen) is still difficult to implement in Karangasem. This is because there are many schools with a number of students that is disproportionate to the available classrooms.

“For Karangasem, it seems it will still be difficult to implement in the near future; there are several factors causing this,” said Budiadnyana, Head of the Education, Youth, and Sports Office (Disdikpora) of Karangasem, I Gusti Bagus Budiadnyana, on Tuesday (7/4/2026).

According to Budiadnyana, the imbalance between the number of students and classrooms cannot be resolved in the near future due to land limitations. “Several schools, especially junior secondary schools in Karangasem, can no longer add classrooms because there is no land available. Meanwhile, children are obliged to receive education,” explained Budiadnyana.

For this reason, a number of schools in Karangasem are still implementing the double-shift system in the morning and afternoon.

Previously, when the Deputy Minister of Basic and Secondary Education (Wamendikdasmen) of the Republic of Indonesia, Fajar Riza Ul Haq, visited Karangasem, he expressed plans to eliminate the double-shift learning system in schools. According to him, the system reduces the quality of learning.

“The double-shift learning system can make teachers fatigued, thus making the students’ learning process less than optimal,” said Fajar.

“We have already formulated solution steps, including plans for multi-storey classroom construction when school rehabilitation assistance is available,” said Fajar.