Bekasi to get more open schools

BEKASI (JP): The local administration plans to establish another open junior high school because existing regular schools are not enough, an official has said.

Bekasi already has an open junior high school, with its headquarters in Sukatani district, with 2,072 students enrolled.

Chief of the Bekasi education and culture office Agus Maryono said here Thursday that the new school will open in the upcoming academic year that starts in July.

It is expected to accommodate more graduates of the many Islamic schools, such as Madrasah Ibtidaiyah, and other regular elementary schools, Agus was reported as saying by Antara.

Bekasi has 154 junior high schools and 153 Madrasah Tsanawiyah.

The open school does not require a new building and the management will use an existing school as headquarters, where the students can meet once a week, he said. (pan)