Central Papua Education and Culture Office Tightens Dapodik Validation to Prevent Fictitious Data

Nabire (ANTARA) - The Central Papua Education and Culture Office (Disdikbud) is tightening validation of the Basic Education Data (Dapodik) to prevent the practice of entering fictitious data in educational units.

The Head of the Data Division of Central Papua Disdikbud, Yulianus Kuayo, in Nabire on Friday, stated that the main issue in education management in the region still relates to the accuracy of school data.

He explained that these discrepancies, for instance, are evident from the number of students recorded in Dapodik not matching the number of pupils participating in exams at schools.

“For example, at the primary school level, the number of students during exams is small, but many are recorded in Dapodik. Similarly, at junior secondary level, few class IX students take the exam, but the data for classes VII and VIII shows a high number of pupils,” he said.

According to him, these findings indicate data manipulation, including the use of invalid Population Registration Numbers (NIK) by certain operators or school parties.

As a corrective measure, Central Papua Disdikbud will recommend sanctions for schools proven to have violated rules, particularly in managing School Operational Assistance (BOS) funds.

“If discrepancies are found, we will recommend to the district government to impose sanctions up to the revocation of the National School Basic Number (NPSN),” he said.

He added that this policy has been agreed upon between the Central Papua Provincial Government and district governments, and applies to both public and private schools.

In addition, Central Papua Disdikbud is also requesting district Education Offices to conduct re-verification and validation of all Dapodik data in each school.

“We ask the districts to go directly to check and ensure that all entered data is correct and matches the conditions on the ground,” he stated.

Yulianus emphasised that data improvement is an important step in formulating targeted education policies in Central Papua.

“Valid data will determine the quality of planning. If the data is wrong, the policies will also not be on target,” he said.