East Java Education Department Confirms No Termination of Non-Civil Servant Teachers This Year

East Java Education Department confirms no termination of non-civil servant teachers, who will continue teaching and receiving salaries until end-2026. “The presence of non-civil servant teachers remains a priority amid national education personnel restructuring; I assure they will continue teaching,” said East Java Education Department Head Aries Agung Paewai in Surabaya on Sunday (24 May). Aries addressed concerns from non-civil servant teachers regarding the Minister of Basic and Secondary Education’s circular on the deployment of such personnel in local government schools. According to Aries, the central government is formulating new regulations to ensure non-civil servant teachers can continue teaching post-2027 transition. “We have consulted with the Director General of Teacher and Education Personnel and the Deputy at the Ministry of Administrative and Bureaucratic Reform, and there are no issues,” Aries stated. He explained the circular confirms registered non-civil servant teachers will receive salaries and professional allowances until 31 December 2026. “The circular merely reaffirms non-civil servant teachers will be paid and receive allowances until end-2026,” he added. Aries revealed the term ‘honorary teacher’ will be abolished from 2027, replaced by a new system despite continued demand for educators. “No more ‘honorary teachers’—the government is preparing the regulations and framework,” he said. The East Java provincial government has mapped 2,295 non-civil servant teacher positions needed in public schools. “This figure will determine non-civil servant teacher requirements for 2027,” he said. Aries stressed non-civil servant teachers remain essential due to widespread retirements. “To improve education quality, we need more teachers,” he said. DPR Commission X member Habib Syarief Muhammad called for affirmative policies for non-civil servant teachers in PPPK selections. JPPI Coordinator Ubaid Matraji stated the Ministerial Circular No. 7/2026 has not yet ensured fairness for non-civil servant teachers. DPR member Hetifah described the circular as part of education personnel restructuring under the Civil Servant Law and the elimination of the ‘honorary teacher’ term in favour of PPPK. Ministerial Circular No. 7/2026 is seen as providing teaching assurance for non-civil servant teachers and serving as a temporary guarantee and signal of education management reform.