Educational Access Must Be Equitable for All Citizens
Quality education is the primary foundation for breaking the cycle of poverty and producing a superior, competitive generation. This awareness has driven several local governments to continuously boost the equality of learning opportunities for all citizens in their respective regions.
Local governments must not only focus on building schools in urban areas but must aggressively establish new school units (USB) and new classrooms in rural and remote areas to reach groups of citizens who have historically struggled to access learning facilities.
This expansive approach can reduce the travel distance for children to school, ensuring that geographical constraints are no longer an excuse for students to drop out or abandon their dreams.
Based on this principle, the 2026 Batch II Regional Sulawesi Outstanding Local Government Awards were held to recognise regions deemed capable of expanding citizen access to quality educational services. These regions were included in the awards under the ‘Access to Educational Services’ category.
This category assesses the commitment and performance of local governments in expanding public access to quality and equitable educational services. The assessment covers the equitable distribution of teachers, educational facilities, literacy and numeracy achievements, and community participation in education. Regional innovation serves as added value in providing adaptive educational services oriented towards improving the quality of human resources.
The 2026 Batch II Regional Sulawesi Outstanding Local Government Awards continue a series of appreciations previously held in various regions of Indonesia. Following the Sumatra Region in Batam, the Java and Bali Region in the Island of the Gods, and the Kalimantan Region in Balikpapan, the series continued to the Sulawesi Region.
Several local governments in Sulawesi received spotlight for the programmes and innovations they have implemented, including environmental management, improving access to health and education services, and providing decent housing for the community.
The 2026 Batch II Regional Sulawesi Outstanding Local Government Awards took place on Friday, 10 September 2026, at 19:00 WITA. The event was broadcast via live stream on detikcom and detikSulsel.
The following is the list of regions that received awards in the category of Access to Educational Services:
Provinces:
1st Best: North Sulawesi Province
2nd Best: Central Sulawesi Province
Cities:
1st Best: Palopo City
2nd Best: Makassar City
3rd Best: Parepare City
Regencies:
1st Best: Enrekang Regency
2nd Best: North Morowali Regency
3rd Best: Sinjai Regency.