Indocement opens new school

Indocement opens new school

JAKARTA (JP): Director of Private Schools of the Ministry of
Education and Culture, Umaedi, inaugurated Bantarjati junior high
school in Cileungsi, Bogor, yesterday.

Umaedi welcomed the private sector's participation in the
establishment of more private schools to help the government
carry out its nine-year compulsory education program.

"Only through assistance from the private sector can the
compulsory education program, introduced four years ago, be
completed in line with the schedule," he said.

President of cement producing company PT Indocement,
Sudwikatmono, said the Bantarjati school, which was build on the
company's compound, would emphasize discipline.

"Discipline is important in helping students become future
leaders," he said.

The junior high school would be built on 7,650 square meters
adjacent to another senior high school and polytechnic school,
Sudwikatmono said. (27)