KDM Pledges to Fund Schooling for 70-80 Thousand Students Not Accepted in State Senior High Schools

The West Java Provincial Government has confirmed it will finance the education of tens of thousands of senior high school students who are not accommodated in state schools under the New Student Admission System (SPMB) for the 2026/2027 Academic Year. This will be carried out through cooperation with private schools. West Java Governor Dedi Mulyadi stated that, based on the results of a meeting with the Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education, there are no longer any issues regarding the financing scheme for students not accepted into state schools. According to the governor, who is familiarly known as KDM, the number of senior high school students not accommodated in state schools this year is estimated to range between 70,000 and 80,000. This figure is considered lower than the previous year. “Our calculation is that there are around 70,000 to 80,000 senior high school students who cannot be accepted into state schools. I think this has decreased compared to last year because last year it was larger. Today it is fewer and they will be financed by the West Java Provincial Government to attend private schools that have agreed to become partners,” KDM said in a written statement received on Sunday (21/6/2026). Regarding a statement from the Private School Consultative Body (BMPS) denying any cooperation, KDM asserted that the West Java Provincial Government is cooperating directly with schools, not with organisations. According to him, the memorandum of understanding or cooperation is carried out with each private school willing to become a government partner in accommodating students. “We cooperate with schools, not with organisations. Our MoU is not with mass organisations, but with the schools. If the BMPS denies it, while the schools are willing, then there is no problem,” he said. KDM revealed that to date there are already around 700 private schools that have expressed willingness to become partners of the West Java Provincial Government. This willingness is evidenced by a statement letter that has been submitted to the regional government. “Those who have stated their willingness with a statement letter number 700 schools,” he said. With that number, KDM is optimistic that all students not accommodated in state schools can still gain access to education. Moreover, their education costs will be borne by the West Java Provincial Government. “My important task is that the children of West Java must go to school and the costs are prepared by the Provincial Government,” he stressed. Information suggests the number of private schools that will cooperate with the West Java Provincial Government reaches 800 schools.