Minister of Basic and Secondary Education: School Revitalisation Realisation Reaches Rp2.6 Trillion

Jakarta (ANTARA) - Minister of Basic and Secondary Education (Mendikdasmen) Abdul Mu’ti stated that the realisation of the educational unit revitalisation and digitalisation programme for the 2026 fiscal year has reached Rp2.6 trillion.

Mu’ti said the government has allocated a Rp14 trillion budget for revitalisation in 2026, covering 11,744 educational units across Indonesia. Currently, his ministry has completed cooperation agreements with 4,838 educational units, with aid distribution reaching 3,408 schools.

“The total funds we have disbursed for 2026 amount to Rp2.6 trillion,” Mu’ti said during a press conference on the Update of the Best Quick Results Programme (PHTC) at the Government Communication Agency office in Jakarta on Wednesday.

In addition to revitalisation, the government is accelerating the education digitalisation programme. Throughout 2025, the Ministry of Basic and Secondary Education has provided digital learning devices in the form of interactive whiteboards, laptops, and external detachable discs to hundreds of thousands of schools.

The digitalisation programme has been realised in 288,865 educational units across Indonesia. The government is also ensuring basic infrastructure support so that digital devices can be utilised optimally.

As many as 8,152 educational units that previously lacked internet access now have connectivity services, including through the utilisation of Starlink satellite services for remote areas.

The government is also addressing electricity availability challenges in underdeveloped areas. The Ministry of Basic and Secondary Education is collaborating with PT PLN to provide electricity access to 2,389 educational units that were previously without power.

Mu’ti emphasised that these revitalisation and digitalisation steps are part of the government’s strategy to equalise national education quality, especially for schools in remote and underdeveloped regions.