New Provisions in the Revised National Education System Bill
The Working Committee on the Draft Law on the National Education System, or RUU Sisdiknas, has stated that it has finalised the draft bill. Committee Chair Hetifah Sjaifudian said the draft RUU Sisdiknas consists of 16 chapters and 257 articles.
Among the hundreds of articles, Hetifah said, there are a number of new provisions, such as those concerning the expansion of compulsory education, the protection of students and teaching staff, the strengthening of education funding, and education governance.
“One of the most important milestones today is that if each fraction has given its approval, we can submit this draft to the Legislative Body,” said Hetifah during a working meeting of Commission X on Wednesday, 8 July 2026.
Regarding the expansion of compulsory education, Hetifah said there is a new provision in the RUU Sisdiknas that extends the compulsory education programme to 13 years. The extension is achieved by incorporating early childhood education (PAUD) into the total duration.
The bill, according to Hetifah, also adds technology and Pancasila content, strengthens character education in the curriculum, enhances inclusive education for persons with disabilities, and retains local content. “The use of information technology for education governance is also something new that was not in the previous law,” she said.
Commission X, Hetifah said, has also added a provision in a new chapter, namely on the prevention and handling of violence in educational institutions.
Under this provision, the prevention and handling of physical, psychological, and sexual violence, as well as discrimination, will be regulated. This includes a protective approach towards teaching staff. As for funding, she affirmed that the mandatory spending provision requiring a minimum of 20 per cent of the budget for education is also regulated in this latest draft of the RUU Sisdiknas.
She also assured that the drafting process for the RUU Sisdiknas has been lengthy, beginning in January 2025 with hearings and public consultations with various relevant parties. “So what we have done has actually been quite long and swift,” said the Golkar Party politician.