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NTT's 2026/2027 Upper Secondary School Admissions: Age Limits, Requirements, and Registration Schedule

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NTT's 2026/2027 Upper Secondary School Admissions: Age Limits, Requirements, and Registration Schedule
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Prospective new students who have graduated from lower secondary school in East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) are now preparing to enter the upper secondary phase. Registration for the 2026 New Student Admission System (SPMB) for state upper secondary schools (SMA) and vocational schools (SMK) will open in mid-June.

To register for the 2026 SMA/SMK SPMB, attention must be paid to the requirements, documentation, and selection schedule. Based on the 2026 SPMB technical guidelines issued by the NTT Education and Culture Office, here is the complete information regarding the requirements, documents, and schedule.

General Requirements

  1. Possess a diploma or certificate of completion from a lower secondary school, inclusive school, or equivalent. For the most recent graduates (2026), a school-issued certificate of graduation may be used.

  2. Maximum age of 21 years on 1 July 2026.

  3. Applicants via the domicile pathway must possess the original Family Card (KK), issued at least one year prior. A domicile certificate is not permitted.

  4. If the Family Card has undergone data changes resulting in a change of domicile, it may still be used.

  5. Conditions causing data changes are: addition of family members, reduction of family members (due to death or a family member moving out), loss, or damage.

  6. If a data change occurs, the old Family Card must be brought along, whether the change involves family members or damage. New students who have lost their Family Card must bring a police report.

  7. Applicants via the transfer pathway must bring proof of a parent’s official transfer letter.

  8. Applicants via the affirmation pathway are from economically disadvantaged families and possess a Family Hope Programme (PKH) card, Indonesia Smart Card (KIP), Social Protection Card (KPS), Prosperous Family Card (KKS), including students with disabilities/special needs and those under priority ministry programmes.

  9. Applicants via the academic achievement pathway must prepare a provisional diploma as it uses a combined system of average report card scores from semesters 1 to 5. Non-academic pathway applicants must prepare a certificate or trophy as a champion in sports or arts. This includes applicants using a certificate as student council president or scout leader.

  10. Requirements for SPMB applicants at special schools have specifications determined by each school.

Specific Requirements

  1. Complete the registration form provided by the committee, either offline or online.

  2. Photocopy of the lower secondary school diploma or a certificate of graduation.

  3. Recent colour passport-sized photos with dimensions and quantity as determined by the school.

  4. Photocopy of the Family Card, bringing the original document issued before 17 June 2025.

  5. Attach a parent’s official transfer letter for prospective students from outside the city or province and a domicile certificate issued a maximum of one year prior.

  6. Registration cannot be represented if conducted offline.

  7. Additional requirements are regulated by each school.

Required Documents

Registration documents may differ according to the admission pathway chosen. Here is the list of files to prepare:

  1. SMA Domicile Pathway: Certificate of graduation/diploma (scan 2 sides if data exists on 2 sides); Family Card (KK) issued at most one year before 19 June 2025.

  2. SMA Academic Achievement Pathway: Certificate of graduation/diploma (scan 2 sides if data exists on 2 sides).

  3. SMA Non-Academic Achievement Pathway: Certificate of graduation/diploma (scan 2 sides if data exists on 2 sides); certificate/award letter for winning at least 3rd place at the district level; a certificate of having been active as student council president or a decree signed by the head teacher; a certificate of having been active or a decree as scout leader signed by the head teacher.

  4. SMA Transfer Pathway: Certificate of graduation/diploma (scan 2 sides if data exists on 2 sides); parent’s work transfer decree issued a maximum of one year after 19 June 2025; birth certificate/adoption letter.

  5. SMA Transfer Pathway (children of educators and education staff): Certificate of graduation/diploma (scan 2 sides if data exists on 2 sides); parent’s placement decree as an educator or education staff at the school registered for, issued a maximum of one year prior; birth certificate/Family Card/adoption letter.

  6. SMA Affirmation Pathway: Certificate of graduation/diploma (scan 2 sides if data exists on 2 sides); PKH/KPS/KKS/KIP cards and Family Card scanned into one file.

  7. SMK General Pathway: Certificate of graduation/diploma (scan 2 sides if data exists on 2 sides).

  8. SMK Education Staff Transfer Pathway: Certificate of graduation/diploma (scan 2 sides if data exists on 2 sides); parent’s placement decree as an educator or education staff at the intended school, issued a maximum of 6 months prior; birth certificate/Family Card/adoption letter.

  9. SMK Affirmation Pathway: Certificate of graduation/diploma (scan 2 sides if data exists on 2 sides); PKH/KPS/KKS/KIP cards.

Selection Schedule

The selection schedule is divided according to the registration format. The schedule for online SPMB selection is divided into two phases, whilst the offline schedule is carried out simultaneously by all schools.

Online SPMB SMA (Phase I)

• Registration: 17 - 19 June 2026 (08.00-11.00 WITA & 13.00-16.00 WITA)

• Verification: 17 - 19 June 2026 (08.00-20.00 WITA)

• Announcement: 20 June 2026 (08.00 WITA)

• Re-registration: 22 - 23 June 2026 (09.00-16.00 WITA)

Online SPMB SMK (Phase I)

• Registration: 24 - 26 June 2026 (08.00-11.00 WITA & 13.00-16.00 WITA)

• Verification: 24 - 24 June 2026 (08.00-16.00 WITA)

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