SATP records five alumni continuing studies abroad in two years

The Taruna Papua Boarding School (SATP), owned by the Amungme and Kamoro Community Empowerment Foundation (YPMAK), which manages the partnership funds of PT Freeport Indonesia, has recorded five alumni successfully continuing their education abroad over the past two years.

SATP Head Sonianto Kuddi in Timika, Mimika Regency, Central Papua Province, said on Saturday that two SATP alumni continued their education abroad in 2025, while three others will proceed with their studies in the United States in July 2026.

“So two graduates from 2025 continued their education abroad. Then there are three this year who are able to pursue education overseas, to America,” he said.

He explained that this success is one indicator that the education and development process implemented at SATP is beginning to yield tangible results for its students.

He noted that SATP currently only provides education up to the junior secondary level. After graduating, students continue their education to the senior secondary level while strengthening the academic and English-language skills they have built during their time at SATP.

“The children from here are already good at English, and when that is further developed at senior secondary school, they will become even better,” he said.

According to him, the success of alumni in gaining admission to overseas institutions is a source of pride for the educators and boarding staff at SATP who accompany the students on a daily basis, including in their dormitory life.

“When there are achievements like this, whether academic, sporting, and especially graduates going abroad, it is a source of pride for us that our work has not been in vain,” said Sonianto Kuddi.

He explained that the development model at SATP requires the involvement of educators and boarding staff for nearly the entire day because students’ lives take place not only in the classroom but also in the dormitory environment.

The various programmes designed for students require effort, time and direct mentoring so that students not only possess academic ability but are also ready to face a broader educational environment.

“So our children truly absorb whatever we teach them, so that they are ready wherever they are placed,” he said.

The success of the alumni, he said, also serves as feedback for SATP to continue improving its education and development model so that more graduates are able to compete at both national and international levels.

“So that becomes feedback for us to work even harder,” he said.