Schools merged for efficiency

Schools merged for efficiency

YOGYAKARTA: The province has completed the merger of 74
elementary schools which began last year in an effort to
economize and make the administration more effective, the head of
the local education office said here on Thursday.

Setyarini Hadiwidjojo said the 74 elementary schools were
merged into 43, while another three were closed.

"It was done based on Gubernatorial Decree No. 126/1999 to
make it more effective and efficient," he said as quoted by
Antara.

"In some cases two schools were merged into one, while in
others it involved three schools being merged," he said adding
that the number of teachers and schools were now more comparable.
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