West Java Education Office Promotes Jabar Sakola Aid Programme, with Four PJS Schemes to Curb School Dropouts
Jakarta, VIVA – The West Java Provincial Education Office (Disdik Jabar) is socialising its latest education initiative, the Jabar Sakola Programme (PJS). The programme is designed to widen access to education and reduce the number of children dropping out of school across West Java through a comprehensive set of educational assistance schemes.
The socialisation event was held at the Dewi Sartika Hall of the Disdik Jabar office in Bandung on Thursday (1/10/2026). It was attended by all divisions within Disdik Jabar and representatives from the 13 Regional Education Branch Offices (KCD).
Mohammad Ibrahim, Head of the UPTD Tikomdik at Disdik Jabar, said the Jabar Sakola Programme is a transformation of the previous education scholarship programme. To ensure the aid reaches its intended recipients, Disdik Jabar has precisely matched beneficiary data with the Integrated Social Welfare Database (DTKS) to prevent duplication with central government assistance such as PIP and PKH.
“We hope that through this opportunity, everyone can understand and implement the Governor’s policy programme as well as possible, so that educational assistance is truly felt by students who need it,” he said.
In line with this, Ai Nurhasan, Head of the PSMA Division at Disdik Jabar, underlined the commitment to ensuring the programme targets the right people. He instructed all staff across the 13 KCDs to carry out thorough factual verification in the field.
“Colleagues in the branch offices will go out and verify the data directly. This is to ensure the aid is distributed correctly to the people of West Java who genuinely deserve it,” he stressed.
The implementation of the Jabar Sakola Programme is divided into four main aid schemes for students currently attending senior high (SMA), vocational high (SMK) and special needs (SLB) schools. The four schemes are:
- PJS Personal
Financial assistance for students from vulnerable households (Decile 1) who do not receive PKH or PIP. The aid is aimed at meeting students’ personal needs and preventing the risk of dropping out, such as for the purchase of uniforms, books and daily transport costs.
- PJS Operational
Annual relief on school fee (SPP) payments for Year 11 and 12 students at private schools who fall into vulnerable categories (Decile 1 and 2). Notably, for private SLB schools, all students will receive this assistance regardless of their economic decile.