Kilasbandung.com – The Bandung City Education Office (Disdik) has reopened the online selection of New Student Admissions (PPDB), following the lack of registration in several public elementary schools (SDN). In fact, there are SD only get three registrants.
A number of elementary schools (SD) in Bandung City are still lacking in new applicants, such as SD Banjarsari, SD Merdeka, and Putraco. Even though the SD is categorized as a superior school in the city of Bandung.
The Head of New Student Admissions (PPDB) of the Bandung City Education Office (Disdik), Edy Suparjoto, admitted that the lack of students was due to various factors, ranging from the lack of population of elementary school age to the mindset of the community regarding certain schools.
“Like in Banjarsari, Merdeka, Putraco, the schools are located in non-populated areas. For example, Banjarsari is in zone B. Meanwhile, elementary school age in zone B is low,” said Edi.
He added that the lack of registrants in Putraco was caused by the mindset of the people. According to Edi, the local community has stigmatized SDN 206 Putraco Indah as a school with special needs.
“In fact, we have tried to reduce the quota for Pelita and Karangpawulang schools so that people can register for Putraco. However, this stigma is still attached to the community,” he said.
He said the average quota of new students for each school was 4-5 study groups (rombel). One group contains 28 students. “There are schools that only have 2 and 3 groups. In fact there is 1 rombel. But, the average in Bandung is 4-5 groups,” he said.
To deal with this incident, the Bandung City Education Office will take steps to reopen online registration for the public.
“This is already regulated in the mayor’s regulation (perwal). When schools have not been filled, usually participants will be drawn to an empty school based on the shortest distance from home to school,” he said.
In addition, it will also publish a list of schools whose quotas are still not met. However, said Edy, these steps also need to be carried out with the principal and the teacher council of each school.
“Because in stages I and II there are still some schools that have not met the quota, so we are trying to map out the system. If the child has been accepted in the private sector, we will not withdraw it,” he said.
As for the re-opening date, Edy will first coordinate with the team in the system application.
