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Education Ministry: 71,000 Schools to Be Revitalized, Encouraging Aisyiyah to Strengthen Grassroots Education

From Republika · () Indonesian

Translated from Indonesian, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • The Indonesian government plans to revitalize approximately 71,000 educational facilities by 2026 with a budget of nearly Rp 90 trillion.
  • This program aims to improve educational infrastructure and create safer, more comfortable learning environments.
  • The revitalization efforts will include both public and community-managed schools, such as those run by Muhammadiyah and Aisyiyah.

Indonesia's government is allocating nearly Rp 90 trillion to revitalize around 71,000 educational facilities by 2026, aiming to enhance infrastructure and foster safer, more comfortable learning ecosystems.

This ambitious program extends beyond state-run schools, actively including community-managed institutions like those affiliated with Muhammadiyah and Aisyiyah. In previous years, approximately 23 percent of private schools nationwide received similar revitalization aid.

"This is a manifestation of our commitment, from the government, to synergize with community groups that provide educational services," stated Fajar Riza Ul Haq, Deputy Minister of Primary and Secondary Education, during the groundbreaking ceremony for the TK Aisyiyah Pembina Banguntapan facility in Yogyakarta on Friday, July 24, 2026.

This is a manifestation of our commitment, from the government, to synergize with community groups that provide educational services.

— Fajar Riza Ul HaqDeputy Minister of Primary and Secondary Education Fajar Riza Ul Haq spoke at the groundbreaking ceremony for a revitalized school facility.

Ul Haq emphasized the significant contribution of private schools, which constitute about 60 percent of all educational facilities in Indonesia. He asserted that improving national education quality is impossible without their involvement. "Without synergy with the private sector, it is very difficult for us to improve the learning ecosystem nationally," he added.

The government hopes for a more proportional allocation for community-managed schools in this year's revitalization program. The scope has significantly increased from the previous year, which saw about 16,000 facilities repaired, to a target of 71,000 this year. Priority will be given to schools in critical condition, disaster-affected areas, and those in disadvantaged, frontier, and outermost (3T) regions, with completion targeted by December 2026. The revitalization will also include providing learning tools like interactive digital whiteboards.

Without synergy with the private sector, it is very difficult for us to improve the learning ecosystem nationally.

— Fajar Riza Ul HaqDeputy Minister of Primary and Secondary Education Fajar Riza Ul Haq highlighted the importance of collaboration with private educational institutions.
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Originally published by Republika in Indonesian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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