TargetNasional, Online β The Makassar City Government continues to take serious steps in dealing with the issue of the New Student Admission System (SPMB) in 2025.
As a serious rare, the Mayor of Makassar together with the Deputy Mayor of Makassar, Munafri Arifuddin and Aliyah Mustika Ilham (Munafri-Aliyah), received friendship, Commission D of the Makassar City DPRD, at the Makassar City Hall Office, Thursday (24/7/2025).
Present at the meeting, led directly by Ari Ashari Ilham (Chair of the Commission), accompanied by Andi Suhada Sappaile, Rezki Nur, A Odhika Cakra Satriawan, Eshin Usami Nur Rahman, Adi Akbar, Budi Hastuti.
On this occasion, the Mayor of Makassar, Munafri Arifuddin stressed the importance of the arrangement of the zoning system and school quota fairly.
He also said that the city government through the Education Office optimizes the use of schools that have been less popular, as well as opening opportunities for cooperation with private schools as an alternative solution.
βThe commitment of the city government to ensure that no children are left behind from the right to get an education, mainly due to the unfortunate in state schools,β Munafri said, accompanied by Aliyah, after receiving a group of Commission D, Makassar DPRD.
The City Government also sent the Head of Education Office directly to Jakarta to ensure that the additional process was running according to the rules and received official recognition of the ministry.
This step reflects the seriousness of the Makassar City Government in ensuring equitable education access for all citizens, without discrimination.
βWe do not want any more children who do not enter Dapodik because of the delay or wrong procedure. All must be handled from the beginning,β he said.
Furthermore, APPI upholds a strategic meeting with Commission D of the Makassar City DPRD to discuss solutions to the SPMB issue, especially related to students who have not been accommodated in junior high schools in Makassar.
The meeting was also attended by the Head of the Makassar City Education Office who delivered the results of consultations to the Ministry of Education related to efforts to resolve studentsβ problems without basic education data (Dapodik).
βWe want the problems of school children who are not accommodated to be immediately resolved. One of our focus is to ensure that there are no more cases of students without dapodik like previous years,β said Munafri.
This step shows the seriousness of the Makassar City Government in guarding the education rights of each child and completing SPMB fairly, transparently, and evenly throughout the city area.
He stressed the importance of adjusting the number of students to the school quota first, before proposing the addition of a study group (Rombel).
βDonβt talk about a class if the quota in other schools has not been filled. This is a matter of equity. We donβt want to build up in favorite schools, while other schools are empty,β he added.
The mayor also insinuates the phenomenon of school selection based on external intervention. According to him, the placement of students should not be based on strong peopleβs requests. He wants everything to go according to the rules.
The city government also opens up opportunities for cooperation with private schools in accommodating students who have not been accommodated in public schools.
This is part of the collaborative solution that is being prepared with the DPRD and the Ministry.
The PSMB stages are still ongoing until August 31, 2025. The City Government Maximizes all paths and options.
βWe have assigned the Head of Education Office to Jakarta to ensure that there are additions to a class, immediately accompanied by Dapodik so that there are no more administrative obstacles,β he concluded.
On this occasion, Chairman of the Commission D of the Makassar City DPRD, Ari Ashari Ilham, positively welcomed the steps taken by the Makassar City Government.
He asserted that the DPRD fully supports the mayorβs policy, but reminds that there are still inequality of access in several regions.
βSome state schools still have a large capacity, but in areas such as Mamajang, Mariso and Tamalate, access to schools is very limited,β he said.
As a solution, the NasDem politician quoted what the Mayor of Makassar was conveyed regarding the importance of strengthening transportation services.
Where, an area that is difficult to reach will be a priority for providing special transportation for students.
βWe will see the possibility of increasing the fleet of student transportation in areas that are in dire need,β he said.
Furthermore, both the City Government and the DPRD also agreed to encourage the role of private schools as a strategic partner in ensuring access to education.
βWe will discuss the financing scheme, including the possibility of subsidies from the city government. In essence, all children, both in public and private schools, must be able to go to school,β explained Ari.
However, the challenge is not over. The latest data shows that there are still around thousands of children who have not been accommodated in school.
This is exacerbated by the condition of several public schools that have special limitations, so they cannot accommodate many students.
As a medium and long -term step, the DPRD encourages regrouping options for the construction of new school units in junior high schools in dense and marginalized areas.
βWe must think progressively and solutively. SPMB is not just annual, but the face of justice access to education in this city,β said Ari.
On this occasion, the Head of the Makassar City Education Office, Achi Soleman, in his presentation stated that until now there are still 858 students who have not been accommodated in public schools.
Although a number of favorite schools in densely populated areas are full, there are still many other schools that have the remaining quota.
βSchools such as SMP 1, 3, 8, 13, 23, 24, and 33 are already full, especially because of its location in a dense area. But we still have other schools whose capacity is not optimal,β Achi said. (*)
