Jakarta – Cabinet Secretary (Seskab) Lt. Col. Teddy Indra Wijaya, the invitation of the Minister of Social Affairs Saifullah Yusuf (Gus Ipul) fulfilled, at the event at the same time a dialogue with parents and prospective people’s school students at the Handayani Sentra in Jakarta, Sunday (6/29/2025). Public Works Minister Dody Hanggodo also attended the event. The invitation of Gus Ipul was also part of a working visit to review the readiness of facilities and infrastructure before the opening year of the new school year 2025/2026 on July 14, 2025. On the event, the parents said one by one to their living conditions. One of them is Irwan, the father of Muhammad Cikal, a prospective student, who works as a cool work and lives in a 4×5 meters in the cemetery, Kapuk, West Jakarta. Browse to continue with the content “Can be a day RP100 thousand not clean, sir. Alhamdulillah (with the people’s school), God wants, can help me and my family,” Irwan said in a written statement on Sunday (6/29/2025). Another story comes from Suratna, the prospective student of Galih Yahdan Atlantic. She is a widow with four children living in a rented RP500 thousand per month. He lives from the sale of UDUK -rice and becomes a washer. “Thank God (People’s School) is very helpful. Galih is actually a smart child, just because of my condition parents who are less able to educate,” Suratna said. In response to these stories, Teddy emphasized that the presence of People’s School was a tangible form of President Prabowo Subianto’s attention to the poor. “The people’s schools are designed by the president aimed at building children to be healthier, more quality, safer, more protected and more prosperous education. We have a noble goal to create and build more prosperous Indonesian children,” Teddy said. He also invited parents and prospective people’s school students to check people’s schools directly. “After this we can check immediately, so we know and make sure the place is good and then worth it to occupy, be safe and protected,” Teddy said. After the dialogue, Lieutenant Colonel Teddy with Gus Ipul and Dody Hanggodo visited directly to the location of the People’s Schools built on 1.2 hectares of land, part of the Handayani Center that covers a total of 10 hectares. They also invited parents and prospective students to review the most important facilities such as dorms, classrooms and sports fields. The visit then went to the rented house for Galih’s home, which was only about 100 meters from the school complex. This activity shows the direct involvement of the country in ensuring technical and program readiness. The Handayani People’s School is scheduled to start the school year on July 14, 2025 with three group study groups. In total, there were 75 students, consisting of 35 men and 40 women, came from the Decil family 1 and 2 Social Economic Single data (DTSEN). The progress of the physical development of the school reached 88.81 percent, with the realization of 92.63 percent, which completed 9 days. The most important facilities prepared include male and female dorms, school buildings, teacher offices, dining rooms, teacher houses, disability -friendly toilets, to basketball courts. In addition to the Handayani Center, the People’s Schools in the DKI Jakarta area are also opened in two other points, namely Sentra Mulya Jaya and the Margaguna pus diklat. The People’s School curriculum is systematically and thoroughly designed. From the physical, spiritual and academic preparation program based on talent mapping, the curriculum contains intracuricular learning, curricular and extracurriculars, as well as the strengthening of character, spirituality, nationalism and literacy. The teachers were selected nationally by the Ministry of Education and Center. At present, 1,554 teachers have been determined, supported by 2,730 teaching staff. A total of 53 principals attended national refugees for five days, and 47 other principals are scheduled to participate in similar training on 1 July 2025. The initial people’s schools contain 395 study groups at different levels (elementary, junior high school), which are spread over 100 points. Java is the most area with 48 locations, followed by Sumatra (22), Sulawesi (15), Bali-Nusra, Kalimantan and Maluku (each 4), and Papua (3 points). The government is also preparing the next wave using 122 job training centers (BLK) of the Ministry of Manpower and 45 buildings in government. The target of the advanced stage includes 424 classes, involving 10,600 students, 2.180 teachers and 4.069 teaching staff. (AKD/AKD) HOEGENG Awards 2025 Read the inspiring story of the exemplary police candidate here
Moments of the Seskab-Salsos dialog with parents of prospective people’s school students
