Solo in Surakarta, jammed in Jakarta: Zoning policy presents schooling dilemma


A student eating ice cream shares jokes with her friend, outside an aquarium store in Jakarta, Indonesia. Earlier this month, six-year-old Azzam made national headlines when it was reported that he had been the only new student enrolled in a state elementary school in Surakarta, Central Java, in the new school year. - Reuters

JAKARTA, July 27 (The Jakarta Post/ANN): Earlier this month, six-year-old Azzam made national headlines when it was reported that he had been the only new student enrolled in Sriwedari 197 state elementary school in Surakarta, Central Java, in the new school year.

As the only pupil in his grade, he would study solo, accompanied only by his teacher, sitting at the same table as the boy.

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