Protesters hold a banner that reads “No fees for state and private schools“ during a protest demanding free education at a car-free day event in Jakarta on July 7, 2024. - Photo: Antara
JAKARTA: The Jakarta administration plans to arrange for low-income students to attend up to 1,000 private schools for free in the next academic year to prevent them dropping out of education because of financial problems, as the city’s limited public schools often fail to accommodate them.
The policy whereby poor students can be admitted to privately owned educational institutions without them having to spend any money has already been implemented in some 406 junior and senior high schools this year, and the city is set to expand the number of schools involved in the coming year.
