Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has called for greater cooperation between Indonesia and Australia in vocational education.

Jakarta – Reports that SMP 44 state junior high school in East Jakarta is separating its stairways based on gender have gone viral on social media.

Suherdjoko, Semarang – State high schools and vocational schools in Central Java can only accommodate 45 percent of the province's junior high school graduates, Central Java Education

Markus Yuwono, Yogyakarta – The Karangtengah 3 State Primary School in Karangtengah Village, Wonosari sub-district, Gunung Kidul, Yogyakarta, has issued a circular on the enrolment of

Jakarta – With this year's school enrollment period having drawn to a close, East Java Governor Khofifah Indar Parawansa has apologized to parents who failed to place their children in

Muh Syaifullah, Jakarta – An academician at the Gadjah Mada University (UGM), Bagas Pujilaksono Widyakanigara Ph.

Jakarta – In this year's school enrollment, each state-run junior high school (SMP) in Bekasi, West Java is to allocate 2 percent of their total number of seats to candidates who displ

Jakarta (Antara) – President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) has said vocational schools must be linked to the industry to enable graduates to meet the growing demands of the sector.

We have seen plenty of videos of Indonesian students engaging in incredibly awful and disrespectful behavior at school, from smoking in class to harassing and even attacking their teac

Jakarta – Eighteen students from SMPN 2 Pulau Sembilan junior high school in Kotabaru regency, South Kalimantan, had to spend 17 hours crossing the sea on a fishing boat to sit the com

News Desk, Jakarta – The Jakarta administration has rolled out a program to provide extra meals for schoolchildren in order to boost nutrition among children in the capital.

Tangerang – Rizky Amelia a 12th-grader in a senior high school in Tangerang, Banten, never thought that she would do her final examination in style, wearing a pair of sunglasses.

Jakarta – A certified internship program is being offered to 9,000 university students to provide them with first-hand job experience.

Sian Cain, Jakarta – With a great heave, a young man pushes the ancient, three-wheeled rickshaw down a ramp and it splutters to a start.

Bogor – Bogor regency launched on Friday in Cibinong a Quran recitation program called Bogor Ngaos for public school students in all districts.

Jakarta – In supporting the development of the fourth industrial revolution, also known as Industry 4.0, the government urged education institutions to cooperate in improving the quali

Kharisar Kahfi, Jakarta – The University of Indonesia (UI) once again leads the nation in the list of the most influential universities in emerging-economy countries, as the university

Jakarta – When Ms. Dinny asks her class who wants to be a teacher when they grow up, only one student raises a hand.

Jakarta – Education and Culture Minister Muhadjir Effendy said in a statement sent by his assistant to The Jakarta Post on Sunday that he appreciated what Catholic educational instituti

Dyaning Pangestika, Jakarta – Education and Culture Minister Muhadjir Effendy said on Saturday that educators should encourage multicultural dialogues with students to teach students to

Teaching is among the most under-appreciated professions in Indonesia, with many public school teachers earning below minimum wage in their respective regions while others work under th

Fadli, Batam – Dozens of residents of a housing complex in Batam, Riau Islands, and members of the Islam Defenders Front (FPI) attacked on Friday a vocational school building, forcing t

Sheany, Nusa Dua – Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati said Indonesia still had a long way to go to improve its education system, adding that programs designed and implemented by loc

Taufiq Siddiq, Jakarta – A number of articles contained in the Islamic Boarding Schools (Pesantren) and Religious Education Draft Bill (RUU) was met with protests from the Indonesian Co

Gemma Holliani Cahya, Jakarta – The Indonesian Communion of Churches (PGI) lamented the House of Representatives' proposal to regulate Sunday schools and catechism in a draft bill on pe

Many people are concerned about a growing climate of religious intolerance in Indonesia, not just among adults but children as well.

Jakarta – Thousands of contract teachers in Bekasi, West Java, have not received their salaries for the past two months on the back of the stalled deliberation of the revision to the ci

Benny Mawel, Jayapura – Abraham Hubi, thinks he's a very lucky boy to be studying at St.

In many parts of rural Indonesia, a lack of basic infrastructure means that many young children have no choice but to make dangerous journeys across rivers every day just to get to scho

Jakarta – Indonesia remains a leading destination for international schools in Southeast Asia, according to ISC Research data announced on Tuesday.

Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has made improving the Indonesian workforce a focal point in his presidency, stating that investing into human resource development is the key t

Rachmadea Aisyah, Jakarta – The latest Youth Development Index (YDI) has revealed a gap between the quality of education received by youngsters and their chances of gaining employment i

Jakarta – Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati has admonished the Indonesian Teachers Association (PGRI), saying the quality of education had not improved, although teachers were rece

Reza Gunadha – Many academics, intellectuals and Indonesian youth can speak fluently on the historical ideas of ancient Greece and modern Europe.

Celestina Soares – The Director of the Central Basic School (EBC) in Akadiru-hun, Dili, Mateus Pinto Tilman urged the Public Service Commission (PSC) to encourage teachers aged 60 and u

Jakarta – Indonesia needs nearly a million new teachers for state schools to replace those who retire, die or leave the job, as well as to anticipate the growth in student and school nu

If you've ever thought to yourself "I just can't go to school/work today, it's too hard" prepare to feel terrible about yourself because we're sure whatever you were facing wasn't nearl

Taufiq Siddiq, Jakarta – The National Commission for Child Protection (KPAI) demanded President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo evaluate Education and Culture Minister Muhadjir Effendy over this y

Anwar Siswandi, Jakarta – During the 2018 National Education Day on Wednesday, Gelora Community Action Group of Padjadjaran University (Unpad) held a protest against the work performanc

Taufiq Siddiq, Jakarta – The National Commission of Human Rights (Komnas HAM) Commissioner Beka Ulung Hapsara assessed the government under the reign of President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo h

Taufiq Siddiq, Jakarta – In a commemoration of National Education Day, the director of KAPAL Perempuan Institute Misiyah stated the institution urged President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo to i

Apriadi Gunawan, Medan, North Sumatra – Hundreds of students from various universities in Medan, North Sumatra, staged a rally on Wednesday to call on the government to stop what they c

Jakarta – Women's rights advocacy group Institut KAPAL Perempuan has called on members of the public to join the effort to implement the country's 12-year compulsory education policy, w

Alfan Hilmi, Jakarta – In the National Education Day, the National Commission for Child Protection (KPAI) Commissioner for Education Retno Listyarti expressed her concern that in 2018 t

Jakarta – A corruption watchdog said it had unearthed alleged corruption in the procurement of textbooks at some elementary schools in Depok, West Java, since 2015.

Moses Ompusunggu, Bambang Muryanto and Apriadi Gunawan, Jakarta/Yogyakarta/Medan – Indonesian state universities are welcoming the latest policy of President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's admi

Celestina Soares – The General Director of the Ministry of Education (ME) Antoninho Pires said many public schools are not in good condition and do not follow prescribed education stand

John McBeth, Jakarta – It has been a decade since successive Indonesian governments began devoting 20% of the national budget to education.

Tabita Diela, Jakarta – President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo has instructed his cabinet to open the university sector to 100 percent foreign investment, and allow overseas institutions to ope

Jakarta – The Jakarta Ombudsman says exams and answer keys were leaked prior to the administering of the national exams in Jakarta, Bekasi and Bekasi regency.