Indonesian Education System - Islamic School and Public School

(www.smkalfurqan.com) Indonesian education system is determined by the Ministry of Education. Started with 2 years of kindergarten, and then a six-year primary school and a three-year junior high school as a 9-years compulsory education program. Citizens may choose between public school, supervised by the Ministry of National Education or private or semiprivate religious (usually Islamic and called Madrasah Ibtidaiyah and Madrasah Tsanawiyah) schools supervised and financed by the Ministry of Religious Affairs.

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Although 85 percents of the Indonesian population are registered as Muslims, less than 15 percents attend the religious schools. Enrolment was slightly higher for girls than boys and much higher in Java than in the rest of Indonesia.

After the completion of the nine-year compulsory education, citizens may continue to senior secondary education which includes general high school, vocational high school, religious high school, and special education. The length of study in secondary education is three years for general high school and three or four years for other senior high schools. In addition to the senior secondary education, there is also an Islamic general senior high school called madrasah aliyah, which is equivalent to general senior high school, but it is managed and run by the Ministry of Religious Affairs.

Higher education is an extension of secondary education consisting of academic and professional education. Academic education is mainly aimed at mastering science, technology, and research, whereas professional education is aimed more at developing practical skills. Institutions involved in higher education are of the following types: academies, polytechnics, schools of higher learning, institutes, and universities. The length of study in higher education is three years for diploma program and four years for graduate program. Upon completing a graduate program, students can continue to master program for two years, and finally to doctorate program for three years

Typical age	Higher Education	Islamic Doctorate Program	Doctorate Program		www.smkalfurqan.com
		Islamic Master Program	Master Program
22		Islamic Graduate Program	Graduate Program	Diploma 4 Program
21					D3
20						D2
19							D1
18	Secondary Education	Islamic Senior High School	Senior High School		Vocational High School			Packet C
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16
15	Compulsory Education	Islamic Junior High School	Junior High School					Packet B
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12		Islamic Primary School	Primary School					Packet A
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10
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6	Pre-School	Islamic Kindergarten	Kindergarten
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(the white box on the right side shows informal education) 

School Enrollment Attainment in %

	Primary School	Junior High	Senior High	Higher Education
1994	92,11	50,03	33,22	7,92
1995	91,45	50,96	32,60	7,15
1996	91,46	54,53	34,80	7,68
1997	92,34	57,84	36,61	7,68
1998	92,09	56,96	37,23	8,04
1999	92,70	59,23	38,49	8,23
2000	92,284	60,27	39,33	7,95
2001	92,878	60,47	37,13	7,99
2002	92,70	61,64	38,11	8,09
2003	92,55	63,49	40,56	8,55
2004	93,04	65,24	42,96	8,57
2005	93,25	65,37	43,50	8,71
2006	93,54	66,52	43,77	8,87
2007	93,75	66,64	44,56	9,64
2008	93,99	66,98	44,75	10,07
2009	94,37	67,40	45,06	10,30
2010	94,72	67,62	45,48	11,01
2011	90,95	67,98	47,81	11,99
2012	92,43	70,73	51,35	13,28
** Starting from 2007, this School Enrollment Attainment includes non-formal education.