INDOPOSCO.ID — Improving school facilities has become one of the government’s major priorities. President Prabowo Subianto stressed that no Indonesian child should have to study in inadequate school facilities, including those living far from government centers.
Prabowo made the statement during the State Address at the Annual Session of the People’s Consultative Assembly (MPR) and the Joint Session of the House of Representatives (DPR RI) and Regional Representatives Council (DPD RI) at the Nusantara Building of the MPR/DPR/DPD complex in Jakarta on Friday (August 14, 2026).
Speaking before lawmakers, Prabowo said the government was implementing a large-scale school improvement program. This year alone, more than 71,000 schools have been targeted for revitalization.
“Our children must receive a good education. Therefore, we are implementing the largest school improvement program in our history. This year, we have improved more than 71,744 schools,” Prabowo said.
The achievement, however, is not the government’s final target. The government has set a more ambitious goal, aiming to have 100,000 schools renovated by 2028.
“Next year, our target is 100,000, [and] in 2028,” Prabowo said.
The target reflects the government’s push to accelerate equal access to quality educational facilities. The renovations are not limited to schools in urban areas but also extend to disadvantaged, frontier, and outermost regions, commonly known as 3T areas.
Prabowo cited Miangas Island as an example of the government’s efforts to ensure that educational infrastructure reaches Indonesia’s most remote areas.
“Even on the outermost and most remote island, Miangas, we have already improved a school there,” he said.
For the government, improving education is not solely about curriculum and teacher quality. Safe and adequate learning facilities are also essential to ensuring that children can study effectively.
The school revitalization program will therefore continue to expand. Prabowo also set a target for all schools and Islamic boarding schools (pesantren) to undergo renovation by 2029.
If achieved, the program would go beyond simply renovating buildings. The government aims to ensure that the quality of education is no longer determined by geographical location, whether in major cities or on Indonesia’s outermost islands. (her)
