Riau Education Agency Allow Schools to Find Additional Costs for Education

News24xx.com - Riau Education Agency Head Rudyanto gives conditional permission to every High School (SMA) and Vocational High School (SMK) in Riau who want to find additional funding to support the interests of the teaching-learning process.

This directive is reinforced by the decreasing of circular number 800 / Disdik / 1.3 / 2019/10095 issued on August 20, 2019 ago.

"For fundraising issues, it must be in accordance with applicable regulations," he added. According to him the rules were in accordance with the Republic of Indonesia's Minister of Education and Culture number 75 of 2016 concerning school committees.

Where, in this Permendikbud it is stated that school committees are allowed to raise funds and other educational resources to carry out their functions in providing support for personnel, facilities and infrastructure as well as education supervision.

Fundraising and other educational resources take the form of assistance and or donations, not levies. In accordance with Article 10 paragraph (2) concerning Permendikbud.

How, the school committee makes a proposal known to the school before raising funds and other educational resources from the community. In addition, the fundraising results must be recorded in a joint account between the school committee and the school.

The fundraising results can be used to cover the lack of education unit costs, funding for programs or activities related to school budget quality improvement, development of facilities and infrastructure to finance school committee operational activities.

On the other hand Rudyanto actually prohibits schools from seeking funds by collecting money or providing education donations directly to students. What's more is the levies imposed by the school but in the name of the school committee.