Topic : Education
System in Indonesia
Assalamu’alaikum Wr.Wb.
Firstly, I would like
to say thank you very much for the MC and juries who have given me
opportunity to deliver
this English speech.
Ladies and Gentlemen;
It is a great honor for
me to stand here and give a brief speech entitled “Formal Education
in Indonesia”
Brothers and Sisters;
Education system in our
country is divided into two major parts, they are formal and
non-formal. A formal
education is divided into three levels: primary, secondary and
tertiary education.
While non-formal education is carried out for the learners who get
difficulties to meet
the requirements in formal education. An example of non-formal
education is PLS
(Pendidikan Luar Sekolah). Both formal and non-formal education aim
at establishing the
education process in our country.
Ladies and Gentlemen;
As I have stated
previously, formal education involves three levels: primary, secondary
and tertiary education.
Before entering primary or elementary school, children in our
country usually have
attended kindergarten, or known as Taman Kanak-kanak. But this
education is not
compulsory for Indonesian citizens, as the aim of this is just to prepare
them for primary
school.
Children ages 7–12
attend primary education at Elementary School or Sekolah Dasar.
This level of education
is compulsory for all Indonesian citizens. Similar to education
systems in the U.S. and
Australia, students must study for six years to complete this level.
Some schools offer an
accelerated learning program, where students who perform well
can finish elementary
school in five years.
The next level is
secondary education. After graduating from elementary school, students
attend Middle School or
Junior High School (Sekolah Menengah Pertama) for three years
from the age of 13-15.
After three years of schooling and graduation, students may move
on to Senior High
School. In Indonesia, this school is basically divided into two kinds:
SMA (Sekolah Menengah
Atas) and SMK (Sekolah Menengah Kejuruan). SMA is
different with SMK in
their studies. The students at SMA are prepared to advance to
tertiary education or
university, while students of SMK as a vocational school are
prepared to be ready to
work after finishing their school without going to
university/college.
The last level of
education in our country is tertiary education. Students who have
graduated from senior
high school may attend to university or academy. They can choose
any kinds of university
or academy based on their interests or scopes of knowledge, for
example majoring in
English, Mathematics, or teacher training university.
Ladies and Gentlemen;
Brothers and Sisters;
I think that’s all my
speech. I hope my brief description on the formal education in our
country will be useful
for us.
Finally, I would like
to say sorry if there are mistakes in my speech words.
Thank you very much for
your attention.
Wassalamu’alaikum
Wr.Wb.