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“Promise: the Social Affairs Ministry will build another 100 Sekolah Rakyat (people's boarding schools) in 2026, for a total of around 200, and enrol about 46,000 new students in 2026.”
Saifullah Yusuf
as Minister of Social Affairs of Indonesia · Said 31 Oct 2025
Source: Target Sekolah Rakyat di 2026: Bangun 100 Sekolah-Tambah 46 Ribu Siswa · detikcom
Our assessment
On track, deadline end of 2026. On 28 October 2026 the minister said 100 sites were being built and 93 were already operating, and more than 44,000 children were studying at the schools, close to the 2026 allocation. In September 2026 he reported the schools operating at 182 sites, so the total of around 200 has not yet been reached.
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31 Oct 2025 · Promise recorded
28 Oct 2026 · Status: Not yet due → On track
On track, deadline end of 2026. On 28 October 2026 the minister said 100 sites were being built and 93 were already operating, and more than 44,000 children were studying at the schools, close to the 2026 allocation. In September 2026 he reported the schools operating at 182 sites, so the total of around 200 has not yet been reached.
Figure: 93 / 100 new schools
- On 31 October 2025 Saifullah Yusuf told detikcom the ministry would build 100 more Sekolah Rakyat in 2026 for a total of about 200, and targeted 46,000 new students in 2026. detikcom ↗
- On 28 October 2026 the minister said construction was under way at 100 sites, 93 of which were operating, and more than 44,000 children were enrolled, near the 2026 allocation of 45,000. Kompas.com ↗
- On 23 September 2026 the minister reported to President Prabowo that Sekolah Rakyat were operating at 182 sites, more than 90 of them in permanent buildings. ANTARA ↗