Stop the national exam. Maybe this year’s national exam can no longer be canceled, but next year there shouldn’t be another national exam under this system,” he said. “Final assessment should be done by teachers and schools.
Sulistiyo, chairman of the Indonesian Teachers Union (PGRI), which represents 1.9 million teachers around the country, has said numerous times in the past that during the national exam process teachers are often encouraged to help students cheat by local administrations eager to make sure test results “don’t embarrass their regions.
Wildan, another member of the Education Coalition, urged students and parents across the country to cooperate to stop the national exam.