Kemensos opens recruitment for 5,000 teachers for Sekolah Rakyat
More teachers are being prepared for the 2026/2027 school year as enrollment is expected to climb from more than 15,000 students.
The Ministry of Social Affairs has opened recruitment for more than 5,000 teachers and education staff for the Sekolah Rakyat program this year. Social Affairs Minister Saifullah Yusuf said the additions are needed because a number of locations still lack teachers, even though classes have so far been supported by teachers already on duty. At the DPR complex in Jakarta on Wednesday, 17 June 2026, he said the number of Sekolah Rakyat students in the 2025/2026 school year had topped 15,000 from elementary through high school. Kemensos is adding instructors to prepare for the 2026/2027 school year, when enrollment could rise. In the program's initial phase, hundreds of teachers resigned, which Saifullah said was mainly caused by postings far from their homes.