Education & children

Check Program Indonesia Pintar status in SIPINTAR (pip.kemendikdasmen.go.id) with the student’s NISN, NIK and a verification code. From the second semester of 2026, Ministerial Regulation 11/2026 abolished the separate nomination (SK Nominasi) and award (SK Pemberian) decrees: every recipient is listed in one recipient decree (SK Penetapan Penerima PIP) with the bank account marked active or not yet active. Money is transferred only to an active account, so recipients with an inactive account need to activate it at the distributing bank before Puslapdik’s deadline. Read the full guide.

KIP Kuliah assists prospective higher-education students with academic potential and limited means. For 2026 account registration, the portal accepts 2024–2026 school leavers who are not already active university students. Prepare NIK, NISN, NPSN and email, then follow an admission route. Opening an account is not an award; the university verifies eligibility after admission. As of 1 October 2026, account registration and the independent (mandiri) admission routes at state and private universities remain open until 31 October 2026; SNBP and SNBT have closed. According to the official portal, KIP Kuliah 2026 account registration closes on 31 October 2026. The legal basis is now Higher Education Minister Regulation 2/2026: the main recipients are applicants recorded in the DTSEN national socio-economic database as very poor to vulnerable (deciles 1–4); if not recorded, the parents’ or guardian’s income must not exceed the provincial minimum wage (UMP). ‘Eligible’ status only becomes an award after university registration and verification. Read the full guide.

SPMB replaced PPDB under Minister of Primary and Secondary Education Regulation 3 of 2025, which also governs admissions for the 2026/2027 school year. Primary (SD), junior secondary (SMP) and senior secondary (SMA) schools use domicile, affirmative, achievement (not for SD) and transfer routes, while vocational schools (SMK) select on report cards, achievements and aptitude tests. Schedules, catchment areas and portals are set by regional governments: districts/cities for SD–SMP and provinces for SMA/SMK. The domicile route requires a Family Card (KK) issued at least one year before the registration date. Read the full guide.

Report bullying to the class teacher, the guidance counsellor (guru BK) or the head teacher through the school’s complaints channel; Kemendikdasmen guidance recommends an initial response within 24 hours. Since 9 January 2026, Permendikdasmen 6/2026 on a Safe and Comfortable School Culture has revoked Permendikbudristek 46/2023, so the school TPPK teams and regional task forces have been replaced by regional working groups (Pokja). Violence that breaks the law, such as serious injury, threats, extortion or sexual violence, must be referred by the school to the Pokja and can also be reported directly to the police, a UPTD PPA or SAPA 129. Read the full guide.

PP 17/2025 (PP TUNAS) requires digital platforms to protect users under 18: children under 16 may only have accounts on low-risk services with parental consent, and social media is classed as high-risk. Since 28 March 2026, the eight platforms named by Komdigi have been deactivating accounts of children under 16 in stages, and the rules impose no penalty on children or parents. Report harmful content to the platform and to aduankonten.id, violence against or exploitation of children to SAPA 129 (phone 129 or WhatsApp 08-111-129-129), and crimes to the police on 110. Read the full guide.

Use artificial intelligence (AI) tools as a study assistant, not a substitute for effort: the joint seven-ministry guidelines set on 12 March 2026 call copying AI output and passing it off as your own plagiarism, and ban AI in exams. Follow the teacher’s rules for each task, say which parts AI helped with, and check facts again because AI can be wrong. Do not enter your full name, address, phone number or school name into an AI platform, and remember that accounts for children under 18 need parental consent. Read the full guide.

Sekolah Rakyat are free boarding schools run by the Ministry of Social Affairs at primary, junior high and senior high level for children from extremely poor and poor families listed in the national socio-economic database (DTSEN), with all costs paid by the government (Presidential Regulation 120/2025). Pupils are found through outreach by the ministry and regional governments, prioritising families in deciles 1 and 2, and are then confirmed by the governor, regent or mayor; the ministry says there is no academic test, and we found no public online application form. Questions and complaints can go to the Ministry of Social Affairs on 171, and violence against children can be reported to SAPA 129. Read the full guide.