UN SMP


Like the high school graduation at the level of graduation rates in the National Examination (UN) Junior High School students / Islamic junior High Schools (SMP / MTs) were in 2009 increased by 11.86 percent compared with 2008. 79,271 participants from the UN this year, as many as 76,432 or 96.42 percent of students passed. While the announcement sheet posted in each school on Monday (22 / 6) morning. Secretary of Education Department of Aceh, Zulkifli SPd Saidi, said the high number of students reached graduation SMP / MTs should be a morale booster for all parties to graduation quality improvement efforts in the years ahead. “A large number of students who graduated this year, should not be a source of euphoria for students, schools and all parties, because the challenges ahead will be increasingly large and heavy,” said Zulkifli Zul nicknamed Saidi Namploh.

Meanwhile, Chairman of UN Committee for the Province of Aceh, Drs MM Rusdi Aries, in a meeting with the district education office / cities in Aceh, Friday (19 / 6) evening to say the results achieved this year was very maximum. “Then last year, 75,624 participants from UN SMP / MTs recorded 84.66 per cent pass. Whereas this year, UN graduation rate reached 96.42 percent or an increase of 11.86 per cent, “he said. According to Rusdi, the provincial graduation rate of students UN SMP / MTs almost evenly. But there are still areas ketidaklulusannya levels above 10 percent.


Accompanied by Secretary of the UN Committee for Aceh Province, Drs Zakarya Yakob, Rusdi Aries said two areas are still ketidaklulusannya high levels of each Simeulue and Aceh Timur. 1459 nine participants from UN SMP / MTs in Simeulue recorded 204 (13.98%) students did not graduate, while in East Aceh from 5657 examinees registered 577 (10.20%) did not pass. While graduation rate ranked first UN SMP / MTs in 2009 to achieve Pidie Jaya. From the 2507 examinees, recorded only 0.40 percent of students who fail. While in the second rank was occupied Aceh Tenggara. Of 4025 participants at the UN this year Agara, recorded 3999 students graduated or only 0.65 percent of students who did not graduate.

Keep credibility
Committee of the National Examination Center, said Drs Zakarya Yakob, has mengamanahkan to the district education office / town that in the coming years all the more enhance the credibility of the national examination in the regions. “Nationally, there are districts that have received special note in the UN organizers of this year. They mengamanahkan to Aceh was not involved. Because, if it involved the UN in the future will be repeated, “he said. Head of Education Department of Pidie, Drs Bukhari, responding to a message from the UN Central Committee said it was ready to carry out and obey. “We have and will continue to improve the quality of the UN in these areas,” he said.