Vice Presidential Debate; Sandiaga Uno Promises to Abolish UN

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Candidate for vice president 02, Sandiaga Uno, promises that he will abolish the National Examination (UN) if elected. "We will make sure that the UN system is stopped, replaced by tracing the interests of talent," said Sandiaga in the vice presidential debate which is the third round of debate in Jakarta, Sunday, March 17, 2019.

Sandiaga Uno said that his party will improve the national curriculum to focus on students' noble characters. "We also have the concept of a "link and match" school where job providers are connected with educational institutions," he said.

Since 2015, national examinations are no longer used as determinants of graduation and prioritize the National Examination Integrity Index or IIUN. National Examination is used for education mapping. The UN score has also decreased from year to year.

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The average value of the National Examination (UN) of the Junior High School (SMP) which has continued to decline from 61.81 in the 2014/2015 school year fell to 50.80 in the 2017/2018 school year.

The same is also true for the average  value of Senior High School's (SMA/MA) National Examination scores from 58.27 in 2014/2015 to drop to 50.80 in the 2017/2018 school year. For Vocational Schools, they also have a similar tendency to continue to decline from 62.15 in 2014/2015 to 45.21 in 2017/2018.

The vice presidential debate between the candidates of vice presidents Ma'ruf Amin and Sandiaga Uno was guided by Alfito Deannova and Putri Ayuningtyas as moderators.

ANTARA