Publication: Assessing the Role of the School Operational Grant Program in Improving Education Outcomes in Indonesia
Date
2014-12-23
ISSN
Published
2014-12-23
Author(s)
World Bank
Abstract
Over the last ten years, Indonesia has
continued to make significant progress in improving
educational opportunities for all its citizens. The purpose
of this report is to provide an assessment of the national
school grants program, Bantuan Operasional Sekolah (BOS),
and its contribution to progress in the education sector.
The BOS program aimed to raise educational attainment
through the provision of school grants to all primary and
junior secondary schools. The report draws together studies
and data that have been used to analyze the program and
undertakes new analysis that looks at the effect of the
program on household education costs and education
participation. The review is used to draw out policy options
to improve the program further and ensure that it
contributes effectively to emerging challenges in the
sector. The first chapter provides a brief overview of
school funding in Indonesia before setting out the channels
through which the BOS program was designed to improve
education outcomes. The chapter also provides background
information on the size and mechanics of the BOS program as
well as the major changes that have occurred over the last
ten years. Chapter two explores the effect of BOS on the
education costs faced by households and whether these
changes have been a key driver of the improvements in
participation, particularly of the poor, seen over the last
decade. Chapter three looks at the role BOS has played in
supporting school based management reforms and whether they
are likely to have led to improvements in education
outcomes. The final chapter provides some suggestions on how
to improve the BOS program and strengthen its role in
improving education outcomes.
Citation
“World Bank. 2014. Assessing the Role of the School Operational Grant Program in Improving Education Outcomes in Indonesia. © Jakarta. http://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/22102 License: CC BY 3.0 IGO.”