Papua education strategy

In many parts of Papua, attending school is not always as simple as walking a few blocks from home. For some children, living in remote highland villages or isolated coastal …

Education is a hope and a challenge for many families in Papua. In the remote villages, children often have to walk long distances to reach school. City parents work hard …

In a recent afternoon in Surabaya, dozens of Papuan students gathered to celebrate a milestone once far from their reach. Some had just found out that they had been accepted …

The classrooms looked different. Some had new roofs. Others had fresh paint and repaired floors. In several schools visited by government officials in eastern Indonesia during late May, broken windows …

In Papua Selatan, development is often discussed in terms of roads, ports, and connectivity. But recently, the conversation has shifted in a quieter direction. Education. Not in abstract terms, but …

On January 6, 2026, in a simple hall in Nabire, Papua Tengah, the atmosphere was electric with joy, and the applause echoed. Eight hundred and one educators stood proudly, marking …

Across the mountains, valleys, and coastlines of Papua, where geography has long tested access to basic services, a bold new chapter in education is unfolding. Indonesia’s Ministry of Basic and …