Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education

Kementerian Pendidikan Dasar dan Menengah
Seal of the Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education
Flag of the Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education
Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education headquarters
Ministry overview
Formed	19 August 1945; 80 years ago (1945-08-19) as Department of Teaching 21 October 2024; 13 months ago (2024-10-21) as its current form
Preceding Ministry	Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology
Jurisdiction	Government of Indonesia
Headquarters	Jl. Jend. Sudirman, Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia, 10270 6°13′33″S106°48′08″E / 6.225836330559913°S 106.80235757253318°E /-6.225836330559913; 106.80235757253318
Motto	Tut Wuri Handayani(Javanese, fromKi Hajar Dewantara's maxim) ("Encouraging from the rear")
Annual budget	Rp33.54 trillion (2025)[1] Rp8.03 trillion (Efficiency) Rp25.51 trillion (2025 State Budget)[2]
Minister responsible	Abdul Mu'ti, Minister of Primary and Secondary Education
Deputy Ministers responsible	Atip Latipulhayat, First Deputy Minister of Primary and Secondary Education Fajar Riza Ul Haq, Second Deputy Minister of Primary and Secondary Education
Child Ministry	Language Development and Fostering Agency
Website	www.kemendikdasmen.go.id

TheMinistry of Primary and Secondary Education (Indonesian:Kementerian Pendidikan Dasar dan Menengah, abbreviated asKemendikdasmen) is an Indonesianministry that organizes the government sub-divisions ofprimary education andsecondary education which are within the scope of government affairs in the field of education. This ministry is under and responsible to thePresident of Indonesia, and is led byAbdul Mu'ti.

AfterPrabowo Subianto was inaugurated as a President of Indonesia, under theRed White Cabinet, the ministry was split into three ministries, there are: Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education,Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Technology, andMinistry of Cultural Affairs.^[3]

The Ministry of Elementary and Secondary Education has the task of organizing the sub-district government of elementary and secondary education which is the scope of government affairs in the field of education to assist the President in organizing the government of the country. The Ministry of Elementary and Secondary Education carries out the following functions:^[4]

1. formulation and determination of policies in the field of teachers, other educators, and education personnel, as well as teacher professional education, andearly childhood education,basic education,secondary education,vocational education,special education, and special service education;
2. implementation of policies in the field of teachers, other educators, and education personnel, transfer of educators and education personnel across provinces, and facilitation of teacher professional education;
3. implementation of facilitation of teachers, other educators, and education personnel and the implementation of early childhood education, basic education, secondary education, vocational education, special education, and special service education;
4. preparation of standards, curriculum, and assessment in the field of early childhood education, basic education, secondary education, vocational education, special education, and special service education;
5. determination of national education standards and national curriculum for early childhood education, basic education, secondary education, vocational education, special education, and special service education;
6. implementation of development, guidance, and protection of language and literature;
7. implementation of book system management;
8. implementation of technical guidance and supervision over the implementation of Ministry affairs in the regions;
9. coordination of the implementation of tasks, guidance, and provision of administrative support to all organizational elements within the Ministry;
10. management of state property/assets that are the responsibility of the Ministry;
11. supervision of the implementation of tasks within the Ministry;
12. implementation of substantive support to all organizational elements within the Ministry; and
13. implementation of other functions assigned by the President.

Based on Presidential Decree No. 188/2024^[4] and Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education Decree No.1/2024 the Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education consists of:

• Office of the Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education
• Office of the First Deputy Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education
• Office of the Second Deputy Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education
• Office of Secretariat General
  • Bureau of Planning and Partnerships
  • Bureau of Finance and State Properties
  • Bureau of Organization and Human Resources
  • Bureau of Legal Affairs
  • Bureau of Communication and Public Relations
  • Bureau of General Affairs and Procurement
• Board of Experts
  • Senior Expert to the Minister for Regulation and Inter-Institutional Relations
  • Senior Expert to the Minister for Talent Management
  • Senior Expert to the Minister for Educational Technology
• Directorate General of Teachers, Education Personnel, and Teacher Education
  • Directorate General of Teachers, Education Personnel, and Teacher Education Secretariat
  • Directorate of Teachers Professional Education
  • Directorate of Headmasters, Superintendents, and Education Personnel
  • Directorate of Preschool Teachers and Non-formal Education Institution Teachers
  • Directorate of Primary School Teachers
  • Directorate of Secondary School Teachers and Special Needs Teachers
• Directorate General of Early Childhood Education, Elementary Education, and Secondary Education
  • Directorate General of Early Childhood Education, Elementary Education, and Secondary Education Secretariat
  • Directorate of Early Childhood Education
  • Directorate of Elementary Schools
  • Directorate of Junior High Schools
  • Directorate of Senior High Schools
• Directorate General of Vocational Education, Special Education, and Special Service Education
  • Directorate General of Vocational Education, Special Education, and Special Service Education Secretariat
  • Directorate of Vocational Senior High Schools
  • Directorate of Courses and Training
  • Directorate of Special Education and Special Service Education
  • Directorate of Non-formal and Informal Education
• Inspectorate General
  • Inspectorate General Secretariat
  • Inspectorate I
  • Inspectorate II
  • Inspectorate III
  • Investigative Inspectorate
• Agency for Standard, Curriculum, and Assessment in Education
  • Center for Education Standards and Policies
  • Center for Curricula and Learning
  • Center for Education Assessment
  • Center for Book Affairs
• Language Development and Fostering Agency
  • Center for Language Development and Protection
  • Center for Language and Letters Fostering
  • Center for Language and Letters Empowerment
• Centers
  • Center for Data, Information, and Technology
  • Center for Human Resources Training
  • Center for Character Strengthening
  • Center for National Achievement
  • Center for Education Funding Services

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• Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology (2021–2024)
• Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education (2024-present)

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