Both Formal And Non-Formal Education Aim By Afifah

NAMA ;

AFIFAH

NIM :

1111480

Assalamu’alaikum

Wr.Wb.

Firstly, I would like to say thank you very much for the MC and juries who have

given me

opportunity to deliver this English speech.

Ladies and Gentlemen;

It is a great gaji for me to stand here and give a brief speech entitled

“Formal Education

in Indonesia”

Brothers and Sisters;

Education system in our country is divided into two major parts, they are

formal and

non-formal. A formal education is divided into three levels: primary, secondary

and

tertiary education. While non-formal education is carried out for the learners

who get

difficulties to meet the requirements in formal education. An example of

non-formal

education is PLS (Pendidikan Luar Sekolah). Both formal and non-formal

education aim

at establishing the education process in our country.

Ladies and

Gentlemen;

As I have stated previously, formal education involves three levels: primary,

secondary

and tertiary education. Before entering primary or elementary school, children

in our

country usually have attended kindergarten, or known as Taman Kanak-kanak. But

this

education is not compulsory for Indonesian citizens, as the aim of this is just

to prepare

them for primary school.

Children

ages 7–12 attend primary education at Elementary School or Sekolah Dasar.

This level of education is compulsory for all Indonesian citizens. Similar to

education

systems in the U.S. and Australia, students must study for six years to

complete this level.

Some schools offer an accelerated learning program, where students who perform

well

can finish elementary school in five years.

The next level is secondary education. After graduating from elementary school,

students

attend Middle School or Junior High School (Sekolah Menengah Pertama) for three

years

from the age of 13-15. After three years of schooling and graduation, students

may move

on to Senior High School. In Indonesia, this school is basically divided into

two kinds:

SMA (Sekolah Menengah Atas) and Sekolah Menengah kejuruan (Sekolah Menengah Kejuruan). Sekolah Menengan Atas is

different with Sekolah Menengah kejuruan in their studies. The students at Sekolah Menengan Atas are prepared to advance

to

tertiary education or university, while students of Sekolah Menengah kejuruan as a vocational school

are

prepared to be ready to work after finishing their school without going to

university/college.

The last level of education in our country is tertiary education. Students who

have

graduated from senior high school may attend to university or academy. They can

choose

any kinds of university or academy based on their interests or scopes of

knowledge, for

example majoring in English, Mathematics, or teacher pembinaan university.

Ladies and

Gentlemen;

Brothers and Sisters;

I think that’s all my speech. I hope my brief description on the formal

education in our

country will be useful for us.

Finally, I would like to say sorry if there are mistakes in my speech words.

Thank you very much for your attention.

Wassalamu’alaikum Wr.Wb.