Indonesia-Australia Partnership in Basic Education (IAPBE)

Background

The Indonesia-Australia Partnership in Basic Education was created to contribute to increasing the accessibility and quality of basic social services. Emphasis was placed on interventions that improved district and school administration, including supporting community-based school management and improving the quality of teaching. The Partnership worked in primary and junior secondary schools in both the secular and Islamic education systems.

Description

The goal of the Partnership was to help improve the quality and management of basic education in Indonesia by building the capacity of selected local governments, schools and community groups to plan, manage and deliver quality basic education services.

IAPBE focused on four interrelated components: governance, government administration, school development, and project management.

The Partnership ran for three years in three districts in East Java: Gresik, Jombang and Jember, and worked in parallel with other basic education donors in East Java to avoid duplication of effort and provide opportunities for collaboration.

Achievements/outcomes

• Improved planning capacity including the development of district five-year education development plans, developed by stakeholders and signed off by the head of education in each district.
• Improved service delivery through the linking of district education budgets directly to education plans.
• Introduction of a needs based Education Management Information System (EMIS) to collect information to improve planning and management of schools.
• Training and support materials provided over 3,300 principals and teachers in school based management, active teaching and learning, community participation and cooperation and strategic planning.

This page was last updated on 22 May 2007

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