Australia-Indonesia Basic Education Program (AIBEP)

Estimated budget	A$355 million (A$200 million loan & A$155 million grant)
Commenced	2006
Scheduled completion	2009
Counterpart Agencies	National Planning Agency (BAPPENAS), Ministry of National Education, Ministry of Religious Affairs
Main Locations	South & Central Kalimantan, Sulawesi (South, West, Central, Southeast, North & Gorontalo), NTB, NTT, Maluku, North Maluku, Lampung, South Sumatra, Java (West, Central & East)
Managing Contractor	Managing Contractor for Program Management: CARDNO ACIL Contractor for Strategic Advisory Services: Melbourne Development Institute
Website	www.bep.or.id

Background

The Government of Indonesia has made a commitment to a universal standard of nine years schooling, to be in place by 2010. To reach this goal, the Ministries of National Education (MoNE) and Religious Affairs (MoRA) have developed strategic plans that accord top priority to increasing access to basic education, improving quality and standards, and strengthening education governance and accountability mechanisms. The A$355 million Basic Education Program (BEP) has been designed to support these Government of Indonesia (GoI) priorities.

The overarching loan agreement for Australia-Indonesia Partnership, the Partnership Loan Agreement, was signed on 27 June 2006, and the Project Loan Agreement, the Project Grant Agreement and the Subsidiary Arrangement for Basic Education Program were signed by Government of Australia and Government of Indonesia on 12 July 2006.

Description

The BEP, in partnership with GoI and other donors, aims to contribute to improved equitable access to higher quality and better governed basic education services, especially in targeted, disadvantaged areas.

The program has four Pillars:

Pillar 1 - Expanded Equitable Access: community-led construction of approximately 2,000 fully operational new and one-roof junior secondary schools and madrasah; the creation of at least 330,000 additional formal school places and a significant number of additional non-formal school places; and an increase in the net enrolment rate of junior secondary school students from the poorest 20% of households from 49.7 per cent to 65 per cent.

Pillar 2 - Improved Quality and Internal Efficiency: sub-contracted site supervision of construction to professional standards; better systems for management of school assets, teachers, quality and availability of instructional materials, school and student performance (Whole School Development Program).

Pillar 3 - Capacity Development for Governance of Education Services: strengthened systems for financial and performance planning and monitoring.

Pillar 4 - Increased Resource Mobilisation in the Education Sector:- increased volume and share of MoNE/MoRA spending is directed towards basic education, particularly in poor and under-serviced districts.

For further information, please see the Australia Indonesia Basic Education Program [PDF file 675KB] pamphlet.

This page was last updated on 30 May 2008