Education and Scholarships

Education is the most basic building block of development, and a vital contributing factor to the alleviation of poverty. Education develops knowledge and skills that equip people to participate fully in the economy and in society. Education helps the poor to increase their earnings and therefore their living standards.

Expanded support for basic education (primary and junior secondary) is an important element of the development cooperation strategy agreed between the Australian and Indonesian governments. It aims to help Indonesia improve the quality and accessibility of primary and early secondary schooling in the secular system and, to some extent, in mainstream Islamic schools that form part of the state education system and teach a predominantly secular curriculum.

In addition to support for basic education, Australian aid projects support improvement for the human resource development needs of Indonesia in areas of development priority through scholarships and short term training. Please see Australian Scholarships [external site] for further information.

AusAID Indonesia Education Program Strategy 2007-2012 [PDF 78KB]

Current activities within the Education and Scholarships Sector:

• Australian Development Scholarship (ADS)
• Australian Partnership Scholarships (APS)
• Australia Indonesia Basic Education Program (AIBEP)
• NTT Primary Education Partnership (NTT PEP)
• Learning Assistance Program for Islamic Schools (LAPIS)
• Kang Guru Radio English (KGRE)

Completed Projects:

• Indonesia-Australia Partnership in Basic Education (IAPBE)

This page was last updated on 30 Mei 2008

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