Jakarta, March 3 -- Indonesia's Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education announced the ongoing formulation of a circular letter addressing adjustments to the student admission system to prevent dropouts in disaster-hit Aceh, North Sumatra, and West Sumatra provinces.

"There will be some policy adjustments. We are currently working on a ministerial circular regarding the admission of disaster-affected pupils," said Jamjam Muzaki, a representative of the ministry's Disaster-Resilient Education Unit.

Speaking in a policy dialogue in South Tangerang, Banten, on Monday (March 2), he explained the circular as an instrument to anticipate parents' decision to transfer their children to another school following deadly floods and landslides th...