Various Benefits of SPMB Indonesia 2025 According to Parents

According to a survey by Katadata Insight Center (KIC), 9 out of 10 parent respondents in Indonesia rated the 2025 new student admission system (SPMB) as running well.

As many as 9 out of 10 respondents also rated SPMB as better than the system implemented last year, namely the new student admission (PPDB).

Parents felt various benefits from the implementation of SPMB. The main benefits were more equitable access and more transparent selection.

Below is a list of SPMB benefits according to parents who enrolled their children in junior high and high school this year:

• Increased equitable access to education services: 63.7%

• Increased transparency (clarity of quotas, number of applicants, applicant rankings): 50.9%

• Reduced dominance of favorite schools: 49.8%

• Provided greater opportunities for underprivileged students to attend school: 48.2%

• Increased fairness in the selection system: 44.2%

• Provided greater opportunities for high-achieving students to attend school: 37.4%

• Reduced fraudulent practices: 36.6%

• Provided greater opportunities for students with disabilities to attend school: 34.2%

• Others: 1.1%

KIC also found that parents' satisfaction with the implementation of SPMB 2025 fell into the "good" category, with an average score of 3.26 out of 4.00.

This satisfaction was primarily influenced by the absence of fees during the SPMB process, the clarity of the selection process, and the transparency of the selection results.

KIC conducted this survey from August 1-22, 2025, involving 1,074 parents. Of these, 713 enrolled their children in junior high and high school through SPMB.

Respondents in this survey were spread across Java (65.6%), Sumatra (18.5%), Sulawesi (4.9%), Kalimantan (4.7%), Bali-Nusa Tenggara (4.2%), and Maluku-Papua (2%).

The survey also identified challenges faced by parents and their hopes for future SPMB implementation. The full report can be downloaded here.