EDU Assistance

• More than 2,600 school buildings in Yogyakarta and Central Java provinces were affected
  by the disaster. Most significantly this includes over 1,200 elementary schools in
  Yogyakarta province and over 500 in Central Java.
  
• At least 16 teachers died in Yogyakarta province, and another 35 were seriously injured.
  Loss of life in Central Java province was lower, but there was severe
  damage to many teachers’ homes. For example, in Jogonalan subdistrict
  of Klaten, one student died, one teacher died, and 25 teachers
  lost their homes.
  
• Less than a week after the earthquake, both provinces had complete
  information down to the individual school level about building damage
  and loss of life among teachers, students, and DINAS staff, although
  there may be some issues about quality of data if different sub-districts
  used different criteria. Data collection in Yogyakarta province was
  based on assessments conducted by a team of 65 university students
  and staff who coordinated with the education offices at each subdistrict.
  In early June, the central Ministry of Education also deployed a team to support
  local government efforts to assess physical damage and determine policies to be taken.
  
• Most teaching and learning activities for the year had ended, and the earthquake
  effectively ended the school year for junior high and senior high school. Elementary
  schools, however, were only about halfway through a week of testing when the earthquake
  occurred, and all local education offices except for Bantul district decided to proceed with
  the elementary school tests but with a one week delay. For example, in Klaten district, 747
  Grade VI students in the 10 DBE elementary schools could not complete national exams
  which were in progress at time of quake.

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