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NATIONAL EXAM (UN) equals the high school level which will be held in April 2011 no longer be the sole determinant of graduation.

For assessment of the successful completion of the education unit (school) will take into account the results of examination and test results School (U.S.) with a weight of 40 percent U.S. and 60 percent passing the national examination. Good news was rumored Kadisdik Sumut Drs. Syaiful Syafri MM told reporters on Sunday (15 / 1) quoted the minister's decision related to the implementation of the UN this year, having been in effect since 2005. Explained the national exam results will be used as one of the considerations for mapping quality programs and education units, the basis of selection into the next education level, the determination of graduation students of programs and education units as well as development and provision of assistance to units of education in an effort to improve the quality of education.

Decree of the Minister of Education about the UN's latest, on one side certainly deserved welcomed not only for students, especially among high school students are equal, but also among parents and educators. On the other hand are expected kepmendiknas it as an addition to the new spirit, especially for students as well as the various parties involved to be more motivated to jointly improve the quality of education, especially for high school students in this area. Not the other way because it feels a bit "airy" students and school finally and various other related parties back asleep which resulted in a deterioration of quality of education in this country. The change related to the implementation of UN policy in the high school level are expected to equal it also applies equally to the implementation of the national examination for junior high school student elementary school pupils are equal and the UN are equal.

Kepmendiknas publication of this of course after evaluation of UN secretary throughout Indonesia. Based on the evaluation was ultimately concluded that the condition of schools throughout Indonesia still vary widely, so can not be equated averaged. Both of the schools located in urban and rural, and therefore concluded that the UN can not be used solely as a determinant of graduation, but must be integrated with school test scores and teacher assessments. In addition, the emergence kepmendiknas also to answer the student unrest and walimurid that always comes up every year during the implementation of UN and answer the various criticisms and its pro cons in the community.

Various policies, programs and new educational system offered by the government of course can not be separated from efforts to promote education in the country. It's the fact, that to this day the quality of education is still very far behind compared to countries that are developing, especially in the scope of the ASEAN countries. Based on the survey of political and economic Risk (PERC), the quality of education in Indonesia was ranked 12th of 12 countries in Asia. Sadder still was the position of Indonesia is under Vietnam.Memprihatinkan again, the survey results in 2007 World Competitiveness Year Book describes our educational competitiveness of 55 countries surveyed Indonesia was ranked 53. Impact of low quality of education in Indonesia that turned out to indirectly influence the various sides of life in this country.

Therefore, the government hopes through the UN to improve the quality of education in the country, despite the challenge and then received strong criticism in the midst of implementation. With the commencement of a new model in the implementation of the upcoming UN, is expected to improve our education system. Thus, the ideals to uplift the quality of education in Indonesia as well as align with the developed countries could be achieved. Of course, without compromising the ongoing education in areas that are still not able to keep up the quality of urban education in the average educational level of their students has increased considerably. With the advent of this kepmendiknas we also hope that the long debate related to the implementation of UN should be discontinued, replaced by the spirit of improving the quality of education in the country.