In the second year (ie grade 11), high school students can choose one of 3 existing majors, namely Science, Social, and Language. At the end of the third year (ie grade 12), students are required to follow the National Examination (formerly Ebtanas) that affect students' graduation. High school graduates can continue their education to college or directly to work.
High school students are generally aged 16-18 years. SMA does not include compulsory education program, the government - namely SD (or equivalent) 6 years and junior high school (or equivalent) 3 years - maskipun since 2005 has entered into force 12-year compulsory education program which includes high schools in some areas, for example in the city of Yogyakarta and Bantul District. [1]
High School organized by the government or private. Since implementation of regional autonomy in 2001, the management of public high school in Indonesia that were previously under the Ministry of National Education, is now the responsibility of local government districts. While the Ministry of National Education is only a role as regulator in the field of national education standards. Structurally, the high country is a technical implementation unit The district / city.
