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A teacher cleans school equipment on Jan. 4 from mud caused by flash floods at state elementary school SDN 11 Kuta Blang in Bireuen, Aceh. The Elementary and Secondary Education Ministry confirmed that 3,508 out of 4,149 schools affected by hydrometeorological disasters in North Sumatra, West Sumatra and Aceh are ready to resume the second semester on Jan. 5. (Antara/Irwansyah Putra)
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s schools in disaster-hit regions of Sumatra reopened this week, students in Aceh continue to face challenges returning to normal learning routines, with many flood-damaged schools still undergoing recovery.
Schools across the island resumed lessons on Jan. 5 for the second semester of the 2025–2026 academic year, in line with the national academic calendar, following flash floods and landslides that struck Aceh, North Sumatra and West Sumatra in late November.
In December, the Elementary and Secondary Education Ministry issued a directive stating that about 85 percent of the 4,149 schools affected across the three provinces would be ready to continue learning activities.
Schools were instructed to adapt lessons to local conditions using an emergency curriculum, while temporary measures such as tents for makeshift classrooms were put in place as cleanup efforts continue.
Despite these measures, conditions on the ground in Aceh, where 18 cities and regencies were affected by the disaster, have proven more challenging than anticipated. Many students were absent and a number of schools remain unable to conduct proper teaching and learning activities.
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Nabila Salsabila, a third-grade student at state junior high school SMPN 1 Karang Baru in Aceh Tamiang, was unable to attend classes as her school remained covered in mud.
