Jakarta, June 2 -- An Indonesian lawmaker on Monday called for prioritizing private schools in underdeveloped, frontier, and outermost (3T) areas in efforts to provide free basic education.

Responding to a recent Constitutional Court (MK) ruling mandating free basic education at both public and private schools, Hetifah Sjaifudian, Chair of Commission X of the House of Representatives, emphasized the challenges faced by private schools in 3T regions.

"Some of these schools rely solely on School Operational Assistance (BOS) and lack adequate support," she said. "They must receive additional funding."

She noted that the MK ruling requires the state to ensure free access to quality education and should include private schools that are ofte...