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RAHASIA SEKOLAH ANDA RAMAI PEMINAT ‼️ CARA MENINGKATKAN JUMLAH SISWA DI SEKOLAH ANDA ⁉️

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Overview

The video discusses strategies to increase student enrollment (PPDB) at schools, prompted by a viral incident: a school principal reportedly “cried” because the school received no new students that year’s PPDB, while nearby schools remained crowded.

Key Arguments and Analysis

1) Demand shifts because parents are becoming more selective

The speaker argues that Indonesia’s education market is changing:

  • Free or low-cost schools increasingly struggle to survive.
  • Parents with higher education and better access to information (especially via the internet) can identify school quality more effectively.
  • As a result, parents become more selective and avoid “poor” options.

2) School “attraction” is not only about price

Enrollment competition is framed as a marketing problem disguised as education management.

Key idea:

  • Parents choose schools based on perceived standards and credibility, particularly regarding teacher quality.

3) Core staffing requirement: teachers must be “intelligent and trustworthy”

The video repeatedly emphasizes two decisive conditions for attracting parents:

  1. Teachers who are competent/intelligent
  2. Teachers who are trustworthy

Implied message:

  • If teacher quality is weak, marketing efforts can’t compensate.

4) School marketing should be professional, non-commercial, and humanitarian

The speaker rejects a profit-seeking mindset, but argues schools—especially private ones—still need a marketing mindset to remain sustainable while fulfilling their mission.

Reasons given include:

  • Competition has shifted into hyper-competition (many choices, including blended/online schools)
  • Schools need resources to operate and develop (often relying on tuition/SPP)
  • Marketing helps schools compete without abandoning their social purpose

5) Build appeal using structured frameworks and parent-centered factors

The speaker describes using management/marketing frameworks to identify what makes a school attractive—beyond vague promises.

One mentioned framework (jokingly/abbreviated as “PEPES ikan”) includes:

  • Product: quality of offerings and learning outcomes
  • Emotional factor: Indonesian values around being respected/treated well (“service with a smile”)
  • Price: appropriate to the target market segment
  • Ease of access/information: visibility and how easy the registration process is to understand
  • Service: quality of support for parents and students

Additional notes:

  • Schools should research parents/potential students.
  • The process may require building instruments locally (“local wisdom”).
  • It can take 3–4 months with significant human resources.

6) Targeting strategy by segment (and its consequences)

The video proposes segmenting society by:

  • Economic status
  • Concern for education

Example axes:

  • Economically weak but cares about education
  • Economically high but not necessarily caring
  • High economy and high concern for education
  • Low economy and lower educational concern

Claim about outcomes:

  • In practice, schools that survive tend to target higher-economic segments with stronger educational commitment—unless a school is highly creative and excels in operations and teacher/infrastructure development.

Trade-offs:

  • If a school targets low-income families but reduces standards to keep tuition low, it risks harming teacher salaries, which can degrade education quality.
  • Conclusion: schools must maintain quality standards while serving particular segments.

7) Measuring marketing success (early indicators)

Suggested early indicators of success include:

  • Number and quality of partnerships/collaborations
  • Growth in applicants
  • Growth in enrolled students

Example given:

  • High competition for seats (e.g., 1 seat fought over by multiple applicants)

Overall Takeaway

The video argues that PPDB outcomes reflect deeper issues: a school’s added value, teacher competence/trustworthiness, clear communication, and sustainable management. While schools should remain humanitarian and non-commercial in spirit, they still need marketing discipline and segmentation-aware strategy to survive and grow amid hyper-competition.

Presenters / Contributors

  • Fauzi (referred to as Mas Fauzi / Gus Fauzi)
  • Pak (Fauzi’s counterpart/co-speaker, unnamed)

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