The Availability Of School Health Facilities And Infrastructure In Junior High Schools In The Batin XXIV District

Abstract

This study aims to describe the availability of facilities and infrastructure for the School Health Program (UKS) in public junior high schools in Batin XXIV District, Batang Hari Regency, Jambi Province, and to analyze their compliance with the standards set forth in Regulation of the Minister of National Education (Permendiknas) No. 24 of 2007. The study employed a quantitative descriptive approach using a survey method. The research sample comprised the entire population (total sampling), namely 6 public junior high schools in Batin XXIV District. Data were collected through direct observation using an observation sheet consisting of 22 indicators. The results showed that the average percentage of UKS facilities and infrastructure availability across the six schools was 49.69%, which falls into the “Sufficient” category. Batang Hari Public Junior High School 12 achieved the highest percentage (69.32% – Good), followed by Public Junior High School 10 (55.68%), Public Junior High School 16 (54.55%), and Public Junior High School 4 (53.41%), which were also categorized as Good. State Junior High School 24 (48.86% – Adequate) and State Junior High School 30 (15.91% – Inadequate) were the schools with the lowest performance. The availability of UKS facilities and infrastructure at State Junior High Schools in District XXIV remains suboptimal and does not yet fully meet applicable national standards. Interventions by the local government, the education office, the health office, and the schools are needed to improve the quality of UKS facilities gradually and sustainably.