Study Disparity of Minimal Standards of Basic Education in Soppeng South Sulawesi

This study aims to determine the disparity of minimum service standards of basic education (1) between levels of education in each district in Soppeng district; (2)
between categories and indicators in each sub-district in
Soppeng district; This quantitative research uses descriptive and inferential analysis techniques. This study is a population study that takes all primary and junior secondary school principals and primary education service staff of 307 people. The results showed that there was a difference in the achievement of SPM cumulatively in each sub-district, where Lalabata sub-district was the highest (75%), and Donri-Donri sub-district was the lowest, only 58% SPM. The research also shows the disparity between categories in each sub-district both in elementary and junior high. At the elementary level of Marioriwawo sub-district the highest achievement of SPM in the category of Human Resources (87%) and lowest of Marioriawa sub-district (77%) and the highest on infrastructure category (41%). The categories of operational support at both primary and junior secondary levels were Donri-donri districts (55% and 70%, respectively), while Citta sub-district at junior high school (94%) had the highest operational support.

Keywords— Minimum Service Standards, disparity,indicators, and education.