2025 SMP Diploma Blank Form Socialization: New Standards and Essential Steps for Schools

Tangerang, June 2, 2025 — The 2024/2025 academic year brings important updates to the issuance of junior high school (SMP) diplomas in Indonesia. The Directorate of Junior High Schools under the Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology held an online socialization event to thoroughly explain the new procedures and standards for issuing SMP diploma blank forms in 2025. This initiative aims to prepare all schools to comply with the latest regulations and ensure a smooth graduation process for students.

What’s new this year? The diploma issuance process now incorporates a fully integrated digital system that guarantees data accuracy and document authenticity. The diplomas will be printed on high-quality A4-sized paper with a minimum weight of 80 gsm, ensuring a professional and durable certificate.

Key points schools need to focus on include:

• Early Student Data Validation: Data correction and verification should start as early as 7th grade to avoid errors during diploma issuance.

• Issuance of Diploma Numbers and Graduation Decrees: Administrative steps are structured and monitored through an online system.

• Photo Attachment and Digital Signatures: Student photos and the principal’s digital signatures must be affixed on the diploma blanks before printing, replacing traditional manual signatures.

• Submission of a Legally Binding Statement (SPTJM): Schools are required to upload this stamped document as proof of responsibility for graduation data accuracy.

Interestingly, this year’s diplomas no longer require fingerprint stamps, simplifying the process while maintaining document integrity. Schools also enjoy flexibility in using electronic signatures in accordance with current regulations.

Regional education offices may assist by providing standardized paper and ink supplies but must do so without charging schools, promoting a fair and transparent system.

The socialization also emphasizes the importance of early and ongoing coordination between schools and local education authorities to ensure diploma issuance runs smoothly and on time. This way, students will receive their diplomas without delay, equipping them for their next educational journey.

These updates in diploma issuance reflect a commitment to higher educational standards and more modern administration, aligning with Indonesia’s Merdeka Belajar (Freedom to Learn) digital transformation movement.