Abstract:

Indonesia is a multicultural country with various religions, ethnicities, races, languages, and cultures. In total, there are seven religions recognised by the Indonesian government which are Islam 207,176,162, Christian 16,528,513, Catholic 6,907,873, Hinduism 4,012,116, Buddhism 1,703,254, Kong Hu Chu 117,091, and penghayat kepercayaan 1,198,031. Penghayat kepercayaan is considered the main religion for their number of followers in Indonesia, but the teachers do not have policy regulations of education by the law. The school autonomy policy governs the rules in schools for the students that believe in penghayat kepercayaan. N 1 Kasihan implements an integrated education system by collaborating with trusted leaders to become a teacher. This research aimed to study the Indonesian government’s policy on religious education for unofficial religious groups of penghayat kepercayaan (Belief in One God) and analysed the implementation on the fulfillment of educational learning services for penghayat kepercayaan believers by education authorities in Bantul. This research was conducted using a qualitative approach. The participants of this study were the Bantul education authorities, students who believe in penghayat kepercayaan, and the curriculum’s deputy. Data collection techniques were done through participant observation and in-depth interviews. The collected data were analysed using domain analysis techniques. The results of this study indicated Indonesian government’s policy on education for penghayat kepercayaan believers are already regulated in the Regulation of the Minister of Education and Culture of Republic of Indonesia Number 27 in 2016 on Educational Services for aliran kepercayaan on Education Unit, and the implementation of education learning service. The students associated with penghayat kepercayaan in the Vocational High School in Bantul, Indonesia (SMK N 1 Kasihan) have not been fully accommodated due to the irrelevant teachers’ qualifications penghayat kepercayaan.

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