The national examination is a test to determine whether students can pass and continue to higher

education. But national examination has some regulations which make some students feel
unhappy.
There are some drawbacks of the national examination which need to be taken in to
consideration by the government.
First, the national examination does not appreciate the process of studying. One student
cannot pass from his/her school only because he/she does not pass in a national examination. The
National Examination is only score oriented. Even though the student has a good achievement
and always gets a top rank. For example, there is a student who does not pass from Senior high
School although she always gets top rank in her class. She has to take a C package informal
education which is the same as taking a course and only get a course certificate. In addition, she
cannot enter a state-owned university and become government employee later on. So, she had
studied for 3 years for nothing when she did not pass, she could only get a C package certificate.
Only because of that, her plan turned upside down, not to mention the time wasted. I think it is
not fair especially for the clever students. Government should also provide the best policy so that
some students are motivated to study hard and reach their goals.
Second, the national examination makes some student become dishonest. The national
examination makes some students get standard scores so that some students cheat to pass in the
national examination. For example, some students buy answer keys so that they can pass in the
national examination. In some cases, teachers also share answer keys. Some teachers also do the
test and then they share answer keys via short messages or SMS. We know that not only students
but also teachers will do anything so that all students can pass in a national examination. In other
case, some students who do not have enough money will depend on other students who are
clever in this class to give answer keys. Other example, Mrs .Siami , mother of Al , 6th grade
student of SDN Gadel II Surabaya East Java with her family has to leave her house after
revealing cheating case in school which happened in UASBN(School Final Examination Equal
of National Quality). She has to move because some villagers think that she has given a bad
name for the school even though she told the truth. It tells us that cheating becomes tradition and
a good value. It also tells us that The National Examination is not the best solution to measure
success of educational system in Indonesia. The National Examination makes young generations
become dishonest and produce many unaccountable leaders.
Third, the national examination makes some students feel stressful and frustrated. Some
students feel afraid cannot pass and continue to higher education. If they dont pass in a national
examination, they have to take C package. It means they get certificate from informal
education like courses. In consequence, they cannot enter government university and government
employee. In addition, they also have to study a lot of lessons. They have to repeat some lessons
from first until third grade. It absolutely makes them frustrated because they also have to think
about their higher education.

Lastly, there are some drawbacks of national examination which need to be taken into
consideration by the government such as making some students become dishonest, stressful, and
frustrated.