What a school, madrasah, or Islamic boarding school website should contain: what the rules require and what is recommended

By Mohammad Hilmi Bisri, S.Kom.. Published 14 October 2026.

We found no regulation that specifically governs the content of websites of schools, madrasahs (Islamic schools under the Ministry of Religious Affairs, Kemenag), or Islamic boarding schools (pondok pesantren). Their content follows the rules on information disclosure, new pupil admission, school operating funds, and personal data protection. Information Commission Regulation (Peraturan Komisi Informasi, Perki) No. 1 of 2021 on Public Information Service Standards allows a choice of channels for announcements: notice boards, an official website, social media, or an app (Article 24(3)).

Rules in force as of 14 October 2026

• Law (Undang-Undang, UU) No. 14 of 2008 on Public Information Disclosure (external site) (UU KIP). Public bodies include institutions funded wholly or partly from the APBN or APBD (the state and regional government budgets). Non-governmental organisations are also included if some or all of their funds come from the APBN, the APBD, public donations, or foreign sources (Article 1 point 3).
• State schools and state madrasahs are run by the central or regional government. Private schools, private madrasahs, and pesantren are run by the community, for example by a foundation (yayasan). Their operators count as the non-governmental organisations mentioned above if they receive BOS funds (Bantuan Operasional Sekolah, the school operating grant), APBN or APBD assistance (Article 48 of Law 18/2019 on Pesantren), or public donations.
• Minister of Primary and Secondary Education Regulation (Peraturan Menteri Pendidikan Dasar dan Menengah, Permendikdasmen) 3/2025 on the New Pupil Admission System (Sistem Penerimaan Murid Baru, SPMB) covers everything from kindergartens (TK) to vocational secondary schools (SMK). Madrasahs follow Decree of the Director General (Dirjen) of Islamic Education 10041/2025 on the technical guidelines (juknis) for new pupil admission (PMB) at madrasahs for the 2026/2027 school year.
• Permendikdasmen 8/2026 on the technical guidelines for BOSP funds (Bantuan Operasional Satuan Pendidikan, the government grant for school operating costs) has been in force since 6 February 2026. The 2026 technical guidelines for BOS at madrasahs are set by Decree of the Director General of Islamic Education 944/2026.
• Law 27/2022 on Personal Data Protection (Pelindungan Data Pribadi, UU PDP) and its implementing regulation, Government Regulation (Peraturan Pemerintah, PP) 33/2026. The PP was promulgated on 16 July 2026 and takes effect six months later (Article 225).

What a school or pesantren website should contain

What must be announced, and when

Public bodies announce regular information at least once every six months (Article 18 of Perki 1/2021), in language that is easy to understand (Article 24(2)). Information about disasters is announced immediately (Article 19).

• Before BOSP funds are used: the school draws up the RKAS at a meeting with the school community and the Komite Sekolah (the school committee) (Attachment II, letter A, points 1 and 5 of Permendikdasmen 8/2026). Upload a summary after that meeting.
• By the first week of May at the latest: the regional government announces new pupil registration for state schools and for the private schools that work with it (Article 38(2) and (3) of Permendikdasmen 3/2025). The announcement is made on the school notice board and/or through other media (paragraph (5)), so the school website can carry a copy.
• March to July: selection through the regular, achievement, and affirmative action routes at madrasahs (madrasah PMB juknis, Chapter II, letter B). State madrasahs must announce the requirements, the selection system, the number of places, and the results, including on the madrasah website (Chapter II, letter A, point 5).
• 31 July and 31 January of the following year: the deadlines for the report on BOSP spending for the first tranche (tahap I) and for the full-year report, both submitted through the Ministry's app (Article 56(2) of Permendikdasmen 8/2026). These guidelines do not require the reports to be posted on the website. Both dates work well as a schedule for uploading financial summaries.

Data on pupils and santri

Displaying and announcing data on a website counts as processing personal data (Article 16(1)(e) of UU PDP). Children's data is specific personal data (Article 4(2)(e)). Processing it requires the consent of a parent or guardian (Article 25(2)) and must be limited to its purpose (Articles 27 and 28). PP 33/2026 defines a child as a person under 18 years of age who is not married (Article 1 point 21).

UU KIP also exempts evaluations of a person's abilities and personal records relating to the activities of an educational institution (Article 17(h), points 4 and 5). That information may only be disclosed with the written consent of the person concerned (Article 18(2)(a)). Before uploading:

• ask parents for written consent to publish photos and names, for example at re-registration;
• do not upload pupils' marks, school reports, NIK (national identity numbers), addresses, or health conditions;
• in announcements of selection results, show only the name and registration number.

Other duties are covered in the article UU PDP for villages, schools, and agencies.

Who manages it

• The head teacher manages BOSP funds and handles public complaints about them (Article 64 of Permendikdasmen 8/2026). Material for the finance page can be requested from the school's BOS team, whose members also include representatives of the teachers, the Komite Sekolah, and pupils' parents (Article 65(2) and (3)).
• The head teacher forms the new pupil admission committee no later than three months before registration is announced (Article 34(4) and (6) of Permendikdasmen 3/2025).
• Public bodies appoint a PPID (Pejabat Pengelola Informasi dan Dokumentasi, the information and documentation officer), who decides how information is disseminated (Article 13(1) and Article 9(5) of UU KIP). State schools can ask the education office (dinas pendidikan) who their PPID is.
• The head of the pesantren signs the statement letter for a .ponpes.id domain (the .id domain for pesantren). Both schools and pesantren should have one staff member who updates the website, with a letter of assignment from the head of the institution.

Steps to get a domain and build the website

1. Decide on the source of funds. Spending from BOSP funds follows the rules on procurement by educational institutions (Article 53(1) of Permendikdasmen 8/2026), which are discussed in the article buying software through e-Katalog. BOSP funds may not be used to rent an online app for new pupil admission (Article 66(1)(e)).
2. Choose the domain: .sch.id (the .id domain for schools) for schools and madrasahs, .ponpes.id for pesantren. Minister of Communication and Digital Affairs Regulation (Permenkomdigi) 5/2025 only governs government agency domains, namely .go.id and .desa.id (Article 32), and does not mention these two domains.
3. Prepare the documents listed in the PANDI requirements (external site). PANDI is the registry that manages .id domains. For .sch.id: a statement letter from the head teacher or the head of the institution, and an identity card (KTP) or passport. For .ponpes.id: a statement letter from the head of the pesantren or the head of the institution, and a KTP or passport.
4. Register through a registrar, a domain registration company accredited by PANDI (list of registrars (external site)). PANDI does not list prices on that page, so compare registration and renewal fees at several registrars.
5. Rent hosting, meaning storage space for the website on a server (a computer that is always connected to the internet). Register the domain and hosting accounts in the institution's name, with its official email address.
6. Fill in the website following the table, update it at least once every six months, and renew the domain before it expires. How to check for injected online gambling pages is explained in the article hacked website with gambling spam.

Details of HanzCodes services for schools, madrasahs, and Islamic boarding schools are on the solutions for schools and pesantren page.

This summary is not legal advice. For specific decisions, read the text of the regulations and ask the education office (dinas pendidikan), the regency or city office of the Ministry of Religious Affairs (Kemenag), or the provincial Information Commission (Komisi Informasi).