The Petitioner, Beryl Hamdi Rayhan, presenting the petition for judicial review of No. 20 of 2003 on the National Education System remotely, Wednesday (12/17/2025). Photo by MKRI/Panji.

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JAKARTA (MKRI) — The Constitutional Court (MK) held the preliminary hearing for the material judicial review of Law No. 20 of 2003 on the National Education System (Sisdiknas Law) on Wednesday, December 17, 2025. The petition No. 248/PUU-XXIII/2025 was filed by Beryl Hamdi Rayhan, who challenges provisions of the national education curriculum on the grounds that they have not adequately regulated environmental education as a compulsory component of the education system.

At the hearing, the Petitioner stated that the current primary and secondary education curricula do not sufficiently provide students with knowledge and awareness regarding the importance of protecting the environment. Accordingly, the Petitioner requested that the Constitutional Court require environmental education to be made a compulsory subject within the national curriculum.

The Petitioner argued that environmental education is essential to raising public awareness of issues such as climate change, environmental sustainability, biodiversity conservation, waste management, and waste reduction. In addition, making the subject compulsory is expected to foster environmentally-friendly behavior among students and to improve the overall quality of life of society.

The Petitioner also proposed that environmental education also be made compulsory at the higher education level. He believes higher education institutions play a strategic role in producing human resources with strong environmental awareness who are prepared to face global challenges.

Moreover, he requested that career and entrepreneurship courses be designated as compulsory subjects in higher education. This, he contended, is important to enhance students’ entrepreneurial skills and to better align graduates with the needs of industry and the labor market.

“The inclusion of environmental education as a subject would greatly help increase awareness of the importance of protecting the environment for future generations,” he stated.

Justices’ Advice

Responding to the petition, Constitutional Justice Ridwan Mansyur advised the Petitioner to further elaborate the grounds of the petition. He stated that the petition arguments need to be developed in greater depth. “The petition you have presented needs to be elaborated; it cannot consist merely of points like these,” he remarked.

The Court gave the Petitioner 14 days since the preliminary hearing to revise the petition. The revised petition must be received by the Court by 12:00 WIB on Tuesday, December 30, 2025.

Explore Case No. 248/PUU-XXIII/2025 (in Indonesian).

Author         : Utami Argawati
Editor          : Nur R.
Translators   : Yuniar Widiastuti (NL)

Disclaimer: The original version of the news is in Indonesian. In case of any differences between the English and the Indonesian versions, the Indonesian version will prevail.

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