The first time it was held at PPDB 2021, the Zoning for SMK level received high interest. Evidently, until Monday (24/5) at 15.00 WIB the number of registrants had reached 53,629. While the total seats available are only 24,306, or 10 percent of the East Java PPDB.

"Registration until today. It is likely that the number of applicants will also be higher. Community enthusiasts are quite large for this route. Because this is the first time, "said the Head of Information and Communication Technology Education (TIKP) East Java Dindik, Alfian Majdi, Monday (24/5).

Alfian added, the SMK zoning route is different from the SMA zoning route based on districts / cities. Meanwhile, the vocational zoning route for students in East Java has the same opportunity.

"For this (zoning) SMK, students outside Surabaya whether Banyuwangi, Ngawi or any area can register in Surabaya. As long as the demand is not high enough, "he said.

He mentioned what happened in PPDB SMKN 12 Surabaya, with the farthest distance of 97,727 registrations for Batik and Textile Crafts majors. Still in the same school, the Leather and Imitation Craft Department also received applicants with a distance of more than 11 thousand meters.

"It could be that students with the farthest distance are accepted at SMKN 12 Surabaya if they are accommodated at 10 percent and the number of enthusiasts is not that big. Because of these majors, there are not many and not all SMKs in East Java have them. It could also be that there are less enthusiasts around the school. But we see in Pamekasan which is a batik producer. As long as there are not many registrants and the distance is included in the quota, it is acceptable, ”he explained.

Meanwhile, for the closest distance, registrants at SMKN 1 Surabaya majoring in Multimedia were registered with the closest distance of 32 meters.

Meanwhile, it was confirmed separately that the Head of SMKN 12 Surabaya, Biwara Sakti Pracihara said that as a school with a specialty in the arts, many students come from outside East Java. Last year, for example, for the Academic score line, his party even accepted students from Probolinggo, Lumajang Tulungagung, Trenggalek, and Banyuwangi. Those whose domicile is outside Surabaya are mostly majoring in musical, dance and puppetry.

"For the textile department, the enthusiasts are pretty good. But usually the quota hasn't been fulfilled yet. Every year there are sometimes 4 empty seats. Likewise with this leather craft, the enthusiasts are also good. It's just that there is a small number of enthusiasts for the wood craft department every year, "he explained.

Meanwhile, for the metal craft department, Praci admitted that every year it has tough competition in PPDB.

The acceptance of new students (PPDB) 2021 East Java phase two with high school level academic achievement was announced on 23 May online. Of the 69,173 registrants, it was recorded that 27,440 new students were admitted to this route. However, this number still does not meet the 25 percent quota or around 29,804 seats from the East Java PPDB. So that 2,360 seats will be transferred to the PPDB SMA zoning route which will start on May 27.

"This difference is due to the fact that there are schools that are pointing out prospective students and schools that are less interested in registering. This is the difference. Now, schools that lack applicants' interest will be transferred to SMA zoning, ”explained the Head of TIKP, Dindik Jatim, Alfian Majdi.

As for students who are accepted, they only need to download the proof of acceptance on the ppdbjatim.net portal. In his statement on the PPDB website, students who are declared accepted can download a Pass Certificate or diploma from May 14 to June 19, 2021.

Meanwhile, on June 21 to 30, students who are declared accepted can come to school with proof of registration or acceptance, a certificate of graduation, family card and other supporting documents.

"So many students do not yet understand the matter of this acceptance confirmation. Even though they only need to download the proof of acceptance. Which evidence will be attached at the time of re-registration to the destination school, "he concluded.