This Senior High School Education Roadmap analyses existing conditions and challenges within the Indonesian secondary education context, while identifying opportunities and strategies required to address these challenges. Using the analytical frameworks of Problem-Based Methodology (Robinson, 1996) and Problem Driven Iterative Adaptation (Andrews et al., 2012), the document discusses macro-level challenges facing senior high school (SMA) education, including: the quality of student learning outcomes, the quality of learning processes, the availability of access and participation among senior high school–aged populations, and the overall governance of senior high school education reflected in the relationships among stakeholders across the bureaucratic hierarchy.

The key macro-level problems in SMA education include:  (1) the quality of learning outcomes (proxied by literacy and numeracy);
(2) the quality of teaching and learning processes;  (3) the provision of learning infrastructure such as libraries, laboratories, and equipment;  (4) participation in education;  (5) the provision of access infrastructure — construction of new school units and classrooms; and  (6) the relationships among education stakeholders as an ecosystem capable of contributing to improved quality of teaching and learning.

These issues form the core discussion of the Senior High School Education Roadmap 2025–2029. The document further presents alternative solutions based on the principles of Problem-Based Methodology and Problem Driven Iterative Adaptation. Instead of proposing top-down, one-size-fits-all approaches, the roadmap explores asymmetrical and consultative solutions, enabling administrators the flexibility to adapt implementation processes according to the diverse conditions and unique socio-economic and cultural contexts across regions.

Nusa Widyantara supports the Directorate of Senior High Schools in conducting the analysis for the development of this roadmap. The Senior High School Roadmap serves as a strategic reference for education stakeholders — including school principals, teachers, school supervisors, and provincial education administrators — to better understand the prevailing conditions, challenges, and opportunities that need to be addressed in their day-to-day work.