<![CDATA[This study aims to investigate the impact of the implementation of the education zoning system policy on the community in Buntao' sub-district, North Toraja district. The research focus includes 1) The impact of the implementation of the education zoning system on the community, 2) Community efforts in enrolling in schools, and 3) Government measures to overcome the impact of the implementation of the education zoning system. The research method used is descriptive qualitative. The results show that the implementation of the zoning system has positive and negative impacts. Positive impacts include the effectiveness of online registration but it also creates difficulties for students to be admitted to the school of their choice, resulting in a sense of injustice. In addition, the lack of community knowledge about the zoning system led to cheating. Community efforts include population transfer and enrollment through the merit route. The government took measures to address the negative impacts, such as the division of school zones and increased socialization and publication of the zoning mechanism. Other measures included supervision in the data verification process. This research contributes to the understanding of education policy implementation and provides recommendations to improve the effectiveness of the zoning system in the future.AbstrakPenelitian ini bertujuan untuk menginvestigasi dampak implementasi kebijakan sistem zonasi pendidikan terhadap masyarakat di Kecamatan Buntao', Kabupaten Toraja Utara. Fokus penelitian mencakup: 1) Dampak penerapan sistem zonasi pendidikan terhadap masyarakat, 2) Upaya masyarakat dalam mendaftar pada sekolah, dan 3) Langkah pemerintah dalam mengatasi dampak implementasi sistem zonasi pendidikan. Metode penelitian yang digunakan adalah deskriptif kualitatif. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa implementasi sistem zonasi memiliki dampak positif dan negatif. Dampak positif meliputi efektivitas pendaftaran online namun juga menimbulkan kesulitan bagi siswa untuk diterima di sekolah pilihan mereka, menghasilkan rasa ketidakadilan. Selain itu, minimnya pengetahuan masyarakat tentang sistem zonasi menyebabkan kecurangan. Upaya masyarakat meliputi perpindahan kependudukan dan pendaftaran melalui jalur prestasi. Pemerintah melakukan langkah-langkah untuk mengatasi dampak negatif, seperti pembagian zona sekolah dan peningkatan sosialisasi serta publikasi mekanisme zonasi. Langkah lain termasuk pengawasan dalam proses verifikasi data. Penelitian ini memberikan kontribusi dalam pemahaman terhadap implementasi kebijakan pendidikan dan memberikan rekomendasi untuk meningkatkan efektivitas sistem zonasi di masa depan.]]>
