Teacher shortage and large class sizes. Political situation System inadequacy Curriculum 1. East Timor illiteracy rate is higher than in all Indonesian provinces.
School uniform is compulsory.
This means that new uniform must be bought as the child gets older. In addition parents are obliged to buy Scout uniform and sports uniform. School textbooks, writing books, pens School books consist of one writing book and one textbook per school subject. At secondary school there are between 12 and 16 subjects. The curriculum changes every 5 years, so there is a limit how many of the textbooks can be handed down to younger siblings.