Demography of Madrasah Diniyah Takmiliyah and Revitalizing the Institutional Function of Islamic Education

This study offers the findings of the demographic data of madrasah diniyah takmiliyah (non-formal form of education, developed through community participation), especially about teachers and students in Bandung city, Indonesia, and give efforts to revitalize their institutional roles and functions. The study used a combination of quantitative and qualitative methods to collect and analyze the data. The results showed that madrasah diniyah takmiliyahs in Bandung city are around 1,134 with 75,264 students and 6,292 teachers. The demographic data of madrasah diniyah takmiliyah in Bandung city is very significant when compared to sekolah dasar (formal education at the primary school level)/madrasah ibtidaiyah (formal education at the Islamic primary school level) in Bandung, which only amounted to 545 sekolah dasars/madrasah ibtidaiyahs with 231,174 students and 10,802 teachers. This research found that many parents interested to send their children to madrasah diniyah takmiliyah. Many potential madrasah diniyah takmiliyahs are not owned by other educational institutions. Madrasah diniyah takmiliyah is the property of Muslims for Indonesia, whose quality and function must be improved so that they can participate in improving the quality of people for advanced Indonesia.