Exploring School Core Values and Their Impact on Student Achievement Culture: Transformational Evidence from a Suburban School

Abstract

The purpose of this study explore how schools build core values, implement them, and see the impact of implementing school core values ​​in developing student achievement. The selection of this school is based on the school's journey, which shows a transformation process caused by the school's strong core values, in the last ten years, the school has been able to develop a culture of achievement for its citizens. In the last year, around 125 achievements were achieved by students in various competitions at local, regional, and national levels. This is not experienced by all schools, primarily since this school is located in the suburbs with limited access and input. The results of the study show that the process of determining the school's core values ​​is carried out in stages that include identifying values ​​that are considered essential and become the spirit of the school community, socialization and communication of core values, agreement and determination of core values ​​with the school community. The school's three core values, namely religiosity, honesty, and hard work, are integrated into various aspects of the school with a strong commitment from the school community. Implementing the school's core values ​​also influences many factors such as curriculum and learning, student talents and interests development, culture and social environment, human resources development, branding, and character education. From an academic perspective, integrating core values ​​has created a positive learning environment in the school. The school's core values ​​also play a role in developing students' non-academic aspects, through various extracurricular programs, habits, and student activities that have succeeded in honing students' potential in various fields to produce many achievements. In recent years, the school has been able to transform from a less popular school with minimal achievements, now it is able to produce brilliant achievements and improve its image in society.