Kartini Schools

It was supported by Governor General Abendanon and Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands.

Additional Kartini Schools were opened in Malang, Cirebon, Semarang, Bogor (then called Buitzenborg), and Surabaya.

The schools served indigenous students who had already received a primary education.

[1] Efforts to create opportunities for upper-class Javanese women struggled against opposition from Conservative Dutch officials and the Javanese regent class (bupatis).

The Dutch language boarding schools were staffed by women.