MULTIVARIATE MULTILEVEL MODELLING TO ASSESS FACTORS AFFECTING THE QUALITY OF VOCATIONAL HIGH SCHOOLS IN SOUTH SULAWESI PROVINCE

This study analyzes the quality of Vocational High Schools (VHS), which have a hierarchical data structure and have more than one response variable. Data gathered for this study is from the Basic Education Data (DAPODIK) in the form of raw data variables of several variables that characterize the quality of VHS and other independent variables in South Sulawesi for four years (2018 to 2021) from the Ministry of Finance Republic of Indonesia (KEMENKEU), and Statistics Indonesia (BPS). The explanatory variable at the regency level consists of four years (2018 to 2021), a multi-year and high-dimensional data structure. Therefore, Principal Component Analysis (PCA) is used to overcome this. The modelling is done by using multivariate multilevel modelling (MVMM) on one-level and two-level structures. This study aims to model the average National Examination and Accreditation scores of Vocational High School in South Sulawesi using MVMM modelling that considers the regency/city level and identifies the factors that influence the average National Examination and Accreditation scores. The results showed that the two-level multivariate model with a random intercept as a hierarchical component was better than the one-level multilevel model based on a minor Deviance Information Criterion (DIC) value. Simultaneously, at the 5% level of significance, variables that contribute significantly to the quality of Vocational High Schools in South Sulawesi Province are produced. The variables that have a significant effect on the quality of Vocational High Schools at the school level are the ratio of the number of students/pupils per study group, the percentage of certified teachers to the number of teachers, the ratio of the number of students/pupils per number of toilets, the ratio of laboratory availability, and the ratio of the availability of supporting rooms. Meanwhile, at the regency level, it was found that the percentage of poverty and Gross Regional Domestic Product (GRDP) had a significant effect on the quality of Vocational High Schools.