AL-ISHLAH: JURNAL PENDIDIKAN Vol. 12, No.2 (2020) http://www.journal.staihubbulwathan.id/index.php/alishlah IMPLICATIONS OF ZONATION SYSTEM AND EFFORTS TO OVERCOME STUDENTS LEARNING DIFFICULTIES Enung Nugraha Universitas Islam Negeri Sultan Maulana Hasanudin, Banten, Indonesia Email: enungnugraha10@gmail.com Muhamad Fauzi Institut Teknologi dan Bisnis Ahmad Dahlan, Banten, Indonesia Email: ojixzy1979@gmail.com Yani Susilo Hesti Madrasah Tsanawiyah Darul Irfan Kota Serang, Banten, Indonesia Email: yanixzy@yahoo.com DOI: 10.35445/alishlah.v12.i2.252 Accepted: October 1 st , 2020. Approved: October 9 th , 2020 Published: December 30 th , 2020 Abstract This study aims to determine the zoning system's application for the admission of new students and determine the efforts of schools and teachers to overcome learning difficulties as a negative impact of the application of the zoning system. The research method used is descriptive qualitative with a phenomenological approach. The research object was in the Junior High Schools 1, 5, and 10 Serang City, while the data obtained through interviews with the principal and vice-principal of the school. The results showed that the zoning system's implementation for new students' admission was following government policy. The efforts schools and teachers' to helping student learning difficulties by adding learning hours for students who experience learning difficulties at schools on health protocols as part of the 'new normal' through a scheduled and limited system, the importance of parental participation in coaching and supervision of learning at home and assist their friends or seniors to understand the substance earlier learning. Keywords: Zoning, Learning, Teacher, New Normal IMPLIKASI PENERAPAN SISTEM ZONASI DAN UPAYA MENGATASI KESULITAN BELAJAR SISWA Abstrak Tujuan penelitian ini untuk mengetahui penerapan sistem zonasi penerimaan peserta didik baru serta mengetahui upaya sekolah dan guru mengatasi kesulitan