The research about posture of spending education cost borne of household in Kota Kupang has been carried out for six months, starting from June to December 2018. Determination of respondents using purposive sampling technique. Sampling respondents in this study amounted to 100 people spread out ± 2-3 people from each kelurahan on the percentage of respondents representing 98% of the kelurahan. The data used in this study are primary data and secondary data, then analyzed using SWOT analysis method to produce a policy concept as a recommendation education development master plan in Kota Kupang. The results of this research indicate that the education budget posture invested by each household is 40,20% and is the largest compared to other investment costs of living needs (including health and consumption).

Keywords : Education Cost, Household, Education Policy, Kota Kupang Government.