The objectives of The research is to obtain the describtion on the correlation of student
perception and counseling guiding role to the interest of entering SMK Negeri 2 Surakarta in
the school year of 2011/2012. This study employed a survey method and quantitative
approach. The subject of research was the X graders of SMK Negeri 2 Surakarta. The
population of research was all X graders of SMK Negeri 2 Surakarta from all departments in
the school year of 2011/2012, consisting of 726 students. The sample consisted of 255
students, taken using proportional random sampling technique. The instrument used in this
research was questionnaire distribution. The tryout of questionnaire was conducted with 30
respondents of one class, X TMP D. Technique of analyzing data used was a two-predictor
multiple regression analysis and Pearson’s product moment correlation technique. Based on
the result of analysis, it could be concluded that there was a correlation of student perception
and counseling guiding role to the interest of entering SMK Negeri 2 Surakarta in the school
year of 2011/2012. The student perception variable gave relative contribution of 83.8% and
effective contribution of 54.1%. The counseling guiding variable gave relative contribution of
16.2% and effective contribution of 10.5%. the following recommendations could be given.
SMK Negeri 2 Surakarta should improve its school promotion strategy to the society and
junior high schools through counseling guiding division because a good promotion strategy
would improve the quality of student input resource
