Abstract
This study aims to describe the implementation of religious character education through school culture at SMA Negeri 1 Praya Barat and to identify the supporting and inhibiting factors in its implementation. This study uses a qualitative approach with a descriptive research type. Data collection techniques were conducted through in-depth interviews, direct observations, and documentation involving the Principal, Vice Principals of Student Affairs and Curriculum, Islamic Religious Education (PAI) teachers, Civics (PPKn) teachers, Guidance and Counseling (BK) teachers, and students as informants. Data analysis techniques used include data reduction, data presentation, and conclusion drawing using the Miles and Huberman model. The results indicate that the implementation of religious character education at SMAN 1 Praya Barat runs comprehensively and in a structured manner through three main stages: strategic planning integrated into curriculum documents and the School Work Plan (RKS), systematic religious habituation in the form of congregational prayers, Al-Quran recitation, and Friday Religious activities, and consistent teacher exemplary behavior in daily life. Religious values are successfully internalized through three dimensions: moral knowing (cognitive knowledge), moral feeling (affective appreciation), and moral doing (actual practice). The success of this implementation is supported by strong commitment from school leadership, teacher exemplary conduct, a religiously designed physical environment, as well as community and parental support. However, there are still obstacles such as limited supervision capacity, variations in student discipline, and negative influences from social media and family environments that have not been fully supportive.