The number of school-leavers who qualify for admission at institutions of higher learning has increased by 3.2%. The Minister of Education, Arts, and Culture, Anna Nghipondoka, announced the Namibia Senior Secondary Certificate Ordinary (NSSCO) and Advanced Subsidiary Levels (NSSCAS) results this morning. The 3.2% is a notable improvement after the poor 2022 results. At the […]
As parents are preparing to send their children back to school, the caretaker of marginalised learners and students at Rundu Erica Uses is still waiting for assistance from good Samaritans to send their children to school. Erica Uses, also from the marginalised community, is an unemployed mother of four who takes care of more than […]
Plans are afoot to expand the recently built state-of-the-art Vaalgras Primary School’s curriculum to offer Grade 8 in 2025 to enhance learner enrollment numbers. The ||Kharas Education Directorate Inspector for Kalahari Desert Education Circuit, Ryan Assegaai, revealed this in an interview with nbc News. The government invested N$104 million for the construction of the Vaalgras […]
Police Inspector General Joseph Shikongo says the force this year aims for excellence in the execution of its services. Shikongo was speaking at the opening of the five-day leadership development training course at Tsumeb in Oshikoto Region. Lieutenant General Shikongo expressed that training courses undertaken by top police officials across the country are crafted to […]
Despite the Ministry of Education, Art, and Culture’s stance on parents’ voluntary contributions, some parents say schools are not complying. The ministry says any funding initiatives introduced at schools are voluntary and should only be done in consultation and agreement with parents or guardians. In an effort to promote free and inclusive primary and secondary […]
The acting Education Director in the Kavango East Region says despite the difficulties experienced by learners prior to the exams, the region is bound to perform better in 2023 than it did in 2022. Christine Shilima was speaking ahead of the release of exam results by the Ministry of Education on Wednesday. Shilima says there […]
New classrooms built last year in ||Kharas Region’s Kalahari Desert education circuit will help alleviate the pressure of learner placement when schools reopen for the 2024 academic year next week. The Inspector of Education for the Kalahari Desert Circuit, Ryan Assegaai, said this in an interview with nbc News. The additional classrooms were constructed at […]
With schools set to open next week for learners, the Otavi Constituency Office will be buying school uniforms for the less privileged. The majority of school-going learners in Otavi, especially those in primary school, are from less fortunate families. Preparing for back-to-school is therefore a daunting task for many parents. It is against that background […]
The national examination results for the 2023 Namibia Senior Secondary Certificate Ordinary and Advanced Subsidiary Levels will be released Wednesday at ten o’clock. Over 48,000 full-time candidates registered for the 2023 Namibia Senior Secondary Certificate Ordinary and Advanced Subsidiary Level examinations. Without divulging much, the Ministry of Education, Arts, and Culture earlier this year expressed […]
Founded in 2005, the White Ribbon Campaign Namibia is an NGO focused on engaging men and boys to campaign, speak out, and take action to end violence against women and girls. The campaign raises a symbolic white ribbon as a universal symbol of solidarity and commitment to ending violence against women and girls. During the […]
