More than 70% of the top 50 performers in the 2017 Grade 10 Junior Secondary Certificate (JSC) national examinations, are girls. Minister of Education, Arts and Culture, Katrina Hanse-Himarwa said at the announcement of the preliminary JSC and Grade 12 Namibia Senior Secondary Certificate (NSSC) Higher Level results here on Wednesday, 36 of the top 50 candidates are girls. Hanse-Himarwa said with regards to the top 10 performers per region, it was noted that there were less male than female candidates, similar to 2016. Three of the top five candidates in the NSSC Higher Level results are also girls. -Nampa