insert_link Namibia Kharas Regional Council CEO Encourages Principals to Embrace Change for Educational Growth.. Benedictus Diergaardt, Chief Executive Officer of the Kharas Regional Council, urges school principals to view the evolving education landscape as an opportunity for adaptation and growth. Addressing over 40 principals at a meeting, Diergaardt emphasizes that schools serve as knowledge beacons requiring collective responsibility to remain dynamic, inclusive, and ready to meet the demands of a rapidly changing world. Diergaardt advocates for collaboration as the key to success, urging principals […] todayJanuary 18, 2024 6
insert_link Namibia Kunene Education Directorate Plans Teacher Conferences to Tackle Academic Challenges in 2023 external Exams The Kunene Education Directorate is set to organize teacher conferences aimed at addressing the subpar results in the 2023 Namibia Senior Secondary Certificate Ordinary and Advanced Subsidiary level exams within the region. This announcement was made by the interim education director, Petrus Shipalanga, during an interview with Nampa on Wednesday as part of a conversation about Kunene's academic challenges. Despite a marginal improvement in 2023 results compared to 2022, the […] todayJanuary 18, 2024 50
insert_link Namibia Kunene Education Directorate to address challenges through teachers’ conferences The Kunene Education Directorate plans to conduct teachers’ conferences to address the region’s poor performance in the 2023 Namibia Senior Secondary Certificate Ordinary (NSSCO) and Advanced Subsidiary (NSSCAS) level examinations. This was said by the region’s interim education director, Petrus Shipalanga, in an interview with Nampa on Wednesday as part of a discussion on Kunene’s poor academic performance. Despite a gradual increase in 2023 outcomes when compared to 2022, […] todayJanuary 18, 2024 33
insert_link 2 Namibia “No child will be denied placement”: Maemeko-Munembo The Deputy Director of Education in the Zambezi Region, Norah Maemeko-Munembo, has declared that no child will be denied school placement this year. Maemeko-Munembo revealed that despite the completion of the school admission process from June to September last year (2023), there are still students seeking new school placements for the current year. In an interview with Nampa on Wednesday, the Deputy Director noted that while classes could have […] todayJanuary 18, 2024 16 2
insert_link Namibia Limited school space leaves parents stranded in Moses ||Garoeb Constituency By Linea Dishena and Daniella Izaaks Parents and guardians in Windhoek’s Moses ||Garoeb Constituency have been left frustrated by limited spaces in school, especially for Grade 1 learners. Speaking to Nampa here on Monday, constituency councillor Stefanus Ndengu said limited space is a challenge every year, as the constituency has only four primary schools and two secondary schools catering for its estimated population of 90 000 to 100 000 […] todayJanuary 16, 2024 59
Namibia Chief Executive Officer of the ||Kharas Regional Council, emphasized the significance of the region’s educational achievement Benedictus Diergaardt, the Chief Executive Officer of the ||Kharas Regional Council, emphasized the significance of the region's achievement, despite dropping from the second to the third position in the Namibia Senior Secondary Certificate Ordinary level results. The NSSCO results, unveiled last Wednesday, positioned ||Kharas in third place, trailing behind Khomas and Kavango East regions. During a staff meeting at the Directorate of Education, Arts, and Culture, Diergaardt expressed gratitude, acknowledging […] todayJanuary 16, 2024 15
insert_link Namibia More can still be done despite achievement: Diergaardt ||Kharas Regional Council Chief Executive Officer, Benedictus Diergaardt, remarked that despite the region's drop from second to third place in the Namibia Senior Secondary Certificate Ordinary (NSSCO) level results, it remains a significant achievement. The NSSCO results were released last Wednesday, with ||Kharas ranking third, trailing behind Khomas and Kavango East regions. Addressing a staff meeting of the Directorate of Education, Arts, and Culture on Monday, Diergaardt expressed his […] todayJanuary 15, 2024 15
insert_link Namibia Low Success Rate: Only 30% of ||Kharas Region Learners Achieve C+ or Higher in NSSCO Exams Only 30 percent of learners who took their Namibia Senior Secondary Certificate Ordinary exams in the ||Kharas Region achieved a grading of three C+ or higher, enabling them to progress to the Advanced Subsidiary level. Out of the 1166 candidates who participated in the NSSCO examination, merely 350 met the criteria for AS level admission. Should they choose to pursue it, 134 candidates went on to write the AS examinations. […] todayJanuary 15, 2024 5
insert_link Lifestyle When to give your child their first mobile phone – and how to keep them safe Andy Phippen, Bournemouth University I spend my career researching young people and the internet: what they do online, what they think about it and how their views differ to those of their parents. I often get questions from parents about their children’s internet use. One of the most common is when to get their child a mobile phone, as well as how to keep them safe when they have one. […] todayJanuary 11, 2024 26