Hardap Education Director Paulus Lewin said his directorate will implement various interventions in the 2026 academic year to better place the region's academic performance and ranking.

Lewin said this in response to the region's performance in the 2025 Namibia Senior Secondary Certificate Ordinary (NSSCO) level and Advanced Subsidiary (AS) level examinations, which dropped from 13th to 14th place nationally.
The director recently revealed to NAMPA that the number of learners who qualified for AS level in the region significantly increased from 13.8% to 25.7% in 2024 and 2025, respectively.

This, he said, prompted the directorate to devise a robust 5-year turnaround strategy at the beginning of 2025 to improve the performance of all grades.

Lewin says there is a need to improve the performance of learners at a foundational level as well as at the junior secondary level, not only at NSSCO and NSSCAS levels.

The strategic plan has 12 objectives, which include improving the performance and results of learners as well as service delivery, stressing that things should be done much faster and shorter at the end of the day.

The director said that his office will further focus on the continuous professional development of teachers and all staff across the region, adding that extensive training of all education staff had already started last year.
He said this has helped upskill the staff members to confidently perform their duties.