The Directorate of Education Arts and Culture in the Kavango West has embarked on a strategy aimed at improving academic performance in the region.
Education Director Pontinus Musore says all stakeholders must have a role to play if a turnaround will be realized.

The Students' Union of Namibia has called on the Ministry of Education, Arts, and Culture to speed up humanitarian efforts for flood-affected learners in the north.

The union says closing schools due to heavy rains will just worsen the already difficult academic situation.

The Ministry of Education, Arts, and Culture (MoEAC) has agreed to reduce the ratio of learners per teacher for the 2023 academic year.

The Directorate of Education, Arts, and Culture in Ohangwena Region has suspended teaching at the Onghala and Shingunguma Primary Schools as the flood waters are reportedly rising in the area.

A total of six schools have been affected by the floods.

The Executive Director at the Ministry of Education, Arts, and Culture, Sanet Steenkamp, says her ministry continues to face many challenges.

Steenkamp specifically pointed out the way the community and stakeholders perceive education as a major hurdle.

The Ministry of Education, Arts, and Culture is working hard to ensure that schools have qualified teachers and counselors to provide psychological support to learners.

The Kavango East Education Directorate has launched its Customer Service Charter.

Its director, Fanuel Kapapero, is hopeful that the charter will improve customer and education satisfaction in the region.

The African Development Bank, in collaboration with the Ministry of Education, Arts, and Culture, has constructed two hostel blocks and renovated Epukiro Post 3 Secondary School in the Omaheke Region for N$67 million.

The Minister of Education, Arts and Culture, Anna Nghipondoka, says the government is pursuing various funding models to address the backlog in classrooms nationwide.