The Director of Education for the Kavango East Region, Fanuel Kapapero, has retired.

Desperate parents from across the country have flocked to schools in the hopes of finding a place for their children.

More than 1,000 students in the Rundu Circuit who did not receive school placement will begin school in one week.

Over 1,000 learners in the Rundu Circuit of the Kavango East Region have not yet secured placement.

The learner registration process has become a cumbersome exercise, especially for parents who have not yet secured placement for learners in grades eight, nine, and ten.