Regional heads and stakeholders in the education sector in the Zambezi Region shared interventions that will improve national results in the region.
They also identified bottlenecks that impeded the desired results.
The Deputy Minister of Education, Arts, and Culture, Faustina Caley, has highlighted the shortage of teaching and learning resources, along with insufficient support, as crucial factors requiring immediate intervention in the Kavango East Region.
The Deputy Minister of Education, Arts, and Culture, Faustina Caley, says the release of more health professionals into the healthcare system is hoped to narrow the shortage of health workers in Namibia.
She was speaking at the graduation ceremony of the Alba Chipamba Training Centre (ACTC) at Rundu.
Deputy Minister of Education, Arts, and Culture, Faustina Caley handed over four hostel blocks, a matron's quarter, a kitchen, a dining hall, two ablution blocks, and two teacher houses to Omuhonga Combined School.
The facilities were constructed at a cost of more than N$79.5 million.
Over the past six months, FirstRand Namibia Foundation has invested N$2.8 million into the education sector.
This was revealed by the Chairperson of the Foundation Clara Bohitile at the official handover in Windhoek on Tuesday.
The Namibian Revenue Agency (NamRA) has donated forfeited goods worth more than N$100,000 to the Ministry of Education, Arts, and Culture.
Backpacks, caps, and soccer balls were among the items donated.
Commissioner Jutta Urpilainen, in charge of International Partnerships at the European Union, paid a familiarisation visit to the mix informal settlements, 20 km north of Windhoek.
The Ministry of Education, Arts, and Culture says it has highlighted all the factors that contributed to the dismal performance of learners in grades 11 and 12 last year.
