The National Council Standing Committee on Education, Science, ICT, and Youth Development has taken a proactive stance to formally investigate the key factors contributing to the high failure rate observed in the 2022 national examinations. The Vice-Chairperson of the Committee, Betheul Tjaveondja, made this commitment during a public hearing involving stakeholders from the education sector that was held on Wednesday.
"Our purpose here today is to engage you, our esteemed stakeholders in the education sector, to gauge your views and perspectives on the factors that may have contributed to the factors that may have resulted in the poor performance of the grade 11 and 12 learners for the 2022 academic year."
Secretary of the National Council, Advocate Tousy Namiseb, stressed the significance of education as a fundamental human right, emphasising that every Namibian child should prioritise their education. He also pointed out that numerous children remain excluded from accessing educational opportunities.
"If you look around our streets, you will see children in the corners. These children are supposed to be at school because they have the right to education, which is not only their right but compulsory in primary schools, but yet they are out. We need to keep each other responsible so that these children are back in school."
To delve deeper into the matter, the Committee conducted a series of focus group discussions with education management and various stakeholders in different regions.
"We were stasked with doing this oversight so that we could get to know what the members were saying. We did this through some regions, and we are still busy. I am very appreciative of the members because they were free to tell us freely. We are now having a public hearing with the directorate of education, school management, and teachers. These people are all asked separately so that they are able to tell us their problems freely."
Paulus Nghikembua, the Khomas Regional Director, highlighted the challenges faced within the education sector in the Khomas region.
Despite these challenges, he expressed hope that they would be resolved amicably and effectively.
"We have so many challenges in terms of classroom space that we don't have because of the increase in the number of learners in classes. We also do not have enough The National Council Standing Committee on Education, Science, ICT, and Youth Development has taken a proactive stance to formally investigate the key factors contributing to the high failure rate observed in the 2022 national examinations.
The Vice-Chairperson of the Committee, Betheul Tjaveondja, made this commitment during a public hearing involving stakeholders from the education sector that was held on Wednesday.
"Our purpose here today is to engage you, our esteemed stakeholders in the education sector, to gauge your views and perspectives on the factors that may have contributed to the factors that may have resulted in the poor performance of the grade 11 and 12 learners for the 2022 academic year."
Secretary of the National Council, Advocate Tousy Namiseb, stressed the significance of education as a fundamental human right, emphasising that every Namibian child should prioritise their education.
He also pointed out that numerous children remain excluded from accessing educational opportunities.
"If you look around our streets, you will see children in the corners. These children are supposed to be at school because they have the right to education, which is not only their right but compulsory in primary schools, but yet they are out. We need to keep each other responsible so that these children are back in school."
To delve deeper into the matter, the Committee conducted a series of focus group discussions with education management and various stakeholders in different regions.