The Directorate of Education Arts and Culture in the ||Kharas Region awarded the best-performing teachers, learners, and schools with certificates after the recently released performance statistics by the Directorate of National Examinations.
The poor academic results achieved last year in the Erongo Region should motivate educators and learners to strive for better results this year.
This is according to education stakeholders who took part in the annual consultative meeting at Swakopmund.
The government will construct four classrooms at Elias Amxab Combined School in Sesfontein.
Situated in one of the deepest parts of the Kunene Region, Sesfontein, Elias Amxab Combined School has 815 learners.
The school looked much better compared to our last visit.
Zambezi Governor, Alufea Sampofu, says the region's NSSCO and NSSCA results over the past years have been disappointing.
Sampofu wonders where the problem is if all teachers are qualified, while the environment in most schools is conducive to learning and teaching.
The ||Kharas Education Directorate is set to re-introduce extra classes during holidays for Grade 11 and Grade 12 AS level learners to improve their performance.
Ryan Assegaai, Inspector for the Kalahari Circuit, revealed this in an interview with nbc News.
The Otjiwarongo Constituency in the Otjozondjupa Region has come to the aid of school-going children with a donation of stationery.
Erongo Governor Neville Andre is urging high school learners in the region to set their ambitions high for success through hard work to obtain better results.
The announcement of exam results is a joyous occasion for many learners, however, others are forced to stare failure in the face.
A local social worker says that even though parents and guardians might be disappointed, they should resist the urge to punish those who have failed.
Otjozondjupa Acting Education Director Uerivangera Tjivikua says they will exhaust all possible avenues to ensure that all children secure space in schools.
Rural urban migration takes place at a fast pace in the Otjozondjupa Region, especially in Okahandja, Otjiwarongo, and Grootfontein.
Many learners do not have guidance at home and, as a result, attend school under the influence of drugs or alcohol, a situation that is undesirable and discouraging to teachers.
