1 768 Oshikoto dropouts
A total number of 1 768 learners dropped out of school in the Oshikoto Region last year.
This was announced at the launch of the Oshikoto Region's 2017 academic year which took place on Friday at Onguti Senior Secondary School.
In the first term, 459 learners dropped out, 694 in the second term and 615 in the third term of 2016.
The governor of the Oshikoto Region, Henock Kankoshi, expressed shock and dismay, saying: “The dropout figure is a serious concern to my office.” Although no reasons were given for the high dropout rate, Kankoshi said parents could do something about it. He added that the nation could not afford to lose future leaders in such manner. “We cannot afford to lose these future leaders. But they are coming to your houses when they leave school and it is you, dear parents, who can do something about them,” he said. Other issues raised at the meeting included the region's good performance in last year's national examination, bad behaviour by teachers and school leadership issues.
Regional educational director Lameck Kafidi gave a brief review of the region's 2016 academic performance. He praised the region's schools for ensuring that they were placed first in the national ranking of the Junior Secondary Certificate (JSC) examinations for the past nine years.
Kafidi said 11 schools achieved a 100% pass rate in the grade 10 JSC examination last year, which was an increase from seven schools in 2015.
Twelve schools did not manage to achieve a 50% pass rate.
Strategies were being developed to address that.
Regarding the grade 12 results in which the region slipped from number two to number six, Kafidi said other regions worked harder.
“The number of learners who made it to university is slightly higher than those of last year even though in terms of rankings we went down,” Kafidi said. He said the region was determined to ensure the Namibian child received quality education.
“We are here to educate them with quality education,” Kafidi said.
KENYA KAMBOWE
This was announced at the launch of the Oshikoto Region's 2017 academic year which took place on Friday at Onguti Senior Secondary School.
In the first term, 459 learners dropped out, 694 in the second term and 615 in the third term of 2016.
The governor of the Oshikoto Region, Henock Kankoshi, expressed shock and dismay, saying: “The dropout figure is a serious concern to my office.” Although no reasons were given for the high dropout rate, Kankoshi said parents could do something about it. He added that the nation could not afford to lose future leaders in such manner. “We cannot afford to lose these future leaders. But they are coming to your houses when they leave school and it is you, dear parents, who can do something about them,” he said. Other issues raised at the meeting included the region's good performance in last year's national examination, bad behaviour by teachers and school leadership issues.
Regional educational director Lameck Kafidi gave a brief review of the region's 2016 academic performance. He praised the region's schools for ensuring that they were placed first in the national ranking of the Junior Secondary Certificate (JSC) examinations for the past nine years.
Kafidi said 11 schools achieved a 100% pass rate in the grade 10 JSC examination last year, which was an increase from seven schools in 2015.
Twelve schools did not manage to achieve a 50% pass rate.
Strategies were being developed to address that.
Regarding the grade 12 results in which the region slipped from number two to number six, Kafidi said other regions worked harder.
“The number of learners who made it to university is slightly higher than those of last year even though in terms of rankings we went down,” Kafidi said. He said the region was determined to ensure the Namibian child received quality education.
“We are here to educate them with quality education,” Kafidi said.
KENYA KAMBOWE
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