Desperate to register
In an effort to ensure a spot at Namcol, students are waiting for hours to register, especially for Biology and English, at Namcol.
Prospective students from various parts of the Omusati Region yesterday flocked to the David Sheehama Secondary in Outapi seeking to register with the Namibian College of Open Learning (Namcol) in order to improve their Grade 10 and 12 results.
The students, who are desperate to further their studies with Namcol after failing their Grade 10 and 12 examinations, say that staying at home and not studying is not an option for them.
Some of the students told Namibian Sun that they arrived at around 05:00 at the school in order to be first in line to register for the subjects they want to pursue this year.
This is because the learners fear that the subjects they look forward to improve might not be available as the demand to study with Namcol is always very high and only a limited number of people can be registered for a subject.
However, at around 12:00, some of the learners who said they arrived as early as 07:00 were still not assisted, adding that the process was remarkably slow.
Recently, Namcol director Heroldt Murangi also announced and encouraged learners to register as soon as possible as places are limited. For English for example, the institution can only take 12 000 students.
“Annually, we are challenged with prospective learners approaching enrolment points late resulting in them not securing a place in their desired subjects,” Murangi was quoted.
The majority of the prospective students Namibian Sun spoke to on Tuesday at the David Sheehama Secondary School registration point indicated that they want to improve the symbol they got in English.
“I am here to register for English because I got 24 points in five subjects with a U-symbol in English. By registering it is the only way I can apply to a university,” Martha Simon said.
When contacted for comment, Maria Angula, the registrar at the centre said that indeed English is the subject most in demand and soon it will not be available, which will see students having no choice but look for alternative centres, or wait another year.
Angula said that Biology is also in demand but said there is a lack of interest in commerce subjects such as Accounting and Economics.
“The demand for English and Biology remains high… less people are interested in Accounting and Economics,” Angula said.
KENYA KAMBOWE
The students, who are desperate to further their studies with Namcol after failing their Grade 10 and 12 examinations, say that staying at home and not studying is not an option for them.
Some of the students told Namibian Sun that they arrived at around 05:00 at the school in order to be first in line to register for the subjects they want to pursue this year.
This is because the learners fear that the subjects they look forward to improve might not be available as the demand to study with Namcol is always very high and only a limited number of people can be registered for a subject.
However, at around 12:00, some of the learners who said they arrived as early as 07:00 were still not assisted, adding that the process was remarkably slow.
Recently, Namcol director Heroldt Murangi also announced and encouraged learners to register as soon as possible as places are limited. For English for example, the institution can only take 12 000 students.
“Annually, we are challenged with prospective learners approaching enrolment points late resulting in them not securing a place in their desired subjects,” Murangi was quoted.
The majority of the prospective students Namibian Sun spoke to on Tuesday at the David Sheehama Secondary School registration point indicated that they want to improve the symbol they got in English.
“I am here to register for English because I got 24 points in five subjects with a U-symbol in English. By registering it is the only way I can apply to a university,” Martha Simon said.
When contacted for comment, Maria Angula, the registrar at the centre said that indeed English is the subject most in demand and soon it will not be available, which will see students having no choice but look for alternative centres, or wait another year.
Angula said that Biology is also in demand but said there is a lack of interest in commerce subjects such as Accounting and Economics.
“The demand for English and Biology remains high… less people are interested in Accounting and Economics,” Angula said.
KENYA KAMBOWE
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