SA universities offer hope for Nam students
Rivaldo Kavanga
WINDHOEK
Namibian learners still have the opportunity to study in South Africa despite an exam leak late last year that saw rewrites greatly delaying results.
This after communication that some institutions of higher learning will make an exception for local university hopefuls.
Stellenbosch University announced that it is aware of the delays with the national examination results, but added that its records reflect that only a few Namibians applied to study there.
“To assist these applicants, we have extended the registration period for all qualifying applicants in this category to 25 February, without the need to pay a late registration penalty,” Martin Viljoen, the university’s media manager said.
He added that Namibian applicants should submit a certified copy of their final results to the universitry as soon as it is released in order for the university to process it and consider them for admission.
The North West University (NWU) said all applications from international students, regardless of the country, will be handled on a case-by-case basis, keeping in mind their specific circumstances and NWU's overall enrollment target as well as the target with regard to international students.
No-go for UCT
Meanwhile, the University of Cape Town (UCT) has withdrawn all applications from Namibian students who are still awaiting their results, as the classes will have commenced by the time results are released. UCT is, however, waiting for the ministry of education to find an alternative solution.
On the local front, the University of Namibia (Unam) has adjusted its registration dates to accommodate the results delay, while the Namibia University of Science and Technology (NUST) has provided special registration dates for learners affected by rewrites.
NUST will register National Senior Secondary Certificate Ordinary (NSSCO) Level and National Senior Secondary Certificate AS-level (NSSAS) learners from 1 to 11 March.
Universities in South Africa commenced with registration last month.
The leak of 32 examination papers involving 10 grade 11 and 12 subjects has caused widespread disturbances to the education sector, which is already experiencing challenges due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The leak meant schools had to close early and affected subjects had to be rewritten at the beginning of the year.
Good progress
In a statement, the ministry of education said it has made good progress in marking advanced subsidiary (AS) examnination papers, adding that the results will be released on the 2 February. The ministry said the earlier release of the results is done in order to help learners who applied to institutions of higher learning.
WINDHOEK
Namibian learners still have the opportunity to study in South Africa despite an exam leak late last year that saw rewrites greatly delaying results.
This after communication that some institutions of higher learning will make an exception for local university hopefuls.
Stellenbosch University announced that it is aware of the delays with the national examination results, but added that its records reflect that only a few Namibians applied to study there.
“To assist these applicants, we have extended the registration period for all qualifying applicants in this category to 25 February, without the need to pay a late registration penalty,” Martin Viljoen, the university’s media manager said.
He added that Namibian applicants should submit a certified copy of their final results to the universitry as soon as it is released in order for the university to process it and consider them for admission.
The North West University (NWU) said all applications from international students, regardless of the country, will be handled on a case-by-case basis, keeping in mind their specific circumstances and NWU's overall enrollment target as well as the target with regard to international students.
No-go for UCT
Meanwhile, the University of Cape Town (UCT) has withdrawn all applications from Namibian students who are still awaiting their results, as the classes will have commenced by the time results are released. UCT is, however, waiting for the ministry of education to find an alternative solution.
On the local front, the University of Namibia (Unam) has adjusted its registration dates to accommodate the results delay, while the Namibia University of Science and Technology (NUST) has provided special registration dates for learners affected by rewrites.
NUST will register National Senior Secondary Certificate Ordinary (NSSCO) Level and National Senior Secondary Certificate AS-level (NSSAS) learners from 1 to 11 March.
Universities in South Africa commenced with registration last month.
The leak of 32 examination papers involving 10 grade 11 and 12 subjects has caused widespread disturbances to the education sector, which is already experiencing challenges due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The leak meant schools had to close early and affected subjects had to be rewritten at the beginning of the year.
Good progress
In a statement, the ministry of education said it has made good progress in marking advanced subsidiary (AS) examnination papers, adding that the results will be released on the 2 February. The ministry said the earlier release of the results is done in order to help learners who applied to institutions of higher learning.
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