Africa-Press – Namibia.
Oshana governor Elia Irimari has unveiled plans to mobilise resources for the establishment of a second School of Computing in the region.
The school will be established in Ondangwa.
The region’s first school of computing was built at Oshakati in 2022.
It is geared to encourage learners to feel at home in sciences, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics.
Calling on all stakeholders to collaborate in making this crucial educational development a reality, Irimari said investment into education cannot be overemphasised.
He said this while addressing the annual regional performance and enhancement prize and awards ceremony at Okatana Secondary School in Oshakati on Friday.
“The school is earmarked for Ondangwa. We hope more stakeholders will come on board and join us in making sure that this school becomes a reality. As a region, let us commit to strengthening our investment in education, arts and culture. Let us build schools that reflect our national vision and aspirations,” he said.
He called on schools to stop introducing expensive and overly-designed school uniforms, stating that such fashion-forward attire places an unnecessary financial burden on parents.
“Uniforms should be simple, neat and nice. The economy is still not okay, and parents are affected too,” Irimari said.
Awards
Oshana region emerged as the top performer nationally and regionally in Oshikwanyama.
The Oshana Directorate of Education, Arts and Culture recently hosted its annual prize and awards ceremony, recognising outstanding schools, teachers and learners who excelled during the 2024 academic year.Among the many awards presented, a special category honoured the region’s top readers, teenagers, adults and pensioners who demonstrated exceptional dedication to reading and made extensive use of the libraries in the Oshana region.
Basilia Haufiku, a grade 4 learner at Ehenye Primary School, was awarded second place in the best reader category for 2024.
She stood out for her remarkable achievement of reading 67 books over the course of last year.
“I go to the library as many times as possible. I love reading and finding out new information,” said Haufiku.
One of her favourite books is ‘Uudhano wovula’, a story that beautifully captures the joy of children playing in the rain.
Another award was dedicated to the best Namibia Senior Secondary Certificate Ordinary learners per subject, and best Namibia Senior Secondary Certificate Advanced Subsidiary learners per subject in 2024.
One of the brightest stars was Selesite Kanyanye from Gabriel Taapopi Secondary School in Ongwediva, who dominated the science categories.
Kanyanye was recognised for being the best learner nationally and regionally in chemistry and mathematics, 10th in the country and first in the region in biology, and 25th in the country and first in the region in physics.
Another high achiever from Gabriel Taapopi Senior Secondary School is Naomi Shakungu.
Shakungu received awards for placing first in the country and region in accounting and second in the country and first in the region in economics.
Meanwhile, Maria Nhinda, a learner from Andimba Toivo ya Toivo Secondary School in Ondangwa, emerged as the top performer nationally and regionally in Oshikwanyama.
In addition, Nhinda placed third in the country and first in the region in mathematics, earning multiple accolades for her outstanding achievements in other categories.
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