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Africa-Press – Namibia. <\/strong><\/span>THE Namibia National Students\u2019 Organisation (Nanso) has urged the education ministry to increase funds allocated for buying textbooks and other vital teaching materials, emphasising a critical need for intervention in rural areas.<\/p>\n

This comes after the announcement of the 2023 Namibia Senior Secondary Certificate Ordinary (NSSCO) and Advanced Subsidiary Levels (NSSCAS) examination results by the ministry last week.<\/p>\n

During a press briefing yesterday, Nanso president Lucia Ndishishi expressed the urgent need to increase the funds, stating that this would address the scarcity of teaching and learning resources in rural areas.<\/p>\n

Ndishishi said the ministry can contribute to significant improvements in the performance rates at NSSCO and NSSCAS levels by ensuring that all candidates sitting for examinations are adequately prepared.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe nearly 30 000 NSSCO candidates who will not progress to AS level or institutions of higher education must be retained in the formal education system, at full-time centres, and permitted to re-write examination with the view of improving their results and allowing them an opportunity to continue with their education,\u201d she suggested.<\/p>\n

At all material times, Ndishishi said it is expected that policy directives are sensitive to the socio-economic realities of Namibians who are unable to afford the exorbitant fees charged by private colleges and tutorial centres.<\/p>\n

She further said this year\u2019s examination results offer some hope, considering that a majority of candidates who wrote last year\u2019s examination must have been in Grade 8 when Covid-19 hit Namibia in 2020.<\/p>\n

She said the organisation is however concerned that the performance of the pupils at NSSCO and NSSCAS levels continues to underscore the persistent crisis in basic education.<\/p>\n

Ndishishi added that it simply cannot be accepted that a staggering number of candidates who sat the 2023 NSSCO examination failed to progress to the AS level.<\/p>\n

Although there was an improvement of 3,8% compared to 2022 results, at least 75% of the pupils who wrote the NSSCO in 2023 did not qualify to proceed with tertiary education or to Grade 12.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe real context is that 10 000 learners, particularly considering Namibia\u2019s socio-economic inequalities, face the prospect of never making it out of the margins of our economy,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

Ndishishi said the ministry must ensure that all schools meet the prescribed infrastructure and resources standards.<\/p>\n

\u201cFrom appropriately qualified teachers to adequately equipped laboratories and other learning materials, there is a need to ensure that all learners, no matter the geographical location, have access to resources necessary for them to write their examinations with sufficient preparation.\u201d<\/p>\n

She encouraged schools to collaborate and share resources where possible, adding that schools are not in competition as it is a national undertaking to ensure that every learner has an equal opportunity to emerge victorious in these incredibly important examinations that determine their future.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe ministry must commission an investigation and produce a comprehensive report regarding what we believe is a high labour turnover rate among educators. Such report must be presented to various stakeholders to ensure that the issue is accurately informed and resolved,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

Ndishishi further said the organisation is working hand in hand with the ministry of education to find placement for learners who failed their examinations.<\/p>\n

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