The |Khomas Region has recorded a notable improvement in the 2025 Namibia Senior Secondary Certificate Ordinary (NSSCO) Level results, climbing to fourth place nationally for full-time candidates based on cumulative achievement at Grade C and above.
The Ministry of Education, Innovation, Youth, Sport, Arts, and Culture has reported improved performance in the 2025 Namibia Senior Secondary Certificate Ordinary Level (NSSCO) and Advanced Subsidiary Level (NSSCAS) examinations.
Minister Sanet Steenkamp announced the results today.
As the nation awaits tomorrow's announcement of the Senior Secondary Certificate Ordinary (NSSCO) and Advanced Subsidiary (NSSCAS) Level results, there is a shared sense of anticipation.
There is hope that the outcomes will reflect significant improvement compared to the past four years.
The Minister of Education, Innovation, Youth, Sports, Arts and Culture, Sanet Steenkamp, says rural-to-urban migration is one of the key contributors to overcrowded schools in urban areas.
Steenkamp remarked on this during her visit to various schools in Swakopmund.
Parents in Keetmanshoop are worried that their children remain on school waiting lists on the first day of the academic year.
The NBC News team visited several schools and spoke to parents who shared concerns about registration fees and placement delays.
Parents in the Khomas Region flocked to the Teachers’ Resource Centre on the first day of school for 2026, seeking placement for their children.
The Minister of Education, Innovation, Youth, Sports, Arts, and Culture, Sanet Steenkamp, has urged school learners to show self-respect towards their teachers, embrace hard work, and avoid engaging in criminal activities.
Education serves as the strongest foundation towards the nation's dignity, identity and sustainable development.
It's against this background that the Minister of Education, Innovation, Youth, Sports, Arts and Culture has reaffirmed that every child has the right to quality education.
Veteran educationalist and trailblazer Maria Kusch, who broke racial barriers in the education sector, was buried in her hometown of Keetmanshoop.
She died at the age of 83.
The Director of Education in the Kavango West Region, Pontianus Musore, has said that the registration of learners for the 2026 academic year has been smooth.
Musore highlighted that the Ministry has also made provision to provide a conducive teaching environment.
