The Ministry of Education, Innovation, Youth, Sports, Arts, and Culture is still negotiating with various local authorities for land to build schools on.
  
Speaking in the National Assembly, Deputy Minister Dino Balloti said outstanding land-related matters with local authorities in various regions are delaying infrastructure development.
 
The ministry is currently working on 29 large capital projects in the Kharas, Erongo, Kavango West, Khomas, and Ohangwena regions.
  
“There are 300 classrooms currently constructed in Ohangwena region, followed by Otjozondjupa, and Erongo regions. There are 168 pre-primary classrooms currently being built across all 14 regions, between 10 and 14 in each region," Balloti explained.

In respect to the decongestion projects, there is currently one in Erongo, six in Kavango East, two in Khomas, and one in both the Zambezi and Otjozondjupa regions.
 
This totals 508 capital projects across all 14 regions.
 
“We are pleased to share that the majority of budgeted projects for the 2025-26 financial year are advancing as planned. Education infrastructure remains satisfactory but not where we intend to be. We continue to implement our national decongestion plan, ensuring that schools and our communities that are overcrowded receive priority with resource allocation.”
 
 
 Regarding community hostels as well as learning and development centers, Balloti highlighted that substantial progress has been recorded with Namibia Training Authority and the Namibia Institute of Mining and Technology.
 
 The deputy minister added that most sites are at an advanced construction stage and are expected to reach practical completion by May this year.