A team of experts from the Ministry of Education, Innovation, Youth, Sports, Arts and Culture is assessing the condition of infrastructure of tertiary public institutions to identify gaps and develop a national plan for such facilities.
The Minister of Education Innovation, Youth, Sports, Arts, and Culture, Sanet Steenkamp, says the ministry is aware of the immense challenges faced by teachers, such as inadequate infrastructure, scarce resources, and the need for psychosocial support.
According to the 2024 National End-of-Phase Grade 3 Assessment, only 32% of learners achieve the minimum numeracy benchmark of 40%.
To strengthen numeracy skills among junior primary learners, the Education Directorate in the Khomas Region hosted a Junior Primary Math Olympiad Competition in Windhoek.
The Ministry of Education's Department of Adult Education has reaffirmed its commitment to promoting digital education among adult learners and early school dropouts.
This was shared during the commemoration of the Adult Education Week at Rundu.
The Ministry of Education has agreed to construct a school at the site where learners are currently being taught under trees in Ndama East, Rundu.
The decision followed an intervention by Prime Minister Elijah Ngurare after discussions between the community and authorities reached a stalemate.
The Ministry of Education, Innovation, Youth, Sports, Arts, and Culture has kicked off with nationwide consultations on the Draft Teaching Professional Bill and its regulations.
The first consultation session was held at Keetmanshoop.
Some parents and guardians of learners who attend the unregistered Ndama East School in Rundu are ignoring the Ministry of Education's advice to enrol their children at formal government schools.
The parents refuse to accept the Ministry of Education's response regarding the issue.
Deputy Executive Director in the Ministry of Education, Edda Bohn, is reiterating that those who enrolled their children in unregistered schools should take them to formal government schools.
The Minister of Education, Innovation, Youth, Sports, Arts and Culture, Sanet Steenkamp, made a ministerial statement in the National Assembly on Thursday in relation to Job Amupanda's recent visit to Ndama East Primary School in the Kavango East Region.
Concerns were raised in Parliament about the recent cases of children consuming alleged spoilt food in the Kavango regions, with questions raised about whether the Ministry of Education is doing anything to address the situation at school hostels.
