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The Ministry of Education (MOE) is a department of the Namibian government. Established at Namibian independence in 1990, the first Namibian education minister was Nahas Angula. Between 1995 and 2005, and since 2015, its responsibility is only primary and secondary education, while vocational and university education fall under the Ministry of ...
School children sitting in a classroom in Namibia. Education in Namibia is compulsory until the year a learner turns 18. [1] There are approximately 1900 schools in Namibia [2] of which 100 are privately owned. [3]
The Ministry of Higher Education is a department of the Namibian government.It was established in 1995 under the name Ministry of Higher Education and Vocational Education as a split-off from the Ministry of Education (MOE) and existed in this form until 2005 when its portfolio fell back to the MOE.
The Namibia Qualifications Authority (NQA) is a statutory body in Namibia, regulated in terms of the National Qualifications Framework Act No 29 of 1996.It is made up of 29 members appointed by the Minister of Education in consultation with the Minister of Labour.
The Namibian state runs and owns a number of companies such as Transnamib and NamPost, most of which need frequent financial assistance to stay afloat. [5] [6]There is a number of agencies and authorities established by acts of Parliament that can be considered government organisations:
Name Position Held Ester Simon - Former President ( [3] First Female President of NANSO) [4] President 2017 - 2019 Wilhelem Wilhelem [5] [6]: President 2015 - 2017 Stanley Kavetu [7] - Admitted high Court of Namibia legal practitioner
Namibian religion is dominated by various branches of Christianity, with more than 90% of Namibian citizens identifying themselves as Christian.According to the United States Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor, in 2007 up to 75% were Protestant, including as much as 50% Lutheran. [11]
Academia Secondary School is a secondary school in Windhoek, Namibia. [1] It is situated in the Academia suburb. Forty years ago on 22 January 1975, Academia Secondary School opened for the first time with 19 staff members and 227 pupils in Standard 5 to 7 (now Grade 7 to 9), led by the Principal PJ Scholtz.