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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] Namibian subjects' syllabi are based on the International General Certificate of Secondary Education and Advanced Subsidiary Level which is part of Cambridge International.
These schools cater for a total of 822,574 pupils [1] (2013: 24,660 teachers, 617,827 pupils). [2] Most of the country experiences a shortage of schools, school hostels, and classroom space. Many Namibian schools are built in a uniform design that was suggested by the Chilean-born (turned Swedish citizen) architect Gabriel Castro, in the 1990s. [3]
It is a Roman Catholic Church boarding school. [1] St Boniface was founded in 1995 and named in honour of Bonifatius Hausiku, the first Namibian Catholic bishop in Namibia; he later became an archbishop. [1] St Boniface College is the top performing school in Namibia. As of 2016, the school had 306 students from grades eight to twelve. [2]
The Windhoek International School was founded by the Nielsen family [5] in 1990, the same year Namibia achieved independence. [6] The family were working for the United Nations in Windhoek and wanted to establish a school whose ethos was openness, free expression, democratic values and international understanding. [5]
A list of universities in Namibia. There are three institutions in Namibia considered universities: [1] Namibia University of Science and Technology (NUST, formerly the Polytechnic of Namibia, PoN) - Windhoek; University of Namibia (UNAM) - Windhoek Windhoek College of Education, Khomasdal, Windhoek; Caprivi College of Education, Katima Mulilo
Ella Du Plessis High School is a school in the Khomasdal suburb of Windhoek, the capital of Namibia. It was established in 1964 by Andrew John Fred Kloppers, who was also the first principal of the school. He started the school with only 52 learners in the Old Location, an area of Windhoek where today the suburb of Hochland Park is situated ...
In 2015, the youth literacy rate for Namibia was 94.88%. Though Namibia's youth literacy rate fluctuated substantially in recent years, it tended to increase through the 1991–2015 period ending at 94.88% in 2015. [8] Nearly 21% of female youth of secondary school age are out of school compared to 19% of male youth of the same age.
Namibia education-related lists (3 P) + Namibian educators (2 C, 23 P) A. Academia in Namibia (2 C) E. Education in Namibia by region (9 C) Education in Windhoek (4 C ...