Namibia: Zambezi Grade 10 Results Far Off Target

15 January 2014

Katima Mulilo — Zambezi education director, Austin Samupwa, is unhappy over the region's failure to attain a 65 percent pass rate in the Grade 10 examination results, which was the intended target.

During the years 2012 and 2013 the region has been unable to achieve the set benchmark with only a negligible improvement of 1 percent in last year's Grade 10 examination results, which translated into a 53 percent pass rate up from 52 percent in the preceding year. The region's ranking remained at position six nationally. This came to light at the first review meeting between the director, regional office staff and school managers last week.

...

AllAfrica publishes around 400 reports a day from more than 100 news organizations and over 500 other institutions and individuals, representing a diversity of positions on every topic. We publish news and views ranging from vigorous opponents of governments to government publications and spokespersons. Publishers named above each report are responsible for their own content, which AllAfrica does not have the legal right to edit or correct.

Articles and commentaries that identify allAfrica.com as the publisher are produced or commissioned by AllAfrica. To address comments or complaints, please Contact us.