African First Languages achieve 88.1 per cent pass rate

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2025-01-15

SWAKOPMUND, 28 August 2024 - Education, Arts and Culture Minister Anna Nghipondoka opened the 12th Namibia National Teachers Union Congress taking place at Swakopmund. (Photo by: Isabel Bento) NAMPA

WINDHOEK, 15 JAN (NAMPA) – African First Languages soared to an 88.1 per cent success rate across nine languages in 2024, driving a national improvement from 83.5 per cent the previous year.
During the announcement of the Namibia Senior Secondary Certificate Ordinary Level (NSSCO) and NSSC Advanced Subsidiary (AS) results on Tuesday, Minister of Education, Arts and Culture, Anna Nghipondoka, urged parents to promote African languages such as Khoe...

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