Customize Consent Preferences

We use cookies to help you navigate efficiently and perform certain functions. You will find detailed information about all cookies under each consent category below.

The cookies that are categorized as "Necessary" are stored on your browser as they are essential for enabling the basic functionalities of the site. ... 

Always Active

Necessary cookies are required to enable the basic features of this site, such as providing secure log-in or adjusting your consent preferences. These cookies do not store any personally identifiable data.

No cookies to display.

Functional cookies help perform certain functionalities like sharing the content of the website on social media platforms, collecting feedback, and other third-party features.

No cookies to display.

Analytical cookies are used to understand how visitors interact with the website. These cookies help provide information on metrics such as the number of visitors, bounce rate, traffic source, etc.

No cookies to display.

Performance cookies are used to understand and analyze the key performance indexes of the website which helps in delivering a better user experience for the visitors.

No cookies to display.

Advertisement cookies are used to provide visitors with customized advertisements based on the pages you visited previously and to analyze the effectiveness of the ad campaigns.

No cookies to display.

Grade 8s to return to Haimbili Haufiku

Home National Grade 8s to return to Haimbili Haufiku
Grade 8s to return to Haimbili Haufiku

Festus Hamalwa

Grade 8 learners will be allowed back to Haimbili Haufiku Senior Secondary School on Monday. This was agreed at a meeting held in Eenhana this week, which was attended by, among others, the Ohangwena governor, education director, school board and some senior officials from the education directorate.

The meeting was held after a demonstration that took place last Monday, where parents demanded the return of grade 8 to Haimbili Haufiku SSS for the 2022 school year as a matter of urgency.

Parents felt neglected, deprived of
their rights as stakeholders and disappointed by the conduct of the directorate of education when it unilaterally removed the junior secondary phase from the best school in their community and Ohangwena region at large.

This has resulted in parents having to look in other regions such as Oshana, Omusati and Oshikoto for grade 8 placements.

The school board and the management
of Haimbili Haufiku SSS had made
several requests to the directorate of education for grade 8 to be returned to the school. The first attempt was made on 1 July 2020 to the regional director through the inspector of the Eenhana circuit.

Speaking to New Era on Wednesday, education director in the Ohangwena region Isak Hamatwi said this is good news for the parents who were fighting for their children.

Hamatwi confirmed that learners are expected to start their classes next week at the school as was agreed in the meeting.

“We are only expecting to have one grade 8 class because we might run out of space; therefore, only 42 learners will be in grade 8 for this year while we are looking forward to creating more space for next year,” he stressed.

Hamatwi said only learners with parents who were demonstrating will be considered first because their names were already registered at the first meeting that was held at Haimbili Haufiku before the recent demonstration.

He stated some learners had already started the year at other schools but their parents will now take them to Haimbili Haufiku.

He called for order during the admission process of the learners, and that teachers should work hard to produce outstanding performance towards the end of the year.

fhamalwa@nepc.com.na