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Namibia: Drugs, alcohol blamed for Kunene’s struggling schools – News

Namibia: Drugs, alcohol blamed for Kunene’s struggling schools – News

Africa Links 24 with Veripuami Kangumine
Published on 2025-01-16 17:00:00

Regional director of education Sophia Fredericks has blamed the region’s poor academic performance on the consumption of drugs and alcohol among pupils, as well as teacher absenteeism.

This follows the Kunene region being ranked in 14th position for the second consecutive year in the national Grade 11 results and ninth position in the Grade 12 results.

The region was ranked 14th last year, with only 159 pupils qualifying for AS Level.

“Schools in the Kunene region are…

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