Schools rewarded

DUNESIDE High School at Walvis Bay is the first recipient of the Samuel S Nuuyoma floating trophy for educational achievement in the Erongo Region.

Erongo Regional Governor Samuel Nuuyoma last year launched a competition among schools in the region to encourage improved achievements. A trophy was offered as a reward.The region earned the best pass rate in the country among grade 10s and third best results for grade 12s in the 2006 final exams.Five trophies, certificates and cash prizes were recently presented to the region’s top performing schools.The primary school of Westside High claimed first prize in the primary category with close competition from Namib Primary, Narraville Primary, Erongosig and Omaruru Primary.At secondary level, Atlantic Junior Secondary School took top honours with the exceptional achievement of a 92 per cent pass rate in the first year that the school offered grade 10 tuition.The Kolin Foundation at Arandis was rewarded for improving its pass rate from 40 per cent to 71 per cent.Karibib Private School and Otjiperongo Junior Secondary were best achievers for the Omaruru circuit.Namib High and Walvis Bay High won second and third place respectively.Nuuyoma expressed satisfaction with the region’s general education results for last year, but said a lot still needs to be done since three schools in the region could not achieve a pass rate of more than 20 per cent.A trophy was offered as a reward.The region earned the best pass rate in the country among grade 10s and third best results for grade 12s in the 2006 final exams.Five trophies, certificates and cash prizes were recently presented to the region’s top performing schools.The primary school of Westside High claimed first prize in the primary category with close competition from Namib Primary, Narraville Primary, Erongosig and Omaruru Primary.At secondary level, Atlantic Junior Secondary School took top honours with the exceptional achievement of a 92 per cent pass rate in the first year that the school offered grade 10 tuition.The Kolin Foundation at Arandis was rewarded for improving its pass rate from 40 per cent to 71 per cent.Karibib Private School and Otjiperongo Junior Secondary were best achievers for the Omaruru circuit.Namib High and Walvis Bay High won second and third place respectively.Nuuyoma expressed satisfaction with the region’s general education results for last year, but said a lot still needs to be done since three schools in the region could not achieve a pass rate of more than 20 per cent.