Secondary Education

Namibian College of Open Learning Prospectus

2021 Visit our website www.namcol.edu.na Page NAMCOL PROSPECTUS Num: TAKING EDUCATION TO THE PEOPLE 1 Choice of Subjects /Grade 12

( Senior Secondary Certificate) The following is the list of subjects on offer, with the respective examination subject codes:

Code Subject (NSSCO) Code Subject (NSSCH) 4345 Accounting 8335 Accounting

4115 Afrikaans 2nd Language 8321 Biology 4321 Agriculture 8336 Business Studies 4322 Biology 8337 Economics 4331 Development Studies 8330 Geography 4347 Economics 8331 History 4116 English 2nd Language 8323 Mathematics 4332 Geography 8304 Oshikwanyama 1st Language 4333 History 8305 Oshindonga 1st Language 4324 Mathematics 8322 Physical Science 4105 Oshikwanyama 1st Language 8306 Rukwangali 1st Language 4106 Oshindonga 1st Language 8315 English 2nd Language 4107 Otjiherero 1st Language 4323 Physical Science 4108 Rukwangali 1st Language 4111 Silozi 1st Language 4104 Khoekhoegowab 1st Language 4346 Business Studies

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(Namibia Senior Secondary Certificate) The following is the list of subjects on offer, with the respective examination subject codes:

Code Subject (NSSCO) Code Subject (NSSCH) 8244 Accounting 8195 Rumanyo

8201 Afrikaans 2nd Language 8192 Oshindonga 8222 Agricultural Science 8191 Oshikwanyama 8223 Biology 8197 Silozi 8245 Business Studies 8198 Thimbukushu 8224 Chemistry 6136 Development Studies 8246 Economics Who can enrol for higher level subjects? 8202 English 2nd Language 8247 Entrepreneurship • learners who sat for the national examinations on higher level for those 8233 Geography subjects, qualify to apply • learners who obtained a D symbol and above also qualify to apply. 8234 History 8190 Khoekhoegowab 8227 Mathematics 8193 Otjiherero 8225 Physics 8194 Rukwangali

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The College offers the following subjects on higher level as part of the PETE programme:

Southern Regional Office Northern Regional Office Accounting Biology Business Studies English Economics Physical Science Physical Science Oshidonga Biology Oshikwayama English Chemistry Geography History North-Eastern Regional Office Mathematics English 2nd Language Rukwangali 1st Language

Central Regional Office Physical Science English 2nd Language Silozi Biology Physical Science

What are the requirements?

Learners who sat for the national examinations of those subjects before, qualify to apply. 2021 Learners who obtained a D symbol and above also qualify to apply. PagePage NAMCOL PROSPECTUS Num:Num: 4 4 Pre-Entry to Tertiary Education (PETE)

This is a special programme, necessitated by the trend that current Candidates who wish to apply for this programme must: science and technology related programmes at institutions of • have at least an E symbol in the four target subjects for OL; higher learning indicate low admission. This is in relation to gender • a D symbol in order to qualify for HL; and the least advantaged groups. The PETE programme was thus • be prepared to write an aptitude test. introduced to address the mismatch and bridge the gap between exit skills at secondary level and the required entry skills at the APPLICATION PROCEDURES higher education level. Prospective candidates can collect an application form at NAMCOL’s regional and sub-regional offices. The current non- OBJECTIVES OF THIS PROGRAMME refundable application fee is N$ 50-00. This programme aims to give learners the opportunity to rewrite specific NSSC(O/H) subjects and improve their competencies to levels DOCUMENTS REQUIRED which will enable them to gain admission into tertiary institutions, and Please submit certified copies of the following documents with your be able to cope with curricula demands at tertiary level. PETE application:

ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS • Grade 11 and 12 certificate of the most recent examination you Candidates are required to submit their applications at NAMCOL’s sat. regional and sub-regional offices. The selection process will involve • Identity document card/full birth certificate preliminary screening of applications and the administration of aptitude tests.

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JETU JAMA/ : APPLICATION PERIOD Course Offerings Science Field Applications are open in January of each year. English 2nd Language (O/H) English 2nd Language (O/H) Economics (O/H) Biology (O/H) Accounting (O/H) PROGRAMME DELIVERY Business Studies (O/H) Physical Science (O/H) Prospective candidates should note that face-to-face sessions will be offered : Mathematics (O/H) at the following venues: Science Field English (O/H)

• NAMCOL Head Office (Jetu Jama Centre, Katutura) English 2nd Language (O/H) Social Science

• NAMCOL Northern Regional Office (Ongwediva) Mathematics (O/H) Commercial Field:

• NAMCOL North-Eastern Regional Office (Rundu) Biology (O/H) English 2nd Language (O/H)

• NAMCOL Central Regional Office (Otjiwarongo) Physical Science (O/H) Economics (O/H)

Commercial Field: Accounting (O/H)

English 2nd Language (O/H) Business Studies (O/H)

Course Offerings Economics OTJIWARONGO:

The following courses will be offered as part of this programme: Accounting Science Field:

Science Field Business Studies English 2nd Language (O/H)

English 2nd Language (O/H) RUNDU: Biology (O/H) Biology (O/H) Science Field: Physical Science (O/H) Physical Science (O/H) English 2nd Language (O/H) Mathematics (O/H) Mathematics (O/H) Mathematics Commercial Field: Geography (O/H) Biology English 2nd Language (O/H) History (O/H) Physical Science (O/H) Economics

Commercial Field: Rukwangali 1st Language (O/H) Accounting

English 2nd Language (O/H) Commercial Field: Business Studies

Economics (O/H) Accounting

Accounting (O/H) Economics

Business Studies (O/H) Business Studies 2021 Page NAMCOL PROSPECTUS Num: 6 Admission Requirements and procedures

For entry into the secondary education programme, proof must • Payment in full of subject fees (in cash or bank deposit with be provided that the learner has passed subjects at a lower or proof of payment), standard grade. • Study permit for all foreign nationals*, • Statement of Entry for learners previously enrolled with According to the National Examinations, Assessment and NAMCOL. Certification Board (NEACB) committee guidelines, NSSCO (Grade 12) first-time takers are not allowed to enrol with NAMCOL You can enrol at any of the enrolment points provided in the for more than three subjects. Re-sit NSSCO learners are permitted list on pages 41-43. You have to present the above mentioned to enrol for more than three NSSCO subjects per year. documents for enrolment. Enrolment officers will be present to assist you with the process. Since NAMCOL`s courses and the national examinations are heavily subsidised by the government, it is our policy NOT to enrol Upon enrolment, you will be given a set of study materials and a learners who do not meet the requirements of the NEACB and copy of the receipt of payment as proof that you have enrolled such learners are thus not allowed to sit for the examination. with NAMCOL. After the enrolment period, you will receive a Statement of Entry indicating your enrolment particulars and all ENROLMENT the subjects you have enrolled for during the current academic The certified copy of the following documents are needed for year. enrolment: • Proof of identity (Namibian ID card OR passport, birth Please keep all these documents in a safe place. Your NAMCOL certificate), ID card and proof of payment will be required when you register • Certificate of your highest educational qualification or for the examinations or when you collect outstanding study statement of results for the most recent examination you sat materials. for,

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FOREIGN NATIONALS

All foreign nationals are required to have a study permit to study The NAMCOL Statement of Entry must be presented along with in Namibia. In order to study at NAMCOL, foreign nationals are your proof of payment when you register for examinations with the Directorate of National Examinations and Assessment (DNEA).

expected to comply with the following: Note:

• Apply six months in advance, NOTE: • Complete an application form for admission to the College, No foreign national will be enrolled with the College if any of the • Receive a letter of intent if the approval is granted, documents listed is not submitted. • Use the letter of intent to apply to the Ministry of Home Affairs and Immigration for a study permit, • Passport valid for at least a year, • Identity document, FEES FOR LOST • Visa, DOCUMENTATION: • Police clearance, • Highest qualification certified by the

National qualification authority (NQA), • Proof of Registration - N$ 50.00 • Medical clearance report. • Statement of Results ( Progress Report) - N$100.00 • Academic Record -N$150.00 • Semester Results - N$80.00 • Receipts - N$50.00 • Certificate - N$400.00

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After the first enrolment, if a learner wishes to change any of the a subject will result in a deduction of 20% from the subject fee details on his/her enrolment form (name, address, telephone refund. A material return voucher should be issued to indicate numbers or subjects), the learner must go back to the enrolment the cancelled and the replacing subject(s). No receipt should be point. The enrolment officer or another NAMCOL official will fill in issued and no additional payments should be made. Note, this a change of details form for the learner. only applies to subjects within the same programme. A refund for cancelled or changed subjects will be processed through Such a learner must present proof of payment and the statement NAMCOL’s Head Office in Windhoek. A waiting period of four of entry at the time of completing the change of details form. The months after the enrolment period is needed to process refunds. learner will have to pay and get a new receipt if a new subject is added. In case a learner registered for a subject and wishes to replace it with another one, a material return voucher should be issued to indicate the cancelled and replacing subject (No receipt should be issued and no money handling should be The following fees must be paid in allowed in this case). FULL at enrolment:

CANCELLATION Non-refundable registration fee per learner Cancellation in this context means that a learner cancels a subject N$90.00 and requests for a refund. Learners should therefore make sure about the subject choices before they enrol. Any cancellation of Each Grade 12 (NSSC) subject N$150.00 without materials/books (For the old curriculum only) Fees 2021: Fees N$300.00

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You may add more subjects (if eligible as per NEACB regulations) as long as you pay the additional fees before the enrolment deadline.

Wednesday, 3 March PLEASE NOTE final cut-off date for any cancellation The fee paid for enrolment with NAMCOL does not cover the cost and change of subjects. of examination registration. For details of examination registration and fees, please see the DNEA booklet on examinations, Enrolment Period obtainable from DNEA and NAMCOL centres. Note: Monday, 15 February – Wednesday, 3 March

Deadline for enrolment and payment of tuition fees is subjected to the Ministry of Education, Arts and Culture.

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NAMCOL offers the following basic package of services toall STUDY MATERIALS learners who enrol for NSSCO subjects: Study materials for different subjects are presented in books referred to as study guides, textbooks and modules. These • An orientation workshop materials have special features to ensure that they are easy to read • A full set of NAMCOL study guides and/or textbooks and understand. for each subject • Two Block Tuition workshops every year E-LEARNING • Two assignments with the exception of CEC that have three assignments. Besides the above, learners have access to e-Learning through • Self-supervised study halls (where available). the Notesmaster platform (www.notesmaster.com) and educational • Mock examinations (assessment) radio and television programmes, and Youtube on various radio and television stations. Tertiary and TVET programmes have online Television programmes are developed with financial support from access through the moodle platform. the Ministry of Education, Arts and Culture and are available on the NAMCOL youtube channel. Schedules are made available to The study guides contain the basic instructions for the courses. All learners and members of the public prior to the commencement of study guides or textbooks for each subject are issued at enrolment. broadcasts. Tuition: NAMCOL has more than 100 tuition centres across the country. Tuition is provided to learners during block tuition sessions. These sessions are conducted in May and August each year.

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BLOCK TUITION RADIO/TELEVISION LESSONS NAMCOL will offer block tuition sessions only. These sessions will This initiative is aimed at adding value and additional support be conducted during school holidays. to the print-based materials provided to learners in Grade 12. NAMCOL manages the implementation of this project on behalf CAMPUS RADIO of the Ministry of Education, Ministry of Higher Education, NAMCOL with support from the Ministry of Education, established Training and Innovation (MHETI) and other partners. a modern and state-of-the-art digital recording studio and campus radio at its Head Office Complex in Katutura. The campus radio is COUNSELLING SERVICES currently available in Ongwediva on 102.7 FM and can be streamed A student’s health and well-being are very important for their online. academic success and literature confirms that students who are in control of their personal lives are more likely to achieve academically. RECORDING STUDIO The NAMCOL radio has the capacity to record live bands, choirs, NAMCOL recognises the importance of students’ health and well- radio dramas and educational radio documentaries. It is situated at being in relation to their academic progression. Therefore, NAMCOL the Jetu Jama campus. has introduced counselling and welfare services for its students.

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STUDY HALLS/VENUES: Study halls or venues are organised where learners can NAMCOL learners can make use of any of these resource study on their own at the centres. Learner Representative centres at the mentioned institutions. Registered learners pay Councils and Heads of Centres coordinate the organisation a minimum charge for the use of facilities such as the internet, of these study halls. Learners may use these study halls to fax machines and the printing and copying of documents. For do their homework and assignments as well as prepare for NOLNet centres, refer to the Map on Page 136. the next block tuition session. EXAMINATION BOOKLETS: RESOURCE CENTRES/NOLNET CENTRES: Compilations of past national examination papers with answers For additional reading materials, learners can also make and extended explanations are additional resources to assist use of the NOLNet centres. NOLNet (Namibian Open learners in their examination preparation. Examination booklets Learning Network Trust), a charitable trust which aims to for higher level are also available in some subjects. These are promote open and distance learning in Namibia through available at the NAMCOL bookshops in Windhoek, Ongwediva, sharing resources and expertise. Rundu and Otjiwarongo.

All government-funded ODL institutions in Namibia which are part of NOLNet are: NAMCOL, the National Institute for Educational Development (NIED), University of Science and Technology (NUST), the University of Namibia (UNAM) and the Ministry of Education, Arts and Culture (MoEAC).

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2019 NAMCOL PROSPECTUS 14 Assessment

ASSIGNMENTS All NSSCO learners must complete and hand in two assignments for Assignments are used to help learners to master the subject contents marking. By doing so, they will receive valuable guidelines that will and make a success of their studies. Learners are urged to do their help them to be more successful in their studies. best when completing assignments. SCHOOL-BASED ASSESSMENT Every year new assignments are prepared and learners receive these As part of the school-based assessment, learners who registered for along with the study guides upon enrolment. Learners can only languages are required to be interviewed for oral assessment that submit assignments for the current academic year. Assignments will be conducted by trained interlocutors. must be completed for every subject the learner enrolled for. Learners are allowed to use their oral assessment marks from the Learners must submit their assignments to tutors of that specific previous assessment, provided that such marks are not older than subject at the tuition centres where they are registered. Learners 12 months. Prior arrangement must be made with NAMCOL and are encouraged to discuss the assignments with other learners or to DNEA. Learners registered for Agriculture are required to carry out ask for help from other people such as teachers. However, learners Agriculture practicals under the supervision of qualified teachers. must remember that the assignment must be their own work. If an irregularity of any kind is noted, the assignment will be returned to the The dates for the oral assessments are indicated in the DNEA learner unmarked. Tutors at the centres will mark the assignments, examination booklet. The dates and other agricultural-related details and will provide feedback on the marked assignments during the are available at respective NAMCOL regional offices. block tuition period.

PLEASE NOTE: Learners who fail to conduct oral assessments and agricultural practicals will have incomplete results even if they write other components.

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DEADLINES FOR SUBMISSION OF ASSIGNMENTS IN IMPORTANT 2021 FOR SECONDARY EDUCATION: Submit your assignments to the relevant tutor/assignment coordinator at the centre where you enrolled. Assignment 1: 07 April 2021 ASSIGNMENTS submitted after the deadlines will not be Assignment 2: accepted by the tutors for marking. 12 May 2021

CONTINUOUS ASSESSMENT: This forms part of the studies and is important because it enables learners to assess their academic progress throughout the year. Assignments should NOT be mailed to NAMCOL Head Office, Regional Office or any NAMCOL centre. Assignments mailed will not be marked. Assignments without original NAMCOL covers, full names, date of birth, addresses and learner numbers will not be accepted. Learners must make sure that full names, date of birth, addresses and learner numbers are written clearly in the spaces provided on the original assignment covers. NB: MARKED ASSIGNMENTS WILL BE RETURNED DURING BLOCK TUITION

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LEARNERS NEED TO TAKE NOTE OF THE FOLLOWING IMPORTANT CHANGES IN ASSESSMENT:

MOCK EXAMINATION The MOCK EXAMINATION takes place in the second semester. • Examination registration for Grade 12 (NSSCO) usually takes place between January and February each year. NATIONAL EXAMINATIONS • Learners must register and pay for the examination at their The NSSCO examinations take place in October/November every nearest examination centres. After paying the fees, learners year. The National Examinations, Assessment and Certification should complete the examination registration form and Board of Namibia (NEACBN) laid down requirements for national hand it in to the head of the examination centre. examination registration in order for learners to sit for the NSSCO examinations. • Learners should take their identity documents (ID card, passport, birth certificate or certified copies of any of these) Such requirements change from time to time, hence learners for registration. Learners must also take the NAMCOL are advised to consult the DNEA booklet on examinations. payment receipts or proof of registration. This is to confirm More information can be obtained from the heads of the local that they are enrolled with NAMCOL. examination centres or the examinations officers at the regional • It is vital that learners fill in the form fully and accurately. offices of the Ministry of Education, Arts and Culture. They are responsible for the correctness of their personal and subject entry details. When registering for each subject, National examinations are the responsibility of DNEA and it is important that learners use the correct subject codes or not of NAMCOL. (Refer to the DNEA booklet on examination option codes in the spaces provided on the form. information.) Some of the important points are reproduced here:

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From the middle of May onwards, the preliminary registration list It is very important for learners to know that the practical assessment (Paper will be available at each examination centre. Learners must go 3) should be done through face-to-face sessions conducted throughout to the centres before the end of May to confirm the correctness the year. Each learner is required to carry out practical exercises of which of their personal information and subject entry. This is the last 5 should be assessed by a tutor at the centre where you have registered as chance for them to rectify any errors, e.g. wrong birth dates, wrong part of Paper 3. Learners who fail to carry out these exercises will get an subjects and so forth. incomplete result even if they sit for the national examinations.

EXAMINATION PERMITS 3. All NSSC language first-time takers are required to do the oral assessment early in September. Re-sit candidates may transfer their oral assessment Learners must collect their examination admission permits at the marks from their previous year (2020). However, learners must notify examination centre where they registered for examinations, usually NAMCOL and DNEA of their intention during the examination registration at the beginning of September. period.

PLEASE NOTE 4. Learners must sit for all examination papers, otherwise they will obtain an incomplete result. (Please consult the DNEA booklet for further information 1. Learners who enrolled for English, Afrikaans or any other Namibian Home in this regard). Language, including Grade 12 Higher Level literature, must sit for the fourth examination paper on literature. Please contact the head of the examination centre to find out when to sit for this paper.

2. NSSC Agriculture consists of 3 compulsory examination papers: EXAMINATION REGISTRATION & Paper 1: Multiple-choice questions FEES Paper 2: Structured questions Paper 3: Practical assessment As per indication by the Directorate: National Examinations and Assessment (DNEA) Note:

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CENTRE SUPPORT COMMITTEES

Learner Representative Councils The LRCs play an important role in

Every tuition centre must have a Learner Representative • assisting the staff and Centre Management Committee Council (LRC), which gives the learners an opportunity to in monitoring the activities of the centre with regard get involved in the running of their centre and in NAMCOL to attendance and punctuality of learners and tutors, activities. The NAMCOL Act makes provision for the execution of assigned tasks, discipline and fundraising establishment of a National Learners’ Representative Council projects to be recognised by the NAMCOL Board of Directors. • reporting learners’ grievances, complaints of irregularities Establishing LRCs at all the centres is the first step towards and suggestions to the head of centre and the Centre this goal. Management Committee • assisting in the organisation of study halls or venues for An LRC consists of at least seven members nominated by learners and supervising classes in the absence of tutors the learners at the centre. The election is made by secret • assisting in organising social, cultural, sporting or other ballot. Any registered learner at the centre is eligible for extra-curricular activities at the centre election on the LRC. All learners enrolled at the centre are • Screening and recruitment of tutors entitled to vote. • Promoting a good relationship between the community and the centre

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• Organising social, cultural, sporting and other extracurricular activities at the centre • Administration of the centre’s budget • Organising self-help study groups for learners • Fundraising for the centres.

NAMCOL realised the importance of Information and Communication Technologies as part of its secondary education offering. With this in mind the College opened computer centres at Rundu, Otjiwarongo, , Ongwediva, Outapi, Eenhana, Walvis Bay, Opuwo and in Windhoek. Computer classes are offered to members of the public and NAMCOL learners.

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Points Num: Enrolment 21

2019 NAMCOL PROSPECTUS 21 Enrolment Points Northern Region

OSHANA REGION OHANGWENA REGION NAMCOL Regional Office Ongwediva Eengedjo SS Omungwelume PETE Eenhana SS Eenhana Evululuko SS Oshakati Oshela SSS Okongo

Kapembe JSS Eheke Ponhofi SSS Helao Nafidi Town Iipumbu SSS Oshakati Ongha SS Ongha Settlement Shituwa SS Endola Ondobe CS Ondobe Village Gabriel Taapopi SSS Ongwediva Andimba Toivo ya Toivo SSS Ondangwa OHANGWENA REGION Nuuyoma Otshikuku Ashipala Onatshiku-Elim St Charles Lwanga Omuulukila Onampira Onampira Village OSHIKOTO REGION David Sheehama Outapi Onguti SS Okankolo Village Haudano Okalongo

Uukule SSS Onyaanya Mwaala Tsandi Shaanika Nashilongo Okahao Nehale CS Onayena Onesi Onesi Omuthiya lipundi CS Omuthiya lipundi

Omukwiyugwemanya JSS Oshigambo KUNENE REGION Hans Daniel Namuhuja JS Oniipa Town Putuavanga Opuwo

2021 Page NAMCOL PROSPECTUS Num: 22 Enrolment Points Southern Region

HARDAP REGION KHOMAS REGION Danie Joubert CS Mariental Centre 1 C//Oaseb SS Gibeon Jetu Jama (Hall) Windhoek Rooiduin SS Aranos CJ. Brandt Windhoek Rehoboth SS Rehoboth Noordoewer JSS Noordoewer Highline Windhoek Dr Frans Aupa Indongo Windhoek

//KARAS REGION A. Shipena SS Windhoek Luderitz JS Luderitz Karasburg Learning Village Karasburg KHOMAS REGION

Keetmanshop TRC Centre 2 Jetu Jama, SR Classrooms: Aussenkehr PS Aussenkehr Augustineum SS Windhoek Rosh Pinah Public Library Rosh Pinah Jan Jonker SSS Windhoek Oranjemund Namdeb Centre Oranjemund Concordia College Windhoek OTJOZONDJUPA Khomas High School Windhoek Okahandja SS Okahandja Ella du Plessis Windhoek Acacia HS Windhoek OMAHEKE REGION St Barnabas Windhoek Epako HS Gobabis Jetu Jama Windhoek Tsjaka Ben Hur Tsjaka

Gustav Kandjii JSS Otjinene

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ERONGO REGION OTJOZONDJUPA REGION SI Gobs SS Omaruru Khorab SS Otavi UB Dax PS Arandis Okakarara SS Okakarara Coastal High SS Swakopmund Paresis SS Otjiwarongo Kamwandi JSS Henties Bay Friedrich Awaseb SS Grootfontein Duinesig PS Walvis Bay Tsumkwe JSS Tsumkwe Kuisebmund SS Walvis Bay NAMCOL Regional Office Otjiwarongo (PETE only) De Duine SS Walvis Bay Usakos SS Usakos KUNENE REGION Etoshapoort JSS Outjo

OSHIKOTO REGION Cornelius Goreseb SS Khorixas Otjikoto SS Tsumeb

Points North-Eastern Region

KAVANGO EAST REGION KAVANGO WEST REGION Divundu CS Divundu Kandjimi Murangi Nankundu NAMCOL Regional Office Rundu Himarwa Ithete Mpungu

ZAMBEZI REGION Ngweze SS Katima Mulilo Sanjo SS Bucaro Sikosinyana SS Simbinda Sangwali SS Sangwali Mayuni SS Kongola

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2019 NAMCOL PROSPECTUS 25 Secondary Education Block Tuition Centres

NAMCOL introduced Block Tuition for Grade 12 learners. This method replaced the usual face-to-face tuition with tuition sessions offered two times per year during school holidays. The Block Tuition for the 2021 academic year is scheduled as follows: First Block 26 April - 14 May and Second Block 16 - 27 August.

NORTHERN REGION: SOUTHERN REGION: NORTH EASTERN REGION: Eenhana Hage Geingob Ngweze SS - Katima Oshela Khomas High Brendan Simbwaye - Katima Ponhofi Augustineum Caprivi S - Katima Ongha Concordia Rundu SS - Rundu D Sheehama St Barnabas Elia Neromba SS - Rundu Haudano A Shipena Romanus Kamunoko - Rundu Mwaala Dr Frans Indongo Noordgrens - Rundu Iipumbu Ella du Plessis PETE Centre - Rundu Shaanika Nashilongo Jan Jonker Nuuyoma Acacia CENTRAL REGION: Gabriel Taapopi Highline Paresis SS Eengedjo CJ Brandt Fredrich Awaseb Andimba Toivo ya Toivo Okahandja Okakarara Nehale Danie Joubert Duinesig CS Omuthiya Rehoboth Coastal High Omukwiyugwemanya Keetmanshoop Duinesig CS Onesi Namdeb Otjikoto SS Shituwa Luderitz Usakos SS Ondobe Epako Kuisebmund SS Hans Daniel Namuhuja Gustav Kandjii Putuavanga

2021 Page NAMCOL PROSPECTUS Num: 26 Secondary Education and English Communication: Academic Calendar

TERM DATE FIRST TERM NAMCOL re-opens Tuesday, 5 January Enrolment Period Monday, 15 February – Wednesday, 3 March First day of the Term Monday, 8 March Last day of the Term Friday, 23 April Independence Day Sunday, 21 March Public Holiday Monday, 22 March Good Friday Friday, 2 April Easter Monday Monday, 5 April SECOND TERM First day of the term Wednesday, 26 May Ascension Day Thursday, 13 May School Holiday Friday, 14 May Public Holiday Tuesday, 25 May Last day of the term Friday, 13 August THIRD TERM First day of the term Wednesday, 1 September Last day of the term Friday, 26 November (Recommended)

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BLOCK TUITION SESSIONS 26 April - 14 May 16 - 27 August ASSIGNMENTS MID - TERM BREAKS Assignment 1: Wednesday 7 April Monday, 3 - 7 May 2021 Assignment 2: Wednesday 12 May 23 – 27 August 2021

IMPORTANT DATES

NAMCOL enrolment period Registration, Verification of details, 15 February - 3 March Collecting permits, Oral assessment, and the National Last date for transfers from one exam centre examinations will be determined by to another 3 March 2021 the MoEAC, Directorate: National Examinations and Assessment.

2021 Page NAMCOL PROSPECTUS Num: 28 NAMCOL HEAD OFFICE Independence Avenue 2031

Private Bag Visit our website 15008 www.namcol.edu.na Katutura, Windhoek 2021 TAKING EDUCATION TO THE PEOPLE Tel: +264 61 320 5111 • Fax: +264 61 216 987 Page NAMCOL PROSPECTUS Num: 29