Namcol awards top performers

Just when individuals thought it was the end of celebrations for the Namibia Senior Secondary Certificate (NSSC) learners from 2021, the Namibia College of Open Learning (Namcol) hosted a prize-giving ceremony at the Nahas Angula Hall at its Jetu Jama Centre. The top performers in NSSCO/H examination at Namcool from the previous year were award, and this was not only learners from Windhoek, as it included all Namcol students nationwide. Namcol is a state-owned educational institution that was created through a Parliament Act to provide learning opportunities for adults and children who are out of school. However, learners that are looking to improve their marks or those who did not obtain enough points for varsity in their grade 11 or 12 year can also enroll at the college, which has been running for over 26 years now. Former Namcol student and now journalism graduate Foreversun Haiduwa from the Namibia University of Science and Technology was invited to give the top performers a word of motivation. He shared his story from when he was in high school all the way to the college and into university. He also shared a lot about his past and upbringing and mentioned to the learners that they should not let their past determine their future. “The situation you go through should not determine where your life ends,” Haiduwa said.The best overall NSSCO learner - excluding the PETE programme - was Lusia Shilomboleni from the St Barnabas centre here in Windhoek. She walked away with N$3 000 from Bank Windhoek, N$1 000 from First National Bank Namibia, N$1 500 from Pena Manufacturers and a tablet from Cambridge University Press. She was clearly ecstatic, from the way she hopped on stage when she heard her name. She mentioned that she was having a difficult time when preparing for the exams and did not really know what the outcome was going to be. The best overall Namcol candidate was Richard Iipinge from the northern region. He obtained an A* in math, a 1 in biology on higher level and a 2 in physical science on higher level. He walked away with N$5 000 from Bank Windhoek, N$5 000 from Retirement Fund Solutions, N$2 000 from Pena Manufacturers and a tablet from Cambridge University Press. Meanwhile, his first year of university will be paid for by Namcol at any Namibian university of his choice. Iipinge said he decided to apply to improve his marks last year because it was the final opportunity he had, seeing as it was the final year for the legacy curriculum. He added that this year he was not really able to further his studies because he was not able to afford it, but thanks to Namcol, he will now be able to apply to study medicine.

Namcol awards top performers

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