Justicia Shipena
Rukonga Vision School principal Peter Kudumo says the school is not satisfied with its performance in the 2025 national examination results.
The school ranked first nationally among public schools at the Namibia Advanced Subsidiary (NSSCAS) level and second nationally among public schools at the Namibia Senior Secondary Certificate Ordinary (NSSCO) level.
At ordinary level, the school placed five learners in the national top 20.
Marian Kweyo ranked first overall, followed by Dacrus Manuel in second place. Panduleni Kamati placed 12th, Ananias Angula 13th and Hilia Ileka 18th.
This gave Rukonga Vision School one of the highest representations in the NSSCO top 20.
At AS level, one learner from the school featured in the national top 20. Jacob Iipinge ranked eighth nationally.
“With the outcome of the result, we are not happy,” Kudumo told the Windhoek Observer on Tuesday after a ceremony in Windhoek where the education ministry released the examination results.
He said the results require reflection and pointed to the shortage of teachers as a key challenge that affected performance.
“One of the challenges was shortage of teachers. Even this year, we still have that challenge,” he said, adding that the matter will be discussed with education officials.
Kudumo said the school will conduct a detailed analysis of subject performance and teaching approaches.
“We are going to do a thorough analysis of the results to see who are those teachers who have been working in specific subjects,” he said.
He said the aim is to maintain the school’s national standing. “We need to put strategies in place to make sure that come next year, we retain our position as number one nationally,” he said.
Kudumo also expressed concern about the number of learners in the national top 20.
“Grade 11, we only have five. In grade 12, we only have one. That is a concern for us,” he said.
He said the school will introduce induction and re-induction programmes for learners and teachers. New learners will undergo induction, while returning learners will go through re-induction.
He said newly appointed teachers will also be orientated on the school’s standards.
“We just want to encourage hard work,” Kudumo said.
He said teachers are expected to go the extra mile, while learners must respond positively to extra lessons, including afternoon, evening and weekend classes.
Kudumo said 2025 was his first year as a newly appointed principal and thanked learners and staff for their support.
“I appreciate all the students and the opportunity, and I was delighted and humbled to join the hard-working and committed staff that is ready to save the future,” he said, adding that the school is not content with the outcome of the results.
Meanwhile, in the Khomas region, A.Shipena Secondary School emerged as the only public school in the region to rank in the national top ten after placing seventh in the 2025 NSSCAS examination.
The school’s principal, Moses Haufiku, said the achievement reflects years of steady improvement and strong community support.
“Ah, where do I start? I think we really had a humble beginning to where we are today, and that’s basically a testament to what a community that can work together can basically excel in, in so many other aspects,” Haufiku said.
He said the school’s success goes beyond academic results.
“We are not only talking about the academic performance of A.Shipena Secondary School; we are talking about a whole holistic approach to educating a Namibian child to become a responsible, patriotic citizen of the land,” he said.
Haufiku credited the progress to collective effort. “So many efforts are put in; it’s the community, it’s the ministry, it’s all the stakeholders. And here we are today,” he said, adding that the school now ranks among the top public secondary schools in the country.
He said the focus is on maintaining and improving performance.
“As the principal, you’re going to ensure that you keep the momentum and, even next year, even better performance,” he said.
Haufiku said consistency remains key.
“We try, we try; sustainability in terms of academic performance, that’s all what we want. And we do not want to become a yo-yo team, a yo-yo school of being up and down,” he said.
“From where we came from to where we are now, being in the top 10 best secondary schools nationally, I think it’s an achievement that we just need to celebrate,” he said.
He said the success belongs to the wider school community. “I think the A.Shipena community needs to celebrate. As we always say, we give them a Katutura flavour,” he said.
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Peter Kudumo
- Photo: Justicia Shipena
