CHILDREN in Namibia

Educational Policies and Strategies
1. Namibia has committed itself to
“Education for All” as part of a
global movement and the sets
of policies and strategies that
accompany this commitment.
The move to make education free
at primary and secondary school
has been one measure taken to
ensure that the “Education for All”
becomes a reality.
2. Another important policy relates
to pregnant learners. This policy
makes it possible for them to remain
at school as long as possible and
to return to school after the birth
of the child with proper support
structures in place.
3. The repetition policy in Namibia
is aimed at avoiding excessive
repetition, by limiting it to once per
school phase. This is supposed to
be followed by additional support
for children who are repeating, but
this does not appear to happen
in practice.
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Disability
For children with a disability, access to classrooms is restricted because
of infrastructure (such as for those in wheelchairs) or because of the fear
of being discriminated against because of their disability.
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Principals also report that learners with special needs, such as the visually
impaired, often enroll late. This leads to them being over-aged in their
grade and leaving school earlier due to discrimination.