Kenya Kambowe RUNDU
Days after celebrating once again topping the charts in the recently-announced grade 11 and 12 results, St Boniface yesterday found itself having to answer to claims of fraud during last year’s examinations.
The allegations pertain to the 2020 grade 11 national examinations where it is alleged that the school acted fraudulently as far as the history ordinary level examination is concerned.
St Boniface has enjoyed the status of being ranked as the best private school in the country for years, with its learners dominating the rankings year in, year out.
Namibian Sun is in possession of a letter issued by the Kavango East education directorate to the school’s principal Mary Phillis Yesudasan, requesting her to inform teachers and learners implicated to attend interviews as part of the investigation.
Mariselle Stofberg
With the change in the Namibian curriculum for schools, many learners are uncertain as to which universities will accept applications with a grade 11 certificate.
My Zone spoke to higher learning institutions in Namibia to gain some perspective on the future of grade 11 learners and tertiary education.
Gerry Wilson Munyama, the director of marketing, communication and stakeholder engagement at the International University of Management (IUM), says although IUM is a private university, it does not operate in a vacuum.
“It is guided by Namibian laws and policy directives in delivering its mission of equipping its students with the much-needed productive skills required to transform not only Namibia and the continent but the global village as well. That is our mission. Therefore, IUM shall toe the line and will not discriminate against any NSSC graduate application on the basis of grade 11 or grade 12. To us, they are cooked in the same pot,” Munyama said.