Grade 12 AS Level Qualification Rate Improves to 29.5%

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At least 12,031 pupils have qualified for the Grade 12 National Senior Secondary Advanced Subsidiary (AS) level, representing 29.5% of the 40,757 learners who sat for the Namibia Senior Secondary Certificate Ordinary (NSSCO) examinations. This marks an improvement from the 25.2% recorded in 2023. The announcement was made by the Minister of Education, Arts and Culture, Anna Nghipondoka, on Tuesday. Rukonga Vision School has once again claimed the spotlight, producing the top three learners and maintaining its position as the best-performing school since 2023.  The top performers are Jolisa Garises (1st), Tangeni Omwene Ingashipua (2nd), and Trinity /Oxurus (3rd). Now to break down this year’s performance, we were joined by the director of exams and assessment, Clementine Garises.