MOUNT VIEW EPISODES

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Ministry of Education

 

 1. Reintroducing the Trimester System

 The Ministry plans to return to a trimester calendar for schools starting in 2025, reversing the two-semester system introduced during the COVID-19 pandemic.([The Namibian][1])

A cohort system is being implemented for junior primary grades, with one group attending in the morning and another in the afternoon to address overcrowding and high pupil-to-teacher ratios.

2. Infrastructure Growth & Maintenance

 Over the past two years, the Ministry has built 1 022 classrooms , with additional new schools opening in Otavi, Swakopmund, Rehoboth, and soon at Henties Bay. 

In 2023/24 alone, approximately 510 classrooms and 77 sanitation facilities were completed at a cost of N\$225 million.

There is an ongoing plan to construct another 512 classrooms across the country.

3. Funding, Equity & Transparency

A new School Grant Policy (2021–2030) introduces a needs-based, formula-driven funding model to reduce disparities—especially between rural and urban schools—and ensure equity and accountability.([The Brief][3], [Future Media News][4])

Funding now considers learner numbers, socio-economic and geographical circumstances, curriculum needs, and vulnerability status.

 Schools must communicate budget allocations and expenditures transparently to parents, teachers, and learners.

 There's also a push to enhance financial management capacity at both school and regional levels.([The Brief][3], [Future Media News][4])

4. School Feeding Program Digitalization

 The Ministry, in partnership with the World Food Programme, launched the Namibia School Feeding Information System (NaSIS)in July 2023.

  Designed to improve oversight of the School Feeding Programme, which now serves over 400,000 pre-primary and primary pupils in 1,500 schools.

  Features include digital school rolls, electronic meal vouchers, attendance tracking, and business intelligence integration.

 5. Teacher-to-Learner Ratios & Staffing

As of 2023, the Ministry established new guidelines for class sizes:

  Pre-primary: max 25 learners per teacher.

  Junior primary (Grades 1–4): max 35 learners per teacher.

 Senior primary and secondary (Grades 5–12): max 40 learners per teacher.

 Options for managing overcrowding include additional classes, temporary classrooms, or a platoon (double-shift) system. The Ministry has also ceased recruitment of teachers without clearly defined specializations or instruction media, such as those whose credentials don’t specify junior primary pedagogy or teaching language.

6. Infrastructure Investment & Vandalism Issues

Over the last decade, more than N\$10 billion has been spent on capital projects, which includes constructing schools, hostels, and refurbishing dilapidated structures

Learners

 Mount View High School has approximately 450 learners

Staff members

 The principal: Mr M Moller

The school has 16 members all together.

School background

 Origins & Location

Founded in 2015, Mount View High School was established to meet the urgent educational needs of the growing community in Okahandja Park, Windhoek. It began with just Grade 8 to Grade 10 students and a modest team of around 14 to 15 teachers 

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Originally known as Tobias Hainyeko Project School Secondary, it operates on the same premises as two primary schools: Aupa Frans Indongo Primary School and Green Leaves Primary School, creating a complex and overlapping campus arrangement 

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Infrastructure & Structural Challenges

In its early years, the school had almost no permanent classrooms. Temporary tents were used to teach Grades 8 and 9 and were so fragile that students often had to reassemble them after weekend windstorms, costing them their Monday morning lessons 

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A single blue classroom block was the only formal structure belonging to the high school; additional space had to be borrowed from neighboring primary schools such as Green Leaves, whose classrooms were shared 

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Basic facilities such as donor-supplied computers lay idle because there was no qualified ICT teacher, and students also endured shared ablution facilities with primary learners—over 1,000 pupils used the same toilets 

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Support from Community & Donors

The plight of Mount View drew external support and goodwill:

In 2018, Reschelle Beukes—Miss Windhoek l High School and the City of Windhoek junior mayor—spearheaded a project to build a containerised classroom. This effort involved support from NUST’s Institutional Planning Department, Ohorongo Cement, Pupkewitz Foundation, Neo Paints, Wise Masters Builders, and Build It 

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The container classroom was formally inaugurated in January 2019, offering much-needed additional learning space 

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Windhoek High School donated stationery, uplifting student morale—especially poignant for one student who had lost her school supplies in a fire 

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In 2019, Oryx Properties Ltd contributed N$5,000 to support the school’s first matric farewell—a landmark for the school as its learner cohort continued through to Grade 12 

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Academic Achievements & Growth

Despite the infrastructural hardships, some remarkable achievements were made:

In 2017, the school’s Grade 10 learners ranked 14th out of 34 in Khomas Region for performance, improving to 11th place in 2018—a testament to strong dedication from a lean staff of roughly 16 teachers, without administrative or support staff 

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The school gradually expanded: by 2019, it had progressed to offering its first Grade 12 classes, graduating the very pupils who began with the school in 2015 

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Engagement & Enrichment Programs

In 2019, Mount View’s under-15 football team clinched the Khomas School Sport Region (KSSR) league championship, with a 1-0 victory over Jan Jonker High School—highlighting talent beyond academics 

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In 2020, learners participated in a cultural heritage city tour—visiting national landmarks like the Heroes’ Acre, Parliament, National Museum, and Eduventures. This was part of a national clean-up initiative and contributed to a deeper connection with Namibian history and civic awareness 

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Summary: Key Milestones of Mount View HS

Aspect Details

Established 2015, initially Grades 8–10

Early Facilities Tents, a lone classroom block, shared structures

Support Received Container classroom (2019), stationery donations, matric farewell funding

Academic Progress Ranked regionally despite challenges; expanded to Grade 12

Student Activities Sports success, cultural city tours, heritage engagement

Mount View High School's story is one of resilience and community solidarity—from humble beginnings in tents to achievements in academics, sports, and infrastructure—with a growing presence in Windhoek’s education landscape.