Exam results to be available by SMS

FOR the first time, Namibian exam candidates will this year be able to obtain their results by SMS, the Ministry of Education has announced.

The new service will be available to students who sat the JSC, IGCSE and HIGCSE examinations in October and November. It will become active at 08h00 on the day of the official release of the results.The exact dates will be announced at a later state, but will be in the weeks between December 18 and 22 for JSC and HIGCSE, and between January 22 and 26 for IGCSE results.To obtain the results, the candidates should follow this procedure: * Send a message giving the type of the examination, followed by surname and then first name (for example: JSC Kalomoh Fenni); or write your full examination number (for example: JSC 061E250025, or HIGCSE NAM050015, or IGCSE NXK030012.* Send this information to the number 2929.This service costs N$4 (excl VAT).On the day of the official release the results will also be available from 08h00 on the website of the Directorate National Examinations and Assessment at www.dnea.gov.na as well as at the schools or centres where the candidates have written their examinations.It will become active at 08h00 on the day of the official release of the results.The exact dates will be announced at a later state, but will be in the weeks between December 18 and 22 for JSC and HIGCSE, and between January 22 and 26 for IGCSE results.To obtain the results, the candidates should follow this procedure: * Send a message giving the type of the examination, followed by surname and then first name (for example: JSC Kalomoh Fenni); or write your full examination number (for example: JSC 061E250025, or HIGCSE NAM050015, or IGCSE NXK030012.* Send this information to the number 2929.This service costs N$4 (excl VAT).On the day of the official release the results will also be available from 08h00 on the website of the Directorate National Examinations and Assessment at www.dnea.gov.na as well as at the schools or centres where the candidates have written their examinations.