Smooth first day for Walvis Bay schools

• TAATI NIILENGESCHOOLS at Walvis Bay had a smooth placement of learners yesterday, as promised by the inspector of the Walvis Bay education circuit, Monica Gawises last week.

Most schools already had their lists ready, and children were already in their classrooms by 10 o’ clock, meeting their new teachers and introducing themselves.

The new Kuisebmond Project School was a real livesaver, as most Grade 1 pupils were accommodated in the 11 classrooms which were built last year.

Parents could be observed all over the streets of Walvis Bay moving around with their children, some of them going home, only to return again at 12h00 for classes.

This is because some primary school learners will be attending school in the afternoons in order to ensure that all children at the town are accommodated in the schools.

The only challenge faced was that of parents who had informed teachers that their children would be moving to other towns, but brought them back again because they could not get schools in those towns.

Secondary schools also had smooth placements, despite the queues at the principals’ offices for Grade 10 repeaters. Principals had to turn them away because all secondary schools are full to capacity.

Some fishermen also showed up at schools, explaining that they were at sea when children were being registered last year.

Gawises says she was satisfied with the first school day, as her office tried its best to organise for this day.

Walvis Bay also introduced its first Otjiherero class today, which is being taught at the Kuisebmond Project School.