China-donated school popular among Namibia's young populace

The Chinese-donated Chairman Mao Zedong High School is igniting education fever in the Otjomuise area on the outskirts of Namibia's capital Windhoek.

The school, whose first intake initially accommodated learners taught under makeshift structures including tents at Jan Mohr Project School in Windhoek, opened in 2016.

George Louw, principal of Chairman Mao Zedong High School, said that the school has grown since opening its doors in 2016. The school, which caters for grades 8-12, now accommodates 654 learners.

The school has also, over the years, built an excellent reputation for academic excellence, being rated fourth in 2018 grade nine new revised curriculum examination.

"The school also attained a 100 percent pass rate for Higher Level English Second Language," Louw said.

The school has developed into a place of knowledge acquisition and talent grooming to unearth many skills of learners. Today, it is seen as a beaming light of hope to the community for its multiple benefits.

When grade-eight Shanequil Beukes enrolled at the school, she never imagined it would present more than just academic prosperity.