Namibia: Swapo Youth League Wants Education Points System Delayed

The Swapo Party Youth League (SPYL) has welcomed the introduction of the Namibia higher education evaluation point scale but wants its implementation delayed by a year to give pupils, teachers and schools more time to adjust.

The new system, introduced by the Ministry of Education, Innovation, Youth, Sport, Arts and Culture in a circular dated 6 July, will require higher education institutions to use a standardised admission point system from the 2027 academic year.

Under the new system, admission…