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Olulongo Combined School, The Place of Interest

Olulongo Combined School is located in Omaalala village in Oluno Circuit, Oshana Region. It caters learners from all walks of life with a total population of 470 learners and 20 teachers including two (2) Heads of Departments (HoDs). Mr. Mika Hako is responsible for Junior Primary Phase while Mr. Titus Abraham is responsible for Mathematics and Science respectively. The school principal is Mr. Linus N. Hafeni, who has joined Olulongo Combined School in February 2017, after the retirement of Mrs. Aina Shipanga. The school starts from grade zero better known as pre-primary to grade ten (10). Olulongo Combined School offers Oshindonga as the first language and a medium of instruction from pre-primary to grade 3, while English is used as the second language as well as the medium of instruction from grade 4 to 10.

Olulongo Combined School is regarded as one of the best school in Oluno Circuit, although most of the learners especially those from grade one (1) to seven (7) find it difficult to cope with English. The learners cannot express themselves well in English due to the fact that they are from poor English backgrounds. For the past few years, the school’s performance has been quite good, although there were times when the school did not perform well especially in 2014 when the school’s pass rate was at 48,3%. However, during 2016 grade 10 results, Olulongo Combined School’s pass rate was at 73,1%.

Many extramural activities such as sports, cultural groups, school choir and debating club are taking place at Olulongo Combined School. Soccer and netball are considered to be the most played sporting activities at Olulongo Combined School, although there are few learners that are participating in volleyball. The cultural group as well as the school choir usually entertain crowds during events such as prize-giving awards ceremonies. In addition, the school choir under the leadership of Mrs. Zambwe performs songs during the morning assemblies.

Although the school is doing well in terms of academic, high rate of dropout is observed at school. These dropouts are mostly caused by pregnancies among female learners, child labours to mention but a few. The parents of Olulongo Combined School are actively involved in the school’s activities such as fundraising and making sure that the learners are well taken care of. They buy school uniforms, books, stationeries and prepare lunch boxes for their children. They also attend parents’ meetings whereby amicable decisions are taken for the school to achieve its vision and mission. Additionally, they make sure that the learners are fed before they come to school in the morning. The parents also voluntarily contribute to the development of the school in terms of funds. This is done for the sake of meeting the government half way, since the government cannot afford to supply all the items that the school needs.

There are many developments that are taking place at school at the moment. For instance, the school management is busy working on the facelift of the school and renovating the school toilets. (https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User:Romeo_Hafeni/sandbox&action=edit)