Edundja Junior Secondary School
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Edundja JSS is a secondary school in northern Namibia
. It is located 15 km east of Oshikango
, the nearest town. The school is 20 km south of the Angolan border, 60 km north of Ondangwa. It is currently a junior secondary school, but it will become a full secondary school in a few years. There are about 250 students that attend Edundja. There 9 classes, ranging from grade 8 to grade 10. The classes are 8a, 8b, 8c, 9a, 9b,9c 10a,10b and 10c.
The Norwegian Embassy in Namibia
generously donated 25 computers to the school in 1999. That same year, on August 28th, President Sam Nujoma
officially opened Edundja Secondary School. The US Defense Department provided funds to expand the school in 2000.
Namibia
Namibia, officially the Republic of Namibia , is a country in southern Africa whose western border is the Atlantic Ocean. It shares land borders with Angola and Zambia to the north, Botswana to the east and South Africa to the south and east. It gained independence from South Africa on 21 March...
. It is located 15 km east of Oshikango
Oshikango
Oshikango is a village in northern Namibia and a border post to Angola. Since 2004 it is part of the town of Helao Nafidi but still maintains its own village council. It is the district capital of the Oshikango Constituency...
, the nearest town. The school is 20 km south of the Angolan border, 60 km north of Ondangwa. It is currently a junior secondary school, but it will become a full secondary school in a few years. There are about 250 students that attend Edundja. There 9 classes, ranging from grade 8 to grade 10. The classes are 8a, 8b, 8c, 9a, 9b,9c 10a,10b and 10c.
History
It all started in 1998, when Edundja Secondary School opened for the first time. The school had only one building in 1998, and every year another building was added. Due to the quick expansion rate, the school is on its way to becoming a full-fledged secondary school consisting of grades 8–12.The Norwegian Embassy in Namibia
Namibia
Namibia, officially the Republic of Namibia , is a country in southern Africa whose western border is the Atlantic Ocean. It shares land borders with Angola and Zambia to the north, Botswana to the east and South Africa to the south and east. It gained independence from South Africa on 21 March...
generously donated 25 computers to the school in 1999. That same year, on August 28th, President Sam Nujoma
Sam Nujoma
Samuel Daniel Shafiishuna Nujoma is a Namibian politician who was the first President of Namibia from 1990 to 2005. He led the South-West Africa People's Organisation in its long struggle against South African rule and took office as President when Namibia obtained independence on 21 March 1990...
officially opened Edundja Secondary School. The US Defense Department provided funds to expand the school in 2000.