This is the HIGSCE class doing the practical exam in April. This was their first practical exam they have done and you can see they are doing some chemistry. They had to identifiy the cation and anion in a solid they were given. Most of them did this well considering this was their first attempt. They will have another chance in August and then I leave Namibia before their final external exam in October. I spend most Monday afternoons doing work with them, usually involving them doing practical work and then they get revision sheets to complete for homework each week. They are all keen and try their best, doing a lot of self-studying to get through the course. These are the only students in Kavango doing HIGCSE Physical Science in the public sector so it will be a shame if the course closes when I leave.

This is Petrus, one of the HIGSCE students doing Physical Science at Rundu Senior Secondary School. He recently received donation glasses so can now see the board without coming to the front of the class. Here he is adjusting the Geiger-Muller tube to take count rates of an alpha source.