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Otjikoto Senior Secondary School

"This school is situated in Namibia, in Oshikoto region in a town called Tsumeb, where copper is mined. It was officially opened in 1978" .

What Otjikoto means

Lake Otjikoto When travelling on the B1 from Tsumeb towards the Etosha national Park a highlight not to be missed can be found just a few kilometres outside Tsumeb on the left hand side of the road: Lake Otjikoto. Translated Otjikoto means deep hole, which is very appropriate as the depth of the lake has been measured at 145 metres. As the lake has the form of an upside-down mush-room, the visible surface is so to speak the end of the stem and the “hat” with the greater volume lies way beyond the surface.

The San called this place Ort Gaisis, which means „ugly“ and expresses that the lake was scary and awkward to them. Many legends surround the lake; that it has an infinite depth; that it is connected to the 18 km further Lake Guinas (which is not true) and that the dark waters of the lake will never release anyone daring to enter.

School ground

It starts from grade 8-12. Moreover, it offers the following fields: Science and Commerce subjects.

Structure wise, it has green,white and yellow classes, a library, 2 computer lab, science lab, a school hall plus a hostel that occupies around 400 learners in total.

Sport codes

Its a must for each student to at least take part in the following sports codes:

1. Soccer

2. Netball 3. Vally ball 4. Basket-ball

Uniforms

Learners wear school uniforms everyday and they varies according to seasons They wear white short/long sleeves grey skirts and trousers Green ties Green blazers White and grey socks Black shoes In brief, Otjikoto is one of the the best schools in Namibia in terms of safety, education and affordable.

Reference

Barnad P, 2005: school contact book Nakale T, 2011: sport book Shingo M and George T,1998: School history