Home Environmental Factors Influencing Performance and Progress of Primary School Pupils in Windhoek

Abstract

Low educational outcome is a problem in Namibia. This might be explained
as a function of several factors such as socioeconomic background, child
input and school internal factors. These factors must all be taken into
consideration to explain why children do not fulfil basic education and attain
low learning outcomes Without disregard of the numerous school and child
internal factors for low school performance, this study focused on the
learners socioeconomic background and home language and to what extent
these factors may encourage or discourage school progress and
pe1formance among learners in Windhoek, Namibia. Our findings support
other studies whiclzfound that parents' educational level and income level
have a bearing on school progress and pe1for111ance. Contrwy to most
research findings mother tongue instruction did not eme1ge as an important
explanat01y factor on school progress and pe1formance, howeve1; home
language did play a role.