The Augustineum Secondary School, established in 1866, is among the oldest schools in

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. Originally situated in

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, it was relocated to

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in 1890, and finally to

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in 1968. Previously also known as the Augustineum Training College and today the Augustineum Secondary School, it is a public school located in

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, a suburb of Windhoek.

History

Missionary Carl Hugo Hahn established the Augustineum as a

seminary A seminary, school of theology, theological seminary, or divinity school is an educational institution for educating students (sometimes called ''seminarians'') in scripture, theology, generally to prepare them for ordination to serve as clergy ...

and teacher training college in

in 1866. The name was chosen from Augustine of Hippo, "father of the church in Africa". In 1890 the institution had 14 students and was led by missionary

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. In this year it was moved from Otjimbingwe to Okahandja. December 1959 saw a student uprising at Augustineum, caused by the Old Location Uprising in Windhoek.

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was a notable participant. In 1968 the Augustineum was shifted to Windhoek.

Current state

In 2013 the Augustineum was the sixth worst performing school in the country.

Alumni

The school has produced many notable professionals: * Faustina Caley, deputy Minister of Education, Arts and Culture (class of 1978) * Justus ǁGaroëb, king of the

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and opposition politician *

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, President of Namibia and former Prime Minister (1990-2002) *

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, Second Prime Minister of Namibia (2002-2005). Former president of the

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(1999-2000) and speaker of the National Assembly of Namibia (2005-2015) *

, former leader of the opposition party Rally for Democracy and Progress * Muesee Kazapua, since 2014 mayor of Windhoek * Peter Katjavivi, speaker of the National Assembly of Namibia *

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, Namibian dentist and opposition politician * Rosa Namises, human rights activist and former parliamentarian for the

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(1943–2006), former Deputy Prime Minister and first Speaker of Parliament, National Hero of Namibia *

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, former Rector of the Namibia University of Science and Technology

References

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History

Current state

Alumni

See also

References