Gabriel Taapopi Senior Secondary School, also known as GT, is a governmental secondary school in

Ongwediva Ongwediva is a town in the Oshana Region in the north of Namibia. It is the district capital of the Ongwediva electoral constituency. it had 27,000 inhabitants and covered 4,102 hectares of land. Ongwediva has seven churches, two private sch ...

in the

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of northern

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. The school opened its doors in 1988 and was officially inaugurated in 1989 by then

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deputy education minister

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. It is named after Gabriel Taapopi. Its principal is Eelu Sakaria. The school is one of the top performing schools in the country. It has around 800 learners and about 30 teachers. The school features a large computer laboratory, physical science and biology labs as well as sports grounds.

Sports and entertainment

The school has incorporated a wide range of sport activities in it is curricula. It is successfully involved in national sports competitions of netball and soccer.
The school groomed good

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players, like Benson Shilongo, Esko Kavela, Benjamen Hauwanga and Johannes Iithete.

References

{{reflist Schools in Oshana Region Ongwediva Educational institutions established in 1988 Boarding schools in Namibia 1988 establishments in South West Africa