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 fulfill 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
performance among learners in Windhoek, Namibia. Our findings support
other studies which found that parents' educational level and income level
have a bearing on school progress and perforrmance. Contrary to most
research findings mother tongue instruction did not emerge as an important
explanatory factor on school progress and performance, however; home
language did play a role.