Augustineum (Namibia)

Augustineum
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type of school	Secondary school (8-12)
founding	1866
place	Windhoek
region	Khomas
Country	Namibia
Coordinates	22 ° 32 '27 "  S , 17 ° 2' 37"  E Coordinates: 22 ° 32 '27 "  S , 17 ° 2' 37"  E

The Augustineum ( English Augustineum Secondary School , formerly Augustineum Training College ) is one of the oldest schools in Namibia . It was founded in 1866 and, after moving several times, is located in Khomasdal in the capital Windhoek .

The school was initially founded in Otjimbingwe before it moved to Okahandja in 1890 and has finally been based in Windhoek since 1968.

The Augustineum has had a school partnership with the Oberschule am Leibnizplatz in Bremen since 2018 .

history

Missionary Carl Hugo Hahn founded the Augustineum as an Evangelical Lutheran training center and for the training of teachers in Otjimbingwe. The name goes back to the African church father Augustine of Hippo . As other sources write, it does not go back to an Augusta von Lippe-Detmold . The benefactress from the house of Lippe-Detmold, who supported the establishment together with other German nobles, was rather the wife of Leopold III. Elisabeth, b. Princess of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt .

In 1890 the facility had 14 students and was headed by missionary Gottlieb Viehe , who also carried out the move to Okahandja.

In 1959 there was a major student uprising as part of the massacre in the Old Location in Windhoek. Hidipo Hamutenya was instrumental in this. Nine years later the school moved to Windhoek.

Since Namibia's independence in 1990, the school's level of education has declined massively. In 2013 it was one of the six worst schools in the country.

Well-known graduates

• Hendrina Afrikaner (1952–2011), captain of the Nama
• Justus ǁGaroëb (* 1942), traditional leader of the Damara and former opposition politician
• Hage Geingob (* 1941), 3rd President of Namibia and former Prime Minister
• Theo-Ben Gurirab (1938–2018), Prime Minister of Namibia
• Hidipo Hamutenya (1939-2016), opposition leader
• Panduleni Itula (* 1957), presidential candidate 2019
• Muesee Kazapua (* 1980), Mayor of Windhoek
• Peter Katjavivi (* 1941), President of the National Assembly
• Daniel Luipert (* 1937), high-ranking politician
• Samuel Maharero (1856–1923), leader of the Herero in the uprising of the Herero and Nama
• Immanuel Ngatjizeko (* 1952), former minister
• Gottlieb Redecker (1871–1945), civil engineer
• Mose Tjitendero (1943–2006), high-ranking politician and national hero
• Manasse Tyiseseta (1850–1898), leader of the Herero

annotation

1. ↑ Note: This article contains characters from the alphabet of the Khoisan languages spoken in southern Africa . The display contains characters of the click letters ǀ , ǁ , ǂ and ǃ . For more information on the pronunciation of long or nasal vowels or certain clicks , see e.g. B. under Khoekhoegowab .

Web links

• Newspaper supplement, August 2019 (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Selma Ikela: Augustineum rotting! . In: Namibian Sun , August 15, 2012. 
2. ^ Fifi Rhodes: Augustineum on Restoration Path . In: New Era , June 28, 2005. 
3. ↑ Invitation for the media to the Senate reception as part of the school partnership with Namibia. In: www.senatspressestelle.bremen.de. Senate Chancellery of the Free and Hanseatic City of Bremen, accessed on March 7, 2020 . 
4. ^ Konny von Schmettau: Otjimbingwe-former capital of Namibia . In: Allgemeine Zeitung , Tourismus Namibia, February 28, 2013, p. 8. 
5. ↑ Augestinium Secondary School. Kundana, February 14, 2006.
6. ^ Article by Karl Hugo Hahn , NDB
7. ↑ Victor Tonchi, William A. Lindeke, John J. Grotpeter: Historical Dictionary of Namibia , The Scarecrow Press, 2012, ISBN ISBN 978-0-8108-5398-0 , p. 33
8. ^ Klaus Dierks : Biographies of Namibian Personalities, H. Entry for Carl Hugo Hahn. . klausdierks.com. Retrieved March 5, 2020.
9. ^ Klaus Dierks: Chronology of Namibian History, 1890 . klausdierks.com. Retrieved March 5, 2020.
10. ↑ Klau Dierks: Biographies of Namibian Personalities, H. Entry for Hidipo Hamutenya. . klausdierks.com. Retrieved March 5, 2020.
11. ^ Klaus Dierks: Chronology of Namibian History, 1968 . klausdierks.com. Retrieved March 5, 2020.
12. ↑ Margreth Nunuhe: Khomas Region results shock the nation . In: New Era , January 7, 2014.