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Information was collected from learners who dropped out of subjects they enrolled for, tutors and Head of Centres. Online and telephonic interviews were used for learners, while questionnaires in hard copies were distributed to the tutors and Head of Centres. The majority of the learners who responded to the questionnaire indicated that the learner support from the College was good and that the study materials were useful. Even so, most learners indicated that job commitments, financial issues and sickness were the main reasons why they dropped out of the subjects they enrolled for. The subject that had the highest dropout rate for both grade 10 and 12, were English. Other reasons given by tutors and head of centres as to why they think learners drop out of subjects include lack of motivation from learners, lack of competency in English and some learners find employment or register at private institutions, centres are far from the learners. Some of the recommendations given by tutors and head of centres to reduce dropouts the College should decentralise the centres, clear, persistent and continuous information regarding examination dates, collecting timetablesand venues should be given.\u003Cbr>Keywords: Dropout. |\n| --- |\n| E-mail: [Nampila@namcol.edu.na](Nampila@namcol.edu.na). |\n\nINTRODUCTION  \nNAMCOL is a state-supported educational institution, established by an Act of Parliament (Act No. 01 of 1997), which provides study opportunities for adults and out-ofschool youth. NAMCOL`s core activity has traditionally been its Secondary Education (SE) programme, which enables those who cannot or do not wish to attend formal school to enrol for either the Junior Secondary Certificate (JSC or Grade 10) or the Namibia Senior Secondary Certificate (Namibian College of Open Learning, 2016/217) .  \nDropping out is a serious problem because it denies individual students their fundamental human right to education (Street, 2010) . A UNESCO report (2005), on the state of the world’s children, points out that about 130 million children in the developing world are denied their right to education because of dropping out. According to Street (2010) , the problem of dropping out should be the  \nconcern of every member of society since it has negative consequences at both the individual and social level.  \nThus, this study examines the College’s school related social factors and circumstances that lead to students dropping out. By knowing the reasons that cause students not to complete their subjects, the College can implement strategies to anticipate and reduce the number of subject dropouts. This study will assist NAMCOL to improve its Learners Support Services (LSS) and develop a learner’s retention policy for the College. This study will also help to build a foundation for future research in this area.  \nPurpose of the study  \nThe purpose of this study is to determine why students  \ndrop out of the specific subjects they enrolled for, while studying with NAMCOL on the distance mode. In particular, this study will focus on both contact and noncontact learners (Grade 10 and Grade 12) .  \nA dropout is defined as learners who enrolled for specific subjects at NAMCOL, and at the same time registered with the Directorate National Examinations and Assessment (DNEA), but did not sit for the examination.  \nResearch objectives  \n- To identify reasons and factors that","cbCaic19KinT1o0p","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaic19KinT1o0p","pdf",248147,13,"English","# Introduction\n## Purpose of the study\n## Research objectives\n## Research question\n# Literature Review","[{\"question\":\"What was the purpose of the NAMCOL dropout survey?\",\"answer\":\"The survey aimed to determine why distance learners at NAMCOL drop out of the specific subjects they enrolled for.\"},{\"question\":\"What reasons did most learners give for dropping out?\",\"answer\":\"Most learners cited job commitments, financial issues, and sickness as the main reasons for dropping out.\"},{\"question\":\"Which subject recorded the highest dropout rate?\",\"answer\":\"English had the highest dropout rate for both Grade 10 and Grade 12.\"}]","African Educational Research Journal - Full Length Research Paper - Factors that influence learners’ decisions to drop out of subjects at the Namibian College of Open Learning (NAMCOL) - Distance learning mode | PDF",1792070949,33]