Katima mulilo: The Ministry of Education will lead a flood assessment exercise in July to determine when three displaced schools in the Zambezi Region can safely return to their permanent premises. Zambezi Education Director Alex Sikume informed Nampa in an interview that the assessment will occur one month after schools reopen for the second term on 01 June 2026. The findings will guide authorities on whether Nankutwe Combined School, Mpukano Primary School, and Muzii Combined School, all located in the flood-prone Kabbe South Constituency, can move back from their temporary centers.According to Namibia Press Agency, nearly 600 learners and staff members were affected when the schools were forced to close due to rising water levels. Sikume mentioned that the schools are currently on a delayed break, having operated through the traditional holiday period to recover lost instructional time. Following a directive issued over the Easter long weekend, the affected schools bypassed the scheduled 30 April holiday and continued lessons throughout May to ensure the curriculum remained on track.'One month after the schools reopen we will carry out an assessment and we will take it from there. For now, the three schools are also on holiday since last week, they were just compensating for the two weeks of lost time,' the director stated. The relocation was a complex operation executed over the Easter long weekend. School furniture, equipment, and the personal belongings of both staff and learners had to be ferried across the floodplains using a combination of boats, trucks, and buses.Lessons have since been conducted in makeshift tents. Under the temporary arrangement, Muzii Combined School is operating out of Lusese, while Mpukano Primary School is stationed at Kabbe, roughly 30 kilometres from the Luhonono docking site. Nankutwe Combined School has been set up adjacent to Schuckmannsburg Combined School, a few metres from the Luhonono docking area.The director added that depending on availability, these schools wil l remain a priority for food rations provided by the Regional Disaster Risk Management Committee.