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Key Facts: NSSCO Entrepreneurship (6146) Exam

6146

Official NSSCO Entrepreneurship syllabus code

NIED NSSCO Entrepreneurship syllabus 2018

2 × 100

Paper 1 + Paper 2 marks (each 100)

NIED NSSCO Entrepreneurship scheme of assessment

50% + 50%

Paper 1 written + Paper 2 coursework weighting

NIED NSSCO Entrepreneurship syllabus

2 hours

Paper 1 written duration

NIED NSSCO Entrepreneurship syllabus

5 tasks

Coursework portfolio assignments (each 20%)

NIED NSSCO Entrepreneurship coursework criteria

A–G

Available letter grades (U ungraded)

NSSCO grading / NIED grade descriptions

30/30/22.5/17.5%

Knowledge / Application / Investigation / Evaluation overall AO weightings

NIED specification grid

100

Free practice MCQs on this page

OpenExamPrep study adaptation

NSSCO Entrepreneurship 6146 is assessed 50% by a 2-hour written Paper 1 (100 marks) and 50% by a five-term coursework portfolio Paper 2 (100 marks), with grades A–G. Official papers are written structured/case study plus portfolio coursework. The 100 questions on this page are an English-language MCQ study adaptation, not an official DNEA format simulation.

Sample NSSCO Entrepreneurship (6146) Practice Questions

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1According to the NSSCO Entrepreneurship syllabus, what does entrepreneurship primarily involve?
A.Recognising opportunities and organising resources to create and run an enterprise that adds value
B.Only working as an employee in a large government department
C.Memorising product prices without taking any business risk
D.Avoiding all competition by never selling to customers
Explanation: Entrepreneurship is the process of identifying opportunities and combining resources to start and run an enterprise that creates value. It centres on initiative, risk-taking and enterprise activity rather than employment alone.
2Which statement best describes a benefit of entrepreneurship in society?
A.It can create jobs, provide goods and services, and contribute to local economic development
B.It always eliminates the need for any government services
C.It guarantees that every citizen earns the same income
D.It removes all environmental impacts of production
Explanation: Entrepreneurship benefits society by creating employment, supplying needed products and services, generating income and supporting development. It does not remove government’s role, equalise all incomes, or erase environmental impacts.
3In the NSSCO syllabus, a belief about enterprise is best described as:
A.An attitude or conviction people hold about starting and running businesses that can encourage or discourage enterprise
B.A legal registration form issued by the Social Security Commission
C.A fixed tax rate that every sole trader must pay
D.A machine used only in manufacturing factories
Explanation: Beliefs about enterprise are attitudes and convictions about business activity. Positive beliefs support entrepreneurship; negative beliefs can discourage it. They are cultural/psychological factors, not registration documents, tax rates or machines.
4Why does the syllabus emphasise that enterprise success does not depend on gender roles?
A.Because both women and men can succeed as entrepreneurs when they apply entrepreneurial qualities and skills
B.Because Namibian law bans women from owning any business
C.Because only men are allowed to register with local authorities
D.Because gender has no relevance to any workplace policy in Namibia
Explanation: The syllabus teaches that entrepreneurial success is based on qualities, skills and opportunity—not on gender stereotypes. Women and men can both start and grow enterprises. Other options reverse Namibian inclusion principles or overstate the claim.
5The syllabus asks learners to draw lessons from enterprise beliefs in China, India, Japan and the UAE for Namibia. What is the educational purpose of this comparison?
A.To identify positive enterprise attitudes and practices that Namibian learners can adapt to local contexts
B.To require every Namibian enterprise to relocate to those four countries
C.To prove that Namibia must abandon all local cultural values
D.To replace the NSSCO model of entrepreneurship with foreign company law
Explanation: Cross-country comparison helps learners recognise productive enterprise beliefs and adapt useful lessons to Namibia. It is not a call to relocate businesses, discard local identity, or rewrite the syllabus model with foreign company law.
6Which definition best matches an entrepreneur in this syllabus?
A.A person who identifies opportunities, takes calculated risks and organises resources to start and run an enterprise
B.Anyone who only consumes goods without producing or selling
C.A government inspector whose only job is to close private firms
D.A customer who returns products without explanation
Explanation: An entrepreneur recognises opportunities, accepts calculated risk and mobilises resources to create and operate an enterprise. Consumers, inspectors and returning customers are not entrepreneurs by that definition.
7Which quality is most characteristic of a successful entrepreneur according to typical NSSCO Entrepreneurship teaching?
A.Opportunity seeking combined with persistence and willingness to take calculated risks
B.Avoiding all new ideas and never changing products
C.Refusing to set any goals for the enterprise
D.Ignoring customer feedback permanently
Explanation: Successful entrepreneurs seek opportunities, persist through challenges and take calculated (not reckless) risks. Avoiding innovation, refusing goals and ignoring customers undermine enterprise success.
8Why might a learner complete an entrepreneurial self-assessment tool in Theme 1?
A.To identify personal entrepreneurial strengths and weaknesses and plan how to develop them
B.To replace the entire Paper 2 portfolio with a single quiz score
C.To cancel the need for any market research later
D.To guarantee an A grade without coursework
Explanation: Self-assessment helps learners recognise which entrepreneurial qualities they already show and which need strengthening. It supports personal development; it does not replace portfolio tasks, market research or grading rules.
9Philanthropy is included among strategies for developing entrepreneurial qualities. In this context it most nearly means:
A.Giving time, skills or resources to benefit others and the community as part of responsible enterprise behaviour
B.Hiding profits from all stakeholders permanently
C.Avoiding any contact with customers after a sale
D.Refusing to register an enterprise with any authority
Explanation: Philanthropy involves contributing to community wellbeing through giving or service. In entrepreneurship education it links personal development with social contribution, not secrecy, customer avoidance or illegal non-registration.
10When assessing Namibian entrepreneurs’ success stories, learners should mainly aim to:
A.Analyse how the entrepreneurs applied qualities and strategies, then draw lessons for their own ventures
B.Copy another business’s confidential financial statements without permission
C.Ignore local context and only study foreign multinational CEOs
D.Conclude that entrepreneurship cannot work in Namibia
Explanation: Case analysis of Namibian success stories develops insight into qualities, strategies and local conditions that learners can apply. Plagiarism/theft of confidential data, ignoring Namibia, or dismissing local enterprise contradict syllabus goals.

About the NSSCO Entrepreneurship (6146) Exam

NSSCO Entrepreneurship (6146) is Namibia’s Ordinary Level senior secondary Entrepreneurship qualification for Grades 10–11. The NIED 2018 syllabus organises learning into Theme 1 (Introduction to Entrepreneurship: concepts and the syllabus model) and Theme 2 (Application of the model: idea generation, research and marketing, finance, legal requirements, and running the enterprise).

Assessment

Paper 1: written, 2 hours, 100 marks, 50% — Section A short-answer/data-response (40 marks) and Section B two case studies (2 × 30 = 60 marks). Paper 2: coursework portfolio over 5 terms, 100 marks, 50% — five assignments (each 20% of coursework), school-marked with DNEA external moderation (ten learners per school or 10%, whichever is more). Overall assessment-objective weightings: Knowledge with understanding 30%, Application 30%, Investigation and analysis 22.5%, Evaluation, judgement and decision making 17.5%.

Time Limit

Paper 1: 2 hours; Paper 2: coursework over 5 terms (portfolio due by June of the second year)

Passing Score

Letter grades A–G (U = ungraded). No single published numeric percentage pass mark in the NIED syllabus.

Exam Fee

DNEA per-subject NSSCO entry fee not confirmed from an official DNEA circular at time of writing — confirm with DNEA or your examination centre. Do not use NAMCOL tuition fees as a substitute. (Directorate of National Examinations and Assessment (DNEA); syllabus by Namibia Institute for Educational Development (NIED))

NSSCO Entrepreneurship (6146) Exam Content Outline

Theme 1.1

The concept of Entrepreneurship

Define entrepreneurship and entrepreneurs; benefits to society; beliefs about enterprise in Namibia and lessons from China, India, Japan and the UAE; qualities of successful entrepreneurs; Namibian role and success stories.

Theme 1.2

The Model of Entrepreneurship

Describe and apply the syllabus model steps: idea generation, research and market research, financing, legal requirements, and running the enterprise.

Theme 2.1

Idea generation

Creativity (4Ps), barriers and enhancement techniques, five creative-process stages, local and social opportunities, unemployment and bidding, ranking and selecting ideas.

Theme 2.2

Research and market research

Primary vs secondary research and ethics; enterprise forms; EPZs and e-commerce; marketing mix, advertising and Team Namibia; market feasibility study and location choice.

Theme 2.3

Finance — obtaining capital

Human, financial and physical capital; business-plan components and importance; government incentives; funding options and credit history.

Theme 2.4

Legal requirements

Where and why to register; copyright, trademarks, patents and business rights; NSI standards; Labour Act HIV/AIDS provisions; Public Procurement Act bidding via the Central Procurement Board.

Theme 2.5

Running the enterprise

Ethics, social responsibility, sustainable use and triple bottom line; planning, leading, organising and controlling; support networks; communication, negotiation and meetings; customer care and consumer rights; evaluating success.

How to Pass the NSSCO Entrepreneurship (6146) Exam

What You Need to Know

  • Passing score: Letter grades A–G (U = ungraded). No single published numeric percentage pass mark in the NIED syllabus.
  • Assessment: Paper 1: written, 2 hours, 100 marks, 50% — Section A short-answer/data-response (40 marks) and Section B two case studies (2 × 30 = 60 marks). Paper 2: coursework portfolio over 5 terms, 100 marks, 50% — five assignments (each 20% of coursework), school-marked with DNEA external moderation (ten learners per school or 10%, whichever is more). Overall assessment-objective weightings: Knowledge with understanding 30%, Application 30%, Investigation and analysis 22.5%, Evaluation, judgement and decision making 17.5%.
  • Time limit: Paper 1: 2 hours; Paper 2: coursework over 5 terms (portfolio due by June of the second year)
  • Exam fee: DNEA per-subject NSSCO entry fee not confirmed from an official DNEA circular at time of writing — confirm with DNEA or your examination centre. Do not use NAMCOL tuition fees as a substitute.

Keys to Passing

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NSSCO Entrepreneurship (6146) Study Tips from Top Performers

1Memorise the five model steps in order (idea generation → research → financing → legal requirements → running the enterprise) and practise applying them to short Namibia-style cases.
2For Paper 2, know the five portfolio tasks and timelines: creativity/problem reversal, motivated opportunity choice, market feasibility, business plan, and social entrepreneurship.
3Drill Namibian registration bodies (MITSME, local/traditional authorities, SSC, Inland Revenue, BoN/NAMFISA, co-operative division) and IP options (copyright, trademarks, patents).
4Practise marketing mix (4Ps), Team Namibia aims, market-feasibility components, and simple business-plan financial pieces (break-even, cash flow, budgets).
5Link ethics, triple bottom line, customer care and consumer rights to evaluation command words: assess, recommend, justify, evaluate.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is NSSCO Entrepreneurship 6146?

Syllabus 6146 is the Namibia Senior Secondary Certificate Ordinary Level Entrepreneurship syllabus published by NIED (2018) for Grades 10–11 and examined by DNEA. Content is organised into Theme 1 (Introduction to Entrepreneurship) and Theme 2 (Application of the Model of Entrepreneurship).

What is the paper structure for NSSCO Entrepreneurship?

All candidates take Paper 1 and Paper 2, each weighted 50% and marked out of 100. Paper 1 is a 2-hour written exam with Section A (40 marks) and Section B two case studies (60 marks). Paper 2 is coursework over five terms: a portfolio of five assignments submitted by June of the second year, school-marked and externally moderated by DNEA.

What grades are awarded for NSSCO Entrepreneurship?

Results are reported on letter grades A–G (U = ungraded). The NIED syllabus provides grade descriptions for judgmental thresholds A, C, E and G and does not publish a single numeric percentage pass mark.

How much does NSSCO Entrepreneurship entry cost?

A verified DNEA per-subject NSSCO entry fee was not confirmed from an official DNEA circular at the time this page was written. Confirm current fees with DNEA or your examination centre. Do not treat NAMCOL tuition or course fees as the examination entry fee.

Are these official DNEA examination questions?

No. Official NSSCO Entrepreneurship uses a written Paper 1 and a Paper 2 coursework portfolio, not multiple-choice only. This bank is an original English-language MCQ study adaptation aligned to syllabus 6146 content for practice of entrepreneurial knowledge, application, investigation and evaluation judgment.

Is the official exam in English?

NSSCO Entrepreneurship 6146 is examined under Namibia’s senior secondary assessment system with English as the medium of instruction for this subject in the published syllabus materials. This practice bank is an English-language MCQ study adaptation and is not a format simulation of the official written paper or coursework portfolio.