The school supplementary feeding programme is a national initiative implemented by the Ministry of Education (MoE) with the Ministry of Health and Social Services (MOHSS). MOHSS offers technical expertise in health related issues through the National Policy for School Health. The objectives of the study were to assess how the implementation of the school supplementary feeding programme is helping to ease the malnutrition burden on school learners, determine the extent to which primary school learners are gaining increased knowledge on nutrition due to the school supplementary feeding programme, establish the extent to which the knowledge has resulted in improved practices in food preparation and nutritional status of learners, and to ascertain the community’s acceptance of the school supplementary feeding programme. The study applied a combination of qualitative and quantitative design with descriptive and comparative approaches. Individual interviews were conducted with 102 learners (both on the feeding programme and those not in the feeding programme) using a structured questionnaire. A focus group discussion was also held with the parents or guardians with regards to their perception of the school supplementary feeding programme (n = 8). The study was conducted at Havana Primary School in the Katutura area of Windhoek.