POLOKWANE – Learners at Capricorn High School attended winter school classes during the winter holidays.
These classes help learners, especially the gr. 12 learners, to prepare for their final examinations, and help to keep learners busy in an educational way during the school holidays. The principal of the school, Lucas Chuene, says the aim of the winter school is to support gr. 12 learners with the programming component of the school curriculum. “There are learners who are given the right skill set by their teachers, who may have the right training themselves. Then there are learners who are working towards a distinction, who need to fine-tune their programming skills in preparation for the final exam,” he says.
Gr. 12 learners will be writing their trial examination soon. Review went to ask the learners if they were ready for the exams, what their biggest fear was when they heard the word “exam” and if winter school was helping them prepare for the exams.
Kgopotso Lebepe, a gr. 12 learner, says winter school gives them enough time to revise their work and prepare for exams.
“I am scared of getting low marks for exams, I really have to study hard and forget about socialising because our matric year is very short,” she says.
Pitsi Moyaha says winter school helps them tackle certain topics that they couldn’t focus on during the term.
“Exams keeps me on my toes, I get so scared. I then realise it’s almost the end of my 12 years of school. I aim to get good marks that will help me get a bursary,” he explained.
According to Khodani Tshivhase, winter school is like another term so she gives it her best. Modjadji Makgopa says winter school will help them finish with the school syllabus in time.
“Trial exams mean that the year is over, I get nervous because the final exams are after the trials, then we are done with matric,” she says.
Ntila Mabunda says winter school gets them in a study mode and it keeps their brains busy. “A person can never be ready for exams, but we have to prepare and work hard, gr. 12 is different from all the other school years,” she explains.
Masilo Motswe says winter school helps them to achieve better marks.
“Exams are tough, especially when they have a title such as trials and final exams,” he says.
