Gauteng Department of Education will once again roll out the Secondary School Improvement Programme (SSIP) to provide extra support to Grade 12 pupils in 460 township schools.
This will provide supplementary tuition to approximately 73 000 matriculants at 168 SSIP sites in the province.
According to GDE spokesperson Oupa Bodibe, the department shall spend approximately R150 million on the programme.
Bodibe said the money is meant for tutorials, camps, transport, food and other educational expenses.
“The pupils from these schools will receive extra tuition and resource material during the school holidays and on Saturdays.
“SSIP will provide teaching and learning resources in the form of lesson plans for tutors and learner worksheets and notes,” he said.
The programme will contract expert tutors to provide supplementary tuition to pupils.
GDE will only recruit tutors with a successful track record.
SSIP 2016 will consist of the following learner interventions:
- Saturday classes: There will be SSIP Saturday from February to September:
- Holiday programmes for all SSIP Grade 12 pupils: Holiday sessions will offer tuition in 10 subjects; namely mathematics, mathematical literacy, physical science, accounting, economics, life science, geography, history, business studies and English FAL. SSIP holiday programmes will take place between March and October
- Afternoon sessions for all schools that obtained below 60% pass rate in 2015 covering mathematics, accounting, physical science, economics, life sciences, geography
- The High Risk Camp Programme: The High Risk camps will focus on closing content gaps and on challenging topics. The camps will take place in July and September school holidays.
- The Matric Exam Preparation Camp Programme: The Exam Preparation Camp programme will offer tuition in all 10 subjects. The Camps will take place over 10 days between Monday, October 10 and Friday, October 21
The March 2016 Holiday programme will be launched in one the SSIP sites in the JHB Central Districts on March 29.
