Over 22 000 grade 12s attend school camps

22 241 grade 12 learners are expected to attend spring vacation classes and camps scheduled for five days throughout the province from October 4 to 8.

The 2021 spring vacation classes are going to take place in 120 centres targeting all the 194 schools that performed below 70% in the 2020 National Senior Certificate Examination, including repeating and progressed learners.

These classes intend to offer learners an opportunity to do well on the targeted 11 highly enrolled subjects, which are mathematics, mathematical literacy, physical science, life sciences, economics, accounting, business studies, history, geography, agricultural science and English first additional language.

Each learner must register for not more than three subjects. Learners will be provided with nutrition and scholar transport.

Teachers and centre managers will be remunerated for their participation as per approved PAM tariff.

A centre manager must be a principal or a deputy principal of a school that has achieved 70% and above in the grade 12

NSC results in the last three consecutive years (2018, 2019 and 2020).

The department has set aside

R28 251 896 towards learner nutrition, transport for learners and teachers as well as for the compensation of teachers involved in the programme.

The MEC for education, Bonakele Majuba, views these spring classes as the final push before the final NSC examinations which will commence on October 27.

"We wish to urge our learners to take advantage of this opportunity which will help a great deal to close the knowledge gap, content recovery and to prepare learners for the final examinations.

"I also request parents and members of the community in general to encourage these learners and to create a favourable environment towards the success of these classes," said Majuba.

The MEC will visit Emakhazeni Boarding School in Emakhazeni Local Municipality and Morgenzon Centre in the Lekwa Local Municipality to monitor progress.

The National Senior Certificate Examination will start on October 27.