This programme, also known as “Saturday School”, runs every Saturday morning from 09:00 - 11:00 in the old school buildings. Tuition is offered for pupils in Gr1 - Gr12. Pupils in Gr1 - Gr9 receive lessons in English and Mathematics, whilst pupils from Gr10 - Gr12 select 3 subjects from Mathematics, Accountancy, Science, Biology and Basic Computer Skills. The programme was initially started as a means of offering lessons in English and Mathematics to bridge the divide in education more than a decade ago.

ST  DUNSTAN'S  COLLEGE  PREPARATORY  SCHOOL  -  OUTREACH

The outreach programme in St Dunstan's College Preparatory School was started in 1988 as the school became aware that there was a demand and need amongst township pupils to improve their English and mathematics.

The programme was started, and continues to run, on Saturday mornings. The school offers an hour of tuition in each of English and Mathematics. Before 1994 the programme grew, without advertising, to 650 pupils in each session. Two sessions were held as all the pupils could not be accommodated at once. This reflected the great need within a community on St Dunstan's doorstep. Pupils at that time were keen to improve their English and mathematics in order to be accepted into previously white schools. Many children left the programme as they had achieved their goal and were accepted into the local schools when intergration in all schools occurred.

Since then the focus of the outreach programme has changed slightly, as many pupils now attend Saturday classes seeking extra lessons in English and Mathematics for grades 1 – 9. Grade 10 – 12 pupils select 3 subjects from the following: Mathematics (we also cater for Maths literacy), Accounting, Science, Biology and Basic Computer skills. The majority of those coming in on Saturday mornings attend school in the township, but there are also a number from local suburban schools.

The outreach programme has reverted to a single two-hour session each Saturday. Classes, from grades 1 to 7, are kept small in order for the children to receive the attention and assistance they need.

The facilities at St Dunstan's Cathedral are used for the outreach programme. While the outreach programme no longer has the high numbers that it once had, the school is confident that the pupils attending class regularly are enriched and able to improve their progress, whether at a suburban or  township school. The success and continuation of the programme is a direct result of the dedication of all role players.