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SINCE 2016, Awqaf SA has been helping Grade 10-12 learners with their maths exam preparation through their workshops, where problems with the curriculum and past exam papers are dealt with.
The programme is hosted in association with the Department of Basic Education, Iskill and Thread Waqf to assist learners who are struggling to understand maths, as well assist those who have potential in maths.
Future careers, including STEM (Science Technology and Medicine), all require an understanding of maths.
But the reality is that South African learners perform poorly in maths when compared to learners from first world countries.
The workshops are hosted in May in preparation for the July exams, and in August in preparation for the September-October finals.
Last year, these interactive and engaging sessions reached 54 300 YouTube views where up to 13 000 learners were registered on the day.
A competition was launched recently to gauge the performance of the participants and to acknowledge academic excellence among the top performers. Juwayriya Sayanwala, a grade 12 learner and workshop participant scored 98% to take honours, while Anele Mofokeng improved from 74% to 85%. This bears testament that learners have benefited from this intervention.
For Awqaf SA CEO, Mickaeel Collier, the workshops have exceeded all expectations: ‘With the increasing numbers of registrations and YouTube views, it shows that our workshops are making their mark. The learners are hungry to learn, to improve, and that augurs well for the future.’
Following are the dates for the workshop, which caters for grades 10, 11 and 12:
Grade 12
Paper 1: Algebra
Saturday, 17 May 2025 | 9:00am to 3:00pm
Paper 2: Geometry
Sunday, 18 May 2025 | 9:00am to 3:00pm
Grade 11
Paper 1: Algebra
Saturday, 24 May 2025 | 9:00am to 3:00pm
Paper 2: Geometry
Sunday, 25 May 2025 | 9:00am to 3:00pm
Grade 10
Paper 1: Algebra
Saturday, 31 May 2025 | 9:00am to 3:00pm
Paper 2: Geometry
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Sunday, 1 June 2025 | 9:00am to 3:00pm
Free, online registration is essential. For more information, visit https://awqafsa.org.za/awqaf-sa-maths-workshop-may-2025/
About Awqaf SA
Awqaf SA is a charitable endowment (waqf) receiving organisation. It invests endowment funds and spends only the income generated from investments to fund a variety of community development projects and programmes promoting Integrated Community Development and Self-Reliance.
For more information contact Hasanain Abdullah on 079 507 1196.
