Khanyisa Outreach

Maritzburg College launched the Khanyisa Outreach Programme in 2009. This was done to address concerns around poor learner performance in Maths, Physical Science, and English in Pietermaritzburg-based schools.

Khanyisa offers academic, social, and communal benefits to enrich the lives of learners and educators. Our focus is on under-resourced schools which have been identified by the Department of Education as needing assistance. Khanyisa aims to address the learner and educator needs arising from a lack of resources, high learner-to-educator-ratios, and other challenges.

Since its inception, Khanyisa has grown from a local programme to one with international aspirations – one that will embrace digital resources as a tool for learning.

For over a decade, Maritzburg College has arranged learning materials, transport, lunch, and weekend classes for Grade 11 and 12 students from around Pietermaritzburg. Sponsored by Hulamin, we contribute towards promising futures through Maths, English and Science education.

The teacher component of Khanyisa brings educators into College classrooms once a week during the school term. The result of this time with our teachers enhances their abilities within their own classrooms. These teachers also commit to sharing the learning with colleagues at their own schools.

Khanyisa also provides the structure for our peer tutor programme. Top academic achievers in Form 5 and 6 at College provide peer tutoring on a voluntary basis, offering support to Khanyisa learners during their sessions. This highly-valued role assists the school and is a practical chance for boys to involve themselves in the meaning of outreach and the difference it can make to others.