The Association for Educational Transformation (ASSET) has the vision of affording students the opportunity to enjoy equal access to higher education and the workplace. It is a non-profit organisation which provides educational and financial support to disadvantaged students in the Western Cape. Their learner development programme known as 'The Saturday School' was established in 1982 to provide supplementary tuition for Grade 11 and 12 learners. Each year The Saturday School, which operates during school terms and holidays, educates 2,400 learners, and includes life orientation classes where positive attitudes and values are promoted. Over the years this programme has played a crucial role in the struggle by learners from the most under-resourced and disadvantaged schools to pass the senior certificate.