The core curriculum comprises extra tuition in English, Mathematics, Physical Science and Accounting. The focus is on areas that learners have difficulty with and which are not covered adequately at mainstream township schools. In each subject the learners are provided with extensive, interactive learning materials.
An important feature of the Saturday School is the weekly preparation and printing of learning support materials which are distributed to each learner. This has been particularly valuable where textbooks are in short supply. Teachers in the day schools routinely make use of the ASSET material in their own classrooms.