Bengaluru: Goripalya Kannada High Schoolmay be officially closed for the holidays, but for the past few days, as many as 33 students have been attending classes six days a week, listening attentively and studying hard. Interestingly, many of them aren’t even enrolled in the school — they’re from nearby institutions.These are SSLCremedial classes for students who didn’t clear SSLC-1.Thanks to Active Bengaluru Foundation, a volunteer collective, 22 schools across the city have opened their classrooms to support neighbourhood students ahead of the SSLC supplementary examsstarting on May 26. The team reaches out to school heads, urging them to conduct these much-needed sessions.”The SSLC pass percentage this year was 63.4%. Among SC/ST and other reserved categories, it was even lower. In govt schools, urban slums, and among children from difficult backgrounds, the rates were worse,” said Syed Tousif Masood, one of the foundation’s founders. “Most failed in just one or two subjects — often by a small margin.We felt a little help could get them through the next attempt. If not, they might drop out entirely.”Dhanyakumar AB, headmaster of Goripalya school, agreed: “We have 11 students from our school and 23 from other schools attending. Most failed in Kannada and maths. These children lack parental support. The biggest issue is absenteeism — they don’t attend regularly. Our teachers even go to their homes to bring them in, but they often disappear during breaks. It’s a challenge to keep them motivated.”Six teachers are currently teaching the students, focusing on subjects where the failure rates were highest. Classes run Monday to Saturday, from 10.30am to 2.30pm.”We’re simply building a bridge between schools and students in need,” said Tousif. “We started with four schools, and now we’ve expanded to 22 centres with around 1,100 students. Each class has 30 to 40 children.”However, the process wasn’t easy. Out of 150 schools approached, only 22 agreed to host classes. “Many cited excuses — from teachers being on leave to doubts about last-minute preparation. We try to convince them this is a meaningful way to give back to society,” Tousif added.