DEUTSCHE INTERNATIONALE SCHULE JOHANNESBURG - DSJ

D S J 

Preparing young minds and personalities for the world. 

In German and English. 

� Exposure to culture, academic excellence and independent thinking. 

� An internationally recognised education with a multicultural dimension. 

DEUTSCHE INTERNATIONALE SCHULE JOHANNESBURG

Herzlich Willkommen 

Welcome 

AGM 25.04.2012 


Introduction of Board Members 

Ralf Franke PR and Finance Committee and Chairman 

Isabel Cheney PR and Finance Committee 

Ilka Goth PR (Chair) and Infrastructure Committee 

Markus Gschwari Personnel and Development Committee 

Johannes Gutmayer Infrastructure and Development Committee 

Klaus Johannsen Development (Chair) and Personnel Committee 

and Deputy Chairman 

Clive Kellow Finance Committee and Treasurer 

Manuela Nickels Infrastructure (Chair) and PR Committee 

Alex Schaffrath Finance Committee (Chair) and Board Secretary 

Heidrun Weber Development Committee, Steering Group 

Susanne Winter PR Committee (Chair) 

Hein Hiestermann formerly Infrastructure Committee 


Introduction of School Management 

Erich M. Schreiner Principal 

Jan van Wyk Deputy Principal 

Jana Stölting Pedagogic (Academic) Director 

Jobst Schulte-Brader General Manager 


Outline of the DSJ Board 

• DSJ Members elect the board members, who are largely 

parents or previous parents of the school; 

• Board Members are working voluntarily and honorary for 

the school, even taking holiday to make themselves 

available, e.g. participation WDA (Lobbyist group for the 

German Schools Abroad in Berlin). There is no preferential 

treatment nor any remuneration for board members. 

• The primary objective –> Improvement / betterment of the 

DSJ situation, especially financially, and increase of learner 

numbers; 


Outline of the DSJ Board cont. 

• Sub Committees meet regularly , Board meeting are 

scheduled approx. 8 times / year; 

• Academic / Pedagogical Management is with the School 

Management, whereby the Board looks after the 

development of the school 


Agenda of the AGM 

• Welcoming 

• Approval of the minutes of the Annual General Meeting 

(AGM) held on 13. April 2011 and the minutes of the 

Adjourned AGM held on 20 April 2011 

• Report of the Principal, Mr. E. Schreiner 

• Report of the Finance Committee, Mr. A. Schaffrath 

• Questions and Answers regarding the published reports of 

the Personnel, Infrastructure, Development and PR 

Committees 

• Approval of remuneration of the Auditor 


Agenda of the AGM cont. 

• Appointment of the auditor for the 2012 financial year 

• Resolution to confirm the co-option members of the School 

Committee 

• Election of new members to the School Committee 

• Any other matters arising 

• Closure of AGM, invitation to an informal meeting in the 

back, offering the opportunity to meet with members of the 

board, school management and teachers 


• Reports of the Sub Committees have been 

published on the DSJ web site and were available 

at reception. They will not be repeated in 

presentation today, but the committee members 

will be happy to answer any question during the 

AGM or afterwards. 


Highlights and main events 

• Reverse of negative trend of learner numbers, 

mainly due to decisions taken by the board and school 

management in October 2010: 

• English Medium High School from grade 8 

• Regentröpfchen class 

• Open Day on 10 March 2012 

• 3 new learners with immediate effect 

• Many enrolment applications for 2013 

(We thank all parents for the great support on this 

Saturday) 


Highlights and main events cont. 

• School Basar 

• Family Day 

• Conferences of the Board and school 

management, leading to 

• Double period principle 

• Performance Management Program 

• New Learning Centre 

• Model School Project – Improve efficiency by remodelling 

the Administration structure 



• Regular meetings between the Chairpersons and 

Principals of the German schools in Southern 

Africa to: 

• Identify and implement synergy effects, e.g.: 

• Joint purchase of services and products 

• Sharing equally the cost of hosting Olympiads 

• Jointly advertise the German schools 

• Concerted effort to lobby at Department of 

Education and Umalusi 



• Windfall and unexpected additional (exceptional) 

funds from the ZfA (Zentralstelle für Auslandsschulen) 

• Increased efforts to advertise the school , once 

again appealing to the school community to 

support every effort (constructive criticism to the 

inside and positives to the outside) 

• Improved visibility in the media, strengthening the 

image of “Academic Excellence” (BLI seal) 


Future plans 

• Improvement of infrastructure 

• Sanitary facilities, school toilets 

• Sports facility – swimming pool, gym hall floor, soccer 

and hockey field and more 

• Continuation of renovation of water pipe system 

• Improvement of class- and science rooms 


Thank you for the generous support, 

especially 

� The PRC, in particlar Tim Orell Legg, 

� Family Reuss for their efforts with Soccer teams & league 

� AfDE, Olthaver Trust, Deutsch - Südafrika Stiftung 

� The FuF and Alumni 

� Alex Kraus for printing big and small on short notice 

� The supporting companies, institutions and individuals, 

small and big 

� Teachers and Administration staff for their daily efforts 

� The parents for the continuous support and interest in the 

DSJ 


Thank you 


Report of the School Principal 


to the Annual General Meeting 

of the DSJ 

25.04.2012 



1. Year: organizational development: 

Developing an effective intranet structure and filing structure, 

a business distribution plan for all educational coworkers 

2. Year: structure of education and school culture: 

Subject-related feedback teams, Bund-Länder-Inspektion, 

secondary school model, cooperative learning, competencyorientated 

education plans, double-period principle, 

assemblies concept, bullying policy, conflict solving program 

and many more. 

3. Year: staff development: 

New work and disciplinary codes for teachers, 

comprehensive staff development concepts with Performance 

Management System. 



Three Principle documents for school development 

1. The vision with 2. the five mission statements: 

The vision and mission statements represent the 

understanding of the school. It portrays our position and the 

quality standards to the outside. 

3. The school guiding principles (Leitbild): 

This model and the six leading principles determine the 

frame of action and the high educational levels of the 

school for everyone involved in school life. It addresses 

both teachers and learners and focuses primarily on 

education and quality of education as the essential 

business of the school. 



THE VISION: 

The “Deutsche Internationale Schule JHB” 

offers young people the best preparation 

for the complex challenges of a global 

world. 

Learning for a globalised world through... 

… critical thinking 

… independent learning 

… multicultural flair 



We offer our learners instruction in a coeducational 

system that is based on the 

highest academic principles 

We guide our learners in their 

achievement of South African and 

German school-leaving certificates both 

bearing international recognition 

We welcome anyone wanting to learn 

German and who is interested in the 

German culture 



We help learners to develop strong 

Personalities and strengthen team spirit 

We encourage our learners to think 

critically and independently 

We offer learners the opportunity to 

accept Responsibility for themselves and 

for others and to strengthen their 

intercultural competence 


The DSJ – 

a complex unit 

(only Secondary school 


NPS 

ADLK 

Kombi 

NSC 

Sek I 

German 

OLK 

Abitur 

FALK 

NSEK 

English 

High 

School 

DSD II 

BPLK 


German 

School 


Internal Identity of the DSJ 

Profile 

of 

DSJ 

Deutsche Internationale 

Schule Johannesburg 

South African 

(Private) School 

Boundaries 



The identity of the DSJ 

This positional determination of the DSJ indicates the 

position of the DSJ between South African and German 

schools very clearly with its own profile and aims to achieve: 

• Important means of communication towards the inside 

• It creates certain boundaries to South African and German 

schools and thus gives guidelines to the parents and their 

expectations. 

• It relates to all groups involved in the school life and all areas 

of the school. 

• It creates clarity and identity on the inside and is an 

important 

marketing tool towards the outside. 



Educational development 

and school culture 

• Bund-Länder-Inspektion 

• Reformation of the secondary school 

• Regional Abitur 

• Double-period principle 

• Three introductory days for teachers 

• Regular, grade-based assemblies 

• Conflict-solving program and antibullying policy 

• Student feedback to teachers 

• New NSek concept 

• Rotary Interact Club 

• Siemens Trust cooperation contract with “Experimento” 


Organizational development 

and infrastructure 

• English Medium High School 

• Kindergarten play group 

• Open Day 

• New Learning Centre 

• „Green Flag“ certification 


• Re-budgeting of additional and special efforts 


New positions: 


Staff development 

Management NSek Mrs. von Lüdinghausen 

Management DaM Mrs. Wrigge 

Management DaF Mrs. Wittkowski 

Management Learning Centre Mrs. Sivertsen 

Management Art Mr. Gräser 

Management Sports Mr. Schlegel 

DFU Mrs. Wagner 

Study and career advice Mr. Kötter 



Staff development 

• Code of conduct and disciplinary code for teachers 

• Staff development concept 

The main focus = Performance Management System, 

with the introduction of an evaluation of achievement 

and performance, creating a performance - based salary 

system for employees in a time frame of two years. 

The aim of this concept = to reward staff members that 

perform well and set performance-based incentives for 

all teachers and members of school management. 

It will still be implemented this year. 


• Tanz im Mai (Dance in May) 

• Basar 

• Family Day 

• Middle and End Ball of the dance class 

• Valediction of the school-leavers 

• Graduation Ball (Matric and Abitur) 

• Fashion Show 

• Christmas assembly 

• Valentines Ball 


Festivals 



Cultural Highlights 

• Easter March – Kindergarten 

• Fairy Tale Festival – Kindergarten 

• Valentines Party – Kindergarten 

• Art exhibition – Secondary school 

• Theatre performance “Tintenherz” 

• Theatre performance – Shakespeare 

• Theatre performance “Krabat” – Secondary school 

• Musical Soiree with orchestra – Secondary school 


• Carnival party – Kindergarten and primary school 

• Games festival – Kindergarten and primary school 

• Music evening – Primary school 

• Valediction 


Cultural Highlights cont. 

• Talent show – Primary and secondary school 


• Swim Gala – Primary school 

• Swim Gala – Secondary school 

• Bundesjugendspiele – Primary school 

• Bundesjugendspiele – Secondary school 

• School Olympiad in Cape Town (1st place) 

• Soccer fest of the soccer club 

• Midmar Mile 


Sporting events 



Other events and projects 

• Children’s Councilors Projects 

• Class trips 

• Poetry project 

• Cybermobbing project 

• Learner exchange with Wangen and Frankfurt 

• “People to People” Leadership program in Washington 

• Trip to London 

• Trip to Germany with the Academic Exchange Service 

• Read-a-thon English 

• Rotary Interact Club 

• Study and career guidance counseling 



Other events and projects cont. 

• Language Olympics 

• Mathematics Olympics 

• Science Festival in Grahamstown 

• Nutrition project 

• Roman project 

• Training of conflict solvers 

• Automation project at Wits 

• “Movable Solar Cell” project 

• Exhibition of our solar car at the World Climate 

Conference in Durban 



Figures 

a) Student numbers (10.04.2012) 

Kindergarten 188 

Primary school 236 

Secondary school 530 

Total 954 

b) Classes / groups 

Kindergarten & pre-primary school 10 

Primary school 12 

Secondary school 29 

c) Teachers / coworkers 

Kindergarten & pre-primary school 26 

Primary school 14 OLK 1 ADLK 

Secondary school 32 OLK 19 ADLK 1 BPLK 



Thank you for listening 

Questions ? 


Report of the Finance Committee 

to the Annual General Meeting 

of the DSJ 

25.04.2012 


• Highlights 

Finance Agenda 

• 2011 results / 2012 budget 

• Baden-Württemberg obligations 

• School Fee Regulations / Deposits 


• Inflation-only 2012 school fees increase 

YEARLY TARIFFS 2005 - 2012 

(incl. book levy) 

Finance: Highlights 

� Increase of 8.5% - 9% compares well to prior years 

2008 2009 2010 2011 +- % 2012 +- % 

REGENTRöPFCHEN (1-3 YEARS R 37,020.00 

R 40,080.00 

KINDERGARTEN R 20,292.00 R 24,552.00 R 28,968.00 R 35,400.00 22.2% R 38,400.00 8.5% 

PRE-PRIMARY R 21,120.00 R 25,560.00 R 30,156.00 R 36,900.00 22.4% R 40,020.00 8.5% 

PRIMARY SCHOOL (GR 1-4) R 23,856.00 R 28,872.00 R 34,068.00 R 41,700.00 22.4% R 45,240.00 8.5% 

JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL (GR. 5-9) R 26,292.00 R 31,812.00 R 37,536.00 R 45,960.00 22.4% R 49,860.00 8.5% 

SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL (GR. 10-11) R 26,292.00 R 31,812.00 R 37,536.00 R 46,680.00 24.4% R 50,880.00 9.0% 

Increase per year 10.9% 21.0% 18.0% 




� Increase of 8.5-9% compares well to prior years 

• Learner numbers 

� 2012 Budget based on 939 learners: currently 954 







• Clean Audit 

� No slip-ups in internal controls 









• Once-off increase in 2011 subsidy 

� Windfall earmarked for improvements 

Renovation of fresh w ater reticulation system 

Renovation of toilets 

O ther projects (pool renovation, gym floor, sports 

fields & equipm ent, G rundschule furniture) 

R 000'S 

DEUTSCHE INTERNATIONALE SCHULE JOHANNESBURG 

700 

1,250 

1,770 

Total 3,720








• Once-off increase in 2011 subsidy 

� Windfall earmarked for improvements 

• New school fees IT program implemented 

� Hard work but no major problems encountered 


Finance:2012 result 

DSJ INCOME STATEMENT 

2010 2011 2011 2012 

R 000's Actual BUDGET ACTUAL BUDGET 

INCOME A B C D B / A C / A C / B D / C 

GROSS SCHOOL FEES (INCL BOOK LEVIES) 34,016 41,454 40,353 44,813 21.9% 18.6% -2.7% 11.1% 

REDUCTIONS -6,801 -8,240 -9,041 -9,905 21.1% 32.9% 9.7% 9.6% 

NET SCHOOL FEES RECEIVED 27,214 33,215 31,312 34,908 22.0% 15.1% -5.7% 11.5% 

BVA SUBSIDIES & OTHER RECEIPTS 6,593 6,078 14,517 7,000 -7.8% 120.2% 138.9% -51.8% 

OTHER INCOME 2,238 1,049 1,389 1,460 -53.1% -37.9% 32.5% 5.0% 

TOTAL INCOME 36,045 40,341 47,219 43,368 11.9% 31.0% 17.0% -8.2% 

EXPENSES 

SALARIES & WAGES, TRAINING & RECRUITMENT 25,732 26,304 26,398 28,037 2.2% 2.6% 0.4% 6.2% 

PROPERTY AND RELATED COST 3,654 3,927 5,347 4,729 7.5% 46.3% 36.2% -11.6% 

ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS 6,604 7,493 8,090 8,089 13.5% 22.5% 8.0% 0.0% 

TEACHING AIDS & GENERAL EXPENSES 964 1,049 974 1,291 8.8% 1.0% -7.1% 32.5% 

TOTAL EXPENSES 36,953 38,773 40,809 42,145 4.9% 10.4% 5.3% 3.3% 

NET SURPLUS / (LOSS) FOR THE PERIOD -908 1,568 6,410 1,222 

INCREASES / 

DECREASES IN % 




2010 2011 2011 2012 




REDUCTIONS -6,801 -8,240 -9,041 -9,905 21.1% 32.9% 9.7% 9.6% 



OTHER INCOME 2,238 1,049 1,389 1,460 -53.1% -37.9% 32.5% 5.0% 

TOTAL INCOME 36,045 40,341 47,219 43,368 11.9% 31.0% 17.0% -8.2% 

EXPENSES 







INCREASES / 





2010 2011 2011 2012 




REDUCTIONS -6,801 -8,240 -9,041 -9,905 21.1% 32.9% 9.7% 9.6% 



OTHER INCOME 2,238 1,049 1,389 1,460 -53.1% -37.9% 32.5% 5.0% 

TOTAL INCOME 36,045 40,341 47,219 43,368 11.9% 31.0% 17.0% -8.2% 

EXPENSES 







INCREASES / 



Baden-Württemberg 

R 000'S Comments 

Khomanani 

- 2 Teachers Engl & German 820 Cost over 3 years 

Learning Centre 

- 3 Sat. Teachers Engl, Germ, Maths 455 Cost over 3 years 

- Renovation 512 Completed 1.Q 2012 

- New furniture and equipment 398 Completed 1.Q 2012 

- Professional Support of learners 854 Subsidy of staff cost 

Suppport Fund for NSEK Matric Fees 114 For 3 years 

Scholarship Fund for NPS Learners 102 For 3 years 

Total 3,255 


Finance: School Fee 

Regulations/Deposits 

• New School Fee Regulations approved by 

the School Committee in June 2011 

� Debit order policy 

� Bad debt management 

� Update deposit regulations 

• Bad debts situation: 

� 2010 provision R 280 k, write off R 137 k 

� 2011 provision R 949 k 


Thank you 

for your attention 

Questions ?

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