Staff and pupils at The Deutsche Internationale Schule Johannesburg (DSJ) were overjoyed with its 125th year celebration.
The school hosted a media launch on 30 January, to reflect back on the school’s long and distinguished history.
The media breakfast was presented by the school’s marketing manager Savo Ceprnich.
Ceprnich welcomed the crowd and introduced all the speakers for the event.
The first speaker was deputy principal Jan van Wyk.
Van Wyk provided a brief history of the German School.
“Established in 1890 by Pastor Hermann Kuscke, the DSJ is the oldest co-educational school in Johannesburg. The original school was located on Edith Cavell Street in Hillbrow and moved to its current premises in Parktown in 1969. The modern day DSJ caters for toddlers through to matric pupils,” said Kuscke.
The DSJ has a reputation for its high academic standards and achievements. The DSJ is unlike any other school in Johannesburg and offers both German and South African educational standards.
DSJ pupils have the choice between the South African IEB school certificate and the German International Abitur.
The second speaker was the school’s principal Thomas Bachmeier, who was pleased with the schools’ long and successful academic run.
“The school is very modern and progressive. We pride ourselves in being ahead of the game where teaching methodology is concerned,” he said.
The school also prides itself in its philosophy of cultural encounter and diversity.
DSJ collectively represents over 30 different nationalities and has a current population of 1 100 pupils.
In 1989 the DSJ started with a new secondary school which allowed previously disadvantaged pupils the opportunity of benefiting from an education at a private school.
