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Priska Döring principal dsj Schulleiterin at DSJ

Welcome to the Deutsche Internationale Schule Johannesburg

Thank you for your interest in our school and for visiting our website.

The DSJ is a comprehensive school offering both the IEB South African National Senior Certificate (Matric) and the German International Abitur.

In addition to focusing on learning the German language, culminating in the acquisition of the two language diplomas (DSD I and DSD II), our school also welcomes and integrates learners whose mother tongue is not German at various grade levels.

The Regenbogen-Kids with its Integrated Kindergarten Phase (i-K Phase) provides young children the opportunity to learn the language and immerse themselves in a German-speaking environment.

Another option is available in Grade 5, where the Integrated Secondary School (ISec) allows learners whose first language is not German to learn the language intensively and smoothly transition into secondary school in subsequent years. Additionally, learners can join the DSJ in Grade 8, in the English Medium High School and learn German as a foreign language.

This unique approach fosters exceptional diversity and promotes mutual understanding and tolerance. Our school community includes approximately 1,000 students who speak over 40 different languages, represent over 36 nationalities, and reflect over 35 religious affiliations.

The DSJ is committed to excellence in teaching and learning, preparing our learners to navigate a globalized world as confident, open-minded, and multilingual individuals.

Priska Döring
School Principal

School Streams at the DSJ

Regenbogen-Kids

The Regentröpfchen marks the start of the journey through the DSJ universe (Ages 1-3).

i-K Phase (Age 5)

The Integrated Kindergarten phase is open to children of nursery school age who do not speak German.

Vorschule (Grade R)

The Vorschule is the pre-school phase at the DSJ and is the same as Grade R.

Grundschule (Grade 1-4)

We focus on differentiated education & strengthening personal, social and methodological skills.

Integrated Secondary School (Grade 5)

The ISEK accepts all learners, regardless of prior German knowledge upon an entrance exam.

Orientation Phase (Grade 5-6)

Prepares learners for Secondary School challenges, emphasising independent thinking.

Junior Secondary School (Grade 7-9)

This phase focusses on giving learners more responsibility and encouraging them to be independent.

English Medium High School (Grade 8)

English Medium High School, providing non-German speaking learners the chance to enroll from Grade 8.

NSC Stream

Learners obtain the National Senior Certificate alongside the German Language Diploma II.

Kombi Stream

Learners achieve the German International Abitur & the IEB National Senior Certificate in just three years.

Phoenix Centre

The Phoenix Centre is a support facility attached to the DSJ. The centre aims to holistically support & encourage each member of the school community

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