Manual prepared in accordance with section 51 of the Promotion of Access to Information Act no: 2 of 2000 (‘the Act’) for the

Deutscher Schulverein Pretoria (DSP)

Company Overview

The DSP, also know as the Deutsche Schule Pretoria, is a bilingual educational institution offering:

• primary school education (Grade 1-6) in accordance with the curriculum of the Federal Republic of Germany (German medium)
• junior high school education (Grade 7-9) in accordance with the curriculum of the Federal Republic of Germany (German medium)
• senior high school education (Grade 10-12) in accordance with the Gauteng Province Education Department curriculum in preparation for the South African Matric examination (English medium);
• German “A” Level education for the post-Matric class in preparation for the German “Abitur” examination (German medium);
• English speaking branch as from 5th Grade to enable non-German speaking pupils to be integrated into the High School and to prepare them for the SA Matric examination as well as the German “Abitur”.

The Deutsche Schule Pretoria was established in 1899 by the German Lutheran Church. It was first situated in the heart of Pretoria and later moved to its present location in The Willows. The school has been offering quality education for more than 100 years.

PART 1
Section 51 (1)(a) of the Act

Name of Body: Deutscher Schulverein Pretoria
Physical Address: Simon Vermooten Rd, Die Wilgers, Pretoria
Postal Address: P O Box 912-727,
SILVERTON
0127
E-mail Address: dsp@dsp.gp.school.za

Address of information officer: leeflang@dsp.gp.school.za

Contact persons:
Mr Andreas Rüsch, Chairman of School Board
Ms Innes, Acting Head
Ms Pinsenschaum, Information Officer

Telephone no’s:
012 803-4106/7/8
Fax no: 012 803-4109

School Board Members 2008:
Mr Andreas Rüsch (Chairman)
Herr Dr. Günter Teuber (Deputy Chairman)
Ms Ines Baumann
Ms Verdian Coetzee
Mr David Ernest
Mr Vernon Filter
Mr Joachim Goldbach
Ms Ingrid Hahn
Ms Sandra Hinsche
Mr Hartmut Kahle
Dr. Petra Mandery

Contact no’s:
012 803-4106/7/8

PART 2
Section 51(1)(b) of the Act

To gain access to the Human Rights Commission’s guide to the Act, use an Internet browser to http://www.sahrc.org.za e-mail: PAIA@sahrc.org.za

Alternatively call the Human Rights Advice Line: 086 012 0120

PART 3
Section 51(1)(c) of the Act

At this stage no notice(s) has/have been published.

PART 4
Section 51(1)(d) of the Act

Records are kept in accordance with such other legislation as is applicable to the DSP which includes, but is not limited to, the following legislation:

• The South African Schools Act of 1996
• Basic Conditions of Employment Act No. 75 of 1997
• Employment Equity Act No 55 of 1998
• Income Tax Act No 58 of 1962
• Labour Relations Act No 66 of 1995
• Occupational Health and Safety Act No 85 of 1993
• Promotion of Access to Information Act No 2 of 2000
• Skills Development Levies Act no 9 of 1999
• Unemployment Insurance Act No 63 of 2001
• Pensions Fund Act No 24 of 1956
• Regional Services Council Act No 109 of 1985

PART 5
Section 51(1)(e)

Operational Information
Such information as is required for the day-to-day running of the DSP:

• School registration: availability to be determined upon receipt of request
• Agreements with suppliers: availability to be determined upon receipt of request
• Data base of pupils & parents: availability to be determined upon receipt of request
• Annual financial statements: availability to be determined upon receipt of request
• Minutes of all board, management and sub-committee meetings: availability to be determined upon receipt of request
• Parent teachers’ Association Constitution: availability to be determined upon receipt of request
• School policy documents: availability to be determined upon receipt of request
• School fees: availability to be determined upon receipt of request
• Licences: availability to be determined upon receipt of request

Communication
Correspondence between persons within and without the DSP

Section 51(1)(f)

Fees in respect of requests for information
Fees in respect of private bodies

1.	The fee for a copy of the manual as contemplated in regulation 9(2)© for every photocopy of an A4 size or part thereof		R 1.10
2.	The fees for reproduction referred to in regulation 11(1) are as follows:
	a.	For every photocopy of an A4-sized page or part thereof	R 1.10
	b.	For every printed copy of an A4-sized page or part thereof on a computer or in electronic or machine-readable form	R 0.75
	c.	For a copy in a computer-readable form on • stiffy disk • compact disk	R 7.50 R 70.00
	d.	For a copy of visual images, for a A4-sized page or part thereof	R 60.00
3.	The request fee payable by a requester, other than a personal requester, referred to in regulation 11(2) is		R 50.00
4.	The access fee payable by a requester referred to in regulation 11(30) are as follows:
	a.	For every photocopy of an A4-sized page or part thereof	R 1.10
	b.	For every printed copy of an A4-sized page or part thereof held on a computer or in electronic or machine-readable form	R 0.75
	c.	For a copy in computer-readable form on • stiffy disk • compact disk	R 7.50 R 70.00
	d.	For a copy of visual images, for an A4-sized page or part thereof	R 60.00
	e.	To search for and prepare the record for disclosure, for each hour and part of an hour	R 30.00
5.	For purposes of section 54(2) of the Act, the following applies:
	a.	Six hours as the hours to be exceeded before a deposit is payable; and
	b.	One third of the access fee is payable as a deposit by the requester
6.	the actual postage is payable when a copy of a record must be posted to a requester

Section 53(1) of the Promotion of Access to Information Act, 2000 (Act No 2 of 2000)

Form for Application of Information
Request for access to record private body

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