SP Open Evening

The Senior Phase Open Evening took place on 8 September. The focus of the evening was subject choices for the Grade 9’s. Parents were introduced to the different subjects offered in the FET Phase at DSS. Particular mention was made of the differences between Mathematics and Mathematical Literacy.After the opening session in the school hall, … Read more

National Bridge Building Competition

Stephan Stegen, Jan Joosten and Jonas Graf won the National Bridge Building competition which took place on 26 August at St Albans College in Pretoria. Their bridge carried a weight of 90 kg. The bridge that won 2nd place carried a weight of 63 kg. {gallery}2011/Term3/NationalBBuilding{/gallery}

Spring Day

It’s tradition at DSS  – spring hats on spring day to celebrate the new season as well as the large amount of creative talent that exists at Domino! {gallery}2011/Term3/SpringDay{/gallery}

FFS Expo for Young Scientists

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• There were 246 entries in this years’ EXPO for Young Scientist which was held at University of KZN on 28, 29 July. • DSS entered 23 projects. • Of the 23 projects 21 were awarded either 1st, 2nd or 3rd class. • Of these 21 projects, 8 were awarded 3rd class, 9 – 2nd … Read more

Ai-we-dah

The DSS Stage Production Ai-we-dah was “how-how-how!” – good-good-good! in the Chinese dialect that Gladys Aylward spoke. It was good in many ways – it taught us the goodness of God towards His children who obey Him. It taught us the unforgettable story of an incredible person and what can be achieved by one small … Read more

Interhouse Athletics

The Interhouse Athletics Meeting took place on Thursday 4 August and Saturday 6 August, however, due to the severe cold experienced on Saturday we had to postpone the relay races to Thursday 11 August. After three sessions, Murray proved to be the winning house with a score of 1787. Morris came a very close second … Read more

Regional Bridge Building Competition

Two DSS teams participated in the Regional Bridge Building Competition held on 30 July at St Charles College. The DSS team consisting of Iliya Matveyuk, Mthokozisi Dumakude, Joseph Grobler achieved 2nd position. Their their bridge carried a weight of 140 kg. The DSS team comprising of Jonas Graf, Stephan Stegen & Jan Joosten came 1st. … Read more

Community Support

Matric teachers from DSS are helping a neighbouring school, Phezukomkhono, revise work for their trials examinations during August. Just over 50 learners come to DSS for three days a week. The subjects are Mathematics, Mathematical Literacy, Accounting and Physical Sciences. {gallery}2011/Term3/CommunitySupport{/gallery}

Practical Trigonometry

The Grade 10’s experimented with practical trigonometry on 22 July. They made their own inclinometers and had to use it to work out how high the library building is. After this they shot up rockets (coke bottles), working out how high each rocket flew and what its average speed was. {gallery}2011/Term3/Gr10Maths{/gallery}

SAICE-TCTA Schools Water Competition

The 2011 Challenge The teams are tasked with designing a model water distribution network to distribute three litres of water equally between three points on a sixteen-point grid using two different diameter pipes and connection pieces. They are then judged on how well they execute the task – working on a penalty points system. They … Read more