Finances
The DSD receives financing from neither the RSA nor the German Government. The school is primarily financed by school fees, receives funding from the DSD Trust, all while still relying on donation sand fundraising.
School Fees 2022
| Deutsche Schule Durban: School Fees 2022 | |||||
| School: Gr 1-7 |
Pre School: Gr 0/R |
Kindergarten: Gr 000 – 00 |
Toddler: 18 months – 3 yrs |
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| 1. Once-off Payments: | |||||
| Enrolment fee | R 4,000 | R 4,000 | R 4,000 | R 4,000 | |
| 2. Termly Schoolfees: | |||||
| 1st Child | R 14,630 | R 10,562 | R 9,030 | R 9,030 | |
| 2nd Child | R 12,432 | R 8,977 | R 7,681 | R 7,681 | |
| 3rd Child | R 10,275 | R 7,368 | R 6,302 | R 6,302 | |
| 4th Child | R 8,073 | R 5,805 | R 4,959 | R 4,959 | |
| Discount: | |||||
| – If annual fee is paid in advance during the first week of first term | |||||
| 1st Child | R 2,011 | R 1,446 | R 1,143 | R 1,143 | |
| 2nd Child | R 1,725 | R 1,264 | R 1,088 | R 1,088 | |
| 3rd Child | R 1,416 | R 1,025 | R 898 | R 898 | |
| 4th Child | R 1,113 | R 798 | R 714 | R 714 | |
| 3. Annual Fees: | |||||
| – Toddler | R 1,760 | ||||
| – Kindergarten | R 5,240 | ||||
| – Grade R | R 6,011 | ||||
| Grade 1 – 3 | R 7,850 | ||||
| Grade 4 | R 8,927 | ||||
| Grade 5 – 7 | R 10,001 | ||||
| Rates | R1,706 | ||||
| 4. Interest: | |||||
| (for late payments) | 2%/month | 2%/month | 2%/month | 2%/month | |
| 5. Bus Fees: | Return Trip | One Way | Single Trip | ||
| (quarterly fees) | |||||
| Cowies Hill/Westville/Pinetown | R 1,454 | R 893 | R 29 | ||
| Berea/Glenwood/Kloof | R 2,668 | R 1,666 | R 44 | ||
| DBN North/La Lucia/Hillcrest | R 3,654 | R 2,354 | R 55 | ||
| Waterfall/Umhlanga | R 4,426 | R 2,933 | R 66 | ||