About

DestinyHouse Universal Schools is a member of the Destiny Group that was established in 2016. The Destiny Group has produced excellent matric results in all the three years of sitting for the National Senior Certificate Examinations (NSC). In 2019 Destiny Charter Schools was awarded a certificate of excellence by the department of education, (D11).

DestinyHouse is one of the four (4) schools that are being operated by the Destiny Group. DestinyHouse will open in 2021 and will progressively grow up to Grade 12. As our moto says “Inspire to Aspire” we aspire to produce learners who can read with understanding and apply what is learnt in a meaningful way. .

Maximizing the enjoyment of learning and achievement for all learners within a compassionate and democratic school culture.
Values

• • Learning
• • Integrity
• • Excellence
• • Perseverance
• • Respect

The School Governing Body (SGB) is the key strategic decision-making body of the school. It is responsible for setting the school’s strategic framework, ensuring that the school has a long-term strategic vision. The governing body agrees the strategic priorities, aims and objectives for the school and agree the policies, plans and targets for how to achieve them. They check on progress and review regularly their strategic framework for the school in the light of that progress.
Role of the SGB includes:

• • Building a productive and supportive relationship with the Head teacher/ Principal while holding him/her to account for school performance and taking hard strategic decisions in the light of objective data;
• • Ensuring that the staff has the necessary skills, competency and capacity to discharge its responsibilities, including challenging the school to bring about improvement and hold leaders to account for performance and discipline.
• • The Governors undertake their duties through a series of meetings held on a quarterly basis, at least four (4) times per year.
• • The governing body delegates the responsibility of managing the school to the Principal and his School Management Team (SMT) and ensures that plans that are set, approved, implemented, and monitored by the SGB.
• • Approving the strategy and policies developed by management.

Executive Management

• • Responsible for the day to day running of the school.
• • Dealing with the quality and standards of education throughout the school.
• • Monitoring the performance of the school and reviewing the school curriculum.
• • Ensuring that the school complies with the regulatory requirements.

Ensuring that resources are used in compliance with the regulatory requirement.

All general and further education institutions that offer a South African curriculum must be accredited by Umalusi (the Council for Quality Assurance in General and Further Education and Training).

Umalusi Council sets and monitors standards for general and further education and training in South Africa in accordance with the National Qualifications Framework Act No 67 of 2008and the General and Further Education and Training Quality Assurance Act No 58 of 2001.

The Council is tasked with the development and management of a sub-framework of qualifications for general and further education and training and for the attendant quality assurance.