Board Members

Oakhill School was founded in 1992 as an Association governed by a Constitution. It is registered as an independent school with the Western Cape Education Department (WCED) and is a member of the Independent Schools’ Association of South Africa (ISASA).

The Board of Governors is elected from the parent body and the wider community. Its duties and responsibilities are to appoint the Headmaster, and under his or her guidance, the teachers. The Board continually assesses the direction of the school and strategizes to ensure the long-term sustainability of Oakhill.

Read our Chairman’s Year-end Newsletter – December 2011

Our Board Members:

Peter Wallington

Peter Wallington has a Bachelor of Journalism and Media Studies degree from Rhodes University, and pursued a career in journalism with the now defunct Sunday Express and later Business Day. He then joined Grey Effect, a corporate public relations consultancy, before launching DiagonalStreet Communications in 1988. The company was acquired by Ogilvy South Africa in 2003, and the firm changed its name to Ogilvy Public Relations Worldwide / South Africa. After leaving Ogilvy Public Relations in 2007, Peter formed Serious Moonlight, a brand and strategic consultancy.

Steve Carver

Steve is the Founder and Chairman of the WinWin Group. Entrepreneur and chief optimist; media, marketing and education. His qualifications – BA Hon UCT. Steve accomplishments are:

  • Unleashing people through internal corporate culture and brand interventions.
  • In the business of winning for clients through ‘people > prosperity > planet’ and building resilient African Enterprises.
  • Established the ‘Teach A Man To Fish’ entrepreneurship curriculum, now deployed across more than 3500 schools.
  • Founded Eden Campus (free business school), now TSIBA.
  • Serial social entrepreneur.
  • A very proud dad of 3 amazing children.

Jacky Kalani

Jacky was born in Mosselbay in 1965 and relocated to East London in 1972. He got involved with the Department of Education in Knysna from 1992 – 2008 as an educator and is currently working as a Public Participation practitioner for Knysna Municipality. He attended Cape College and RAU where he acquired his qualifications as an educator. He is married to Wendy and has two very busy sons at Oakhill.

He has served on the following committees:

  • Knysna Environmental Forum
  • Knysna Developmental Forum
  • Knysna Sports Forum
  • Dorothy Broster Management Committee
  • Secretary of the AFM Church