From the very early age of four, both Danny and his older brother Louis Jnr were sent to boarding school at the Dominican mission in Potgietersrust (now known as Mokopane). Later, they attended the Little Flower College in Pietersburg (Polokwane) in the northern province of Limpopo. Little Flower, run by the Flemish Brothers of Charity, provided the two brothers with a sound grounding in academics, spiritual development and sports. Danny completed his secondary schooling at the tender age of 16, and as head boy and an accomplished track and field runner.