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| ⚫ | '''Hale School''' is an Anglican day and [[boarding school]], the oldest boys’ school in [[Western Australia]]. It is constituted under the Hale School Act of the Western Australian Parliament. This Act provides that the governance of the School shall be in the hands of 11 Governors, of whom five shall be appointed by the Diocesan Trustees of the Anglican Church, and five shall be appointed by The Old Haleians' Association, all being appointed for a five-year term. The Act further provides that his Grace the Anglican Archbishop of Perth shall be a Governor. |
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'''Hale School''' is the oldest boys’ school in [[Western Australia]]. |
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The current Headmaster is Mr. SG Meade, who replaced Dr. RJ Inverarity in 2003. |
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== History == |
== History == |
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An intrinsic part of the State's history, the school was founded in [[1858]] by the first [[Anglican]] [[Bishop]] of [[Perth]], [[Mathew Blagden Hale|Dr. Mathew Blagden Hale]], a [[Cambridge University|Cambridge]] alumnus |
An intrinsic part of the State's history, the school was founded in [[1858]] by the first [[Anglican]] [[Bishop]] of [[Perth]], [[Mathew Blagden Hale|Dr. Mathew Blagden Hale]], a [[Cambridge University|Cambridge]] alumnus, educator, and social pioneer. Modelled after [[England]]'s [[public school (UK)|public schools]], it was then known as "The Church of England Collegiate School". |
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The first campus was established at The Cloisters, St George’s Terrace, in Perth. In [[1914]] the School (which was called "The High School" between [[1878]] and [[1929]]), moved to a more spacious site at Havelock Street, within walking distance of the Western Australian Houses of [[Parliament]]. In [[1961]], having acquired the name Hale School in [[1929]], it moved to [[Wembley Downs]], where it is currently situated on a 48 hectare site, north-west of Perth. |
The first campus was established at The Cloisters, St George’s Terrace, in Perth. In [[1914]] the School (which was called "The High School" between [[1878]] and [[1929]]), moved to a more spacious site at Havelock Street, within walking distance of the Western Australian Houses of [[Parliament]]. In [[1961]], having acquired the name Hale School in [[1929]], it moved to [[Wembley Downs]], where it is currently situated on a 48 hectare site, north-west of Perth. |
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| ⚫ | Hale School is an Anglican day and [[boarding school]]. It is constituted under the Hale School Act of the Western Australian Parliament. This Act provides that the governance of the School shall be in the hands of 11 Governors, of whom five shall be appointed by the Diocesan Trustees of the Anglican Church, and five shall be appointed by The Old Haleians' Association, all being appointed for a five-year term. The Act further provides that his Grace the Anglican Archbishop of Perth shall be a Governor. |
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== Alumni == |
== Alumni == |
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== External Link == |
== External Link == |
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[http://www.hale.wa.edu.au Hale School] |
[http://www.hale.wa.edu.au Hale School] |
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[http://www.ccentre.wa.gov.au/ The School's former Havelock Street campus, now the Constitutional Centre] |
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== Sources == |
== Sources == |
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Much of the information from this article was gathered from the School's website and from Haleian publications. |
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The School's Web Site |
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[[Category:Private schools]] |
[[Category:Private schools]] |
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Revision as of 00:14, 10 February 2005
Hale School is an Anglican day and boarding school, the oldest boys’ school in Western Australia. It is constituted under the Hale School Act of the Western Australian Parliament. This Act provides that the governance of the School shall be in the hands of 11 Governors, of whom five shall be appointed by the Diocesan Trustees of the Anglican Church, and five shall be appointed by The Old Haleians' Association, all being appointed for a five-year term. The Act further provides that his Grace the Anglican Archbishop of Perth shall be a Governor.
The current Headmaster is Mr. SG Meade, who replaced Dr. RJ Inverarity in 2003.
History
An intrinsic part of the State's history, the school was founded in 1858 by the first Anglican Bishop of Perth, Dr. Mathew Blagden Hale, a Cambridge alumnus, educator, and social pioneer. Modelled after England's public schools, it was then known as "The Church of England Collegiate School".
The first campus was established at The Cloisters, St George’s Terrace, in Perth. In 1914 the School (which was called "The High School" between 1878 and 1929), moved to a more spacious site at Havelock Street, within walking distance of the Western Australian Houses of Parliament. In 1961, having acquired the name Hale School in 1929, it moved to Wembley Downs, where it is currently situated on a 48 hectare site, north-west of Perth.
Alumni
Some prominent Old Haleians include (this list is not exhaustive):
- The Rt. Hon. The Lord Forrest of Bunbury, the first Premier of Western Australia and the nation's first peer;
- The Hon. George Leake, Premier of Western Australia;
- The Hon. Sir Walter Hartwell James, Federalist, Premier of Western Australia, Agent-General;
- Langley Hancock, mining tycoon who discoverered the Pilbara iron ore deposits, founder of the separatist WA First Party;
- The Hon. Peter McCallum-Dowding, Premier of Western Australia;
- The Hon. Richard Court, Premier of Western Australia;
- Todd Pearson, sportsman and Olympics gold-medalist.
External Link
Hale School The School's former Havelock Street campus, now the Constitutional Centre
Sources
Much of the information from this article was gathered from the School's website and from Haleian publications.