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Haileybury is an independent school, located in Berwick, Hampton and Keysborough, suburbs of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. The school incorporates both Haileybury College, an all boys college and Haileybury Girls College, an all girls college. Haileybury's Keysborough Campus caters for students in Pre-Prep to Year 12, with its Hampton, Victoria and Berwick, Victoria campuses catering for students in Pre-Prep to Year 10. Tuition fees range from AUD$10,550 (Reception and Prep) to AUD$25,450 per annum (Year 9).[1] Haileybury maintains strong relations with schools in China, Japan and France, and currently delivers the VCE program to a number of schools in China. [citation needed]

The college is affiliated with the Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference,[2] the Junior School Heads Association of Australia (JSHAA),[3] the Association of Independent Schools of Victoria (AISV),[4] and has been a member of the Associated Public Schools of Victoria (APS) since 1958.[5]

History

The school began with just 17 pupils on 10 February 1892 at Wellington on the corner of New Street and South Road, Brighton Beach.[citation needed]

The first headmaster, Mr C. H. Rendall, an old boy of Haileybury College, England,[citation needed] adapted the buildings and grounds of Wellington to educational purposes and undertook his chosen task of building in Australia an English public school with a distinctive tradition of classics and cricket.[citation needed]

In 1999 Haileybury admitted the first girls into the Junior School and plans were announced to develop parallel education for boys and girls from year 5 on all campuses.[citation needed] The following year saw the introduction of an innovative pre-senior program for boys in year 9, allowing the boys, who begin to lose interest in traditional studies to broaden their horizon and participate in a number of Options (10 day camps).[citation needed]

In 2006, The Age newspaper published stories regarding a campaign by Haileybury Girls College to offer scholarships to girls in schools across Melbourne in order to fill its 2007 classes in Years 10 to 12. Schools including Toorak College, Sacre Coeur, St. Margarets College, and Mac.Robertson Girls' High School had students leave to attend Haileybury College The campaign was criticised by these schools, with two Catholic girls' schools - Killester and Kilbreda Colleges - vowing to submit a formal complaint to the Uniting Church, with which the school is affiliated.[6]. It has also been alleged that Haileybury has been "unethically" hiring teachers from other schools. [7]

Students and facilities

Students attending Haileybury College come from all over Melbourne with 98% of all students travelling on school buses to get to the Senior School.[citation needed] The school has the largest bus network system of any school in Australia.[citation needed] The majority of Haileybury students come from Brighton, East Brighton, Sandringham, Hampton, Beaumaris, Black Rock, Malvern, Mentone, Wheelers Hill, Berwick, Mount Eliza and Mornington.[citation needed] The College Senior School is located in Keysborough. The school has 4 ovals, tennis and hockey courts as well as other academic, sport and fitness facilities.[citation needed]

Campuses

Senior School/Newlands (Keysborough)

In 1962 it became clear that the current location at South Road was no longer large enough to accommodate the growing number of students, and the decision was made to establish a senior school at Keysborough by 1969.[citation needed] Teaching began in 1963 at Keysborough with an intake of year 7 students and all of the schools year 8 students.[citation needed] This was then repeated every year. The following year most of the year 8 students returned to Castlefield for year 9 but one class continued onward at Keysborough.[citation needed] This was followed by two classes continuing onward at Keysborough the following year.[citation needed] Eventually in 1969 the whole of years 7 to 12 moved to Keysborough. [citation needed] When teaching began in 1963 the school was surrounded by market gardens and had a golf course opposite.[citation needed] Most of the schools grounds were long grass. Students were most amused when a snake was found outside the door to the staff rooms, a converted farm house.[citation needed]

Castlefield (Hampton)

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Newlands Campus
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Edrington Campus

Castlefield was where Haileybury began.[citation needed] Founded in 1892, Haileybury in Brighton quickly grew and by 1931 a new location was sought.[citation needed] Haileybury moved to its current location at South Road, and in 1932 classes began at which is now the Castlefield campus.[citation needed] Today, Castlefield caters for approximately 800 students from the Early Learning Centre to Year 10, all of which are in classes of a maximum of 18.[citation needed]

Edrington (Berwick)

In 1989, a third campus was established in the rapidly growing suburb of Berwick.[citation needed] A bright, modern school, the Berwick Campus is located on part of the original Edrington property, owned by the Casey family, and came into prominence when Lord Casey of Berwick became Governor General of Australia.[citation needed] In 2000, girls started at Haileybury, Edrington. [citation needed]

Edrington caters for approximately 450 students from the ELC to Year 10.[citation needed]

Parallel Education

At Haileybury, the parallel education system provides education for boys and girls at the same school, and both genders are allowed to interact at any time with the exception of during class times, where only single gender classes exist. Parallel education at Haileybury incorporates two schools. Haileybury College is a school for boys, and Haileybury Girls College is a school for girls. Each school operates from the Early Learning Centre to Year 12.[citation needed]

How Parallel Education Works;

  • Girls and boys attend the same teaching precincts
  • Learning and activities are arranged to reflect the age and gender of the student and the nature of the activities
  • Students from the Early Learning Centre to Year 4 are educated in coeducational classes
  • Years 5 to 9 move to single gender schools at Berwick, Hampton and Keysborough (with separate Pre-Senior Centres)
  • The Three-year VCE is conducted predominantly with separate classes for girls and boys, with students coming together for classes when appropriate, such as music or drama, and social and cultural activities.

In all stages of schooling there is co-operation and interaction between Haileybury Girls College and Haileybury College, whenever this is appropriate and beneficial to the students.[citation needed]

Notable alumni

For a list of notable Haileybury alumni, see List of Old Haileyburians.

References and sources

  1. ^ "Schedule of Fees 2008" (PDF). Enrolments & Scholarships. Haileybury. 2008. Retrieved 2008-01-15.
  2. ^ "International Members". HMC Schools. The Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference. Retrieved 2008-03-11.
  3. ^ "JSHAA Victorian Directory of Members". Victoria Branch. Junior School Heads' Association of Australia. 2007. Retrieved 2008-01-21.
  4. ^ "Haileybury". Find a School. Association of Independent Schools of Victoria. 2007. Retrieved 2008-01-21.
  5. ^ "Historical Data". About. Associated Grammar Schools of Victoria. Retrieved 2008-01-21.
  6. ^ Bachelard, Michael (20 August 2006). "Schools war as pupils pinched". The Age. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  7. ^ Bachelard, Michael (25 August 2006). "Haileybury's job offers 'unethical'". The Age. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  • Old Haileyburians Association website, (accessed 23/08/06)
  • "Haileybury College Corporate Report 2004", Published December 2004.
  • "Independent Schools Financial Performance Survey for 2003"
  • Haileybury College website, retrieved Monday 12 December 2005
  • The Haileyburian May 2005 edition, Published May 2005 By Haileybury College
  • The Haileyburian September 2005 edition, Published August 2005 by Haileybury College
  • "Haileybury Assembly Book", Published 2001, re-printed 2002 by Haileybury College

See also

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