Hale School
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| Coordinates | 31°54′41″S 115°46′51″E / 31.91139°S 115.78083°E |
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| Type | Independent, day & boarding |
| Motto | Duty |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Established | 1858[1] |
| Sister school | St Mary's |
| Chairman | Jon Birman[2] |
| Headmaster | Dean Dell'Oro[3] |
| Chaplain | Currently Open |
| Employees | 255 |
| Gender | Boys |
| Enrolment | ~1,500 (1-12)[4] |
| Colour(s) | Oxford blue & Cambridge blue |
| Website | www |
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Hale School is a selective independent, Anglican day and boarding school for boys, located in Wembley Downs, a coastal suburb of Perth, Western Australia.
Founded by Bishop Mathew Blagden Hale in 1858,[1] Hale School is the oldest private boys' school in Western Australia. The school was originally situated at the Cloisters on St Georges Terrace in Perth, relocated to the Pensioner Guard Barracks at the top of St George's Terrace around 1880, and then to new Havelock Street premises in 1914 in West Perth. In 1961 the School moved to its current premises in Wembley Downs. The campus now consists of a junior school for Years 1 to 6, a middle school for Years 7 & 8 and a senior school for Year 9 to 12. The school also consists of sporting grounds, and boarding facilities for regional and international students.
The school is a member of the Public Schools Association and the Junior School Heads Association of Australia.
Hale's sister school is St Mary's Anglican Girls' School located in Karrinyup, a nearby suburb.
In 2008, Hale School celebrated its sesquicentennial (150th) anniversary.
History
An intrinsic part of Australia's colonial history, Hale School was the first high school in Western Australia[5], and the school educated many prominent sons of the Swan River Colony. Modelled on England's prestigious public schools, it has sometimes been accused of being elitist. For example, in his biography of Sir John Forrest, Frank Crowley described the school's values throughout the 1870s as "a heady compound of social snobbery, laissez-faire capitalism, sentimental royalism, patriotic Anglicanism, benevolent imperialism and racial superiority".[6]
In contemporary social commentary, for example Professor Mark Peel's study of class and schooling in Australia, Hale School was identified as one of the most rigorous and selective schools for boys.[7] In recent times equity concerns have been addressed by a scholarship program, including the first full boarding scholarships in Western Australia for indigenous students.[8]
The school was initially known as "Bishop Hale's Collegiate School", and later as "The High School". It has since been renamed "Hale School" in honour of its founder, and reconstituted under the Hale School Act (1876) of the Parliament of Western Australia.[9]
Locations
Bishop Hale's Collegiate School was designed by Richard Roach Jewell in 1858 and is situated on St Georges Terrace. The buildings eventually became known as The Cloisters. In 1914, the School moved to a more spacious site at Havelock Street, West Perth, opposite the Parliament of Western Australia. Finally, in 1961, the school relocated to its current 480 000 m² premises in Wembley Downs.
Campus
Hale School’s campus is a 48 hectare site located in Wembley Downs. The administration building, Memorial Hall (including the redfoot youth theatre), Tom Hoar Dining Hall, Stowe Drama Centre, Forrest Library, Chapel of St Mark, cafeteria, clothing store, IT department and Old Haleians' Boardroom are all located on the south west corner of the campus near the main entrance.
General classrooms ('A-block' & 'B-block'), science laboratories and classrooms ('S-block') and mathematics classrooms ('N-block', currently being refurbished, and soon to be commerce classrooms) are all located opposite the main sports oval - Craig Oval, which sits in the centre of the campus. The now defunct 'L-block' is also located in this area as it was the former location of the English department, until they moved to the new 'F-block'. The refurbishment of this building began in October 2009, to integrate it with the new Middle School being built nearby. The new classroom building ('F-block') located in the new Teaching and Learning precinct houses the English, History and Languages departments
The Peter Wright Technology Building, which houses the Design and Technology Workshop as well as Computer and Design Suites sits adjacent to the Doug Poake Pool. Also adjacent to the swimming pool is the art complex, gymnasium and change-rooms.
The John Inverarity Music and Drama Centre is located on the western side of the campus facing Unwin Avenue. This building separates the Senior School from the Junior School which is located on the north west corner of the campus, along with the junior Boarding Residence - Brine House. The senior Boarding House is located on the eastern side of the campus while the sports playing fields occupy the north east.
Forrest Library
The new Teaching and Learning precinct on the site of the old boarding houses near the south entrance to the campus was officially opened on 1 July 2009. The main feature of this project, a new Library Resource Centre includes a dedicated Year 12 study area and Gifted and Talented and Curriculum Support rooms facing a central courtyard. Beneath the library is a new clothing store, IT department and Old Haleians' Boardroom.
While the library was open for student use from February 2009 school year,[10] the official opening ceremony was not held until 1 July 2009, when it was officially opened by Andrew Forrest and unveiled as the Forrest Library.[11] It honours members of the Forrest family, from Sir John Forrest to Alexander Forrest, and on to Andrew Forrest himself, who had been educated at Hale.
Also included in this precinct is a new cafeteria with internal and external seating opposite the library and a new Teaching and Learning building. The classroom block ('F-block') consists of 17 teaching spaces for History, English and languages, as well as two language oral work rooms and new office space for teaching staff. Another important feature is a set-down and pick-up road that runs from a new 50-bay carpark adjacent to the chapel, along the front of the classroom block, past the Library undercroft, before rejoining the main drive.
In 2010 the Australian Institute of Architects awarded the Forrest Library an Architecture Award for Public Architecture.[12]
The John Inverarity Music and Drama Centre
The John Inverarity Music and Drama Centre comprises a large auditorium/theatre, backstage holding rooms, two main rehearsal studios, percussion and string studios, two large music teaching rooms and 19 music practice rooms. It was first opened for use in January 2001.
The centrepiece of the complex is the timber-lined recital auditorium which accommodates 353 patrons on stepped tiers with a flat performance area 17 m wide and 12 m deep. The auditorium design has been dictated by the requirements to have natural acoustics for music. This has been achieved through the use of a traditional ‘rectangular box’ design with a maximum ceiling height of 8 m. The auditorium can be tuned for different instruments and various music/drama performances to achieve desired acoustic qualities. This is accomplished by a system of moveable full-height wall reflectors, suspended ceiling reflectors and rotating wall panels with differing degrees of absorptive linings. The ceiling loft is mechanised with 27 variable speed automatic winch lines which give a great degree of flexibility for a range of shows.
Middle School
The construction of a new Middle School facility commenced in January 2009 and was completed in January 2010. The Middle School site is located adjacent to Unwin Avenue, between the John Inverarity Music and Drama Centre and the Memorial Hall. The building contains 16 classrooms for Year 7 and 8 students. The Year 8 Classrooms are on the ground floor and the Year 7 Classrooms are on the first floor. The main entrance, reception & administration offices for the Head of Middle School, Deputy Head, Head of Curriculum & Head of Pastoral Care are located on a separate intermediate level, which is at street level with Unwin Avenue. Other staff facilities are located on the ground floor. In addition, the facility incorporates one of the School's existing buildings ('L-block' classrooms) which were refurbished as music, drama and science classrooms for the Middle School. The ground level of this building was refurbished as a Middle School Science Classroom (and store room), with the upper level refitted to house a Drama classroom, Music classroom (with store room) & 4 music practice rooms.
The refurbishment of this building commenced in October 2009 but was not completed in time for the commencement of the school year in February 2010. The new building replaced the 'C-block' classrooms and Senior School Library that previously occupied the site and were demolished in December 2008.[13][14]
Sporting facilities
Hale School campus includes various sporting facilities, including:[15]
- an eight lane 25 metre heated swimming pool[16][17]
- a ten lane 50 metre heated swimming pool[16][17]
- a gymnasium, with basketball, badminton, volleyball, squash and rock climbing facilities
- weights room
- rowing ergo room
- 16 tennis courts: 12 plexipave, 4 grass
- 4 football fields
- 4 plexipave outdoor basketball courts
- 5 cricket ovals with turf wickets
- 32 cricket practice wickets: both synthetic and turf
- 4 soccer fields
- cross country tracks
- 2 rugby fields
- track and field facilities
- aquaturf surface hockey field with clubrooms
- 3 additional grass hockey ovals
- a rowing fleet housed at Cygnet Hall on the Swan River (off campus)
In 1885, the school entered a team into the West Australian Football Association (WAFA) for its inaugural season, but were forced to withdraw two rounds into the season due to a lack of players.[18]
Hale School has hosted important teams over the years, including the English Rugby Team on occasions, namely for training during the 2003 Rugby World Cup. The school hosted the English Cricket Academy, including international cricketers Michael Vaughan, Owais Shah, Stuart Broad, Rikki Clarke and Jon Lewis for nets sessions and practice matches, as seen on the front page of The West Australian on 29 November 2006.[19]
Hale also employs a number[quantify] of coaches to lead and assist with their co-curricular program.
Academic standing
Since 2000, Hale School has won five of the Beazley Medals, awarded to the student obtaining the highest marks in the state administered tertiary entrance examinations.[20][21]
The school appears regularly in the top 10 schools for the Western Australian Certificate of Education rankings.
| Year | % +75 in WACE[i] | State ranking[ii] | % +65 in WACE[iii] | State ranking | % graduation[iv] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 27.09 | 7 | 59.89 | 5 | 100[22] |
| 2013 | 28.17 | 5 | 58.59 | 5 | 100[23] |
| 2012 | 28.77 | 4 | 66.95 | 3 | 100[24] |
| 2011 | 36.69 | 1 | 72.14 | 2 | 100[25] |
| 2010 | 25.73 | 10 | 65.47 | 8 | 99.50[26] |
| 2009 | 6 | 2 | 99.49[27] |
- ^ Based on the number of Stage 3 course enrolments in the school where a WACE course score of 75 or above was achieved
- ^ Ranking of school compared to other schools in the state
- ^ Based on the number of Stage 3 course enrolments in the school where a WACE course score of 65 or above was achieved
- ^ Percentage of Year 12 cohort that graduated with a WACE certificate
Publications
Hale School's main publication is the school's official book, The Cygnet, which is released at the start of each year and includes about 250 pages of the previous year's major happenings, school photos and sports results. The school also publishes an alumni magazine, The Haleian, twice a year, usually around June and November.
History of the School:- W.J. Edgar (2008),'From Slate to Cyberspace (Hale School, 150 years)', Hale School, Wembley Downs, WA
Book:- W.J. Edgar (1994), 'From Veldt to Vietnam, Haleians at War', Old Haleians' Association, Wembley Downs. WA
Headmasters
| Period | Details |
|---|---|
| 1858 – 1863 | Canon George Hallett Sweeting |
| 1864 | Acting Headmaster – Mr. John Bussell |
| 1864 – 1869 | Rev. FT Taylor |
| 1869 – 1872 | Rev. FA Hare |
| 1872 – 1878 | Col. EW Haynes |
| 1878 – 1882 | Rev. D Davies |
| 1882 – 1888 | T Beuttler |
| 1888 – 1889 | R Gee |
| 1889 – 1914 | FC Faulkner |
| 1915 – 1928 | MA Wilson |
| 1929 – 1931 | Philip Le Couteur |
| 1931 – 1946 | MA Buntine |
| 1940 – 1943 | C Hadley (Acting) |
| 1946 – 1960 | VS Murphy |
| 1960 – 1965 | JR Prince |
| 1966 | L Drake (Acting) |
| 1967 – 1988 | KG Tregonning |
| 1989 – 2002 | John Inverarity |
| 2003 – 2016 | Stuart G Meade |
| 2017 | Dean Dell’Oro (transferred from Geelong Grammar School) [28] |
House system
There are currently 10 houses in Hale Middle/Senior School. These include 8 day houses, and 2 boarding houses:
- Buntine - red (named after former headmaster Mr. MA Buntine)
- Faulkner (boarding) - light green (named after former headmaster Mr. FC Faulkner)
- Havelock - black and yellow striped
- Haynes - yellow
- Loton - orange and navy blue
- Parry - navy blue (named after the Parry family who made a large donation to the school)
- Riley - dark green
- St Georges - red and white
- Tregonning - maroon (named after former headmaster Dr. KG Tregonning)
- Wilson (boarding) - blue (named after former headmaster Mr. MA Wilson)
Loton was changed from a boarding house to a day house in 2005, following the completion of the new boarding house. Prior to this Loton's colour was brown. Year 8 (and some Year 7) boarders are housed in Brine House, which is located between the Junior School and the Music and Drama Centre, they are however also members of either Faulkner or Wilson houses.
There are also 4 houses in Hale Junior School:
- Davy - Dark green
- Turnbull - Blue
- Rosier - Yellow
- Walker - Red
Hale School and the Australian Defence Force
Former students have served in all conflicts since the Boer War with many having distinguished military careers..[29]
Corporal Ben Roberts-Smith, Hale Class of 1995, son of Major General Len Roberts-Smith, is currently Australia's most decorated soldier, having been awarded the Victoria Cross and Medal for Gallantry.
One hundred and twenty four Old Haleians have lost their lives in conflicts since the Boer War. A Memorial Grove at the School site, honours these men with 124 plaques and a sculpture with an 'eternal flame' theme. The great hall of the School has also been named Memorial Hall. The Hale School Museum contains important military and civilian records relating to the School and the state of Western Australia. A small Museum display is also located at the Old Hale School, now the Constitutional Centre of Western Australia, on Havelock Street, West Perth.
Image gallery
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Olympic length 8 lane pool -
Chapel -
Memorial grove and eternal flame sculpture -
Senior boarding house -
The new health centre being constructed next to the senior boarding house (photo taken January 2007) -
Artificial cricket nets. Turf nets are available in summer -
Plexipave tennis and basketball courts -
Craig Oval (1st football & cricket team ground)
Notable alumni
An alumnus of Hale School is called an Old Haleian. Notable Old Haleians include:
- Matthew Ebden – professional tennis player
- Andrew Forrest – entrepreneur
- Sir John Forrest – first Premier of Western Australia
- Michael Gardiner – AFL football player
- Lang Hancock – businessman
- Robert Juniper – painter
- Robert Drewe – author
- Matthew Lutton – theatre and opera director
- Geoff Marsh – cricket player and coach
- Sir Stephen Parker – Chief Justice of Western Australia
- Todd Pearson – Olympic swimming medallist
- Benjamin Roberts-Smith – Victoria Cross recipient
- Paul Royle – World War II pilot and Stalag Luft III Great Escaper
- Sharafuddin Idris Shah – Sultan of Selangor, Malaysia
- Rolly Tasker – sailor
- Tunku Ismail Idris – Crown Prince of Johor
- Peter Wright – mining magnate
- Dane Haylett-Petty - Wallaby
- David Irvine (diplomat) - Head of ASIS 2003-09, Head of ASIO 2009-14
- Tom Mitchell (Australian footballer) - Plays A.F.L. football for Hawthorn
See also
References
- ^ a b "Hale School". Search for School. Association of Independent Schools of Western Australia. Archived from the original on 25 October 2007. Retrieved 26 December 2007.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Our board of governors". Hale School. Retrieved 14 March 2017.
- ^ "Headmaster's welcome". Hale School. Retrieved 14 March 2017.
- ^ "Hale School". Schools. Australian Boarding Schools' Association. Archived from the original on 17 November 2007. Retrieved 26 December 2007.
- ^ https://www.hale.wa.edu.au/Media/HaleSchool/PDFs/A_Potted_History.pdf
- ^ Frank Crowley, Big John Forrest, University of Western Australia Press (2000)
- ^ Professor M Peel, 'Who Went Where: the Schooling of the Australian Elite', Melbourne University History Research Series no. 1. Melbourne Melbourne University Press (1992), p 103 and following
- ^ http://www.hale.wa.edu.au/Enrolment/Pages/Scholarships.aspx
- ^ Hale School Act (1876) (WA), see especially the Preamble "Whereas it is expedient to make provision for the establishment of a High School for the purpose of giving to Boys an education similar to that given in the Grammar and advanced schools in the other Australasian Colonies..."
- ^ "Forrest Library". Hale School. Archived from the original on 9 April 2013. Retrieved 13 January 2013.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ The Haleian Archived 18 January 2012 at the Wayback Machine, Volume 21, No 2, November 2009, pages 8-9
- ^ "2010 WA State Architecture Awards: Full List of Winners". Australian Institute of Architects. Retrieved 13 January 2013.
- ^ Hale School, FAQ - Middle School Development http://www.hale.wa.edu.au/Development/Documents/Middle%20School%20-%20Frequently%20Asked%20Questions%20FINAL.pdf
- ^ City of Stirling, Minutes - Council Meeting 16 December 2008 (pg 53) http://www.stirling.wa.gov.au/NR/rdonlyres/71ABBAB2-C609-42AB-A23F-A79538BC3E3E/0/CouncilMinutes16December2008.pdf
- ^ "Sporting Facilities". Hale School. Archived from the original on 14 May 2013. Retrieved 14 September 2013.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ a b "Halean Volume 25 No.1 July 2013". Hale School. 2013. p. 27. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
- ^ a b "Halean Volume 25 No.2 December 2013". Hale School. 2013. p. 7. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
- ^ Rovers – FullPointsFooty. Retrieved 27 September 2011.
- ^ "page 1". Western Australian Newspapers Limited. 29 November 2006. Archived from the original on 16 March 2007.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Christopher Mofflin, 17, of Hale School at Wembley Downs, northwest of Perth, has won the 2006 Beazley Medal for the best result in the Tertiary Entrance Examination, with a score of 98.69." The Australian Newspaper (Online) 31 December 2006
- ^ "Globe-trotting TV star wins Beazley Medal" The Sunday Times (Online) 4 January 2008 http://www.news.com.au/perthnow/story/0,21598,24868527-2761,00.html
- ^ "Year 12 Student Achievement Data" (PDF). Government of Western Australia. 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 March 2015. Retrieved 3 February 2015.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Year 12 Student Achievement Data" (PDF). Government of Western Australia. 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 March 2015. Retrieved 4 April 2014.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Year 12 Student Achievement Data" (PDF). Government of Western Australia. 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 August 2014. Retrieved 21 August 2013.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Year 12 Student Achievement Data" (PDF). Government of Western Australia. 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 August 2014. Retrieved 21 August 2013.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Year 12 Student Achievement Data" (PDF). Government of Western Australia. 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 August 2014. Retrieved 21 August 2013.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Year 12 Student Achievement Data" (PDF). Government of Western Australia. 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 March 2015. Retrieved 21 August 2013.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Staff Departures - Geelong Grammar School". www.ggs.vic.edu.au. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
- ^ See generally, William Edger, Veldt to Vietnam: Halians at War (2001)
External links
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