Hale School
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Established	1858[1]
School Type	Independent, Single-sex, Day & Boarding
Denomination	Anglican
Key People	Mr. Stuart Meade (Headmaster) Mr. Dougall Ethell (Chaplain) Mr. Brett Fullarton (Chairman)
School Fees	AU$10,600 - AU$16,500 p.a (Day) AU$30,725 - AU$33,400 p.a (Boarding)[2]
Location	Wembley Downs, WA, Australia
Coordinates	31°54′41″S 115°46′51″E / 31.91139°S 115.78083°E / -31.91139; 115.78083Coordinates: 31°54′41″S 115°46′51″E / 31.91139°S 115.78083°E / -31.91139; 115.78083
Enrolment	~1,300 (1-12)[3]
Employees	~200
Colours	Oxford Blue & Cambridge Blue          (referred to as 'Double Blue')
Homepage	www.hale.wa.edu.au

Hale School, informally known as Hale, 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 Matthew 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, relocating in 1914 to West Perth, and in 1961 to its current premises in Wembley Downs. The campus now consists of a senior school for Years 8 to 12 and a junior school for Years 1 to 7, but from 2010 a middle school will be created. This will divide the school into 3, with the junior school then consisting of boys only in Years 1-6, middle school Years 7 & 8 and senior school Years 9-12. 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. In 2008, Hale School celebrated its sesquicentennial (150th) anniversary.

[edit] History

An intrinsic part of Australia's colonial history, Hale School was responsible for educating many native-born sons of the Swan River Colony's 'establishment' and prominent families (see Alumni, below). 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."^[4]

Collectable cigarette card featuring the Hale colours and crest, c.1920s.

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^[5]. In recent times equity concerns have been addressed by a scholarship program, including the first full boarding scholarships in Western Australia for indigenous students.^[6]

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.^[7]

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.

[edit] Hale School and the Australian Defence Force

Hale School has also been important in the history of the Australian Defence Force.^[8] Former students have served in all conflicts since the Boer War with many having distinguished military careers. Air Marshall Sir Valston Hancock DFC served as Air Chief Marshal of the Royal Australian Air Force, and Sir Colin Hannah assumed the same office.^[9] A Memorial Grove at Wembley Downs honours these men with 120 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.

[edit] Headmasters

Hale School 150th Birthday Sesquicentenary Logo

[edit] 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') 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.

[edit] 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 1st 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 the commencement of the 2009 school year, the official opening ceremony was not held until 1st July 2009, when it was offically opened by Andrew Forrest and unveiled as The Forrest Library.

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.

[edit] The John Inverarity Music and Drama Centre

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.

[edit] Middle School

The construction of a new Middle School facility commenced in January 2009 and was completed in December 2009. 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. The new building replaced the 'C-block' classrooms and Senior School Library that previously occupied the site and were demolished in December 2008.^{[10] [11]}

[edit] Sporting facilities

Hale School Championship Rifle Team (1954), from the State Library of Western Australia History Archive

Hale School campus includes various sporting facilities, including:

• an eight lane 50 metre swimming pool
• 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).

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 November 29, 2006.^[12]

Hale also employs a number of high-profile coaches to lead and assist with their co-curricular program including: Paul Peos (former West Coast Eagle) coaching 1st XVIII football, Bobby Despotoviski (former Perth Glory player) coaching 1st XI soccer and Giles White (current assistant coach, Hampshire County Cricket) coaching 1st XI cricket.

[edit] Academic programs

Hale School has a comprehensive education program with major strengths in Literature and History, Science and Mathematics, Economics, Fine Arts, Sport and Information Technology.

Since 2000, Hale School has won five of the prestigious Beazley Medals, awarded to the student obtaining the highest marks in the state administered tertiary entrance examinations. Anthony Phillips won the Beazley Medal in 2000, followed by Antony Moser in 2001 who was followed by Dougal Maclaurin in 2003. Christopher Mofflin received the 2006 Beazley Medal^[13], while Binu Jayawardena won the medal in 2008.^[14]

[edit] Publications

Hale School most prominent 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 April and October.

[edit] House system

There are currently 10 houses at Hale 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 - navy blue and orange
• 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

[edit] Notable alumni

Hale School Prefects (1953), from the State Library of Western Australia History Archive

A leaver of Hale School is called an Old Haleian.

Premiers

• Sir John Forrest, first Premier of Western Australia and a Cabinet Minister in Australia's first Federal Government, sometimes referred to by courtesy as 1st Baron Forrest of Bunbury
• George Leake CMG QC, Premier of Western Australia, and at other times Attorney-General, Crown Solicitor and Director of Public Prosecutions for Western Australia
• Sir Walter Hartwell James KCMG KC, Premier of Western Australia, and at other times Attorney-General for Western Australia, Agent-General for Western Australia in London
• Sir Duncan Ross McLarty, Premier of Western Australia
• Sir Charles Court AK KCMG OBE, Premier of Western Australia
• Peter Dowding SC, Premier of Western Australia (also attended Caulfield Grammar School and The Scots College)^[15]
• Richard Court, Premier of Western Australia

Governors and Flag Officers

• Air Marshal Sir Colin Hannah KCMG KCVO KBE CB, Royal Australian Air Force Chief of the Air Staff, Governor of Queensland
• Sir Stephen Parker, Lieutenant Governor of Western Australia
• Air Marshal Sir Valston Hancock KBE CB DFC, Royal Australian Air Force Chief of the Air Staff
• Air Commodore Geoffrey Michael AO AFC, Royal Australian Air Force

Judicial Officers

• Sir Stephen Henry Parker, Chief Justice of Western Australia
• Septimus Burt QC, Attorney General of Western Australia, prominent landholder of 590,000 acres (2,400 km²) on the Ashburton River
• George Leake CMG QC, at different times, Attorney-General, Crown Solicitor and Director of Public Prosecutions for Western Australia
• Sir Walter Hartwell James KCMG KC, Attorney General of Western Australia
• Thomas Davy KC, Rhodes Scholar, Attorney-General of Western Australia
• Justice Robert Nicholson AO, Judge of the Federal Court of Australia
• Peter Panegyres AM, Crown Solicitor for Western Australia
• Christian Porter, current Attorney General of Western Australia
• Judge Stephen Scott, Judge of the District Court of Western Australia

Diplomatic Officers

• Sir Ransley Victor Garland, Former Australian Ambassador to the United Kingdom, Former Australian Minister for Business and Consumer Affairs
• Sir Edward Wittenoom, French Consul General for Western Australia, President of the Western Australian Legislative Counsel.
• Sir Walter Hartwell James KCMG KC, Agent-General for Western Australia in London
• William Hassell AM, Agent General for Western Australia in London, Counsel General for Germany in Western Australia
• David Irvine AO, Australian High Commissioner to Papua New Guinea (1996-1999) and Australian Ambassador to China and concurrently Ambassador to Mongolia and North Korea (2000-2003)

Civil Servants

• David Irvine AO, Director General of the Australian Secret Intelligence Service
• Tony Nutt, Director of the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet, past Chief of Staff to Prime Minister John Howard

Regional Leaders

• Sultan Sharafuddin, Sultan of the Malaysian state of Selangor

Business Leaders

• Andrew Forrest, billionaire mining magnate, great-grandson of Alexander Forrest, reportedly the wealthiest living Australian ^[16]
• Langley Hancock, businessman, discover of the Pilbara iron ore deposits, founder of the separatist WA First Party
• Sir Anthony Langlois Lefroy, businessman, Chairman of the Board, Western Australian Newspapers Ltd
• Sir Edward Lefroy, businessman, Chairman of the Dominion League
• Sir Roderick Proctor, businessman, prominent financier
• Brian Thorley Loton AC, chairman of the board of BHP Billiton (then BHP).
• Richard Goyder, CEO of Wesfarmers Pty Ltd.
• Alexander Forrest, landowner, one of the developers of Peppermint Grove, explorer

Medical Officers

• Dr Denis Dalmain Keall, Chairman of the Medical Board of Western Australia

Authors and Artists

• Robert Drewe, author of The Savage Crows, Our Sunshine and The Shark Net, winner of the Commonwealth Writers Prize and the Walkley Award for journalism. Past Literary Editor of the Australian newspaper.
• Leon Pericles, prominent Australian painter.
• Robert Juniper, prominent Australian painter.
• Christian De Vietri, prominent Australian artist.
• Edward Fiennes-Clinton, 18th Earl of Lincoln, author of Memoirs of an Embryo Earl^[17]

Musicians

• Ian Berney, Bass Guitarist, Sugar Army
• James Sher, Drummer, Sugar Army

Sportsmen

• Todd Pearson Smith, sportsman and Olympics gold-medalist (in swimming) Sydney and Athens
• Mark Hickman OAM, Hockey, Member of the Kookaburras Australian Gold Medal team Athens Olympics 2004
• Chaswick Green, Captain of the Australian Athletics Team, London Olympics 1948
• Nicholas Porzig, rowing, silver-medalist, Australian Olympic VIII, Sydney 2000
• Rolland Tasker, sailing, silver-medalist Rome Olympics
• Percy Oliver, swimming, Gold Medal Berlin Olympics
• Berry Durston, rowing, Australian Olympic VIII, Rome
• John Ledder, rowing, Australian Olympic VIII, Rome
• Deane Pieters, rowing, Australian Olympic VIII, Rome
• Geoff Marsh, Past Vice-Captain and Coach of the Australian national cricket team
• Brett Jones, AFL, West Coast Eagles;
• Chad Jones, AFL, West Coast Eagles, Kangaroos
• Matthew Leuenberger, AFL, Brisbane Lions, Pick #4 in 2006 National Draft
• Paul Medhurst, Australian Football League, Fremantle, Collingwood;Anzac Day Medalist 2008
• Mitchell Morton, AFL, West Coast Eagles, Richmond Tigers;
• Jason Norrish, AFL, Melbourne, Fremantle;
• Clint Benjamin, AFL, Carlton, Taken in the 2006 National Draft;
• Jarryd Morton, AFL, Hawthorn, Taken in the 2006 National Draft
• Kasey Green, AFLWest Coast Eagles, Kangaroos
• Cale Morton, AFL, Larke Medal Winner in U18s, Taken in the 2007 National Draft by Melbourne Demons at #4
• Theo Doropoulos, Cricket, Western Warriors, rookie listed 06/07 season, promoted to main list for 07/08 season.
• Marcus Stoinis, Cricket, Western Warriors, rookie listed 07/08, 08/09 seasons.
• Samuel Pike, Hockey, Perth Thundersticks
• Micheal Gardiner, AFL, West Coast Eagles, St. Kilda, 2009 Grand Final

Federal Parliamentarians

• Senator Brian Greig, Australian Senator, former Leader of the Australian Democrats
• Senator Edward Bertram Johnston Western Australian MLA and Australian Senator

Lord Mayors

• Peter Nattrass, former Lord Mayor of the City of Perth 1995-2007

[edit] Image gallery

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)

[edit] References

[edit] See also

• List of schools in Perth, Western Australia
• List of boarding schools

[edit] External links

• Hale School
• Hale School Act (1876) of the Parliament of Western Australia
• The Hale School Museum and Archives
• The former Havelock Street campus, now the Constitutional Centre
• The Association of Independent Schools of Western Australia
• Old Haleians Website