Hale School

Infobox Aust school private
name= Hale School


motto= "Duty"
established= 1858cite web |url=http://www.ais.wa.edu.au/search-school/?&mode=details&id=6 |title=Hale School |accessdate=2007-12-26 |work=Search for School |publisher=Association of Independent Schools of Western Australia]
type= Independent, Single-sex, Day & Boarding
denomination= Anglican
slogan=
key_people= Mr. Stuart Meade (Headmaster)
Mr. Dougall Ethell (Chaplain)
Mr. Brett Fullarton (Chairman)
fees= AU$9,830 - AU$15,285 p.a (Day)
AU$28,460 - AU$30,945 p.a (Boarding)cite web |url=http://www.hale.wa.edu.au/pdf/FeesandCharges.pdf |title=Fees and Charges 2008 |accessdate=2008-01-25 |format=PDF |work=Admissions |publisher=Hale School]
city= Wembley Downs
state= WA
country= Australia flagicon|Australia
coordinates = coord|31|54|41|S|115|46|51|E|display=inline,title
enrolment= ~1,300 (1-12)cite web |url=http://www.boarding.org.au/site/school_detail.cfm?schID=61 |title=Hale School |accessdate=2007-12-26 |work=Schools |publisher=Australian Boarding Schools' Association]
num_employ= ~200
revenue=
products=
colours= Oxford Blue & Cambridge Blue color box|#002147color box|#ADD8E6 (referred to as 'Double Blue')
homepage= [http://www.hale.wa.edu.au www.hale.wa.edu.au]

Hale School, informally known as Hale is an independent, Anglican, day and boarding school for boys, located in Wembley Downs, a coastal suburb of Perth, Western Australia.

Founded by Bishop Hale in 1858, Hale School is the oldest private boys' school in Western Australia. The school was originally situated on St Georges Terrace in Perth, relocating in 1914 to West Perth, and in 1961 to its current premises in Wembley Downs. The campus currently 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 will celebrate 150 Years.

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." [Frank Crowley, Big John Forrest, University of Western Australia Press (2000)] 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 school's for boys [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] . In recent times equity concerns have been addressed by a scholarship program, including the first full boarding scholarships in Western Australia for indigenous students. [http://www.hale.wa.edu.au/Enrolment/Pages/Scholarships.aspx]

The school was initially known as "Bishop Hale's 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. [ Hale School Act (1876) (WA), see especially the Preamble "Whereas it is expedient to make provision for the establishment of aHigh School for the purpose of giving to Boys an education similar tothat given in the Grammar and advanced schools in the otherAustralasian Colonies..." ]

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.

Hale School and the Australian Defence Force

Hale School has also been important in the history of the Australian Defence Force. [See generally, William Edger, "Veldt to Vietnam: Halians at War" (2001)] 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. [Liddell Hart Centre for the 20th century, 120 Haleians lost their lives in the Boer War, World War I, World War II and Korean War. See generally, William Edger, "Veldt to Vietnam: Halians at War" (2001)] 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.

Headmasters

Campus

Hale School’s campus is located in Wembley Downs. Science laboratories and classrooms, the Tom Hoar Dining Hall, canteen, clothing store, Stowe Drama Centre, the Hale School Memorial Hall, library and the John Inverarity Music and Drama Centre, general classroom and the administrative building are all located on the south west corner of the campus.

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.

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.

Sporting facilities

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. [November 29, 2006, Western Australian Newspapers Limited, page 1 http://www.thewest.com.au/default.aspx?MenuID=14&ContentID=14972]

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.

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 four 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. Hale School student Christopher Mofflin received the 2006 Beazley Medal. ["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]

Publications

Hale School most prominent publication is the school's official book, "The Cygnet", which is released at the end of each year and includes about 250 pages of the 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.

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

Notable alumni

Any 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
* Sir Duncan Ross McLarty, Premier of Western Australia
* Peter Dowding SC, Premier of Western Australia (also attended Caulfield Grammar School and The Scots College)cite web
url = http://www.supremecourt.wa.gov.au/content/news/media/2002/media38.aspx|title = Peter M'Callum Dowding|accessdate = 2007-09-24|date = 2002-11-13|work = Appointment of Senior Counsel by the Hon David K Malcolm AC CitWA Chief Justice of Western Australia |publisher = Supreme Court of Western Australia]
* 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 Charles Court, AK, KCMG, OBE, Premier of Western Australia
* Richard Court, Premier of 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

;Governors and Flag Officers
* Sir Colin Hannah, Air Chief Marshall of the Royal Australian Air Force, Governor of Queensland
* Sir Stephen Parker, Lieutenant Governor of Western Australia
* Sir Valston Hancock, Air Chief Marshall of the Royal Australian Air Force
* Air Commodore Geoffrey Michael AO AFC, Air Commodore, Royal Australian Air Force

;Judicial Officers
* Sir Stephen Henry Parker, Chief Justice of Western Australia
* George Leake CMG QC, at different times, Attorney-General, Crown Solicitor and Director of Public Prosecutions for Western Australia
* Thomas Davy KC, Rhodes Scholar, Attorney-General of Western Australia
* Septimus Burt QC, Attorney General of Western Australia, prominent landholder of convert|590000|acre|km2 on the Ashburton River
* Sir Walter Hartwell James KCMG KC, 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, Shadow Attorney General of Western Australia & Liberal Party Member
* 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)

;Prominent Australian 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 Australia's second longest serving 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 [Andrew Main 'Twiggy Richest Aussie on Share Surge' The Australian Newspaper (online) http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,22982139-643,00.html]
* Langley Hancock, businessman, one of Australia’s best known tycoons, discovered 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, Perth's premier suburb, 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.

;Sportsmen
* Todd Pearson, 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;
* 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 U18's, 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.

;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 between 1995-2007

Image gallery

References

See also

* List of schools in Perth
* List of schools in Western Australia
* List of boarding schools

External links

* [http://www.hale.wa.edu.au Hale School]
* [http://www.slp.wa.gov.au/statutes%5Cswans.nsf/PDFbyName/782193015798DE31482566520002B895?OpenDocument Hale School Act (1876) of the Parliament of Western Australia]
* [http://www.hale.wa.edu.au/about_history_museum.asp The Hale School Museum and Archives]
* [http://www.ccentre.wa.gov.au/ The former Havelock Street campus, now the Constitutional Centre]
* [http://www.ais.wa.edu.au The Association of Independent Schools of Western Australia]
* [http://www.oldhale.com/ Old Haleians Website]