WE ENCOURAGE A LIFELONG PASSION FOR CREATIVITY,

INNOVATION AND LEARNING

WE ACT IN A MANNER WHICH DEMONSTRATES RESPECT AND ENGENDERS TRUST

WE STRIVE FOR EXCELLENCE

IN ALL THAT WE DO

WE CONTRIBUTE ENTHUSIASTICALLY AS

RESPONSIBLE MEMBERS OF THE SCHOOL AND WIDER

COMMUNITIES

WE TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR OUR OWN ACTIONS

AND HAVE THE CARE AND COURAGE TO GUIDE OTHERS

Integrity

Excellence

Community

Leadership

Teachingand Learning

HALE SCHOOL VALUES

Hale School is the oldest independent boys’ school in Western Australia.

It was founded in 1858 by the first Anglican Bishop of Perth, Dr Mathew Blagden Hale.

Located in the suburb of Wembley Downs, the current campus is situated on a magnificent 48 hectare site, approximately 13 kilometres to the north-west of Perth and 2 kilometres from the coast.

Hale School is an Anglican day and boarding school offering primary and secondary education through to Year 12. Whilst day boys are accepted from Year 1 to Year 12, boarding opportunities exist from Year 7 to Year 12.

We aim to engage our boys in a broad, well-balanced education, within a Christian environment. The boys are encouraged to involve themselves enthusiastically and wholeheartedly in the wide range of activities that are available as they seek to make the most of the many opportunities on offer.

At Hale, a very high proportion of our boys progress to universities and other tertiary institutions; however, the School recognises that academic abilities can differ widely. Our strong belief is that all boys benefit from being encouraged and challenged to achieve to their full potential, both within and outside the classroom. Hale School is committed to meeting the contemporary needs of our current and future students and preparing them for the world of tomorrow. We aim to provide opportunities at all learning levels for developing the character of boys through their participation in a wide range of educational experiences.

WELCOME TO HALE SCHOOL

Hale is an exceptional school, made so by a tradition of all-round excellence which spans many decades. While we are Western Australia’s oldest independent boys’ school and enjoy one of the most panoramic school settings in Australia, I believe our appeal as a school rests in our strong sense of community, the values we celebrate, our commitment to realising the potential of each and every young man in our care, and in providing a balanced education that addresses the academic, social, emotional, physical and spiritual aspects of our students’ lives.

This is an extraordinary time to be young, and it is our challenge to provide an extraordinary education for the young. Our vision is to provide opportunities for every boy to excel, with special attention to delivering on ‘moments of truth’, highly personal events that shape a boy’s experience. Be it the first day

of a boy’s schooling at Hale, the occasions when a student encounters an academic or personal challenge and is helped in a manner that builds self esteem and character, or a young man’s realisation that he has achieved his personal best in an area, or areas of endeavour, these moments of truth will live with our students as they move to the next stage of their lives.

Hale School is a thriving environment and I invite you to contact us should you require more information or to organise a tour of the School. It will be our pleasure to welcome you.

Stuart Meade

HEADMASTER

A MESSAGE FROM

THE HEADMASTER

A boy enrolled at Hale will join a school where a tradition of excellence in learning, long established over Hale’s history and especially vibrant in the present day, is at the heart of school life.

Boys of all ages and abilities attain high standards of learning, responding positively to the enthusiasm and professionalism of outstanding teachers. The strong sense of community in the school, especially in the excellent relationships between students and staff, provides the context in which students are ensured a high level of individual support and are imbued with the confidence and trust needed for learning to flourish.

All academic departments are superbly resourced and offer a wide range of courses which when combined represent a very broad school curriculum. Many teaching staff are at the forefront of curriculum design nationally and have developed outstanding teaching and learning programmes within the School. The

School offers Curriculum Council of WA courses and, progressively from 2011, will offer the newly developed Australian Curriculum courses. The curriculum is effectively managed to suit the needs of all students from the most academically able to those needing learning support. Inspiring programmes are available for students identified as academically or musically gifted.

A distinctive feature of a Hale School education is that boys participate in a wide range of external competitions and academic challenges from the “da Vinci Decathlon” for Year 8 boys, in which the School won first place in WA in 2010, to the senior Olympiad competitions. In addition, after-school seminars and tutorials, a Homework Club at which specialist teaching staff are available, and evening tutorials for boarding students are offered by teaching staff.

‘Learning how to learn’ is a purposeful and explicit part of the curriculum through instruction in information and communication technology, and in lessons in information literacy and the guided inquiry process. Students are required to have a Tablet PC in Years 7, 8 and 9 and in addition the School has 351 desktop computers located in various teaching spaces across the campus, as well as 433 notebook computers housed in pods for in-class use.

Outstanding success in external examinations is one consequence of the School’s focus on good learning, reflected in 5 Beazley Medals over the last ten years for the top student in the State in the Curriculum Council of the WACE examinations; however, the School’s more important goal is to encourage students to love learning and take a broad view of education which should last a lifetime and underpin future fulfilment and happiness.

The School’s $8M Forrest Library opened in 2009 and is a superb resource to underpin the School’s academic programmes. Its print and non-print collections and online databases comprise the largest school library collection in Western Australia. A large staff of teacher librarians and library assistants are fully engaged in supporting the delivery of academic programmes for Years 7 - 12 and the Junior School Library provides excellent resources for Years 1 - 6.

85% of Year 12 students achieve entry to a wide range of university courses. The School prides itself on providing excellent preparation for university study through outstanding teaching and expert tertiary course and career advice to all boys.

STRIVING FOR EXCELLENCE

ACADEMIC VALUES

CHRISTIAN IDENTITY

AN ANGLICAN SCHOOL

“Come as you are!”That’s not a bad message, is it?

“Come as you are!” After all, isn’t that the gospel - the message Jesus Christ preached?

As I consider what it means to be the Chaplain at Hale School I think about what I hope to achieve and if it fits with the “Come as you are!” proclamation.

In Chapel and worship I believe we compel the experience and not belief. When boys attend Chapel, they are invited to worship and to pray with us but are not coerced or compelled.

The Chapel service offers a quiet time, an opportunity to worship God, to understand the gift of God in Jesus, to reflect and be still; to explore the inner space, to celebrate all that is good and beautiful, to come to terms with the darker side of life, to express the joy of being alive, and to discover meaning and purpose in living.

As Chaplain I give the boys the opportunity to explore values and beliefs, to understand their feelings and emotions, to explore their own identity and to see how their words and actions impact others. I teach them how to

respect and be respected, to understand and respect the difference and integrity of others. If we open the boys’ eyes to appreciate beauty and truth, love and goodness, justice and integrity, mystery and ambiguity - those intangible and often paradoxical aspects of life - then they will grow and flourish.

It is our hope that through all their experiences at Hale, life-giving values and beliefs will influence the boys’ lives and behaviour as young men for the better. We hope they will show empathy to those who suffer and those who are less fortunate than themselves, that they will have the courage to defend belief and be able to express their own, as well as have the courage to challenge the indifference and apathy which are hallmarks of modern life in the 21st century.

If this sense of faith and belief, concern and compassion is the mark of a Haleian, then we will be the most successful of schools.

Our motto ‘Duty’ defines us. We owe to others as a result of us all being members of this school community and the wider community within which we are embedded. Our community defines us and it is through the supportive relationships and interactions we have in our community that we begin to understand and define ourselves.

This foundation of supportive relationships has been expressed in a poignant way by Dr Ken Tregonning in “Young Hearts Run Free”.

“We were going to the school sports carnival and to cross a busy road he quite naturally put his hand in mine. As all mothers know, to hold the hand of a trusting child is to walk with God. For a seventeen year old it was a most moving experience, never forgotten.” Young Hearts Run Free (Dr Ken Tregonning 1993)

Pastoral Care is leadership in action. We all have a duty to engage in developing relationships and opportunities to provide support and care of the boys and each other. For example, teachers in the Junior School pay careful attention to the balanced integration of emotional and social development so that boys are nurtured and at the same time build positive self-discipline.

While all staff have a pastoral responsibility there are others who have particular roles which enable them to develop strategies and opportunities to support, mentor and guide boys. These are important roles which contribute to the growth and development of boys within the context of a community.

All boys in the Middle and Senior Schools belong to a House. It is through this association that older boys and younger boys mix and focus their efforts toward achieving a common goal. The House Arts Cup, debating, chess and regular interhouse sports competitions enable boys to develop a strong identity and camaraderie. The 8 day and 2 boarding Heads of House lead those communities. They are effectively supported by their Assistant Heads of House who predominantly focus their energies on the needs of Year 9 boys.

In the Middle School both the Year 7 and Year 8 Pastoral Care Leaders work toward fulfilling the needs of boys in their transition years. All boys in Year 7 are also helped by Year 11 Peer Support Leaders who provide additional guidance during the first half of the all important transition year.

Our personal development curriculum provides additional opportunities for key pastoral care staff to discuss important frameworks and strategies with boys so that they may find better ways to learn, manage their time and be more organised. Social skills training, effective communication, problem solving and goal setting are some of the other topics covered in these courses. A culture of relationship building and community is also developed through our Service Learning programme. This provides opportunities for boys to learn about the importance of giving to others and the call to recognise and contribute to the needs of a wider community.

Our Pastoral Care system includes a team of student counsellors, school nurses and administrative support staff. All who are involved in Pastoral Care, both staff and students, are dedicated to developing strong relationships and a commitment to each other.

LEADERSHIP IN ACTION

PASTORAL CARE

Our Junior School aims to be:An inspirational learning community built upon genuine relationships and the pursuit of excellence, providing meaningful and engaging learning opportunities for boys.

In 2010 the above Vision Statement was endorsed by the dedicated and professional teaching team of the Junior School. Junior School believes this statement encompasses the past and present while directing us to the future.

The Junior School campus features two blocks of classrooms incorporating a spacious Learning Centre designed and furnished to cater for the Year 6 1:1 Notebook Computer Programme. The Art Centre, Library and

Resource Centre, Multi-Purpose Hall and Gymnasium and a dedicated Junior Primary facility, are complemented by beautiful grounds and play areas.

The Junior School boys (Years 1 - 6) and staff utilise the entire facilities of the wider school. Specialist teachers support the classroom in Physical Education, Music, Art, Library, Spanish, Drama and Outdoor Education. Specialist teachers also coordinate the Curriculum Support Programme for boys requiring support in the areas of Literacy and Numeracy. The Challenge Programme offers specialist support for those boys who are identified as being gifted and talented in the academic, cultural and sporting domains.

The staff in the Junior School aim to develop relationships that are open, nurturing and positive. Our teachers are openly passionate about teaching, in particular, the teaching of boys. Our teachers accept that we are more than just educators. We are mentors,

coaches, and facilitators working with you, the parents, to support your son in his Junior School years. We take great enjoyment in watching the boys who begin their Hale experience with us, continue to thrive in the Middle and Senior Schools.

Junior School encourages the boys to strive for ‘personal excellence’. We acknowledge that talents, gifts, abilities and personalities are unique to every individual. It is our vision that we guide the boys through a range of experiences that allow them to explore these traits and be inspired to develop to their full potential.

The final part of our Vision Statement highlights our devotion to ensuring the learning opportunities provided at Junior School are meaningful and engaging. It is our desire to make learning experiences rich, real and relevant.

A JOURNEY OF DISCOVERY

JUNIOR SCHOOL

Middle School provides our boys with a distinct identity within an inspiring environment where they take part in a rich curriculum and co-curricular programme. We encourage our boys to respond with confidence and enthusiasm to the opportunities these programmes provide them with whilst in Middle School. We recognise and respect the desire of boys of this age to seek a greater level of independence and to make strong personal connections in their lives. They are supported and guided by a teaching team committed to ensuring that our Middle School teaching and learning environment provides our boys with the opportunity to increase their knowledge and expectations of themselves; as well as understand their capacity to contribute to their own future and the future of others. It is our conviction that such qualities provide boys with the confidence and skills to move successfully into Senior School and ultimately provide them with the capacity to make their lives extraordinary.

The boys’ journey through Hale School is guided by the School’s Vision and Values as well as our teaching expertise which has been acknowledged and respected for generations.

Middle School asks boys to respond with an ever increasing confidence, enthusiasm and diligence to the opportunities and challenges our curriculum and co-curricular programmes offer them in Year 7 and Year 8. The boys are supported by a teaching team committed to ensuring that each young man seeks to connect with his school, his teachers and his peers. Ultimately such connections, when enriched by the spirit and values of Hale School, provide boys with the capacity to make a difference in their lives and in the lives of others.

The middle years at Hale School seek to provide boys with a distinct community within the larger community that is Hale School. The teaching team is dedicated to providing a stimulating, supportive and engaging environment which provides boys with the opportunity to achieve important qualities including:

• a sense of belonging and purpose in their school lives

• a growing sense of mastery over learning and the acquisition of core values

• a degree of resilience within a community which nurtures each boy’s quest for independence and individuality

• a spirit of generosity as well as respect and empathy for others

• a sense of being connected to the world

In Middle School we strive to build a learning environment where we acknowledge and celebrate the fact that each boy’s intellectual profile is different.

That is why we have such a broad curriculum which celebrates the Arts, technology, sport, cultural undertakings, the spiritual, the sacred and the academic. It is indeed a place for thinking, a time for innovation and a centre for learning, every day.

THE TRANSITION

MIDDLE SCHOOL

Senior School is a community of approximately 800 boys in Years 9 to 12, their parents and some 100 teaching staff.

Situated in the central and southern section of the School’s campus, the Senior School facilities include specialised and general classroom areas, excellent Science laboratories, a modern Design and Technology building, the superb Music and Drama Centre and a specialised Art department. The Memorial Hall and main quadrangle provide a welcoming focus for all boys.

The well-stocked and technology-rich Forrest Library offers expert information and literacy support for all boys. Experienced staff assist the boys in accessing a diverse range of rich information sources.

Hale School is significantly advanced with the integration of technology into the learning environment. The curricula for Years 7, 8, and 9 are taught and learned from a technological base using student-owned tablet computers to complement the boys’ studies. Technology-based delivery of the curriculum is continued as the boys move to their senior years of study. This technology-rich and contemporary learning environment is diverse, dynamic, collaborative and extends beyond the boundaries of classroom and campus. Students are empowered to become literate, self-directed learners, flexible problem solvers and productive members of this technology-orientated society.

The Peter Wright Design and Technology Centre is an outstanding facility in which boys learn design, engineering and technology.

The John Inverarity Music and Drama Centre is one of the most sophisticated theatre operations in Perth and has an array of impressive teaching resources to enhance this exciting field of study within the School.

The adjacent playing fields and other sporting facilities, including a 50 metre swimming pool, 1 artificial turf hockey field, 16 tennis courts, 2 gymnasiums and a well-appointed weights/ergo room, complete a superb environment in which to learn and play.

The School has a strong academic bias and is proud of the consistently high proportion of its boys who progress to universities and other tertiary institutions every year. One of the major objectives of the Senior School is to give all boys the opportunity to qualify for tertiary studies.

The curriculum inspires the boys to achieve distinction according to their abilities and individual interests. It emphasises the need to work independently and in partnership with others, while developing the ability to think critically, to communicate clearly and to recognise the interconnection of learning. Above all, it seeks to inspire in students a love of learning.

ENCOURAGING EXCELLENCE

SENIOR SCHOOL

48 HECTARES OF LAND

SCHOOL GROUNDS

FROM THE CITY

13KM

FROM THE OCEAN

2KM

Hale School has cared for boarders since its inception in 1858, and it greatly values the contribution that boarders make to school life. With an enrolment of nearly 200 boarders, caring for these boys continues to be one of the School’s most important priorities.

During their time at Hale, boarders are surrounded by a team of caring people who provide support and guidance to make life away from home a little easier, whilst providing them with every opportunity to excel in their academic studies, sport and co-curricular activities.

Boarding Heads of House, who live on site with their families, manage the boarding houses. Along with the Assistant Heads of House, Housemothers and House Prefects, the Heads of House play a major role in providing pastoral

care, leadership, supervision and friendship for each boarder. A Recreation Officer is responsible for organising a host of activities for the boys to enjoy, including beach outings, sporting fixtures, movies and socials with girls’ schools.

Boarding life centres around the living quarters and superb overall facilities located on the School’s 48 hectare campus.

Brine House, the Junior Boarding House, has been designed to cater for the needs of boarders in Years 7 and 8. Each dormitory has a distinctive feel, and provides a sense of community whilst maintaining individual privacy. The shared amenities include an expansive games area, computer rooms, study areas, television rooms and a kitchen facility.

The Senior Boarding House, catering for boarders in Years 9 to 12, provides light, spacious and modern accommodation for the boys. Located to the east of the school buildings, and adjacent to the sports fields and natural bushland, the spaciousness and tranquillity of the surroundings provide boarders with a sense of “going home”. An expansive recreational area, kitchen facilities, computer and tutorial rooms are all features

of the shared facilities. Year 9 boarders are housed in dormitories accommodating up to five boys. Boys in Years 10 to 12 are housed in single bedrooms, each with a king size single bed, built-in desk, storage facilities and computer point. Both the Junior and Senior Boarding Houses are fully air conditioned.

Boarders enjoy a wide variety of excellent quality foods, prepared under the supervision of the School’s highly qualified and experienced catering manager. Breakfast and dinner are available in the Tom Hoar Dining Hall, which operates on a cafeteria-style basis, with morning tea, lunch, afternoon tea and supper making up the rest of the daily meals.

The Health Centre, which is located adjacent to the Senior Boarding House, is supervised by three nursing sisters, one of whom is on call 24 hours a day. As well as dealing with illness and injury, the Health Centre staff play an important role in helping boarders cope with homesickness and any associated emotional problems. The School doctor holds a daily morning surgery in the Health Centre, before school starts.

A HOME AWAY FROM HOME

BOARDING

Hale School’s Indigenous Scholarship programme is designed to provide the benefit of a Hale School education to indigenous students who may not otherwise be able to attend the School.

It began in 1998 and since then 54 students, mainly from the Kimberley region, have been offered scholarships. These students have brought the rich culture of Indigenous Australia into the School - and they have benefited from the wonderful educational opportunities Hale School offers which are simply not available in the Kimberley.

The scholarship students are under the direct care of their Head of House, whilst the Head of Boarding, Mr Brian Clarkson also assumes a particular responsibility for the indigenous boys as the School based coordinator. Seeing the boys on a daily basis enables him to stay in touch with the special needs of the students. The School provides tutoring and curriculum support as required for every indigenous student on an individual basis.

The students are also supported by Future Footprints, a division of The Association of Independent Schools of Western Australia

(AISWA). An Indigenous Liaison Officer visits students on a weekly basis and acts as a conduit to indigenous students at other Perth residential schools. Numerous camps and socials are held throughout the year, allowing students from all schools to build important relationships.

An important aspect of the programme is the regular provision of expert advice and guidance regarding university courses or TAFE and other post-secondary training opportunities. Some of our earlier Indigenous Scholarship students are now at university - Ryan Atkinson, Clinton Benjamin and Steven Hanning are now all at Melbourne University and Kiefer Dann is at the University of Western Australia.

Hale School’s indigenous students are able to walk successfully in two cultures - Western non-indigenous culture and their own indigenous culture.

SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITIES

INDIGENOUS STUDENTS

SERVING OTHERS

COMMUNITY SERVICE

“Our deeds determine us, as much as we determine our deeds.” George Eliot

Hale School has a long and distinguished tradition of service to others and our Middle School is committed to ensuring this continues with our boys in Year 7 and 8.

Developmentally, Middle School students are just beginning to conceptualise their place in the world around them. By providing them with the opportunity to explore ‘service’ in an authentic, supportive and structured environment, we are more likely to make a lasting impact on their future commitment to the helping of others.

The Middle School boys who volunteer their time to Service Learning have the opportunity to visit local Special Education Units, assisting students with special needs. They also work in our own Junior School, supporting our younger students in a variety of activities ranging from reading and writing stories, organising lunchtime games and general chores.

We have developed strong working partnerships with local government

agencies, providing an important link between the School and the community.

Service learning does not simply prepare our boys for their future involvement in the world; it facilitates their active participation with their community, showing them that they can make a real difference in the world today.

Hale School’s Service Learning programme in the Senior School offers students from Year 9 through to Year 12 the opportunity to be involved in voluntary work in the local community as well as overseas.

Work with the local community for students in Years 9 and 10 involves visits to local schools where our students interact with young children and assist them with reading, art and craft activities and sports programmes. Our students are also very welcome visitors at several Aged Care Homes where activities include reading poetry and prose, playing scrabble and chess and chatting with the elderly residents. Year 9 students also donate their time and energy to assist at the St Vincent de Paul depot in Osborne Park. Boarders in Years 10 and 11 are involved twice a month with the Red Cross Soup Patrol which provides a small meal to the homeless people of Perth.

Year 11 students have the opportunity to participate in the Nulsen Youth Patron Programme. This programme aims to assist our students to develop a greater understanding of the needs, abilities, talents and humanity of adults living with a disability. The Youth Patrons visit Nulsen supported living homes and invite Nulsen residents to attend many functions at Hale School.

For our Year 12 students there is an opportunity to be involved in voluntary work in Vietnam and Cambodia. During their time in these countries the students work in schools (including our own “Hale School” in Cambodia), orphanages for children with severe disabilities and shelters for street children.

Participation in the annual Hale Sony Foundation Holiday Camp for Kids is also a Service Learning experience available only to Year 12 students. This camp provides senior boys with the opportunity to care for children with intellectual and physical disabilities at a four day residential camp in the Senior Boarding House at Hale School.

These programmes are exciting, challenging, very rewarding and, in some cases, life changing for those students fortunate enough to participate in them.

All boys at Hale School are encouraged to develop physical skills, coordination, strength and physical fitness so that they may gain a sense of enjoyment and satisfaction from individual and team sporting activities.

The provision of opportunities for healthy competition and the fostering of cooperation, integrity and sportsmanship within these situations is an important part of life at Hale. Year round interschool and interhouse sporting programmes stimulate the boys’ enthusiasm.

As a member of the Public Schools’ Association, Hale School participates in a large number of sporting activities. This, together with our tradition of Wednesday afternoon House sport, ensures that a large majority of staff are involved in the supervision of physical activities.

CAMPUS FACILITIES

Hale School’s expansive campus features outstanding physical education and sporting facilities that include an Olympic size, eight-lane swimming pool, a fully-equipped weights room and two gymnasiums which are home to basketball, badminton and volleyball. The larger gymnasium houses squash courts, as well as an indoor rock climbing wall.

The Sports Pavilion provides a central venue for parents, friends, team-mates, staff and students to gather and enjoy the fellowship that flourishes in the Hale School sporting community.

HOCKEY CLUB

The Hockey Complex comprises an artificial synthetic surface, clubrooms, a five-tiered stadium and flood lighting. These facilities are complemented by three grass hockey fields.

ROWING FACILITIES

The School’s boathouse, Cygnet Hall, is situated at Matilda Bay, Crawley, on the Swan River and houses the School’s rowing fleet. All boat classes from eights to single sculls are available in the School’s extensive rowing programme.

OTHER OUTDOOR FACILITIES:

12 plexipave tennis courts 4 grass tennis courts 4 plexipave basketball courts 3 football fields 4 soccer fields 2 rugby fields 5 cricket grounds, all with turf wickets 12 turf practice wickets 11 synthetic cricket practice wickets 1 bowling machine alley 10 lane 400m grass track and various cross country tracks

RISING TO THE CHALLENGE

SPORTING LIFE

Outdoor Education offers individual and group learning opportunities that are not available in the formal school curriculum.

Through interaction with the natural world, Outdoor Education aims to develop an understanding of our relationships with the environment, others and ourselves. It provides students with an opportunity to develop essential life skills and physical activity skills, and an opportunity to develop a comprehensive understanding of the environment and develop a positive relationship with nature.

Students should be able to work effectively in a team situation, recognising the need to fit in with others while still performing the role of an active team member. They will

need to recognise and accept the differences of others and be supportive in their quest for group goal attainment.

They will also have to face challenges in areas of perceived risk to themselves and while recognising their own limitations, will challenge these and relate the outcome back to other environments such as home and school. In order for this transfer of knowledge to occur most effectively, activities must be:

• well planned and groups must be thoroughly briefed

• ones where the participants are involved in setting both individual and group objectives

• thoroughly debriefed so that members identify and share personal experiences, challenges and achievements

• able to have outcomes directly related to broader life experiences

Hale School Outdoor Education recognises the four outcomes within the Curriculum Council Outdoor Education Course, which was implemented in Western Australia in 2008. The expedition model of delivering Outdoor Education at Hale School is unique and does not follow the model designed by the Curriculum Council for classroom based education. Students will not be formally assessed; however, a report is written on every student’s camp performance.

The Outdoor Education programme commences in Year 5 and concludes in Year 10.

The Outdoor Education department also offers a range of recreation activities for boys before or after school through the Outdoor Education club. These activities include indoor rock climbing, kayaking and scuba diving.

DISCOVERING OURSELVES

OUTDOOR EDUCATION

A wide range of clubs and societies form an important part of the co-curricular life of the School. These co-curricular activities enable the boys to develop skills and interests in many varied fields, and simultaneously contribute to the broad educational experience offered by Hale School.

Some clubs enable small groups of boys to follow particular interests under staff guidance; other clubs and societies focus on academic development and extension and some clubs involve the boys in interschool competitions.

The clubs and societies offered at Hale include the following:

Animation Club, Art Club, Chess Club, Kayaking Club, Computer Club, Debating, LOTE Club, French Club, Karate Club, MathsPlus Club, MathsPrime, Mock Trial, Public Speaking, Theatre Technicians Club, Tournament of the Minds, Aviation Club, Electric Vehicle Club and Philosophy Club.

In addition there are a wide range of musical groups available to boys with a keen interest and talent in music.

Since 2009 Hale School has also offered boys a coordinated Duke of Edinburgh Award programme. This award is an exciting worldwide self-development programme for young people aged 14 - 25 years.

The very wide range of co-curricular activities available at Hale School illustrates the balanced and rewarding educational programme offered throughout the School.

OUTSIDE THE CLASSROOM

CO-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES

Drama flourishes at Hale School. At all levels the boys are encouraged to involve themselves in a wide range of performance and academic opportunity.

Our Drama curriculum seamlessly ties into a busy co-curricular environment where productions are plentiful and students are given the chance to step up! Our production staffing is second to none and the resulting creative work is simply outstanding.

ALL THE WORLD’S A STAGE

Here at Hale School we like to take our performances into the wider world. We produce work which is then packed up and taken on tour. Tours happen every year - some within our local community, some interstate and some overseas.

These longer tours allow Hale students the chance to really breathe in the culture of another country - to see work from different perspectives and to challenge their own view of the world, not to mention creating life long memories.

THEATRE UNDER THE STARS

We are always looking for the chance to perform under the stars and we have a tradition of outdoor Shakespeare productions and pantomimes making the most of our beautiful environment here at Hale. The Picnic Shakespeare, or Shakespeare in the

Quad provides a beautiful opportunity for parents and friends to gather together, share a meal and a glass of wine, while watching our senior performers recreate one of the Bard’s greatest hits!

REDFOOT YOUTH THEATRE

Our youth theatre provides an opportunity for Hale students to mix with students from other schools in a creative meeting of minds, and to generate work within a fully supported theatre environment. We are members of the International Schools Theatre Association, participating in international festivals and indeed hosting other schools and youth theatres from all around the world. Workshops run throughout the year with diverse areas of appeal such as circus skills, fight choreography, puppetry and animation as well as more traditional areas of development such as physical theatre and playing Shakespeare.

LIGHTING THE FIRES OF IMAGINATION

DRAMA

Hale School has a large, diverse and busy Music department and has built a reputation as one of the premier music schools in Australia.

Music is offered in the curriculum at all year levels, and there are also many and varied opportunities in co-curricular music groups including choirs, orchestras, concert bands, jazz bands and numerous ensembles. Many of these musical activities are run in collaboration with our sister school, St Mary’s Anglican Girls’ School. As well as providing thorough formal training in music, the department strives to create a stimulating and rich musical environment. Over 30 concerts and recitals are presented each year featuring our own students, as well as national, international and local musicians as part of our Visiting Artists’ Programme. This programme also incorporates a series of masterclasses which offers our students the opportunity of working with distinguished

visiting musicians as part of their Music studies at the School.The Music department offers class Music at all year levels and tuition in all instruments, taught by an experienced team of visiting music staff. Our facilities are housed in the superb John Inverarity Music and Drama Centre, which includes 18 practice rooms, classrooms, rehearsal rooms and studios, and a world class 350 seat auditorium boasting outstanding acoustics for music.

Hale and its sister school, St Mary’s Anglican Girls’ School, have a strong musical liaison, with a regular series of combined recitals and concerts and ensembles consisting of students from both schools, who rehearse each week. This rich musical tradition enables us to provide wonderful musical opportunities for our students and enables them to perform to the highest possible musical standards.

There are regular music tours. The Hale St Mary’s Cantate has toured England more than once, singing in some of the great cathedrals and Hale St Mary’s Concert Band 1 has toured Singapore and Malaysia. Music scholarships and bursaries are offered each year, designed to encourage talented music students.

Parents of music students support the work of the department through the parent music body, the Friends of Hale Music.

Senior music students within the department sit on a committee with the Director of Music to discuss all aspects of the department from a student perspective. This provides opportunities for students to have input into department decision-making and to assist the staff in further enriching musical experiences for students.

The general philosophy of Music at Hale is two-fold: to provide the widest range of musical opportunities to the greatest number of students possible, and to strive for musical excellence in all that we do.

STIMULATING CULTURAL APPRECIATION

MUSIC

Your son’s experience at Hale School is not limited to his time as a student. Hale School has a very strong Old Haleians’ Association which has a membership of over 15,000 alumni. The Association fosters ongoing friendships, networking and acts as a conduit through which all Old Haleians can interact, share ideas and remain life-long friends.

Hale School values the Old Haleians’ Association (OHA) and hence assists in facilitating many opportunities for the OHA to mentor and share expertise and advice for all our students. This relationship not only ensures a great support network for our students but prepares them for life after Hale and gives them a sense of belonging to the greater Hale fraternity.

Hale School prides itself on the network of past students who represent a vast array of professions and positions throughout the world in business, trades and other vocations.

One of the key purposes of the Old Haleians’ Association is to foster this ongoing network and to help develop life-long friendships which

are a key characteristic of all boys who leave Hale School. With reunions, functions and mentoring opportunities, a Hale student is never forgotten and is given every opportunity after he leaves school to participate and contribute to the School. To have a population of experienced and contemporary thinkers who will assist in the nurturing of Hale students is a powerful tool for assisting the growth of all our students.

Many activities that the School provides to current students are designed to forge friendships and connections with our Old Boy population.

LIFE-LONG FRIENDSHIPS

HISTORY & TRADITION

HALE SCHOOL

HALE ROAD, WEMBLEY DOWNS

WESTERN AUSTRALIA 6019

CRICOS IPC 00438C

Telephone: (08) 9347 9701

Facsimile: (08) 9347 9724

Email: registrar@hale.wa.edu.au

Website: www.hale.wa.edu.au