Hale School is an

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and

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for boys, located in

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, a western suburb of

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, Western Australia. Named after the school founded by Bishop Mathew Blagden Hale in 1858, Hale School claims to be the oldest private boys' school in Western Australia, a claim subsequently contested by historian and former Hale School Headmaster Dr. Ken Tregonning. The school was originally situated at

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in Perth, relocated to the Pensioner Guard Barracks at the top of St. George's Terrace around 1880, and then again relocated to its 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

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for Years Pre-Primary to Year 6, a

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for Year 7, and a

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for Year 8 to Year 12. The school also consists of sporting grounds and boarding facilities for regional and international students. The school is a member of the

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and the

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. Hale's

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located in Karrinyup, a nearby suburb. In 2008, Hale School celebrated its sesquicentennial (150th) anniversary.

History

Part of Australia's colonial history, Hale School educated many prominent sons of the

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. The school was originally known as Boys High School and the inaugural chairman was

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, a notable jurist and slaveholder in the West Indies. Modelled on England's prestigious

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, it has sometimes been accused of being elitist. For example, in his biography of explorer and politician

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, Frank Crowley described the school's values throughout the 1870s as "a heady compound of social snobbery,

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, sentimental

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, patriotic

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and racial superiority". In contemporary social commentary, for example 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. In recent times equity concerns have been addressed by a scholarship program, including the first full boarding scholarships in Western Australia for

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students. Since at least 1930, Hale School has misrepresented its association with Bishop Hale's School, falsely claiming for instance that it was initially known as "Bishop Hale's Collegiate School", and later as "The High School". However the two were always completely separate legal entities that coexisted for 10 years - from 1876 until 1885 - under their own separate Acts of Parliament. Bishop Hale's private school commenced in 1858 and was known variously as "Bishop’s College", "Bishop Hale's School" and "Bishop’s Collegiate School". In 1863 the Church of England established the "Church of England Collegiate School" under an Act of Parliament Ordinance 26 Vic. No. 12, of 1863. Two years later on September 7, 1865, "Bishop Hale conveyed the school property to the Governors of the Church of England Collegiate School and their successors and assigns for ever—viz., Perth Building Lots H1, and H7. Bishop Hale’s School then became the Church of England Collegiate School, but was better known and spoken of as Hale’s School." A decade later in 1878 the taxpayer funded secular state "High School" opened its doors "across the road" from the Collegiate School. The latter could not compete when its fee paying students reenrolled at the new taxpayer sponsored "High School". The secular "High School" effectively and immediately put "Hale's School" out of business by taking away so many of its students, if not all of them, that it was no longer viable. Nevertheless "Hale's School" persisted as a legal entity for another 8 years until 1885 when the Act under which the original Bishop Hale's School had been incorporated was dissolved. Bishop Hale's Collegiate School perpetually ceased to exist 26 years after Bishop Hale commenced classes in 1858 because the creation of what is today called "Hale School" put it out of business. Exactly 100 years later, in 1958, persistent historical misrepresentations by former "High School" students were used to convince the Parliament of Western Australia into renaming "High School" to "Hale School" - in supposed honour of its purported founder - and the "High School Act (1876)" became the "Hale School Act (1876)", converting the secular school into a religious school under the auspices Governance of the Anglican Archbishop as Visitor.

Controversies

According to Edith Cowan, Western Australia's first female member of Parliament, the Act that evolved out Bishop Hale's School – the Church of England Collegiate School Act – co-existed with a public secular school instantiated under its own Act – the High School Act, creating two independent and theologically opposed legal entities. The latter then took the name "Hale School", the commencement date of 1858, and other propaganda associating itself with Bishop Hale, about which Cowan laments:

"It is only those of us who remember Bishop Hale personally and his deeply spiritual and religious type of mind (yet broad and tolerant of the views of others) who can realise the travesty of giving his name to an institution whose foundations are so unmistakably opposite to the principles he invariably upheld. Can it be wondered at that the Diocesan Council takes exception, as do other members of the Church of England, to the present High or Hale School’s use of the old Bishop Hale’s School badge, to the foundation date on its new buildings and the incorrect statement that Bishop Hale founded the High School."

Locations

Bishop Hale's Collegiate School occupied buildings designed by

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in 1858 and situated on

. The buildings eventually became known as ''

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''. 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 premises in

Headmasters

Campus

Hale School's campus is a 48-hectare site located in Wembley Downs. The administration building, Memorial Hall, Tom Hoar Dining Hall, Cygnet Theatre, Forrest Library and the Chapel of St Mark are all located on the southwest corner of the campus near the main entrance. The

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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, along with the middle school boarding residence, Brine House. The Peter Wright Technology Building, which houses the Design and Technology Workshop, as well as Computer and Design Suites, sits adjacent to the Doug Peake Pool. Adjacent to the swimming pool are the gymnasium and change-rooms. The senior boarding house is located on the eastern side of the campus while the sports playing fields occupy the north to south-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 is a new Library and Resource Centre. This includes a dedicated Year 12 study area and Curriculum Support rooms facing a central courtyard. The project also includes a Languages and English block. Beneath the library is a clothing store, IT department and the Old Haleians' Boardroom. While the library was open for student use from February in the 2009 school year, the official opening ceremony was not held until 1 July 2009, when the facility was officially opened by

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and unveiled as the Forrest Library. It honours members of the Forrest family, from Sir

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, and on to Andrew Forrest himself, who had been educated at Hale. In 2010 the

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awarded the Forrest Library an Architecture Award for Public Architecture.

John Inverarity Music and Drama Centre

The

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 primarily for Year 7 students. The main entrance, reception and administration offices 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 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) and four 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.

Junior School

The Hale Junior School was originally built when the Wembley Downs campus was opened. Today, it has classes from pre–primary up to Year 6, with around 400 students enrolled. It was renovated in 2017. It features a modern design with the year groups split up into a 'Lower Junior' (PP to Year 2), 'Middle Junior' (Year 3 and Year 4) and 'Upper Junior' (Year 5 and Year 6). All buildings have open areas, called 'breakout spaces', where students can work together in small groups or presentations can be held. Awards include 'Architecture Award for Education Architecture, Western Australia 2019' and 'Learning Environments WA Chapter, Category 2: New Construction / New Individual Facility over $8m'.

Sporting facilities

Hale School campus includes various sporting facilities, including: * an eight lane 25-metre geothermally heated swimming pool * a ten lane 50-metre heated swimming pool * a

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nasium, 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 *

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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. 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

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and Jon Lewis for nets sessions and practice matches, as seen on the front page of ''

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'' on 29 November 2006.

Academic standing

Since 2000, Hale School has won five of the

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s, awarded to the student obtaining the highest marks in the state administered tertiary entrance examinations. The school appears regularly in the top 10 schools for the

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rankings.

Sport

Hale is a member of the

(PSA).

PSA premierships

Hale has won the following PSA premierships. * Athletics (14) – 1920, 1921, 1922, 1923, 1924, 1925, 1928, 1934, 1939, 1941, 1992, 2001, 2002, 2017 * Badminton (5) – 2005, 2007, 2008, 2019, 2020 * Basketball (12) – 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1994, 1995, 2008, 2017, 2022, 2024 * Cricket (28) – 1905, 1906, 1907, 1909, 1911, 1916, 1922, 1925, 1933, 1934, 1938, 1947, 1948, 1950, 1956, 1961, 1966, 1967, 1976, 1992, 1995, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2009, 2011, 2019 * Football (22) – 1921, 1939, 1941, 1947, 1966, 1973, 1978, 1984, 1985, 1989, 1995, 1996, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2019 * Golf (6) – 2004, 2006, 2007, 2010, 2013, 2015 * Hockey (7) – 1980, 1990, 2012, 2014, 2019, 2021, 2022 * Rowing (16) – 1933, 1939, 1944, 1945, 1947, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1971, 1983, 1991, 2000, 2018 * Rugby (25) – 1964, 1965, 1969, 1971, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1980, 1982, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2022 * Soccer (12) – 1993, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2010, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2023 * Surfing (3) – 2006, 2016, 2017 * Swimming (40) – 1919, 1923, 1925, 1926, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1944, 1965, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1991, 1992, 1998, 2003, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 * Tennis (18) – 1965, 1966, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1976, 1977, 1985, 1986, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2014 * Volleyball (3) – 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023 * Water polo (4) – 1997, 2008, 2014, 2015

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

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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, Western Australia *Book: W. J. Edgar (1994), ''From Veldt to Vietnam, Haleians at War'', Old Haleians' Association, Wembley Downs, Western Australia

Hale School and the Australian Defence Force

Former students have served in all conflicts since the

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with many having distinguished military careers. Corporal

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, Hale Class of 1995, son of Major General Len Roberts-Smith, is currently Australia's most decorated soldier and war criminal, having been awarded the Victoria Cross and Medal for Gallantry. 124 Old Haleians have died in conflicts since the Boer War. A Memorial Grove at the school site honours these men with 124 plaques and a sculpture with an "

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" 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

File:Hale pool.JPG, Old Olympic length 8 lane pool, now the location of two basketball courts File:Hale chapel.JPG, Chapel File:Hale memorial.JPG, Memorial grove and eternal flame sculpture File:Hale boarding.JPG, Senior boarding house File:Hale health centre construction.JPG, New health centre being constructed next to the senior boarding house (photo from January 2007) File:Hale nets.JPG, Artificial cricket nets. Turf nets are available in summer File:Hale tennis.JPG, Plexipave tennis and basketball courts File:Hale craig.JPG, Craig Oval (1st football & cricket team ground)

Notable alumni

An alumnus of Hale School is called an ''Old Haleian''. Notable Old Haleians include: *

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–

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of the Second World War * Luke Burton – rugby union player *

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– AFL footballer *

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- basketball player *

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– artist *

Robert Drewe Robert Duncan Drewe (born 9 January 1943) is an Australian novelist, non-fiction and short story writer. Biography Robert Drewe was born on 9 January 1943 in Melbourne, Victoria. At the age of six, he moved with his family to Perth. He grew up ...

– author *

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– professional tennis player * Jy Farrar – AFL footballer *

– entrepreneur * Sir

– first

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* Michael Gardiner –

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football player *

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– AFL footballer *

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– businessman * Kyron Hayden – AFL footballer *

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– rugby union player * Ross Haylett-Petty – rugby union player * Ryan Hodson – rugby union player * Lawson Humphries – AFL footballer *

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– crown prince of

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* David Irvine – head of ASIS 2003–09, head of ASIO 2009–14 * Nick Jooste – rugby union player *

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– painter *

Matthew Lutton Matthew Lutton is an Australian theatre and opera director. He was associate director of the Black Swan Theatre Company in 2006. He was the founder and director of ThinIce theatre company (2002–2012) in Perth, Western Australia. Moving to Melb ...

– theatre and opera director *

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– cricket player and coach * Shane McAdam – AFL footballer * Daryl Mitchell – cricketer (New Zealand Blackcap) * Tom Mitchell – plays AFL football for Hawthorn, 2018 Brownlow Medallist * Sir Stephen Parker –

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* Todd Pearson – Olympic swimming medallist * Melvin Poh – entrepreneur *

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– state and federal politician * Benjamin Roberts-Smith VC –

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recipient *

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–

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tic

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* Paul Royle – World War II pilot and

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''Great Escaper'' * Edward Russell – television presenter * Sharafuddin Idris Shah –

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, Malaysia *

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– cricketer *

Rolly Tasker Rolland Leslie "Rolly" Tasker AM (21 March 192622 June 2012) was an Australian sailor who won Australia's first Olympic sailing medal, at the 1956 Olympic Games in Melbourne. He and Malcolm (Huck) Scott won a silver medal in their 12m2 Sha ...

– sailor *

Justin Turner Justin Matthew Turner (born November 23, 1984), nicknamed "Red," is an American professional baseball infielder and designated hitter for the Chicago Cubs of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Baltimore Orioles ...

– rugby union player * Peter Wright – mining magnate *

Meyne Wyatt Meyne Wyatt (born 1989) is an Aboriginal Australian actor, known for his stage, film, and television roles. In 2012, he played a supporting role in the musical comedy film '' The Sapphires'' and also made his debut with the Bell Shakespeare com ...

– actor, writer *

Basil Zempilas Basil Anthony Zempilas (; born 30 July 1971) is an Australian politician who is the leader of the Western Australian Liberal Party and the member for Churchlands in the Western Australian Legislative Assembly, serving in both roles since March ...

– Lord Mayor of Perth

References

External links

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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
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