Hale School
Hale School is an independent, Anglican day and boarding school for boys, located in Wembley Downs, a western suburb of Perth, Western Australia.
| Hale School | |
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| Location | |
Wembley Downs , Western Australia Australia | |
| Coordinates | 31°54′41″S 115°46′51″E |
| Information | |
| Type | Independent, day & boarding |
| Motto | Duty |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Established | 1858 |
| Sister school | St Mary's |
| Chairman | Mark Foster |
| Head of Senior School | David Bourne |
| Deputy Head of Senior School | Simon Hunt |
| Head of Year 7 | Jackie Hunt |
| Head of Junior School | Tim Simpson |
| Headmaster | Dean Dell'Oro |
| Chaplain | Thomas Couper |
| Employees | 257 |
| Median ATAR | 91.85 (2021) |
| Gender | Boys |
| Enrolment | ~1,500 (1–12) |
| Colour(s) | Oxford blue & Cambridge blue |
| Affiliation | Public Schools Association |
| Website | www |
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 the Cloisters on St Georges Terrace in Perth, relocated to the Pensioner Guard Barracks at the top of St George's Terrace around 1880, and then to new Havelock Street premises in 1914 in West Perth. In 1961 the School moved to its current premises in Wembley Downs. The campus now consists of a junior school for Years Pre-Primary to 6, a middle school for Year 7 and a senior school for Year 8 to 12. The school also consists of sporting grounds, and boarding facilities for regional and international students.
The school is a member of the Public Schools Association and the Junior School Heads Association of Australia.
Hale's sister school is St Mary's Anglican Girls' School located in Karrinyup, a nearby suburb.
In 2008, Hale School celebrated its sesquicentennial (150th) anniversary.