Welcome from the Principal
Haileybury is acclaimed as a great school.
The acclaim stems from our guaranteed small classes, the highly successful parallel education model, outstanding teachers, an unmatched level of individual attention – and 117 years of history and achievement.
Haileybury has high expectations for its students and provides them with the support needed to achieve academically. In the Junior School, Haileybury students surpass nationwide benchmarks for literacy and numeracy. In the Senior School, we expect that 40% of boys and girls should be placed in the top 10% in the State, 60% in the top 20% in the State and a significant number in the top 1%.
I believe that graduating students should have strong core academic skills, a broad analytical thinking ability and be capable of operating in a rapidly changing world.
At Haileybury we develop the core literacy and numeracy skills through the use of explicit, direct instructional learning in the Junior Years. In the Middle Years a combination of explicit instruction and student-centred learning is used to broaden analytical thinking and problem solving. An exciting Year 9 development program develops independence and resilience. The three-year VCE and IB Program in the Senior Years, coupled with one of the widest range of subject choices available, ensures that there are programs to suit all students’ interests and abilities.
Our academic programs are enhanced by Haileybury’s commitment to a strong social education program that includes fulfilling potential, supporting individual resilience and the development of personal character values, including a commitment to lifelong learning. I believe in the principles of social justice and am committed to the School developing our students accordingly.
Education at Haileybury is much more than a formal learning program. It embodies attention to the welfare of each student and his, or her, total school experience. Through our model of Parallel Education, it seeks the best that can be achieved academically for each student and at the same time looks to his or her social development.
I believe that schooling should be enjoyable and that every student matters every day.
We look forward to showing you our School - an institution of which we are very proud.
Derek Scott
Principal
