All-boys independent Wembley Downs, Perth Founded 1858

Hale School.

Western Australia's oldest independent boys' school. A 48-hectare campus in Wembley Downs, a Wesfarmers/Fortescue/Forrest alumni list, and a top-five WA finish at ATAR almost every year.

Inside Hale

Hale traces its origins to Bishop Hale's Collegiate School, opened by Anglican Bishop Mathew Blagden Hale in 1858 in buildings on St Georges Terrace designed by Richard Roach Jewell. That history makes Hale arguably the oldest private boys' school in Western Australia, a claim the school proudly carries, while acknowledging a gentle contest from rival institutions and from former Hale headmaster Dr Ken Tregonning.

After moving to Havelock Street in West Perth in 1914 (opposite Parliament House), Hale relocated to its current 480,000 m² site in Wembley Downs in 1961. The Wembley Downs campus is one of the largest school campuses in the southern hemisphere by area, and includes purpose-built music, sport, and academic facilities that few other Perth schools can match in scale.

The school is non-selective by enrolment, single-sex, and Anglican by foundation. The Old Haleians community is unusually high-profile in WA business and public life, with alumni including Sir John Forrest (WA's first Premier), Andrew Forrest (Fortescue), Richard Goyder (Wesfarmers, AFL chairman), and Ben Roberts-Smith VC.

What Hale is known for

Top-tier academic record

In 2024, 100% of Hale students achieved WACE and 54% scored an ATAR of 90 or above, putting Hale comfortably in the top five WA schools by 90+ rate. Hale has historically led WA in 16 separate ATAR courses, including Specialist Maths, Methods, Chemistry, Physics, Literature, Economics and Music.

Cathedral-scale campus

The 48-hectare Wembley Downs site has dedicated music, drama, design and technology centres, multiple sports fields, and a chapel that anchors the daily rhythm. The space is unusual and shapes how the school can run extension and co-curricular programs.

PSA sport with depth

Hale is one of the foundation members of the PSA (Public Schools Association) and is a perennial PSA contender across most sports. The cricket, rowing and athletics traditions are particularly long-running.

Exceptional alumni network

The Old Haleians Association is one of the more active in WA, with notable graduates spanning business (Forrest, Goyder), military (Roberts-Smith VC), public service, and the arts. For students, the network is genuinely useful.

Things to consider

Hale isn't the right fit for every student. Here are the genuine tradeoffs to think through, drawn from publicly available information about the school.

Fees at the top of WA schooling

Hale's senior school fees are among the highest in WA. Families typically need to plan for tuition plus uniform, camps, and the cost of the school's substantial co-curricular program.

All-boys is a real choice

Like other PSA boys' schools, Hale is single-sex from the senior campus. The shared events with girls' schools soften the social dynamic but the daily classroom is still single-sex.

Anglican framing

Chapel services, religious education, and Anglican character are part of the experience rather than optional. Visit before assuming this is or isn't a fit.

Long commute for many

The Wembley Downs site is north of the Swan River. For families south of the river, the school day starts and ends with a long commute that's worth factoring into the decision.

The ATAR pathway at Hale

Hale boys typically take a STEM-leaning ATAR plate. The most common combinations: Pre-medicine (Methods + Chemistry + Human Bio + English, with UCAT prep externally), Engineering / pure sciences (Methods + Specialist + Physics + Chemistry), Commerce (Methods + Economics + English + a science), and Law / arts (Literature + History + a Language + Methods).

The dominant post-school destination is UWA, with smaller cohorts heading to Curtin, ECU, and a steady annual stream interstate to Melbourne, Sydney, ANU and Oxbridge for top-end candidates.

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From Hale to our Bentley centre

About 18 km from our Bentley centre and a 22 to 25-minute drive via the Mitchell Freeway. Many Hale boys who tutor with us live closer to our centre than to the Wembley Downs campus, so the trip after school is shorter than it sounds. Live online classes are a clean alternative.

Tutoring built for Hale students.

Small-group ATAR classes at our Bentley centre or live online, for the subjects Hale students are actually sitting. Free trial class, no card required.

Hale School questions

Common questions from Hale School families

How far is Hale School from Educatta's centres?

Does Educatta tutor the subjects Hale School students typically take?

Yes. Educatta tutors all the major ATAR subjects Hale School students are sitting: Mathematics Methods, Mathematics Applications, English, Chemistry, Physics, and Human Biology. Year 11 and 12 students from Hale School can attend small-group classes at our Bentley centre, or live online from anywhere in WA.

Can Hale School students attend Educatta classes after school?

Yes. Most of our weekly classes run between 4:00pm and 8:30pm on weekdays, with weekend slots also available. Hale School's school day finishes in time for students to arrive at our Bentley centre for after-school weekly classes.