It’s full steam ahead across all Haileybury campuses as drama performances, concerts and sports events bring the School community together.
This term, it has been a great joy to see students engaged in such a wide breadth of co-curricular activities. This has been despite the ongoing challenges of COVID-19 regulations for the operations of the School and for families.
The concert in the Keysborough Quad was a particular highlight, bringing together musicians from across the year levels and from all campuses for a wonderfully entertaining event. The record audience in attendance was evidence of the great desire of families and friends to enjoy and acknowledge the wonderful efforts of students in keeping their music passion going through the last two years.
Similarly, the Year 10 play, These Bridges, was a great ensemble performance and exploration of movement and voice by a talented and hardworking group of students in front of a sold-out theatre. The City Campus Senior School play, The Book of Everything, tackled some challenging issues in the unique City theatre space.
Over 2,800 students have been out playing sport each weekend. The APS Girls and Boys Combined Swimming and Diving carnivals, and the Heads of the River event, were a great success and Haileybury students participated with great spirit and support for each other.
Many year level camps have seen students opened to a breadth of educational experiences once again.
Our Pipes & Drums band also won the recent State Championships event in which approximately 50 students from the School competed.
None of these events have come to pass without COVID-19 hiccups—numerous staff and students have isolated at different times and some students didn’t get to enjoy the full camp experience because of COVID.
Through all of this I have been really thrilled with the great support of the whole community—students, staff and families—in recognising that we must forge on and support each other as challenges arise. I am very appreciative of this.
At a recent Founders Day Assembly, Senior School students were able to see that, across the 130 years of the School, the Haileybury community has always worked together through times of challenge and emerged stronger because of the shared experience. These include two economic depressions, two world wars and now, two pandemics.
I am grateful to be a part of such a strong and supportive community.
Derek Scott
CEO | Principal
They’re often referred to as ‘soft skills’ — those skills that can be hard to precisely describe and measure but are increasingly key to the successful careers of the next generation.
In 2020, the World Economic Forum underscored the rising importance of some of these skills in The Future of Jobs Report. The report identified the top skills of 2025 including analytical thinking, active learning, complex problem-solving, critical thinking and analysis. Creativity and initiative, leadership and social influence, resilience, flexibility and problem-solving also made the list.
‘Skills gaps continue to be high as in-demand skills across jobs change in the next five years,’ write The Future of Jobs Report authors.
‘The top skills and skill groups which employers see as rising in prominence in the lead up to 2025 include groups such as critical thinking and analysis as well as problem-solving and skills in self-management such as active learning, resilience, stress tolerance and flexibility.’
An Education Commission Report focusing on the future of the ‘Learning Generation’ declared that half of the world’s jobs — around 2 billion — will disappear by 2030 due to automation. Employers will be seeking workers with the kinds of ‘soft skills’, like the much talked about ‘emotional intelligence’, that can’t be replicated by technology. Highly relevant and sought after, currently these skills are in short supply.
‘Already some 40 per cent of employers globally are finding it difficult to recruit people with the skills they need,’ reports the Education Commission, a global initiative that is focused on inclusive and quality education and lifelong learning for all.
The term ‘soft skills’ doesn’t sit well with Anna Sever, Deputy Principal (Teaching & Learning) at Haileybury, who feels it doesn’t reflect the importance and complexity of those skills.
“They are undoubtedly very important skills for today’s students to have, but they are actually very difficult to master and they can also be intangible and difficult to assess. You can measure academic outcomes with an ATAR but you can’t easily measure critical thinking or problem-solving or social influence,” she says.
Despite their complexity and intangibility, Haileybury is already firmly focused on helping students build a bedrock of these skills to help prepare them for evolving future careers.
“The nature of work is changing and students will go into a workforce that is unbundled, compartmentalised and more fragmented,” says Ms Sever.
“The use of technology has become paramount, which is why we’ve implemented a managed device program. All our assessment and content delivery happen through a learning management system and we run courses for students to enhance their digital learning and use of technology with the support of a structured team of digital learning leaders across the school.”
A number of initiatives at Haileybury introduce, build and then embed some of the skills identified by the World Economic Forum.
In Year 8, it is compulsory for all students to study entrepreneurship via the Haileybury Startup program. Students develop an idea for a startup business and at the end of the year they take part in a Pitch Showcase where they present their business idea to a panel for a chance to receive $1,000 seed funding.
Past teams have developed a contraption that converts a home bath into a dog bath and a smart-bandage for sports injuries that measures the amount of inflammation in an injury and feeds information to an app to show if the injury is healing.
“The program develops skills such as teamwork, digital literacy, critical thinking and presentation,” says Ms Sever.
“It also teaches problem-solving and resilience because it’s important to fail before you come to a solution. It’s not so much about the outcome but more about the creative and critical thinking process and showing the leadership that is needed to be successful.”
Students in Year 9 take part in the Haileybury Incubator Project (HIP) that also focuses on entrepreneurship, design-thinking, creativity and collaboration. Students learn from leading industry professionals who share their expertise and advice about how to succeed in business. The school is also currently discussing the introduction of an Entrepreneurship Academy for Senior School students.
The Curious Minds program provides students from years Prep-12 with a range of innovative and challenging Extra-Curricular and academic extension opportunities including Model United Nations, Haileybury Hive — the school’s beekeeping program, Digitech Explorers, and competitions such as Tournament of Minds, Future Problem Solving and the Human Powered Vehicle Energy Breakthrough.
Each activity is STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics) and LEAP (Literature, Entrepreneurship, Arts & Politics) themed to allow students to explore topics at a deeper level and through a defined learning structure. The skills and competencies honed through these activities are formally recognised by HYCreds – Haileybury’s micro-credentialing system.
“While the world is marching towards increasing automation, there are things the human mind can do that computers simply can’t. There are nuances that only the human brain can understand and articulate,” says Ms Sever.
“We need to focus on developing those skills while not taking our eye off the ball in terms of the foundational skills, like maths and English, that students need to be successful and to flourish in life.”
It’s been so long since we could get out and about in the city! So our Arts staff designed a fantastic collection of incursions and excursions to enrich, extend and experience arts for students in the heart of Melbourne.
Catching the tram to THE LUME exhibition to see Van Gogh’s work was a highlight for our Year 6 students. Being able to experience the work of a world-renowned artist so close to City campus is an extraordinary opportunity.
We recently hosted the Future Schools Victorian State Tour where school leaders and principals from around the country joined us, heard from CEO|Principal, Derek Scott, and experienced our beautiful vertical campus.
Our student leaders spoke about what makes Haileybury City special and why they are proud to attend Haileybury. Our City Executive team showed the visitors around our campus and they saw our School in action.
We are so proud of our City culture and community and the way in which our students grow their kind hearts and sharp minds every day. It certainly shines through in their interactions with visitors, staff and each other. We continue to strive for ways to be outward looking and future focused so we can be recognised as a great world school.
We love rewarding reading at City. If you have read this, your child can enter the Insight Trivia Challenge and one winner in each school will receive a prize. Students can submit their entry in the boxes in the ELC, JS, GMS or BMS by the end of next week.
The questions are:
ELC: What are our ELC students encouraged to eat first?
JS: What did Year 4 do that gave them an adrenaline rush?
MS: Where did Year 6 go during Arts Week?
Reception children have been learning about healthy eating and how healthy foods support our growing bodies and impact our physical wellbeing. During mealtimes, children have been encouraged to eat their fruit or vegetables first and educators are seeing children reminding each other about the different types of healthy foods.
Healthy eating will continue to be highlighted through conversations and intentional teaching to promote a healthy lifestyle for the children in Reception and Pre-Prep.
Reception and Pre-Prep children also engage in ELC Fit which was developed by Mark Reed, Haileybury Head of Athletics. The program focuses on gross motor development using obstacles within a fast-paced course.
The program has also been embedded in our PE program and children have embraced the opportunity to challenge their abilities while developing fundamental movement skills like balancing, jumping and hopping.
Reception and Pre-Prep engage in ELC Fit for 20 minutes every Tuesday morning before their morning group times.
During Arts Week, our Junior School Art Captains organised a chalk drawing activity at recess and lunch. All students were encouraged to draw interesting patterns on the Level 3 terrace tiles. They loved designing their drawings and adding creativity to the outdoor space. It was thoroughly enjoyed by all.
Excited shrieks filled the air as our Year 4 students experienced the adrenaline rush on the giant swing. Nerves turned to exhilaration as they were launched into the air, hair blowing in the wind. This was just one of the many highlights of the Portsea Camp.
The students engaged in three days of activities that strengthened their resilience, enhanced their communication skills and challenged them to collaborate with others to achieve outcomes. Listening to the flying fox safety instructions was pivotal before gliding through the air. Communication reigned supreme during the hut-building and orienteering activities and the beach walk and games allowed students to immerse themselves in the peninsula environment.
Our students challenged themselves during each activity, operated out of their comfort zones and formed strong connections with their fellow peers across different campuses. They relished developing skills outdoors and we thank Mr Tim Naughton and Ms Lizzy Gibney for taking the students to camp.
In our first full term onsite in a few years, our Middle School are making the most of every moment! From Arts Week and our two Music Camps to our Years 7 and 8 Camps and Middle School in Action, we are so grateful to be able to run our programs and to connect with our City community again.
Arts Week saw every student in the Middle School immersed in the Arts through different excursions and experiences. Year 5 students enjoyed a walking tour of Melbourne and Year 6 had an outing to THE LUME. Year 7 students enjoyed Artvo and Year 8 students took part in a vocal workshop.
Everyone enjoyed lunchtime entertainment and performances on the terrace, meet and greet artists sessions, and a visit to the secret garden hiding in the Dance Studio!
A big thank you to Ms Rebecca Frith, Mr Michael England and Mrs Phillipa Bell who organised these enriching activities.
It was wonderful to see so many of you attend our Middle School in Action on Tuesday, 29 March. Students were so excited to be working with you and we hope you enjoyed the opportunity to be in our wonderful City classrooms and to experience our brilliant teaching and learning.
“You can’t use up creativity. The more you use, the more you have.”Maya Angelou
Caroline Merrick
Head of City
In the lead-up to Easter and the end of Term 1—already—there is much activity on and off campus. Seeing our students and wider community enjoying extra-curricular activities and events is terrific.
The HPF City Second-hand Uniform Shop (SHUS) opened on Friday, 1 April, from 8.00 am to 9.00 am. If you have clothes you wish to sell on consignment, or to donate, please place freshly laundered or dry-cleaned items with completed information slips in the blue donation bins at the Reception and Basement Car Park entry.
Please remember that all donated items should adhere to the presentation standards required of students. Further information is available on the myHaileybury app.
A very big thank you to our SHUS Coordinator, Alice Johnson, and our volunteers assisting on the day.
Wishing everyone a restful term break and looking forward to seeing you at our upcoming events.
Nina Brooks & Nadine Bissland
Co-Presidents, HPF City
Thank you to the grandparents and special friends who attended the ELC and Junior School celebrations recently. It has been several years since we have been able to host this event and well over 300 people attended. Days like these create lasting memories for families and remain in the hearts of children long after they have left school.
Thank you, too, to parents who attended the recent Year 5 coffee morning on campus. A wonderful morning of conversation was had by all!
I wish all families a happy and relaxing term break after a wonderful term full of learning and events. Just a reminder that the first day of Term 2 is Wednesday, 27 April. Full winter uniform will be required, however, students will have a two-week period to transition to the winter uniform on their return.
Grandparents’ Day was held on Tuesday, 22 March, and what a wonderful event it was. Many grandparents and special visitors spent time in the ELC classrooms and there were smiles, laughter and fun creations. The children proudly shared their classroom, artwork and favourite activities with their grandparents who were able to share some wisdom and reminisce about their own childhood.
All guests then went to the John Twist Hall for a special assembly including a wonderful performance by the ELC of the song, Mister Sun, led by Mr Leonardo Intilangelo. What a fantastic sight to see our whole ELC on stage singing for all to see and hear.
The grandparents and special guests then headed to the Sports Hall for morning tea. We thank everyone for coming to visit and hope you enjoyed your time as much as we enjoyed acknowledging the special bonds shared within families.
“A Grandparent is a little bit parent, a little bit teacher, and a little bit best friend.”Unknown
It is that time of year when ELC and JS students start making their Easter bonnets for our parade on Friday, 8 April. This is an event our students really look forward to every year! Hats can be big, small, outlandish or simple—it is up to you. Parents are welcome to come along and see the beautiful hats in the parade.
Our Prep students love their art classes and so, when Prep W was fortunate enough to have a beautiful sunshine filled morning, they went outside to draw what they saw around them, just like the Impressionists in the 19th century. Artists such as Monet and Renoir would draw and paint in the fresh air and directly observe their subjects. Prep W drew the architecture and the beautiful trees in the courtyard outside the Arts Building.
Prep V’s day was rainy, however, as artists are great problem solvers they drew inside and looked closely at the models in the Art room. They drew all manner of subjects from dinosaurs to waterlilies and insects—even an elephant! They agreed that the more you look the more you see as they first drew the shape then the details of their chosen subject.
The Middle School House Arts Festival was a wonderful way to complete a busy and productive Term 1. It showcased the talents of students in art, dance, drama, music and media. Congratulations to all Houses for their enthusiasm.
We hope all parents have been able to access the online reporting and feedback for their children. The upcoming Parent Teacher Interviews are an opportune time to discuss the progress of your child.
Interviews are scheduled to take place in Week 3 of Term 2. Bookings can be made via the parent portal on go2. An email will be sent early next term when bookings are open to parents.
If any parents are experiencing difficulty accessing or navigating the live reporting platform, an information desk will be set up in John Twist Hall to provide assistance to access student online report data.
Jeanette Rawlings
Head of Edrington (Berwick)
Hello Edrington! Firstly, thank you so much to our Class Social Reps for volunteering their time to be our social calendar wizards. I’m seeing so many dates and chat groups popping up within our community, which is great after being locked away for two years. Also, keep an eye on the Facebook page for calendar date reminders about events coming up for your class.
A big shout out to our Grandparents’ Day volunteers for helping serve morning tea to our VIPs. It’s such a fun morning and highlight of the year for all the families and friends.
We have also had the opportunity to catch up with the new families at Haileybury Edrington and to give them a warm welcome. It’s been busy, busy, busy!
Have a safe and happy Easter. See you all in Term 2.
Kerry Ilic
HPFE President
As Term 1 draws to a close, I’d like to take this opportunity to thank all Newlands staff, students and parents for your determination to engage in everything on offer this term. Our focus for 2022 is optimisation—making the best or most effective use of a situation or resource, and we have certainly seized every opportunity.
Camps, Arts Week, sporting events, music performances, social justice initiatives, Grandparents’ Days and assemblies are just a few of the wonderful activities undertaken by our students.
Have a restful break with your family, remain safe and we look forward to your return in Term 2 on Wednesday, 27 April.
On Thursday, 7 April, the Year 8 Mechatronics students will head to the Victorian Space Science Education Centre. After completing a pre-mission training, students will use the Mars Autonomous Science Laboratory and take on the roles of scientists and engineers in Mission Control to complete a simulated mission.
Tasks include driving a remote robot on the surface of Mars, working together to analyse scientific data and completing a hands-on laboratory session investigating rocks and minerals. It will be an out of this world experience for the students involved.
The ELC children have visited different areas within the Keysborough campus and are being visited by different staff, and by students and parents, to enrich their learning in different interest areas.
This Action Research Project is documented and displayed in the ELC foyer and is recorded through Moments. Parents are encouraged to provide their comments and feedback to the ELC staff.
Glenn Williams, our Building and Grounds Supervisor, is a frequent visitor to the ELC and he will also visit the children to talk about his role and introduce members of his team.
In coming weeks, ELC children and their Educators will participate in ‘Active April’. The aim is for all Victorians to participate in at least 30 minutes of physical activity each day.
During Term 1 school holidays, ELC children will be involved in Active April School Campus walks where they can explore the different ovals at the Keysborough campus and visit different playground areas and have picnic morning teas.
Pre-Prep and Reception children will use the school holidays to consolidate their learning of new concepts in preparation for Term 2.
Junior School was buzzing with excitement thanks to some very important guests who visited during our recent Grandparents’ and Special Friends Day. Our guests met for morning tea before making their way to Berthon Hall to watch year level choirs perform songs they have been learning in class.
The Year 2 Strings and Years 3 and 4 Scrolls students gave a sneak peek of the musical numbers they have been learning on their instruments. The VIP guests then moved to designated areas to take part in activities with students such as making origami, playing games or a scavenger hunt. It was a beautiful day and a lovely time was had by all.
Haileybury will hold its annual walkathon to support and raise awareness of the Royal Children’s Hospital Good Friday Appeal.
The walkathon will be held this Thursday and will include the Junior and Middle Schools.
The walkathon will replace the Middle School Coin Trail for 2022.
Families can donate online via the following website, or bring in a gold coin donation.
We encourage parents to come and enjoy the occasion with us. The more people who know about the Royal Children’s Hospital Good Friday Appeal, the greater the impact. Please spread the word by sharing our page with your friends and family.
Easter is fast approaching and the Junior School is looking forward to its annual Easter Hat Parade and Easter Egg Hunt. Each class and year level will be able to show the rest of the school their wonderful creations.
Each class will also parade with a song—this often promotes unprompted dancing, which is always encouraged!
After the parade, the HPFK will provide an Easter Egg Hunt for all students. The eggs are always evenly distributed and food allergies are taken into consideration. We encourage parents to come and enjoy the spectacle.
The JS Easter Hat Parade will be held on Friday Friday, 8 April, from 9.00 – 10.00 am.
On Tuesday, 5 April, Years 7 and 8 students will participate in House Cross Country, which is always a favourite of the House events calendar. Students will battle it out in a 3km run around the school grounds to see which House will come out on top.
On the last day of Term 1, Aria award-winning classical guitarists, Slava and Leonard Grigoryan, will visit Haileybury for a guitar class and performance. Keysborough-based guitar students will take part in a guitar class with Slava and Leonard, working on some guitar fundamentals and techniques.
At 1:00 pm the Grigoryans will perform a short concert in the Chapel. Students, staff and parents are welcome to attend.
Jane Gibbs
Head of Newlands (Keysborough)
A huge thank you to the Newlands community for generously supporting the Easter Egg Raffle. Ticket sales close Tuesday, 5 April, and all winners will be announced at the end of term assembly on Friday, 8 April.
A special mention to our wonderful volunteers for organising and creating magnificent Easter baskets for our lucky winners to enjoy!
We have plenty of winter uniform stock to help you prepare for Term 2. The HPFK Uniform Shop opening hours this week are:
Friday, 8 April, from 2.30 – 4.30 pm
This year our target is to reach 1,000 Haileybury HPFK Facebook Group members. If you would like to connect with our community, please join our Facebook page.
If you have any queries or would like to contact the HPFK, please email: HPFK@haileybury.vic.edu.au
Lenice Norris
President, Haileybury Parents & Friends Keysborough
Our Founders’ Day Assembly was a wonderful occasion and a great way to enable current Haileyburians to reflect on how the School has become the large and diverse institution it is today. The 2022 Founders’ Day Assembly had a new format and our School Captains and Vice Captains presented information about how the different generations of Haileybury founders contributed to the School’s growth.
Our guest speaker, the recipient of the OHA Medal, was Mr Chris Pfeiffer (OH 1967), who attended Haileybury College from 1960–67. Mr Pfeiffer was educated at Sydney University and Riverina College of Advanced Education, now Charles Sturt University. He has had an extremely successful career as a winemaker, opening Pfeiffer Wines in 1984 after purchasing Seppelt’s Distillery and vineyard in Rutherglen. Pfeiffer Wines is a James Halliday Five Star Winery and has maintained this top grading for over 10 years.
If you would like more information on Mr Pfeiffer, or the many other activities of the Old Haileyburian’s Association, please visit the OHA website.
Many of you will have spoken with our School Marshal, Mr Joshua Clark. Mr Clark has decided to complete his teacher training degree full-time and will be leaving Haileybury at the end of Term 1. We appreciate his contribution to Senior School and wish him all the very best for the future.
We have appointed Mr Paul Anderson to take over the Marshal’s role in Term 2. Mr Anderson is an old boy—he was School Prefect and House Captain—and is very aware of Senior School culture and standards.
He began his schooling at Brighton in Year 6 and attended Keysborough from Years 9–12. For the past two years he has worked as a Haileybury Tutor Support Officer, assisting students with their academic, social and emotional needs.
Mr Anderson is an award-winning former Herald Sun crime journalist with 25 years’ experience across Sport, Police Rounds and as Chief Court Reporter. He has written true crime books, adult crime fiction and young adult fiction. He is also a current Assistant Coach with the Haileybury First 18 football team and coaches at NAB League level with the Sandringham Dragons. He is a former AFL Youth Coach of the Year (Southern Region).
During Mr Anderson’s interview, he impressed the panel with his commitment to each student’s personal development. He says his ‘driving motivation is to have a positive effect on people and to help them get the best out of themselves’.
“While driving our standards and expectations as Marshal, I hope to help students develop winning habits that will stand them in good stead at school and prepare them for life outside Haileybury’s gates”Mr Anderson
We know he will make a wonderful contribution to the life of Senior School.
Haileybury’s Pipes & Drums won the recent Victorian Championships and the Grade 4A and Juvenile Novice A state titles are now back in Haileybury’s possession. The B band also achieved a commendable second place in Juvenile Novice B, beating their Ballarat Grammar rivals who placed third.
The students now have their sights set on the Nationals.
After beating the current defending Novice A national champions at Scotch College, we are in a very good position for more success at the Australian Pipe Band Championships this October.
A big thank you to all the parents and friends who helped feed and hydrate the students, to the Pipes & Drums staff for their expert guidance and tutelage, and to the students—an amazing achievement!
We have students from many different cultural backgrounds and it is important to appreciate our differences, which is why Flagstaff House organised a Harmony Day celebration. Students were invited to bring in an item representing their culture and to share why it is important to them.
Muskan Desai (Year 10) wears a traditional Indian Dupatta and Tikka, Tana Alispahic (Year 9) wears vintage-style Bosnian folk garments and Manal Ahmad (Year 10) wears a Dupatta and traditional headpiece which Northern Pakistani women wear.
The 2022 summer sport season has ended and preparations have begun for the winter season. Congratulations to all students who enjoyed success on the sporting field during the summer. I hope that everyone enjoyed the camaraderie of being part of a team and learned some important lessons about working toward collective goals.
One of the most important aims of the Sport Program at Haileybury is to introduce our students to the physical and psychological benefits of regular participation in physical activity. If our students appreciate this and continue to participate in sport beyond their school years, we couldn’t be happier.
In Term 2 students wear winter uniform, however, we will have three weeks at the beginning of the term when students may continue to wear summer uniform. Term 2 classes resume on Wednesday, 27 April.
I wish all Haileybury families a relaxing time away from the usual school routine!
Pam Chamberlain
Senior Vice Principal and Head of Haileybury Senior Schools
This year our target is to reach 1,000 Haileybury HPFK Facebook Group members. If you would like to connect with our community, please join our Facebook page.
If you have any queries or would like to contact the HPFK, please email: HPFK@haileybury.vic.edu.au
Lenice Norris
President, Haileybury Parents & Friends Keysborough
Congratulations to the cast, crew and creative team behind the enormously successful inaugural City Play The Book of Everything.
Every aspect of this incredible play was masterfully executed over its three-night run. The performances from the students were incredibly strong as the ensemble and leads worked in sync to serve this story of growth and empowerment.
The thoughtful direction by Jane Marshall and wonderful design by a team of creatives made this a performance to remember.
This was a great achievement from producer Philippa Bell and all involved.
Two casts, four nights and one amazing experience.
Purchase tickets for the Haileybury Musical event of the year!
Nick Waxman
Head of Drama and Theatre Studies
The Music Department is very proud to report that 2021 Music Investigation student Olivia Van Der Heyden (Year 12 in 2021) and Music Performance student Harry Marshall (Year 11 in 2021) performed as featured artists in the VCAA Top Class concert at Melbourne Recital Centre. Harry and Olivia were accompanied by Marcus Beyer (keyboards, Year 10 in 2021) and Mr Sean McLeod (drums).
They performed a superb rendition of Run For Cover as recorded by David Sanborn (saxophone) and Marcus Miller (bass guitar).
The sold-out concert was streamed live to a ticketed audience of over 2,000 people. The broader concert series, which incorporates Top Screen, Top Design, Top Arts and Top Class, is coordinated by the Victorian Curriculum Assessment Authority (VCAA) and recognises the most outstanding performances presented for assessment in the previous year of study.
Haileybury students have consistently featured in these concerts over the past 15 years. Well done to all involved.
The weather was perfect, the mood relaxed and the standard of music was simply outstanding. This was the scene at the recent Twilight Concert held in the Frank Northcott Quadrangle at Keysborough Senior School campus.
The audience enjoyed food and drinks as Senior School large ensembles performed an exciting and diverse program. The concert ended just before the start of the Year 10 play, These Bridges. Several actors in the play also performed in the concert. Well done to these impressive young performers.
Rod Marshall
Director of Performing Arts & Head of Haileybury Music
VCE Studio Arts students attended the annual Top Arts exhibition at the National Gallery of Victoria where they learned from gallery staff, examined folios and explored the exhibition. Top Arts is now in its 28th year and is part of the Season of Excellence that celebrates the highest level of achievement statewide in a range of creative subjects. The exhibition showcases about 50 artworks selected from over 1,300 applications by outstanding Art and Studio Arts students who completed VCE Units 3 and 4 last year.
Our students were challenged to discuss and interpret artworks by their emerging artist peers and they examined themes and topics critical to young people. The lecture taught students about exhibition curation, gave them folio and final artworks advice and reinforced the requirements for assessment in the subject. The calibre of creativity and technique achieved by the 2021 cohort while in lockdown and their extensive folios inspired and motivated students to approach their own work with new vigour.
Keysborough Art Gallery has been a hive of activity as the Visual Arts Captains and Committee work with technicians to curate and install the end-of-term exhibition. Under Construction highlights the creative process that leads to final art and design works.
Rachelle Rae
Head of Visual Arts Senior School
Haileybury Pipes & Drums students enjoyed phenomenal success at the Victorian Pipe Band Championships. The event was held at Melbourne Highland Games & Celtic Festival in Ringwood on Sunday, 20 March.
The band was crowned Grade 4A (open) and Juvenile Novice A (under 18) Victorian Champions for 2022. This marks our 30th victory in the Juvenile Novice A section since 1984—a state title we last held in 2017. The B band, our seconds team, also achieved a commendable second place in Juvenile Novice B, beating their Ballarat Grammar rivals who placed third.
The students now have their sights set on the Nationals. After beating the current defending Novice A national champions from Scotch, we are in a particularly good position for more success at the Australian Pipe Band Championships this October. Go Haileybury!
Novice Juvenile A
1st: Haileybury P&D #1
2nd: Scotch P&D #1
Novice Juvenile B
1st: Scotch P&D #2
2nd: Haileybury P&D #2
3rd: Ballarat Grammar
Grade 4A
1st: Haileybury P&D #1
2nd: Old Scotch P&D
3rd: City of Melbourne P&D #2
Lincoln Hilton
Director, Pipes & Drums
The Haileybury City Campus recently held a Meet and Greet the Artists event hosted by Mrs Philippa Bell, Head of Drama. The event allowed students to be inspired by our young alummi artists and performers.
We thank Sam Redston (OH 1990), Jessica Cathcart (OH 2013), Mal Basnayake (OH 2005), Don Mayes (OH 2004), Matt Hopper (OH 1985) and Ben Hodson (OH 1994) for volunteering their time.
“The alumni were very generous with their time and did an awesome job of inspiring our young artists and performers. The students really loved it! Thank you so much OHA for your help and support with this venture”Mrs Bell
Hayley Denny
Development & Alumni Manager
A record number of Haileybury students competed in the Victorian Age Swimming Championships in March, representing our very own swimming club—Haileybury Aquatic. Every single one of these 18 students swam personal best times over the five days of competition.
There were many outstanding results with Tommy Lane (Year 11) winning the gold medal in the 400m freestyle by a dominating six seconds. It was a world class time for his age and he will be exciting to watch at the Australian Championships in April. Tommy also collected a silver in the 800m freestyle.
Campbell Wilson-Moran (Year 9) continued his dominating form. Campbell won the coveted Swimming Victoria Age Group Champion title with five gold, three silver and a bronze medal across the freestyle and backstroke events. He also dominated in the 200m backstroke, winning the event by a staggering seven seconds. He will be another exciting contender to keep an eye on at the Australian Championships next month.
Campbell was also part of the silver medal winning 4x50 medley relay team. This is the Club’s very first relay medal at State Championships. Alana McDuff (Year 8) also put in a great performance after an interrupted preparation due to injury and COVID-19. She finished in the top 10 in all five of her individual events.
Flynn Gregor (Year 10) will represent Victoria at the State Trampoline Championships later this year.
Flynn has also been selected for sponsorship by the Australian Institute of Sport and the Victorian Institute of Sport. This supports participation in the Olympic pathway program. Flynn has the potential to compete at national and international competitions this year and we wish him all the very best.
Amy Bunnage and Lucinda Rourke (OH 2021) competed in the Open National 3,000m title at the Sydney Track Classic over the long weekend. Chasing World Junior qualifying times, both athletes moved into the Open category.
The pace was slow for the first few laps as runners pushed and shoved each other and it was left to Amy to ramp things up and take the lead mid-race for two laps. Amy hung on to finish 10th in 9m 17.42sec, which was a personal best.
Lucinda finished 11th in 9m 26.14sec which was also a personal best.
Sean Allcock
Director of Haileybury Sport
This term, it has been a great joy to see students engaged in such a wide breadth of co-curricular activities. This has been despite the ongoing challenges of COVID-19 regulations for the operations of the School and for families.
The concert in the Keysborough Quad was a particular highlight, bringing together musicians from across the year levels and from all campuses for a wonderfully entertaining event. The record audience in attendance was evidence of the great desire of families and friends to enjoy and acknowledge the wonderful efforts of students in keeping their music passion going through the last two years.
Similarly, the Year 10 play, These Bridges, was a great ensemble performance and exploration of movement and voice by a talented and hardworking group of students in front of a sold-out theatre. The City Campus Senior School play, The Book of Everything, tackled some challenging issues in the unique City theatre space.
Over 2,800 students have been out playing sport each weekend. The APS Girls and Boys Combined Swimming and Diving carnivals, and the Heads of the River event, were a great success and Haileybury students participated with great spirit and support for each other.
Many year level camps have seen students opened to a breadth of educational experiences once again.
Our Pipes & Drums band also won the recent State Championships event in which approximately 50 students from the School competed.
None of these events have come to pass without COVID-19 hiccups—numerous staff and students have isolated at different times and some students didn’t get to enjoy the full camp experience because of COVID.
Through all of this I have been really thrilled with the great support of the whole community—students, staff and families—in recognising that we must forge on and support each other as challenges arise. I am very appreciative of this.
At a recent Founders Day Assembly, Senior School students were able to see that, across the 130 years of the School, the Haileybury community has always worked together through times of challenge and emerged stronger because of the shared experience. These include two economic depressions, two world wars and now, two pandemics.
I am grateful to be a part of such a strong and supportive community.
Derek Scott
CEO | Principal
They’re often referred to as ‘soft skills’ — those skills that can be hard to precisely describe and measure but are increasingly key to the successful careers of the next generation.
In 2020, the World Economic Forum underscored the rising importance of some of these skills in The Future of Jobs Report. The report identified the top skills of 2025 including analytical thinking, active learning, complex problem-solving, critical thinking and analysis. Creativity and initiative, leadership and social influence, resilience, flexibility and problem-solving also made the list.
‘Skills gaps continue to be high as in-demand skills across jobs change in the next five years,’ write The Future of Jobs Report authors.
‘The top skills and skill groups which employers see as rising in prominence in the lead up to 2025 include groups such as critical thinking and analysis as well as problem-solving and skills in self-management such as active learning, resilience, stress tolerance and flexibility.’
An Education Commission Report focusing on the future of the ‘Learning Generation’ declared that half of the world’s jobs — around 2 billion — will disappear by 2030 due to automation. Employers will be seeking workers with the kinds of ‘soft skills’, like the much talked about ‘emotional intelligence’, that can’t be replicated by technology. Highly relevant and sought after, currently these skills are in short supply.
‘Already some 40 per cent of employers globally are finding it difficult to recruit people with the skills they need,’ reports the Education Commission, a global initiative that is focused on inclusive and quality education and lifelong learning for all.
The term ‘soft skills’ doesn’t sit well with Anna Sever, Deputy Principal (Teaching & Learning) at Haileybury, who feels it doesn’t reflect the importance and complexity of those skills.
“They are undoubtedly very important skills for today’s students to have, but they are actually very difficult to master and they can also be intangible and difficult to assess. You can measure academic outcomes with an ATAR but you can’t easily measure critical thinking or problem-solving or social influence,” she says.
Despite their complexity and intangibility, Haileybury is already firmly focused on helping students build a bedrock of these skills to help prepare them for evolving future careers.
“The nature of work is changing and students will go into a workforce that is unbundled, compartmentalised and more fragmented,” says Ms Sever.
“The use of technology has become paramount, which is why we’ve implemented a managed device program. All our assessment and content delivery happen through a learning management system and we run courses for students to enhance their digital learning and use of technology with the support of a structured team of digital learning leaders across the school.”
A number of initiatives at Haileybury introduce, build and then embed some of the skills identified by the World Economic Forum.
In Year 8, it is compulsory for all students to study entrepreneurship via the Haileybury Startup program. Students develop an idea for a startup business and at the end of the year they take part in a Pitch Showcase where they present their business idea to a panel for a chance to receive $1,000 seed funding.
Past teams have developed a contraption that converts a home bath into a dog bath and a smart-bandage for sports injuries that measures the amount of inflammation in an injury and feeds information to an app to show if the injury is healing.
“The program develops skills such as teamwork, digital literacy, critical thinking and presentation,” says Ms Sever.
“It also teaches problem-solving and resilience because it’s important to fail before you come to a solution. It’s not so much about the outcome but more about the creative and critical thinking process and showing the leadership that is needed to be successful.”
Students in Year 9 take part in the Haileybury Incubator Project (HIP) that also focuses on entrepreneurship, design-thinking, creativity and collaboration. Students learn from leading industry professionals who share their expertise and advice about how to succeed in business. The school is also currently discussing the introduction of an Entrepreneurship Academy for Senior School students.
The Curious Minds program provides students from years Prep-12 with a range of innovative and challenging Extra-Curricular and academic extension opportunities including Model United Nations, Haileybury Hive — the school’s beekeeping program, Digitech Explorers, and competitions such as Tournament of Minds, Future Problem Solving and the Human Powered Vehicle Energy Breakthrough.
Each activity is STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics) and LEAP (Literature, Entrepreneurship, Arts & Politics) themed to allow students to explore topics at a deeper level and through a defined learning structure. The skills and competencies honed through these activities are formally recognised by HYCreds – Haileybury’s micro-credentialing system.
“While the world is marching towards increasing automation, there are things the human mind can do that computers simply can’t. There are nuances that only the human brain can understand and articulate,” says Ms Sever.
“We need to focus on developing those skills while not taking our eye off the ball in terms of the foundational skills, like maths and English, that students need to be successful and to flourish in life.”
It’s been so long since we could get out and about in the city! So our Arts staff designed a fantastic collection of incursions and excursions to enrich, extend and experience arts for students in the heart of Melbourne.
Catching the tram to THE LUME exhibition to see Van Gogh’s work was a highlight for our Year 6 students. Being able to experience the work of a world-renowned artist so close to City campus is an extraordinary opportunity.
We recently hosted the Future Schools Victorian State Tour where school leaders and principals from around the country joined us, heard from CEO|Principal, Derek Scott, and experienced our beautiful vertical campus.
Our student leaders spoke about what makes Haileybury City special and why they are proud to attend Haileybury. Our City Executive team showed the visitors around our campus and they saw our School in action.
We are so proud of our City culture and community and the way in which our students grow their kind hearts and sharp minds every day. It certainly shines through in their interactions with visitors, staff and each other. We continue to strive for ways to be outward looking and future focused so we can be recognised as a great world school.
We love rewarding reading at City. If you have read this, your child can enter the Insight Trivia Challenge and one winner in each school will receive a prize. Students can submit their entry in the boxes in the ELC, JS, GMS or BMS by the end of next week.
The questions are:
ELC: What are our ELC students encouraged to eat first?
JS: What did Year 4 do that gave them an adrenaline rush?
MS: Where did Year 6 go during Arts Week?
Reception children have been learning about healthy eating and how healthy foods support our growing bodies and impact our physical wellbeing. During mealtimes, children have been encouraged to eat their fruit or vegetables first and educators are seeing children reminding each other about the different types of healthy foods.
Healthy eating will continue to be highlighted through conversations and intentional teaching to promote a healthy lifestyle for the children in Reception and Pre-Prep.
Reception and Pre-Prep children also engage in ELC Fit which was developed by Mark Reed, Haileybury Head of Athletics. The program focuses on gross motor development using obstacles within a fast-paced course.
The program has also been embedded in our PE program and children have embraced the opportunity to challenge their abilities while developing fundamental movement skills like balancing, jumping and hopping.
Reception and Pre-Prep engage in ELC Fit for 20 minutes every Tuesday morning before their morning group times.
During Arts Week, our Junior School Art Captains organised a chalk drawing activity at recess and lunch. All students were encouraged to draw interesting patterns on the Level 3 terrace tiles. They loved designing their drawings and adding creativity to the outdoor space. It was thoroughly enjoyed by all.
Excited shrieks filled the air as our Year 4 students experienced the adrenaline rush on the giant swing. Nerves turned to exhilaration as they were launched into the air, hair blowing in the wind. This was just one of the many highlights of the Portsea Camp.
The students engaged in three days of activities that strengthened their resilience, enhanced their communication skills and challenged them to collaborate with others to achieve outcomes. Listening to the flying fox safety instructions was pivotal before gliding through the air. Communication reigned supreme during the hut-building and orienteering activities and the beach walk and games allowed students to immerse themselves in the peninsula environment.
Our students challenged themselves during each activity, operated out of their comfort zones and formed strong connections with their fellow peers across different campuses. They relished developing skills outdoors and we thank Mr Tim Naughton and Ms Lizzy Gibney for taking the students to camp.
In our first full term onsite in a few years, our Middle School are making the most of every moment! From Arts Week and our two Music Camps to our Years 7 and 8 Camps and Middle School in Action, we are so grateful to be able to run our programs and to connect with our City community again.
Arts Week saw every student in the Middle School immersed in the Arts through different excursions and experiences. Year 5 students enjoyed a walking tour of Melbourne and Year 6 had an outing to THE LUME. Year 7 students enjoyed Artvo and Year 8 students took part in a vocal workshop.
Everyone enjoyed lunchtime entertainment and performances on the terrace, meet and greet artists sessions, and a visit to the secret garden hiding in the Dance Studio!
A big thank you to Ms Rebecca Frith, Mr Michael England and Mrs Phillipa Bell who organised these enriching activities.
It was wonderful to see so many of you attend our Middle School in Action on Tuesday, 29 March. Students were so excited to be working with you and we hope you enjoyed the opportunity to be in our wonderful City classrooms and to experience our brilliant teaching and learning.
“You can’t use up creativity. The more you use, the more you have.”Maya Angelou
Caroline Merrick
Head of City
In the lead-up to Easter and the end of Term 1—already—there is much activity on and off campus. Seeing our students and wider community enjoying extra-curricular activities and events is terrific.
The HPF City Second-hand Uniform Shop (SHUS) opened on Friday, 1 April, from 8.00 am to 9.00 am. If you have clothes you wish to sell on consignment, or to donate, please place freshly laundered or dry-cleaned items with completed information slips in the blue donation bins at the Reception and Basement Car Park entry.
Please remember that all donated items should adhere to the presentation standards required of students. Further information is available on the myHaileybury app.
A very big thank you to our SHUS Coordinator, Alice Johnson, and our volunteers assisting on the day.
Wishing everyone a restful term break and looking forward to seeing you at our upcoming events.
Nina Brooks & Nadine Bissland
Co-Presidents, HPF City
Thank you to the grandparents and special friends who attended the ELC and Junior School celebrations recently. It has been several years since we have been able to host this event and well over 300 people attended. Days like these create lasting memories for families and remain in the hearts of children long after they have left school.
Thank you, too, to parents who attended the recent Year 5 coffee morning on campus. A wonderful morning of conversation was had by all!
I wish all families a happy and relaxing term break after a wonderful term full of learning and events. Just a reminder that the first day of Term 2 is Wednesday, 27 April. Full winter uniform will be required, however, students will have a two-week period to transition to the winter uniform on their return.
Grandparents’ Day was held on Tuesday, 22 March, and what a wonderful event it was. Many grandparents and special visitors spent time in the ELC classrooms and there were smiles, laughter and fun creations. The children proudly shared their classroom, artwork and favourite activities with their grandparents who were able to share some wisdom and reminisce about their own childhood.
All guests then went to the John Twist Hall for a special assembly including a wonderful performance by the ELC of the song, Mister Sun, led by Mr Leonardo Intilangelo. What a fantastic sight to see our whole ELC on stage singing for all to see and hear.
The grandparents and special guests then headed to the Sports Hall for morning tea. We thank everyone for coming to visit and hope you enjoyed your time as much as we enjoyed acknowledging the special bonds shared within families.
“A Grandparent is a little bit parent, a little bit teacher, and a little bit best friend.”Unknown
It is that time of year when ELC and JS students start making their Easter bonnets for our parade on Friday, 8 April. This is an event our students really look forward to every year! Hats can be big, small, outlandish or simple—it is up to you. Parents are welcome to come along and see the beautiful hats in the parade.
Our Prep students love their art classes and so, when Prep W was fortunate enough to have a beautiful sunshine filled morning, they went outside to draw what they saw around them, just like the Impressionists in the 19th century. Artists such as Monet and Renoir would draw and paint in the fresh air and directly observe their subjects. Prep W drew the architecture and the beautiful trees in the courtyard outside the Arts Building.
Prep V’s day was rainy, however, as artists are great problem solvers they drew inside and looked closely at the models in the Art room. They drew all manner of subjects from dinosaurs to waterlilies and insects—even an elephant! They agreed that the more you look the more you see as they first drew the shape then the details of their chosen subject.
The Middle School House Arts Festival was a wonderful way to complete a busy and productive Term 1. It showcased the talents of students in art, dance, drama, music and media. Congratulations to all Houses for their enthusiasm.
We hope all parents have been able to access the online reporting and feedback for their children. The upcoming Parent Teacher Interviews are an opportune time to discuss the progress of your child.
Interviews are scheduled to take place in Week 3 of Term 2. Bookings can be made via the parent portal on go2. An email will be sent early next term when bookings are open to parents.
If any parents are experiencing difficulty accessing or navigating the live reporting platform, an information desk will be set up in John Twist Hall to provide assistance to access student online report data.
Jeanette Rawlings
Head of Edrington (Berwick)
Hello Edrington! Firstly, thank you so much to our Class Social Reps for volunteering their time to be our social calendar wizards. I’m seeing so many dates and chat groups popping up within our community, which is great after being locked away for two years. Also, keep an eye on the Facebook page for calendar date reminders about events coming up for your class.
A big shout out to our Grandparents’ Day volunteers for helping serve morning tea to our VIPs. It’s such a fun morning and highlight of the year for all the families and friends.
We have also had the opportunity to catch up with the new families at Haileybury Edrington and to give them a warm welcome. It’s been busy, busy, busy!
Have a safe and happy Easter. See you all in Term 2.
Kerry Ilic
HPFE President
As Term 1 draws to a close, I’d like to take this opportunity to thank all Newlands staff, students and parents for your determination to engage in everything on offer this term. Our focus for 2022 is optimisation—making the best or most effective use of a situation or resource, and we have certainly seized every opportunity.
Camps, Arts Week, sporting events, music performances, social justice initiatives, Grandparents’ Days and assemblies are just a few of the wonderful activities undertaken by our students.
Have a restful break with your family, remain safe and we look forward to your return in Term 2 on Wednesday, 27 April.
On Thursday, 7 April, the Year 8 Mechatronics students will head to the Victorian Space Science Education Centre. After completing a pre-mission training, students will use the Mars Autonomous Science Laboratory and take on the roles of scientists and engineers in Mission Control to complete a simulated mission.
Tasks include driving a remote robot on the surface of Mars, working together to analyse scientific data and completing a hands-on laboratory session investigating rocks and minerals. It will be an out of this world experience for the students involved.
The ELC children have visited different areas within the Keysborough campus and are being visited by different staff, and by students and parents, to enrich their learning in different interest areas.
This Action Research Project is documented and displayed in the ELC foyer and is recorded through Moments. Parents are encouraged to provide their comments and feedback to the ELC staff.
Glenn Williams, our Building and Grounds Supervisor, is a frequent visitor to the ELC and he will also visit the children to talk about his role and introduce members of his team.
In coming weeks, ELC children and their Educators will participate in ‘Active April’. The aim is for all Victorians to participate in at least 30 minutes of physical activity each day.
During Term 1 school holidays, ELC children will be involved in Active April School Campus walks where they can explore the different ovals at the Keysborough campus and visit different playground areas and have picnic morning teas.
Pre-Prep and Reception children will use the school holidays to consolidate their learning of new concepts in preparation for Term 2.
Junior School was buzzing with excitement thanks to some very important guests who visited during our recent Grandparents’ and Special Friends Day. Our guests met for morning tea before making their way to Berthon Hall to watch year level choirs perform songs they have been learning in class.
The Year 2 Strings and Years 3 and 4 Scrolls students gave a sneak peek of the musical numbers they have been learning on their instruments. The VIP guests then moved to designated areas to take part in activities with students such as making origami, playing games or a scavenger hunt. It was a beautiful day and a lovely time was had by all.
Haileybury will hold its annual walkathon to support and raise awareness of the Royal Children’s Hospital Good Friday Appeal.
The walkathon will be held this Thursday and will include the Junior and Middle Schools.
The walkathon will replace the Middle School Coin Trail for 2022.
Families can donate online via the following website, or bring in a gold coin donation.
We encourage parents to come and enjoy the occasion with us. The more people who know about the Royal Children’s Hospital Good Friday Appeal, the greater the impact. Please spread the word by sharing our page with your friends and family.
Easter is fast approaching and the Junior School is looking forward to its annual Easter Hat Parade and Easter Egg Hunt. Each class and year level will be able to show the rest of the school their wonderful creations.
Each class will also parade with a song—this often promotes unprompted dancing, which is always encouraged!
After the parade, the HPFK will provide an Easter Egg Hunt for all students. The eggs are always evenly distributed and food allergies are taken into consideration. We encourage parents to come and enjoy the spectacle.
The JS Easter Hat Parade will be held on Friday Friday, 8 April, from 9.00 – 10.00 am.
On Tuesday, 5 April, Years 7 and 8 students will participate in House Cross Country, which is always a favourite of the House events calendar. Students will battle it out in a 3km run around the school grounds to see which House will come out on top.
On the last day of Term 1, Aria award-winning classical guitarists, Slava and Leonard Grigoryan, will visit Haileybury for a guitar class and performance. Keysborough-based guitar students will take part in a guitar class with Slava and Leonard, working on some guitar fundamentals and techniques.
At 1:00 pm the Grigoryans will perform a short concert in the Chapel. Students, staff and parents are welcome to attend.
Jane Gibbs
Head of Newlands (Keysborough)
A huge thank you to the Newlands community for generously supporting the Easter Egg Raffle. Ticket sales close Tuesday, 5 April, and all winners will be announced at the end of term assembly on Friday, 8 April.
A special mention to our wonderful volunteers for organising and creating magnificent Easter baskets for our lucky winners to enjoy!
We have plenty of winter uniform stock to help you prepare for Term 2. The HPFK Uniform Shop opening hours this week are:
Friday, 8 April, from 2.30 – 4.30 pm
This year our target is to reach 1,000 Haileybury HPFK Facebook Group members. If you would like to connect with our community, please join our Facebook page.
If you have any queries or would like to contact the HPFK, please email: HPFK@haileybury.vic.edu.au
Lenice Norris
President, Haileybury Parents & Friends Keysborough
Our Founders’ Day Assembly was a wonderful occasion and a great way to enable current Haileyburians to reflect on how the School has become the large and diverse institution it is today. The 2022 Founders’ Day Assembly had a new format and our School Captains and Vice Captains presented information about how the different generations of Haileybury founders contributed to the School’s growth.
Our guest speaker, the recipient of the OHA Medal, was Mr Chris Pfeiffer (OH 1967), who attended Haileybury College from 1960–67. Mr Pfeiffer was educated at Sydney University and Riverina College of Advanced Education, now Charles Sturt University. He has had an extremely successful career as a winemaker, opening Pfeiffer Wines in 1984 after purchasing Seppelt’s Distillery and vineyard in Rutherglen. Pfeiffer Wines is a James Halliday Five Star Winery and has maintained this top grading for over 10 years.
If you would like more information on Mr Pfeiffer, or the many other activities of the Old Haileyburian’s Association, please visit the OHA website.
Many of you will have spoken with our School Marshal, Mr Joshua Clark. Mr Clark has decided to complete his teacher training degree full-time and will be leaving Haileybury at the end of Term 1. We appreciate his contribution to Senior School and wish him all the very best for the future.
We have appointed Mr Paul Anderson to take over the Marshal’s role in Term 2. Mr Anderson is an old boy—he was School Prefect and House Captain—and is very aware of Senior School culture and standards.
He began his schooling at Brighton in Year 6 and attended Keysborough from Years 9–12. For the past two years he has worked as a Haileybury Tutor Support Officer, assisting students with their academic, social and emotional needs.
Mr Anderson is an award-winning former Herald Sun crime journalist with 25 years’ experience across Sport, Police Rounds and as Chief Court Reporter. He has written true crime books, adult crime fiction and young adult fiction. He is also a current Assistant Coach with the Haileybury First 18 football team and coaches at NAB League level with the Sandringham Dragons. He is a former AFL Youth Coach of the Year (Southern Region).
During Mr Anderson’s interview, he impressed the panel with his commitment to each student’s personal development. He says his ‘driving motivation is to have a positive effect on people and to help them get the best out of themselves’.
“While driving our standards and expectations as Marshal, I hope to help students develop winning habits that will stand them in good stead at school and prepare them for life outside Haileybury’s gates”Mr Anderson
We know he will make a wonderful contribution to the life of Senior School.
Haileybury’s Pipes & Drums won the recent Victorian Championships and the Grade 4A and Juvenile Novice A state titles are now back in Haileybury’s possession. The B band also achieved a commendable second place in Juvenile Novice B, beating their Ballarat Grammar rivals who placed third.
The students now have their sights set on the Nationals.
After beating the current defending Novice A national champions at Scotch College, we are in a very good position for more success at the Australian Pipe Band Championships this October.
A big thank you to all the parents and friends who helped feed and hydrate the students, to the Pipes & Drums staff for their expert guidance and tutelage, and to the students—an amazing achievement!
We have students from many different cultural backgrounds and it is important to appreciate our differences, which is why Flagstaff House organised a Harmony Day celebration. Students were invited to bring in an item representing their culture and to share why it is important to them.
Muskan Desai (Year 10) wears a traditional Indian Dupatta and Tikka, Tana Alispahic (Year 9) wears vintage-style Bosnian folk garments and Manal Ahmad (Year 10) wears a Dupatta and traditional headpiece which Northern Pakistani women wear.
The 2022 summer sport season has ended and preparations have begun for the winter season. Congratulations to all students who enjoyed success on the sporting field during the summer. I hope that everyone enjoyed the camaraderie of being part of a team and learned some important lessons about working toward collective goals.
One of the most important aims of the Sport Program at Haileybury is to introduce our students to the physical and psychological benefits of regular participation in physical activity. If our students appreciate this and continue to participate in sport beyond their school years, we couldn’t be happier.
In Term 2 students wear winter uniform, however, we will have three weeks at the beginning of the term when students may continue to wear summer uniform. Term 2 classes resume on Wednesday, 27 April.
I wish all Haileybury families a relaxing time away from the usual school routine!
Pam Chamberlain
Senior Vice Principal and Head of Haileybury Senior Schools
This year our target is to reach 1,000 Haileybury HPFK Facebook Group members. If you would like to connect with our community, please join our Facebook page.
If you have any queries or would like to contact the HPFK, please email: HPFK@haileybury.vic.edu.au
Lenice Norris
President, Haileybury Parents & Friends Keysborough
Congratulations to the cast, crew and creative team behind the enormously successful inaugural City Play The Book of Everything.
Every aspect of this incredible play was masterfully executed over its three-night run. The performances from the students were incredibly strong as the ensemble and leads worked in sync to serve this story of growth and empowerment.
The thoughtful direction by Jane Marshall and wonderful design by a team of creatives made this a performance to remember.
This was a great achievement from producer Philippa Bell and all involved.
Two casts, four nights and one amazing experience.
Purchase tickets for the Haileybury Musical event of the year!
Nick Waxman
Head of Drama and Theatre Studies
The Music Department is very proud to report that 2021 Music Investigation student Olivia Van Der Heyden (Year 12 in 2021) and Music Performance student Harry Marshall (Year 11 in 2021) performed as featured artists in the VCAA Top Class concert at Melbourne Recital Centre. Harry and Olivia were accompanied by Marcus Beyer (keyboards, Year 10 in 2021) and Mr Sean McLeod (drums).
They performed a superb rendition of Run For Cover as recorded by David Sanborn (saxophone) and Marcus Miller (bass guitar).
The sold-out concert was streamed live to a ticketed audience of over 2,000 people. The broader concert series, which incorporates Top Screen, Top Design, Top Arts and Top Class, is coordinated by the Victorian Curriculum Assessment Authority (VCAA) and recognises the most outstanding performances presented for assessment in the previous year of study.
Haileybury students have consistently featured in these concerts over the past 15 years. Well done to all involved.
The weather was perfect, the mood relaxed and the standard of music was simply outstanding. This was the scene at the recent Twilight Concert held in the Frank Northcott Quadrangle at Keysborough Senior School campus.
The audience enjoyed food and drinks as Senior School large ensembles performed an exciting and diverse program. The concert ended just before the start of the Year 10 play, These Bridges. Several actors in the play also performed in the concert. Well done to these impressive young performers.
Rod Marshall
Director of Performing Arts & Head of Haileybury Music
VCE Studio Arts students attended the annual Top Arts exhibition at the National Gallery of Victoria where they learned from gallery staff, examined folios and explored the exhibition. Top Arts is now in its 28th year and is part of the Season of Excellence that celebrates the highest level of achievement statewide in a range of creative subjects. The exhibition showcases about 50 artworks selected from over 1,300 applications by outstanding Art and Studio Arts students who completed VCE Units 3 and 4 last year.
Our students were challenged to discuss and interpret artworks by their emerging artist peers and they examined themes and topics critical to young people. The lecture taught students about exhibition curation, gave them folio and final artworks advice and reinforced the requirements for assessment in the subject. The calibre of creativity and technique achieved by the 2021 cohort while in lockdown and their extensive folios inspired and motivated students to approach their own work with new vigour.
Keysborough Art Gallery has been a hive of activity as the Visual Arts Captains and Committee work with technicians to curate and install the end-of-term exhibition. Under Construction highlights the creative process that leads to final art and design works.
Rachelle Rae
Head of Visual Arts Senior School
Haileybury Pipes & Drums students enjoyed phenomenal success at the Victorian Pipe Band Championships. The event was held at Melbourne Highland Games & Celtic Festival in Ringwood on Sunday, 20 March.
The band was crowned Grade 4A (open) and Juvenile Novice A (under 18) Victorian Champions for 2022. This marks our 30th victory in the Juvenile Novice A section since 1984—a state title we last held in 2017. The B band, our seconds team, also achieved a commendable second place in Juvenile Novice B, beating their Ballarat Grammar rivals who placed third.
The students now have their sights set on the Nationals. After beating the current defending Novice A national champions from Scotch, we are in a particularly good position for more success at the Australian Pipe Band Championships this October. Go Haileybury!
Novice Juvenile A
1st: Haileybury P&D #1
2nd: Scotch P&D #1
Novice Juvenile B
1st: Scotch P&D #2
2nd: Haileybury P&D #2
3rd: Ballarat Grammar
Grade 4A
1st: Haileybury P&D #1
2nd: Old Scotch P&D
3rd: City of Melbourne P&D #2
Lincoln Hilton
Director, Pipes & Drums
The Haileybury City Campus recently held a Meet and Greet the Artists event hosted by Mrs Philippa Bell, Head of Drama. The event allowed students to be inspired by our young alummi artists and performers.
We thank Sam Redston (OH 1990), Jessica Cathcart (OH 2013), Mal Basnayake (OH 2005), Don Mayes (OH 2004), Matt Hopper (OH 1985) and Ben Hodson (OH 1994) for volunteering their time.
“The alumni were very generous with their time and did an awesome job of inspiring our young artists and performers. The students really loved it! Thank you so much OHA for your help and support with this venture”Mrs Bell
Hayley Denny
Development & Alumni Manager
A record number of Haileybury students competed in the Victorian Age Swimming Championships in March, representing our very own swimming club—Haileybury Aquatic. Every single one of these 18 students swam personal best times over the five days of competition.
There were many outstanding results with Tommy Lane (Year 11) winning the gold medal in the 400m freestyle by a dominating six seconds. It was a world class time for his age and he will be exciting to watch at the Australian Championships in April. Tommy also collected a silver in the 800m freestyle.
Campbell Wilson-Moran (Year 9) continued his dominating form. Campbell won the coveted Swimming Victoria Age Group Champion title with five gold, three silver and a bronze medal across the freestyle and backstroke events. He also dominated in the 200m backstroke, winning the event by a staggering seven seconds. He will be another exciting contender to keep an eye on at the Australian Championships next month.
Campbell was also part of the silver medal winning 4x50 medley relay team. This is the Club’s very first relay medal at State Championships. Alana McDuff (Year 8) also put in a great performance after an interrupted preparation due to injury and COVID-19. She finished in the top 10 in all five of her individual events.
Flynn Gregor (Year 10) will represent Victoria at the State Trampoline Championships later this year.
Flynn has also been selected for sponsorship by the Australian Institute of Sport and the Victorian Institute of Sport. This supports participation in the Olympic pathway program. Flynn has the potential to compete at national and international competitions this year and we wish him all the very best.
Amy Bunnage and Lucinda Rourke (OH 2021) competed in the Open National 3,000m title at the Sydney Track Classic over the long weekend. Chasing World Junior qualifying times, both athletes moved into the Open category.
The pace was slow for the first few laps as runners pushed and shoved each other and it was left to Amy to ramp things up and take the lead mid-race for two laps. Amy hung on to finish 10th in 9m 17.42sec, which was a personal best.
Lucinda finished 11th in 9m 26.14sec which was also a personal best.
Sean Allcock
Director of Haileybury Sport
In the spirit of reconciliation, Haileybury acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respect to their elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples today.
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