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Hale School
Mathew Blagden Hale founded the Bishop's (boys) School in 1858, and a girls school in 1860. Due to lack of support, Hale’s School ceased to exist in 1865 and was followed by the Church of England Collegiate School, which also ceased to exist in 1876 and was then followed by a private school run by Colonel Haynes up to March 1, 1878. 
On that date the High School was opened by the Government, Colonel Haynes (right) going over to the said school with his boys on its inception. (Cowan)
Hale (1811-1895) was the first Bishop of Perth, arriving early in 1858 on the Nile [and previously in 1856 on the Guyon - or 1848 on the Champion?]. In June 1858, he established at The Cloisters the Bishop's School. It was replaced later by a non-religious school supported by the government and called the High School. ... (Anglican) Hale School was founded later and so named in Hale's honour, although it was not continuously a church school from 1858.
Greg James statue of Bishop Hale at The Cloisters, Perth.
Battye 1912-13:
HIGH SCHOOL.
The High School, which may be considered the lineal descendant of Bishop’s School, was established by Act of the Legislature in 1876 as an undenominational institution. For the first few years it was assisted by an annual grant of £500 from the Government, but under the circumstances then existing this amount was found to be too small, and it was increased to £1,000, at which figure it has remained ever since. The progress of denominational schools, however, and the determination of the Government to enter the field of secondary education has recently led to a reconsideration of the position, and during the session of 1912 an Act was passed abolishing the subsidy as from June 30,1915, the opinion being that by that date the school should be in a position to continue without State aid.
The institution is controlled by a Board of Governors appointed by the Governor-in-Council. This Board is a corporate body, empowered to hold lands, goods, and benefactions in trust for the school, as well as to make bylaws and regulations for its management. The Board at present consists of Mr. J. S. Battye, B.A., LL.B. (Chairman), Sir Winthrop Hackett, M.A., LL.D., Sir Walter James, K.C., the Honourable Mr. Justice McMillan, Mr. T. P. Draper, K.C., and Dr. A. J. H. Saw.
The school was opened in March, 1878, being first carried on in a house belonging to Mr. George Randell (right), but after a while the buildings erected for a military hospital, close by the Barracks in St. George’s Terrace, were handed over to it by the Government. Here it has remained ever since, though the accommodation is far from satisfactory, being old, cramped, and dilapidated. In face of these obstacles, much good work has been done, and many of the boys who have passed through it have left a permanent mark upon the history of the State The question of more up-to-date premises, to be erected upon an excellent site adjacent to the Observatory, is now under consideration, and it is hoped that by the time the grant ceases, new premises, thoroughly equipped on the most modern lines, will be ready for occupation.
The first Headmaster was Mr. R. Davies, B.A., of Corpus Christi College, Cambridge, who held office until the end of 1880, when he was succeeded by Mr. T. B. Beuttler, B.A., of Queen’s College in the same University. Mr. Beuttler was in turn succeeded in 1887 by Mr. Raymond Gee, M.A., who gave place in 1890 to the present occupant of the position, Mr. F. C. Faulkner, M.A., of Trinity College, Cambridge. Mr. Faulkner is assisted by an excellent staff of masters, and under his guidance the school has made very considerable progress, winning its way to the highest places both in scholastic and in athletic work. Since the Rhodes Scholarships were inaugurated, no less than four have been secured by boys who have received their education at the High School. (Battye 1912-12, vol. 2: 75)
References and Links
Battye, J.S. 1912-13, The Cyclopedia of Western Australia, Cyclopedia Co., Perth.
Burton, Canon A. 1900, Hale School, Perth: The Story of its Foundation and Early Years.
Burton, Canon Alfred 1935, 'Notes on three archdeacons - Thomas Hobbes Scott, John
Ramsden Wollaston, Matthew Blagden Hale', Early Days, vol. 2, part 17: 20-27.
Cowan, E. D. [Edith Dirksey] OBE 1930, 'Bishop Hale and secondary education', Early Days, vol. 1, part 7: 1-11.
Edgar, Bill 2008, Slate to Cyberspace: Hale School 150 Years, Hale School.
Wikipedia page for Hale School.
This page incorporates material from Garry Gillard's Freotopia website, that he started in 2014 and the contents of which he donated to Wikimedia Australia in 2024. The content was originally created on 2 April, 2022ß and hosted at freotopia.org/schools/haleschool.html (it was last updated on 6 December, 2023), and has been edited since it was imported here (see page history). The donated data is also preserved in the Internet Archive's collection.