Hale School is delighted to announce that the Board of Governors has officially approved the construction of a new Science and Engineering building, with sincere thanks to the Hale School Foundation for its financial support.
Science and engineering have long been important and popular subjects at Hale, and this new project is considered a priority investment to ensure our students and staff have access to modern facilities and inspiring spaces that support best practice in teaching and learning.
A symbolic sod-turning ceremony at the site of the new building marked the official commencement of the project. In attendance were Mr Paul House (Chair of the Foundation), Mr Tim Urquhart (Chair of the Board of Governors), Mr Dean Dell’Oro (Headmaster), Mr John Garland (Deputy Chair of the Board of Governors), Mr Nick Flavel (President of the Old Haleians’ Association), and Year 6 students Arvind and Louis.
The state-of-the-art building will replace the existing, outdated science labs that were part of the original build in the early 1960s.
The new centre will contain generously sized, industry-standard laboratory, workshop and manufacturing spaces, enhanced by new technologies and designed to support multimodal teaching approaches. Comfortable breakout spaces for informal work and discussion will encourage peer-to-peer and teacher–student collaboration. Staff work areas will support both individual and collaborative work, with visual connections to the breakout spaces featured on each level. Much thought has also been given to showcasing science on display.
The old Art building has been demolished to make way for the new Science and Engineering building, and Art now resides in a section of the Peter Wright Technology Centre. Construction has commenced on the site, immediately north of the Admin Green. Handover of the new building is expected in the first half of 2027.
The opportunities this new centre will offer current and future generations of Hale students are incredibly exciting. Science and engineering are critical in this technological age, and it is always Hale’s aim to provide students with the skills and knowledge they will need to live with purpose, and lead in a rapidly evolving future.
