Haileybury Rendall School | Statutory Report 2023

Acknowledgement of Country

The community of Haileybury Rendall School acknowledges and pays respect to the Traditional Custodians of the land on which it is based, the Larrakia People, and pays respect to the Elders — past and present.

Haileybury Rendall School is an independent co-educational day and boarding school located in Darwin in the Northern Territory. Enrolment numbers during 2023 remained constant at around 950 students. The School includes:

> an Early Learning Centre of around 70 three-year-old and four-year-old students,

> a Junior School with two classes at each level from Transition to Year 3, and 3 classes in Years 4, 5 and 6

> a Middle School with an average cohort size of 110 students from Years 7–9, and

> a Senior School that is growing in size, with approximately 180 students from Years 10–12.

Haileybury Rendall School is proud of being recognised as a Centre for Excellence in Indigenous Education. Approximately 15% of students at the School in 2023 were from Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander backgrounds.

Haileybury Rendall School is also a boarding school. In 2023 there were over 85 boarders living at the School. Most of these students were Indigenous and came

from remote or very remote communities across the north of Australia. The boarding school also opened to international students for the first time in 2023 and four students from Singapore, Vietnam and China enrolled successfully. The school also welcomes domestic boarders from across Australia. The boarding population comprises approximately 9% of the school population.

Haileybury Rendall School is proud of its affiliation with Haileybury Melbourne where there are five different campuses and over 4,800 students. Haileybury also operates a campus in China. There are strong connections between staff and students from Darwin to Melbourne. The schools share a common curriculum which is partly why Haileybury Rendall School is the only Northern Territory School that runs the Victorian Certificate of Education (VCE) through Years 10–12.

Our graduates are all welcomed as life members of the Old Haileyburians Association.

Haileybury Rendall School supports the broad One Haileybury vision of ‘being a great world school’.

About Haileybury Rendall School

Principal’s introduction

In 2023, Haileybury Rendall School (HRS) celebrated its sixth year of operation, achieving significant milestones. The school experienced continuous growth in enrolments, starting the year with approximately 950 students, including over 85 boarding students. The Junior School saw particularly notable growth, with two classes at each level from Transition to Year 3, and a first-time addition of three classes in Years 4, 5 and 6. As student numbers increase throughout the school, both the Middle School and, particularly, the Senior School are also experiencing growth.

The School aimed to promote academic excellence, foster student well-being across all levels, and prioritise staff development. Our ongoing efforts to establish ourselves as a recognised Centre for Excellence in Indigenous Education continued. It was a source of pride that 12 Indigenous students completed their Year 12 education at HRS in 2023, showcasing our commitment to retention rates and our contribution to narrowing educational disparities through ‘closing the gap’.

A further growth in academic results was shown in NAPLAN 2023 online testing. HRS was recognised as the top-performing NAPLAN primary school in the Northern Territory for the third consecutive year. Our Indigenous students from remote communities showed strong academic growth in numeracy and literacy from

Years 7–12, with some students completing over three years growth within the year, in aspects of their learning.

We witnessed commendable VCE results and ATAR scores, which follows on a pattern of impressive outcomes over the past three years. For 2023, 37% of our Year 12 VCE students achieved ATAR scores of 90 or above, and 60% achieved scores surpassing an ATAR of 80. Our median ATAR was a ‘best-ever’ 85.6. These outcomes serve as a robust validation of the School's academic environment, the dedication of our students, and the commitment and calibre of our passionate educators.

Haileybury Rendall School is steadfastly building its reputation in Darwin with the aim of being recognised as the premier school of choice across northern Australia. It was wonderful recognition to be named Australian Regional School of the Year for 2023 at the Australian Education Awards. The enthusiastic response from the local community is evident in the rise in enrolments, affirming our shared vision and aspirations. The School remains committed to ongoing growth, enhancement, and delivering a top-tier education, both inside and outside the classroom. At HRS, every student and every staff member matter every day.

Mr Andrew McGregor Prin cipal

School leadership

Mr Andrew McGregor Principal B Sci (Monash), Dip Ed (Monash), M Ed (Melbourne)

Ms Felicity Pearson Deputy Principal B Arts (Deakin) B Arts/B Teach (Deakin), Cert IV TAE

Mrs Rachelle Cox Director of Vocational Learning

B Ed Physical Education & Health (UOW), Cert IV T&A (Youth Plus TAE40116), Adv Leadership for Women 2016 (NESLI)

Mrs Wendy Pickering-Tyers Head of Senior School

B Arts Journalism (RMIT), Grad Dip Secondary Education (ACU)

Mrs Michelle Shaw Head of Early Learning Centre

B Children’s Services (CDU), Dip Children’s Services (CDU), Cert IV Leadership Management (Dovaston Training)

Mrs Maria Cicchiello Head of Operations

B Ed (Primary & Middle) (Uni SA)

Under the leadership of Principal, Mr Andrew McGregor, the 2023 Senior Executive Team was responsible for the development and implementation of educational policies and practices within the School.

Mr Dennis Nowak Director of Teaching and Learning

M Leadership Bus and Law (Deakin), Grad Dip Ed (Melbourne), B Arts (Simon Fraser University)

Mrs Lisa Doyle Head of Junior School

B Leisure Man (Griffith) Grad Dip T&L (CDU)

Mr Ian Smith Director of Boarding B Ed (Flinders)

Mr Brendan Evans Head of Middle School

B Arts Journalism (RMIT), Grad Dip Secondary Education (ACU)

Human resources

MR RYAN ALBREY

Dip Ed (Murdoch), B Multimedia (Murdoch)

MRS KAREN ARCHIBALD

MRS SAFFRON ARMAND

B Teach (CDU)

MS STEPHANIE ARNOLD

MS VENITA ASANUMA

MS NGAIRE AUKINO

MR ANTHONY AYRES

Cert IV Youth Work

MRS PAMELA AYRES

Cert IV Youth Work, Cert Res Care (ACU)

MS EMILIE BAIRD

B Ed (Monash University)

MR ROBERT BARKER

Dip Ed (La Trobe), Dip Fine Art

MRS DEIRDRE BARTIE

N Dip Graphic Design (TUT), South Africa

MR DOUGLAS BENDER

B Comm (UNSW), Grad Dip Accounting (La Trobe), Grad Dip Teach & Learn

MR BENJAMIN BISHOP

B Applied Science (Human Movement), B Teaching (Deakin), Cert IV Training and Assessment

MS ALANA BRATBY

B Ed (Sydney), Cert III Fitness (Aust College of Phys Ed)

MRS TINEALE BROWNE

MS LISA CADD

Cert III in Early Child Ed, Cert IV in Ed Support, Dip Ed Teacher Aide (CDU), Dip Education (Transforming Training)

MR CHRISTOPHER CAMPBELL

MS CHAVONNE CARROLL

MRS SOPHIE CARTER

Post Grad Cert Ed (Uni of Buckingham), B Science & PE (Oxford)

MRS WAN-LING CHANG

Grad Dip Ed, B Music (Uni of Adelaide)

MS NAIRAN CHEN

BA (Fujian Uni) M Prof Accounting and International Finance (Deakin) Translator (NAATI), M Teach (CDU)

MS MALIEN CHENG

BA (National Sun Yat-sen University, Taiwan), Grad Dip Teaching & Learning (CDU), Dip Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Knowledges (CDU)

MS FIONA CHAPPELL

Dip Administration Management, Dip Tourism & Hospitality, Dip Human Resources (Alison Uni)

MRS MARIA CICCHIELLO

B Ed (Primary & Middle) (Uni SA)

MR TIMOTHY COWEN

B Arts (CDU), Grad Cert ESL (RMIT), Cert IV Ed Supp (Transforming Training)

MRS ELSEE COWLEY

Cert III Early Childhood Ed, Dip Graphic Design

MRS RACHELLE COX

B Ed Physical Education & Health (OUW), Cert IV T&A

MS CLAIRE CROCOMBE

Grad Dip Teach (NZ), M Ed (LEM), B Mus (TAS), B Mus (VUW), Grad Dip Project Management (Ripponlea Institute)

MR WAYNE CROSS

MRS BRONWYN CRUSE

Cert IV Ed Sup (Teacher Aide)

MRS MICHELLE DANCIS

B Teach (Primary) B Ed (Junior) (Uni SA)

Grad Cert Special Ed, M Ed (Specialist Secondary Intervention) (Flinders)

MS SWAHNNYA DE ALMEIDA

B Sci, M Teach (UNSW)

MS DANIELLA DE KOSTER-HILL

Master Teaching (Primary) (ACU)

MR MATTHEW DOUGLAS

Grad Dip Education (James Cook), B Business (James Cook)

MRS JODIE DOYLE

MRS LISA DOYLE

B Leisure Man (Griffith) Grad Dip T&L (CDU)

MS KYM DIPROSE

Master Librarianship, B Primary Education Studies (Charles Sturt Uni)

MS NADIA DU PLESSIS

B Ed (Uni of Pretoria)

MS CARIN EAMES

Haileybury Rendall School is a community in which staff work together to fulfil the mission to develop high achieving students who are connected globally, to each other and to the communities in which they live and will serve.

Staff standards and qualifications

The following teachers and support staff were employed by Haileybury Rendall School. All teachers are registered with the Teacher Registration Board (TRB), NT.

MR NICHOLAS EDDY

B Arts, Master International Relations, Grad Dip Teaching (Vic Uni Wellington NZ)

MRS SUEANNE EDWARDS

M Ed (Griffith QLD), B Ed (CDU) Dip Teach (Griffith)

MS JILL ENRIQUEZ

Dip Early Education & Care (CDU)

MR BRENDAN EVANS

B Arts Journalism (RMIT), Grad Dip Secondary Education (ACU)

MR SHANE EXCELL

Grad Dip Education (Primary) (Edith Cowan University), B Sci (Exercise Rehabilitation) (Edith Cowan University), B Sci (Exercise and Sports Science) (Edith Cowan University), M Ed (Leading Education) (Edith Cowan University)

MR JOSIAH FARRER

MS MARIANNE FOSTER

Grad Dip Teaching & Learning (CDU)

MRS SOPHIE FORSTERLING

B Arts (Communications), B Teaching (Secondary) (Charles Sturt)

MRS EMILY FRYER

Grad Dip Ed (Murdoch), B Arts (Deakin)

MS PEARL GARTSIDE

B Ed (Primary) (Uni Tasmania)

MS SAMANTHA GATES

B Arts-Design (Spanish) Dip Lang (French), M Teach (Secondary) (Melbourne)

MR BROOKE GEORGE

Grad Dip Teaching & Learning (Music) (CDU), B Creative Arts & Industries (Music), (CDU) specialising in Classical Music, Grad 6 Classical Guitar & Theory (Royal Schools of Music, London)

MS HOLLY GEORGE

B Performing Arts (Christchurch College of Ed) Grad Dip T&L (Primary) (Uni of Canterbury)

MR CONSTANTIN GERASIMON

B Outdoor Ed, B Sc (Psychology) (La Trobe)

MS JESSE GILDER

Cert III Ed Support, Cert III Early Childhood Ed (NT Christian Schools)

MS ANEETHA GILL

B Sci, Dip Grad Teach (Flinders)

MS MINYI GU

B Ed (CDU)

MR SAMEER GODARA

M Teach (CDU)

MRS SHARON GORRY

Cert IV Community Services (LASA QLD Ed Institute)

MRS JESSICA GOULDING

B Ed (Deakin)

MR ALISTAIR HADLEY

B Outdoor Education (La Trobe)

MS KATE HAIGH

B Ed (James Cook) M Ed (Melbourne)

MS KATHY HAMILTON

Cert IV Community Services (CDU), Cert IV WHS (Alana Kaye), Dip Business

HR (CDU), Dip Youthwork (Transforming Training), Dip Project Management (Alana Kaye), Duty of Care Cert (Bond Uni)

MS BONNIE HAMMERSCHMIDT

Master Social Work, B Criminal Justice (Charles Sturt Uni)

MS SOPHIE HAMMILL

Dip Sport and Rec, Dip Sports (Development), B Communication (Swinburne), Dip Educational Studies (Media Studies) (CDU)

MRS ALLISON HARDING

Dip EDEC (Open Uni)

MS MELISSA HARDING

M Psychology (QLD Uni of Technology)

B Psychological Science (UQ)

MS ANNA HARRIS

Cert II Business Administration (CDU)

MS REBECCA HARRIS

B Music (Uni of Adelaide)

MS LINDA HARTSKEERL

B Ed (Secondary) Science, B Sci,

M Teach (Middle and Secondary) (Melbourne)

MS KRISTY HAYES

MS KYLIE HENRIKSON

B Ed (PE) (Uni of Ballarat)

MS SHERRIN HEPWORTH

MR JACOB HILL

B Ed (Uni Tasmania)

MS KITENI HOLT

B Teaching & Learning (CDU)

MR JOE HOSIER

B Arts, Honours, First Class (Uni of East London), Post Grad Ed (Uni of Brighton)

MS SOPHIA HOUNTALAS

Grad Dip Applied Psychology (CDU), B Arts Psychology (CDU)

MR GEOFFREY HOWELLS

B Sc (Geology) (ANU), Grad Dip Ed (Sec) (CDU), Cert IV Workplace Assessment & Training

MS MARION HOY

B Ed (Primary) (RMIT)

MRS ELIZA IRONMONGER

B Early Childhood Ed (Deakin University)

MRS NADINE IVES

MS JENCY JACOB

B Information Technology (Anna Uni India)

MRS PILAR JADUE

Dip Ed (Chile), BTLBA Teaching & Learning / B Arts (CDU)

MR DARCY JENNER

Under Grad Cert (Cyber Security) (Melb Institute of Technology), Cert IV Computer Systems Tech (CDU)

MR DAVID KALAF

B Arts-Design (Macquarie), M Teach (Primary) (ACU)

MRS JASPREET KAUR

Grad Dip Teaching & Learning (CDU), MCA (Banasthali), B Sc (Maths) (RU)

MRS ERICA KELLY

Cert III TA

MRS JOANNA KING

MR CHRISTIAN KUNDIG

Master International Law & Politics (Uni Canterbury), B Arts, Cert English Language Teaching to Adults

MRS AMELIA LAGINIKORO

Cert IV Community Services (Boarding Australia), Post Grad Mental Health Nursing (Fiji School), Dip Nursing (Fiji School)

MR PAUL LAGINIKORO

BA Applied Psychology (Counselling Strand) & Industrial Relations

Management (With NT Skills recognition Cert (CDU), GCTT Education (with NT Skills recognition Cert) (CDU), Cert IV Community Service (ABSA)

MS WAI-LING LAW

B Comm (Flinders), B Ed (Middle/ Secondary) (Uni SA)

MS WEIKE LI

M Business (CDU)

MS WING LI

MR DANE LINK

MRS DEE LITTLE

Grad Dip Ed (Primary), B Economics, B Arts, B Marine Science (Uni of WA)

MS SAMANTHA LOH

MS TAHLIA LOWE

Associate Degree of Ed (Deakin)

MS GEORGIA LUHRS

Cert III Ed Support (TAFE NSW)

MS JILLIAN MALSEED

Dip Ed Support, Dip Community Services (NT Uni)

MR TIRIVANGANI MAPENDERE

MR THAIRON MARGETIC

BA (Communication Studies), B Journalism (Murdoch Uni), Grad Dip Ed (ECU), Cert IV Teaching English as an Additional Language (CELTA)

MR GAVIN MARKS

B Sci (Geography) M Teach (Secondary) (UNE)

MS LATISHA MARRANYTYA

MS ILONA MARTIN

Cert III Ed Support (TAFE NSW)

MRS LAURA MAU

B Teaching & Learning (CDU)

MS TANYA MAYNARD

Dip Child Ed (Darwin)

MS MADELEINE MCALLISTER

B Ed (Primary) (Federation Unit)

MR ADAM McCARTHY

Grad Dip Ed, B Sci (Melbourne)

MRS SUZANA McCARTHY

MR ANDREW MCGREGOR

B Sci (Monash), Dip Ed (Monash), M Ed (Melbourne)

MR MATTHEW MCKENNA

B Ed (Primary) (CDU), Grad Cert Geography Teaching (Curtin Uni)

MS KIRRILLY McKENZIE

B Asia-Pacific Security (ANU), Grad Dip Asia-Pacific Studies (ANU), M Teach (UC)

MR BREADON MCLEAN

MS JODI MCLEAN

MS ANNE MCMASTER

B Fine Art (Warrnambool Inst of Advanced Ed), Dip of Ed (Art & Textiles) (Hawthorn Inst of Advance Ed), B Visual Art, Honours (First Class) (La Trobe), Master of Fine Art (Monash)

MR JOSEPH MEDLYN

Dip Teach (Federation Uni) B Ed (Primary) (Monash)

MRS DEBBIE MIDDLETON

Cert IV Training & Assessment

MS ISABELLA MILLHOUSE

Dip Early Childhood Education & Care

MS ROMY MILLIGAN

Dip Childhood Education & Care

MR RAUL MONTEIRO-MOIZAO

Grad Dip Teaching & Learning (Mid/ Sec), BA Information Technology (IT), BA (Hons) Computer Science Engineering, Master Science in Applied Artificial Intelligence

MS DAN MU

M Teach (CDU)

MRS YOLANDA MULLANY

Cert II Business

MR BRENDAN MURRAY

MR LEPANI NABULIWAQA

MS NARELLE NAPOLEON

Dip Early Childhood Edu (Dovaston Training and Assessment)

MR UY NGUYEN

Dip Ed (Secondary) (Aus. Catholic Uni)

MR DANIEL NICHOLSON

MRS EMMA NICHOLSON

MR DENNIS NOWAK

M Leadership Bus and Law (Deakin), Grad Dip Ed (Melbourne), B Arts (Simon Fraser University)

MR MATHEUS OLIVEIRA

B Music (Aust Guild of Music Teaching)

MS PHOEBE O’LOUGHLIN

B Ed (Secondary) (Uni of Newcastle)

MRS JANKI PARIKH

MRS FELICITY PEARSON

B Arts (Deakin) B Arts/B Teach (Deakin),

Cert IV TAE

MRS KATHY PFITZNER

B Ed, Dip Teaching (Deakin Uni)

MRS WENDY PICKERING-TYERS

B Arts Journalism (RMIT), Grad Dip Secondary Education (ACU)

MR NATHAN POULTER

B Vis Art (CDU), Grad Dip Ed (CDU), Grad

Dip T&L (CDU), Grad Cert Ed (CDU) B Arts (Secondary) (CDU)

MRS JULIE RALPH-FLINT

R/N (Registered Nurse), BA Health Science of Nursing (Southern Cross)

MS ALISI RALULU

MRS KASEY REED

MS ARNIE REYES

B EDEC (CDU)

DR SUSANNAH RITCHIE

B Arts (Melbourne), Grad Dip Teaching (Melbourne), M Teaching (Melbourne), Doctorate Philosophy (La Trobe)

MR JOHN ROBBINS

MS YASMIN RUTAI

MR JEREMY SALINGER

B Health and Physical Education (La Trobe)

MR HIMESH SANDARADURA

MR TOBY SEARL

Grad Dip Ed (Uni Ballarat), B Man (Uni Ballarat), Cert Spanish (Mexico)

MRS ADI SEKITOGA

MS EMILY SENEVIRATNE

B Arts (Deakin), B Teaching (Primary) (Melbourne)

MR PAUL SHALLARD

B Exercise Science (ACU), Grad Dip Ed (Monash)

MR LEI SHANGGUAN

M Info Tech (Monash), M Teach (Monash), Grad Cert Ed (Federation University)

MR JAMES SHAW

MRS MICHELLE SHAW

B Children’s Services (CDU), Dip Children’s Services (CDU), Cert IV Leadership Management (Dovaston Training)

MS EVELYN SHEERAN

MR ASAD SHEMUL

MR CORY SKILTON

Master Education, B Arts, B Ed (Federation Uni)

MRS LEISHA SKILTON

B Ed (Federation Uni)

MR IAN SMITH

B Ed (Flinders)

MS ANNA STAIB

B Ed (Primary) (James Cook Uni)

MS VICTORIA STASEY

B Arts (Psychology) (Deakin) Grad Dip Teach (Secondary) (Vic University)

MS JYE STRUGNELL

B Ed (Primary) (Uni Tasmania), Grad Cert Autism Studies (Griffith University)

MS JESSICA TASSONE

B Ed (Flinders), B Health Sciences (Flinders)

MS JIE TENG

B Music Ed (Tianjin Conservatory of Music), M Musicology (Tianjin Conservatory of Music)

MS MONIQUE THEUNISSEN

B Ed (La Trobe)

MS REBECCA THOMAS

B Health Science (Monash Uni)

MR REMO THOMAS

BBA, MBA Cert IV Youth Work

MISS LUCY THOMPSON

MR ANTHONY THOMSON

Cert IV Youth Work

MRS LYNETTE TILBROOK

MS TINA TRUDGEN

Grad Dip Ed (Edith Cowan Uni), Cert III Business (NT Uni)

MS DEBORAH UNWIN

B Ed (College of Christian Higher Ed.)

MR RAPHAEL VAN WESSEN

B Arts (Uni of QLD)

MS JESSICA VO

B Health & PE (Deakin Uni)

MR VANAVASA VONO

B Ed (ECE) (Uni Tasmania)

MRS KELERA WAQA

MR MALAKAI WAQA

MS BRIONY WATSON

Grad Cert Ed, B Teaching & Learning, B Teaching (Primary)

MS JANE WHETTERS

B Ed (Primary) (Curtin Uni)

MS MARY ZBIERSKI-WEST

B Early Ed (Melbourne), Adv Dip Arts (Melb Inst of Textiles), Cert IV Training and Assessment

DR KAI ZENG

Dip Teaching (ECU), PhD Engineering (UWA)

Student body

The students at Haileybury Rendall School embrace the School’s high expectations. The student body is made up of both day and boarding students.

Student numbers

On Census Day, 4 August 2023, Haileybury Rendall School had an enrolment of 877 students (Transition to Year 12), this includes 471 girls and 406 boys. This enrolment included 129 Indigenous students. Haileybury Rendall School also had Early Learning Centre enrolments of 64 for a total enrolment of 941.

Student attendance and retention

Attendance

Attendance is taken each period and electronically recorded. Parents of students who are to be absent are asked to ring reception before School. Parents of students who have not confirmed their child’s absence by recess are contacted by SMS requesting information. In 2023, the attendance rate was 95.8%.

Retention

73.81% of students in Year 12 had attended the School since at least Year 9.

Student outcomes

Academic results 2023

Victorian Certificate of Education (VCE)

Haileybury Rendall School offers the VCE in Years 10, 11 and 12.

From 2023, students were able to complete different certificates and pathways in the newly structured VCE. This included receiving an ATAR or completing a pathway that was more focused on Applied Learning through the VCE Vocational Major or Victorian Pathways Certificates.

42 Year 12 students successfully completed Year 12 at HRS in 2023.

Of these:

> 30 students completed the VCE in Year 12 and received an ATAR

> The median ATAR score was 85.63.

> 37% of students achieved an ATAR of 90 or above

> 60% of students achieved an ATAR of 80 or above

> 100% pass rate

> 1 student completed the VCE unscored

> 11 students completed an Applied Learning pathway within the VCE

> 12 Indigenous students graduated from HRS

Vocational, Education and Training (VET)

Units and Certificates were undertaken in:

> Certificate I in Automotive Vocational Preparation

> Certificate I in Workplace Skills

> Certificate I in Engineering

> Certificate II in Automotive Vocational Preparation

> Certificate II in Creative Industries

> Certificate II in Sport and Recreation

> Certificate II in Music (SOA)

> Certificate II in Workplace Skills (business)

> Certificate III in Allied Health Assistance (2 years)

> Certificate III in Business

The NAPLAN results in 2023 were outstanding. Most areas showed growth in almost all aspects from the 2022 results across all year levels. As shown above, the results were much higher than the Northern Territory averages in all areas. The Primary School was recognised as achieving the best NAPLAN results in the Northern Territory.

Haileybury Rendall School is committed to providing academic excellence through high quality teaching. The School sets high expectations in all aspects of education and the NAPLAN results are a testament to the leadership and direction of the School.

Finance report

The graphs provided below outline a summary of the School’s 2023 income and expenditure.