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STRATEGIC PLANS - STUDENT RELATIONSHIPS & COMMUNITY
HOUSE HUBS

AT HALE

The pastoral care of students in Years 8 to 12 at Hale School
continues to be strongly based on our house faction system.
The structure offers senior students a positive network of staff
and boys with whom they can be seen and known, and feel a
INTRODUCING sense of belonging.

THE INAUGURAL The eight day houses and two boarding houses play an important
role in supporting the wellbeing of students. A key improvement
STUDENT WELLBEING in assisting each house to support the students has been the
implementation of House Hubs. These were introduced in 2018 with
COMMITTEE the aim of locating the house rooms in key locations around the
School where students congregate, to enable easier access to key
pastoral care staff and student leaders.
As part of the student pillar of The Hale Journey
wellbeing framework, we are pleased to introduce The House Hubs are the heart of each house and are a place where
the Student Wellbeing Committee for 2023. The boys can connect with each other and key staff. Hubs accommodate
overarching aim of this committee is to bring each Head and Assistant Head of House. House honour boards,
wellbeing to life within the student body. mascots and mottos are often found mixed in with facilities that
encourage students to visit or host meetings, such as cooking
The 2023 Wellbeing Committee is made up of Year 12 appliances, fridges and hot drink stations.
students Ruairidh Avern, Ari Pearson, Luke Taseff,
Jack Roberts, Daniel Beales and Lachlan Cattalini, Julian Cvitanovich, Havelock School Prefect for 2023, said having
supported by Prefects Ashton Bryant, Samuel Morison a location where students could always find support was a great
and Stefan Madden. comfort.
They are working together to put into place initiatives “House hubs are an area where you can always rely on your Head of
that promote a culture of physical, spiritual, social, House to be close by to help out any student. Everyone around the
emotional and academic wellbeing for all students. house hubs belong to the House, forming a smaller, more tightknit
The main goals of this committee are: group within the bigger school.”
Our goal continues to be about making House Hubs more central. As
• Increasing awareness around factors contributing to
physical and mental wellbeing. such, two new house hub premises will be included in the Memorial
Hall redevelopment, which will further enhance the support available
• Inspiring and empowering boys to take responsibility to students and staff, but also set in place a template for the design of
for their own health and wellbeing. future house hubs on the campus.
• Encouraging and modelling healthy life choices.

Paula Santos, Head of Student Wellbeing, said student
voice is key in empowering students to care for
themselves and each other.
“As teachers and parents, we sometimes make
assumptions about what is best for student wellbeing
with little input from the students themselves. Enabling
students to have a voice and see themselves as active
participants within their wellbeing journey at Hale
and beyond shows them that they are considered key
stakeholders and have the capacity to contribute to their
own wellbeing.”

Wellbeing Committee member Ruairidh Avern, a Year 12
boarding student, agrees.
“This committee is a great initiative and adds to the
overall Hale experience. Wellbeing can sometimes be
overlooked, and this is a good way to bring attention to
topics that aren’t usually the main focus.”

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