Senior School

Haileybury's program is tailored for each educational stage, building resilient and independent learners with a strong work ethic and critical skills in decision-making, leadership and enterprise.

Students leave Haileybury as well-rounded young citizens with a love for learning, prepared for life on the global stage and with the drive to be active members of society.

Our Senior School program

Haileybury's Senior School provides the ideal backdrop for students as they begin their final three years of learning and development in a school setting. Across our campuses and driven by the VCE program, students undertake more rigorous academic study and spend more time on topics that align with their needs and passions.

Students’ academic studies are balanced with sporting and co-curricular activities and opportunities to be part of clubs, performances, competitions and community initiatives.

Four campuses, one Haileybury

Senior School operates at our four Melbourne campuses: Berwick, Brighton, City and Keysborough. Within each campus, there is a strong sense of camaraderie and community, however, students benefit from the opportunities that come from being one Senior School.

Study options and co-curricular activities are similar across all campuses and, through the many intra-campus links, students can interact and maintain social connections across the wider Senior School environment.

Where appropriate, single gender classes continue, and boys and girls have separate study and recreation areas. These are complemented by shared community spaces that foster social development and strengthen personal character as students prepare for life beyond school.

A three-year VCE experience

The Senior School curriculum is rich and offers a breadth of VCE studies.

Haileybury students begin their VCE studies in Year 10 with a program developed according to their individual needs, talents and interests. Teachers and staff provide guidance and support to ensure the program matches their academic readiness and future goals.

The three-year VCE experience enables greater focus and deeper learning on particular topics in preparation for Unit 3 and 4 VCE studies.

Providing an academic advantage

Haileybury’s academic year starts early in Term 4, whereby students commence their studies ahead of time. This is especially important for Year 12, where traditionally at other schools students work through a large program in a shortened academic year.

Personal wellbeing

Senior School requires students to apply themselves, engaging in more rigorous learning in order to maximise their VCE outcomes and prepare for life beyond Haileybury. We want every student to challenge themselves and to achieve their potential but retain a sense of balance.

We support this through our Wellbeing program that includes topics such as healthy and respectful relationships, consent, personal values, emotional intelligence, positive mental health, inclusivity and the digital citizenship.

Haileybury has a professional team of School Psychologists who provide counselling services for students to support them with their specific individual challenges they may be experiencing.

Outside the classroom

Senior School brings many challenges and periods of hard work, which is important for students to balance. Haileybury offers a wide range of sporting and creative pursuits, extension activities in the form of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) and LEAP (Literature, English, Arts and Politics), competitions, clubs and community-based initiatives. These form part of our extensive co- and extracurricular programs and give senior students plenty of avenues to explore and develop deeper understanding and greater skills.

Our full offering of co- and extracurricular programs can be viewed on our Co-curricular page.