Haileybury and Imperial Service College
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Haileybury | |
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Location | |
, , SG13 7NU England | |
Coordinates | 51°46′43″N 0°02′00″W / 51.7787°N 0.0333°W |
Information | |
Type | Public school Private boarding and day school |
Religious affiliation(s) | Church of England |
Established | 1862 |
Department for Education URN | 117607 Tables |
President | Bishop of St Albans |
Visitor | Archbishop of Canterbury |
Chairman of the Council | Alan Pilgrim |
Master | Martin Collier |
Gender | Co-educational |
Age | 11 to 18 |
Enrolment | c. 890 pupils |
Houses | 13 |
Alumni | Old Haileyburians (OHs) |
Website | haileybury |
Haileybury and Imperial Service College is an English co-educational
Academic
Haileybury was judged 'Excellent in all areas' in its 2022 Inspection Report by the Independent Schools Inspectorate (ISI).[1]
In 2022, 90% of A Level/IB grades were awarded at A*-B, or the equivalent.[2]
In 2023, the school saw 43.9% of its candidates score A*/A [3]
Model United Nations
Haileybury hosts its own Model United Nations Conference every year,[4] for over a thousand pupils, making it largest MUN conference in the UK.[5] The conference is typically held the weekend before the Easter holiday.
History
The Haileybury campus originally belonged to, and was occupied by, the
In 1942, Haileybury and the Imperial Service College (which had itself subsumed the United Services College) merged to become Haileybury and Imperial Service College, now referred to simply as Haileybury.[7]
In the late 20th century, reforming headmaster David Jewell took charge of Haileybury, bringing it out of its post-Cold War austerity. Stuart Westley, Master of Haileybury until July 2009, was responsible for making the school fully co-educational.[8]
Related schools
Haileybury Almaty
In 2006/2007, Haileybury advised on the building of a Haileybury in Almaty, Kazakhstan where all English GCSEs are taught and the curriculum is taught similarly under the guidance of Haileybury. The school, opened in September 2008, is known as Haileybury Almaty.
The pupils are made up mostly of Kazakhstan citizens. They are all required to speak English. The academic year 2010–11 saw the first batch of pupils pass their IGCSE exams. Since August 2011, Haileybury Almaty has opened a
Notable former pupils
Past pupils are known as Old Haileyburians.
For details of notable alumni, see List of people educated at Haileybury and Imperial Service College.
References
- ^ "Haileybury and Imperial Service College :: Independent Schools Inspectorate". www.isi.net. Retrieved 16 January 2023.
- ^ "Exam Results & Destinations". Haileybury. Retrieved 16 January 2023.
- ^ "Haileybury: Reviews, Rankings, Fees, And More". Britannia UK. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
- ^ "Haileybury MUN". haileyburymun.co.uk.
- ^ "UK's largest Model United Nations conference to be held at Haileybury". 14 March 2012.
- ^ "Country Life, Volume 203". 2009: 28.
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(help) - ^ "The story of Haileybury". Haileybury. Archived from the original on 12 August 2011. Retrieved 21 December 2011.
- ^ The Times, Obituaries, July 2006
- ^ "UK public school for Kazakhstan". BBC. 25 January 2007. Retrieved 12 September 2007.