Haileybury Rendall School unveils ambitious overhaul of its Year 10 program
A Northern Territory school has created an ambitious Year 10 overhaul to prevent students feeling "lost" during their critical transition year. Read the details.
A reimagined Year 10 program at Haileybury Rendall School will feature a new design and technology hub, state-of-the-art media studio and an immersive Cambodia Challenge.
The new Year 10 program, named Level Up, is said to be the first of its kind for this age group in the Northern Territory and includes new subjects, leadership opportunities, purpose-built facilities, and international and social justice experiences.
Haileybury Rendall School principal Andrew McGregor said he was excited about the impact Level Up would have on future Year 10 students.
“Level Up is a very ambitious overhaul of the Year 10 experience at Haileybury Rendall School. It is all about re-energising and inspiring students at that critical transition point between the middle and senior years,” he said.
“Year 10 can be a year that gets ‘lost’ because students feel they’re in a holding pattern – they have finished middle school and are waiting to move to those important final two years.
“Level Up ensures Year 10 is a signature year in its own right. We’ve listened to our students and how they’d like their experience to be during that year, and we’re delivering something that is absolutely amazing.”
The program includes an airconditioned, multipurpose indoor games hall to be completed by Term 3, 2026, aimed at boosting participation in sports like basketball, netball and AFL.
A Design and Technology Innovation Hub will allow students to discover their entrepreneurial spirit through new subjects and electives.
A media studio with the latest video and streaming technology – including a green screen, lighting, AV and sound and mixing equipment – will encourage students to learn filmmaking, editing and other media-related skills.
As part of HRS’s goal to be a great world school, it has created the Cambodia Challenge, a social justice-focused program for students from Years 10 to 12.
Students are immersed in a Cambodian village in need of support, teaching English to children and building a house for a local resident.
The Young Leaders program supports Year 10 students through an after-school program to learn leadership skills and put them into practice across the school.
A series of masterclasses delivered by HRS’s leading VCE teachers will expose students to VCE-style content and university-style lectures.
In 2026, for the first time, Year 10 students will design a signature event celebrating their rite of passage at HRS. This will vary each year as each cohort designs and delivers an event meaningful to them.
Mr McGregor said Level Up was another way HRS was creating new ways for students to stay inspired about their learning.
“We’ve built a Year 10 experience that is future-focused and brings together academic challenges and opportunities, leadership, global exposure and creativity,” he said.
“Any student who becomes part of the Level Up year will be part of something awesome and innovative and it will change their lives.”
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