Clubs & activities

The Australian Geography Competition is a contest for Australian secondary school students, assessing their geographical knowledge and skills. The Competition aims to encourage student interest in geography and to reward student excellence.

Coding Club provides students with access to a range of coding and robotics-based activities. These enable students to work at their skill level and be exposed to the wonderful world of coding.

Modelled on The Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award, The Compass Award is designed to enhance development of the individual child. Students aged 10-14 years old choose their own challenging activities, learn new skills and in the process, develop initiative and commitment, becoming more responsible and motivated young people.

The Compass Award is the chance to gain the benefits of The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award at an earlier age.

Within the Debating Program at Haileybury, students are introduced to the basic core skills of debate and will also have the opportunity to participate in Haileybury internal debating competitions as well as the DAV Public Speaking Competition.

“The competition aims to give young speakers the opportunity to put their ideas forward in front of an audience whilst expanding their knowledge of current affairs. Students will develop the “building blocks” of public presentation—confidence, clarity, and the development of arguments—which are very important skills both in and out of school.”

All year levels will have access to introductory sessions, coaching and demonstrations where their public speaking skills are thereby honed and expanded.

The Digitech Explorers is a STEM based program designed to engage and inspire students in the world of digital technologies, coding and the development of technology-based solutions to everyday problems.

Students involved in this program are invited to take part in the Young ICT Explorers Competition at the end of the year.

Haileybury provides students with the opportunity to take part in the Duke of Edinburgh Award. The Award empowers students aged between 14-24 to explore their full potential and find their purpose, passion and place in the world, regardless of their location or circumstance.

The Award is a fully inclusive program and has no social, political, or religious affiliations.

eSports is an activity that aims to extend skills such as; communication, collaboration, planning and goal execution through gaming. It also helps to build new skills such as; leadership and risk versus reward decision making. This program will offer an inclusive environment that will positively enhance relationships and is all about participating, building community and broadening social connections. Students will have the opportunity to represent the school in internal competitions and also to compete externally against other schools.

The MTQ is an annual activity open to all primary and secondary students. Students select their own investigation topic based on their personal learning interests and apply mathematics in context.

They understand and discover how mathematics is used and found in the world around them, providing a positive experience that reduces the barriers to learning in mathematics and often reduces student maths anxiety.

Have you ever wondered how to make smooth mashed potato, a creamy cheese sauce or a crunchy chicken schnitzel that melts in your mouth?

Then it’s time to join Haileybury’s mini MasterChef classes and have fun while learning to cook a tasty meal for your family! You will also learn valuable tips and tricks along with how to maintain a healthy and balanced diet.

Model United Nations is a program that aims to connect and support students throughout their exploration of world issues such as; conflict, consumerism, disaster, and climate change and more.

Haileybury Pangea offers individual tuition in all orchestral elements, including piano, voice and guitar. There will be fees associated with this program.

The National History Challenge is a free research-based competition for Australian students. It gives students a chance to be historians, researching world history, examining Australia’s past, investigating their community or exploring their own roots. It emphasises and rewards quality research, the use of community resources and effective presentation.

The Prime Minister's Spelling Bee is a national spelling competition for school children from Years 3 - 8 that aims to promote and encourage students' oral and written literacy and spelling skills.

The Science Talent Search (STS) is an annual, science based competition open to all primary and secondary students in Victoria, Australia. Science Talent Search has a partnership with The BHP Foundation Science and Engineering Awards.

Students wishing to enter The BHP Foundation Science and Engineering Awards must register for Science Talent Search in the Experimental Research and/or Inventions Sections.

Major bursary winners for the STS Experimental Research and Inventions sections are automatically entered into the The BHP Foundation Science and Engineering Awards.