Hallett Cove School

Hallett Cove School R - 12 is a Reception to Year 12 public school located in the southern coastal suburb of Hallett Cove in Adelaide, South Australia. It was founded in 1987 to cater for years Reception to 10, expanding to cater for years 11 and 12 in 1996. The current principal is Mary Asikas, succeeding retired principal Peter Leverenz.The school is separated into three levels: the Junior School , Middle School and Senior School . The school offers co-curricular activities for students to learn leadership and team work skills, namely school representative council, year level management groups, zone sport and music. The senior school takes part in an annual skiing trip and the Rock Eisteddfod, in which the school won in 2000.Brief historyLate in 1984 the Southern Area Education Office commenced a program of consultation with the Hallett Cove community with the objective of establishing an R-10 school. In March 1985 a Parents’ Reference Group was formed and in September of that year established itself as an Interim School Council.Hallett Cove School opened in February, 1987 as the only R-10 school in metropolitan Adelaide. Susan Monks was the school’s first Principal and there were 300 students from Reception to Year 7 on the first day of school. The school grew rapidly and classroom accommodation shortages and zoning issues were topics of conversation throughout 1988 - 89. Dr Peter Jackson was the second Principal of the school and commenced duties mid-way through the 1990 school year. For the first time in its short history the school had all of its solid buildings available and all of its levels, R-10, in place.