Welcome to The King's School web site

Whether you are already a good friend of the School, a potential friend, or browsing out of curiosity,
I hope that you enjoy the information offered. King's is an extraordinary school, made so by a tradition of educational excellence that spans many years.

Whilst it may be true to say that we are Australia's oldest independent school and enjoy one of the loveliest school settings in the heart of Australia's largest city, I believe our appeal as a school rests in our strong sense of community, the values we celebrate, our commitment to realising the potential of young men, and providing a balanced education that addresses the academic, social, emotional, physical and spiritual aspects of our students' lives. Web sites are useful but are rarely able to capture the true magic of a place. It is my hope that you might visit us and tour the School, so that you can see for yourself why it is that The King's School has become so well known as a place of quality education.

Within this web site you will learn that The King's School offers education to boys from Kindergarten age to Year 12. You will discover that we are one of the largest boarding schools in Australia with unique links to the rural sector. You will find a school which also has a very significant enrolment from the city both as day boys and weekly boarders. More importantly you will find a school with warmth, Christian values and an integrity which has caused it to become one of Australia's most respected schools.

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Dr Tim Hawkes

B Ed [Hons] (Durham), Grad Dip Ed Studies (UNE), Ph D (Macquarie). FACE, FACEA

Dr Tim Hawkes is one of Australia's best-known educators and his writings are used around the world. Within Australia, Dr Hawkes is a frequent contributor to newspapers and educational journals and he is often seen on television as a social commentator and heard on radio on such programs as Richard Glover's Political Forum on the ABC.

Dr Hawkes is the recipient of several educational awards including a National Award for Excellence by a Principal and being made a Fellow of the Australian Council for Educational Administration and the Australian College of Education. His duties have included serving on the Executive of the Association of Heads of Independent Schools of Australia (AHISA) and the Association of Independent Schools (AIS) in NSW, chairing the Headmaster's Conference of NSW and the Australian Boarding Schools' Association.

Dr Hawkes' first book, Boy Oh Boy, became a best seller, as did his Learning Leadership series. Dr Hawkes' course, Duty of Care, is now the major training course for boarding staff in Australasia. His more recent books, including his novel Blizzard Lines, have also been well received.

Dr Hawkes completed much of his secondary education at King's School, Rochester in England where he became School Captain. He then moved to Durham University where he obtained his first degree, played rugby in the 1st XV, participated in the British Undergraduates Expedition to the Jotenheimen in Norway, and worked with opium and heroin drug addicts in Hong Kong. After teaching at Loughborough Grammar School in England and receiving an Officers' Commission in the British Army Reserves, Dr Hawkes returned to Australia to become the Senior Boarding Master at Knox Grammar School, Sydney.

In 1989, Dr Hawkes became the Principal of St Leonard's College in Melbourne where he served on the governing board of the International Baccalaureate Organisation and was the Founding Chairman of the Association of Heads of Independent Co-educational Schools of Victoria. In 1998, Dr Hawkes took up the position of Headmaster of The King's School, in Sydney.

To view the Headmaster's blog, click here.

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