Latein1984theSouthernAreaEducationOfficecommencedaprogramofconsultationwiththeHallettCovecommunitywiththeobjectiveofestablishinganR-10school.InMarch1985aParents'ReferenceGroupwasformedandinSeptemberofthatyearestablisheditselfasanInterimSchoolCouncil.HallettCoveSchoolopenedinFebruary.1987astheonlyR-1