A major new high school is officially taking shape in Adelaide’s north, with construction now underway on a $155.3 million secondary school in Eyre.
The new Year 7 to Year 12 school will have capacity for 1,300 students, helping meet growing enrolment demand as more families move into Adelaide’s northern suburbs.
Located on the corner of Andrews and Petherton Roads, the 10-hectare site is currently being transformed from a vacant block into a major new education precinct, with the school due to open at the start of 2028.
Once complete, the new high school will include contemporary learning spaces across design, arts, technology and science, as well as a health, fitness and performing arts centre, sports fields and hardcourts.
Education Minister Lucy Hood said the project was part of a broader push to increase school capacity in one of South Australia’s fastest-growing regions.
“Our long list of school infrastructure projects continues to grow in Adelaide’s north, supporting more families who call the area home,” Minister Hood said.
“The new northern school taking shape will be a community asset, designed to ensure student needs are met in state-of-the-art indoor and outdoor learning environments.
“We are building enrolment capacity across school levels in one of our fastest growing regions and investing in quality education for young South Australians.”
The Eyre high school forms part of the Malinauskas Government’s 20-year infrastructure plan for schools, which aims to increase capacity where it is needed most.
It joins a growing list of education projects across Adelaide’s north, including a $70 million new primary school and preschool, a completed $21 million redevelopment at Roma Mitchell Secondary College, a $15 million expansion of Virginia Primary School, a $14 million upgrade at Taparra Primary School and $10 million for Two Wells Primary School to replace outdated buildings.
A new Technical College will also be built at Gawler & District College, designed to create guaranteed job pathways in priority areas including trades, while giving students in the northern suburbs better access to local training.
Parent and Elizabeth North Primary School Governing Council Chair Addy Bretton-Gava said the investment would make a real difference for local families.
“There’s been so much development and growth in the northern suburbs over the past decade and having a new school which is modern and purpose-built helps a lot of families,” she said.
“The world that children are going in to is more technically advanced so it’s about setting them up for success in the future.
“I think it’s fantastic there are so many projects happening in our area which are such widely spread.”
South Australians are now being invited to help name the new high school through the YourSAy website. Eligible ideas include official locality or road names, places with historical connection, names honouring relevant South Australians, and local Aboriginal names or words.
New and updated school zones will also be established to support the Eyre school and other existing schools in the region, with public consultation on proposed zoning expected later this year. An advisory committee will also be set up to engage with prospective families.
Enrolments will be progressively undertaken, beginning with Year 7 students when the school opens.
Adelaide company Sarah Constructions will build the new school, which has been designed by Swanbury Penglase Architects and Brown Falconer.
More than 2,000 jobs, including construction jobs, are expected to be created during the life of the project.
