The site of the new birth to Year 12 school earmarked for Adelaide's south has today been confirmed, following an extensive feasibility process by the State Government.
The school will be constructed on around 14 hectares of land along Quinliven and Port Roads in Aldinga and will accommodate families in the Aldinga, Sellicks Beach and surrounding areas.
The new school will be ready for the start of the 2022 school year.
Being built as part of a Public Private Partnership (PPP), the school will accommodate up to 1675 students, which includes 100 special school students and a 75 place children's centre.
The school will cater for the growing demand for public education in the south and provide welcome relief for surrounding schools experiencing enrolment pressures.
It is one of three new schools set to be built across the state, with a new Whyalla 7-12 high school and new northern suburbs school also opening in 2022.
Education Minister John Gardner said the new school would be welcomed by families in the area.
"Families in the south of Adelaide who wish to send their child to a government school will be pleased to have a state-of-the-art school in their local area by 2022," said Minister Gardner.
"Demographic analysis shows that this part of the metropolitan area is experiencing significant growth in the number of families with school aged children.
"Careful consideration has been given to the school's location with respect to nearby recreation facilities and residential development.
"This new school will be located in a growth area of Aldinga that is close to the local sporting precinct, with the potential to form a community hub.
"The Marshall Liberal Government is committed to delivering world class education and we are delivering a record investment into education, which includes more than $1 billion worth of capital works across the state, as well as substantial increases in recurrent funding."
A map of the new school location can be found here.
