Construction is underway on a new $155.3 million secondary school in Adelaide’s growing northern suburbs, as part of a major school infrastructure program rollout across the region.

The new Year 7-12 school, at Eyre, will have capacity for 1,300 students – providing a significant boost to local families and helping meet enrolment demand.

It builds on a growing list of new education facilities being delivered in the area, adding hundreds of places across preschool, primary school and high school levels.

The new high school will provide contemporary learning environments including a design, arts, technology and science building. It will also feature a health, fitness and performing arts centre along with sports fields and hardcourts to support active kids.

Located on the corner of Andrews and Petherton Roads, early works on the 10-hectare site have begun to transform the vacant block – supported by the Greater Adelaide Regional Plan to preserve land for key infrastructure in growth areas.

Projects in Adelaide’s north include a $70 million new primary and preschool, $21m redevelopment completed at Roma Mitchell Secondary College, $15m expansion of Virginia Primary School, $14m upgrade at Taparra Primary School and $10m for Two Wells Primary School to replace outdated buildings.

Additionally, a new Technical College will be built at Gawler & District College to provide guaranteed job pathways in areas of priority, including trades, and give students living in the northern suburbs access to local training.

Elizabeth North Primary School Governing Council Chair, Addy Bretton-Gava, said it’s fantastic to see so many projects happening in the area.

“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,” Ms Bretton-Gava 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.”

South Australians can help name the new high school through the YourSAy site and shape the vital community asset for future generations.

Eligible ideas include official locality or road names, places of historical connection, honouring relevant South Australians and local Aboriginal names or words.

New and updated school zones will be established to support the Eyre school and other sites already in the region, with public consultation on proposed zoning to occur later this year and an advisory committee set up to engage with prospective families.

Enrolments will be progressively undertaken, starting with Year 7 students when the school opens at the start of 2028.

Adelaide company Sarah Constructions will build the new school, designed by Swanbury Penglase Architects and Brown Falconer.

More than 2,000 jobs, including construction jobs, will be created during the life of the project.