Design revealed for new public school at Aldinga
Hot on the heels of the one at Angle Vale, the design for the new birth to Year 12 school at Aldinga has been unveiled. And they’re very similar. SEE THE VIDEO
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Each of the hundreds of schools across the state has its own look and feel to them.
But plans for the new “birth to Year 12” schools in Adelaide’s north and south are strikingly similar.
After The Advertiser revealed the design of the Angle Vale school yesterday, the State Government has now unveiled its concept for the one at Aldinga.
At first glance you might think they are identical – certainly some of the facades seem to mirror each other – but there are differences in the layouts of buildings and sporting fields.
In a sense the similarity is not surprising, given they are both to be built on flat parcels of land, and share the architectural team of Swanbury Penglase and Perumal Pedovali.
Like the northern school, the one on Port Rd, Aldinga, will feature an “entrepreneurial hub”, a performing arts centre with a 300-seat auditorium, a gym and various sporting fields and courts. Construction of both schools, which will have five-star green ratings, is set to start early this year.
The two builds will create about 900 jobs. They will be managed by Adelaide-based Sarah Constructions, which will use local subcontractors and suppliers. They will be completed, at a combined cost of $261 million, in time for opening in Term 1, 2022.
Each school will have a capacity of 1675 students — 1500 in Reception to Year 12, 100 places for students with disabilities, and 75 places in an early childhood centre. “Both new schools will provide modern learning environments that have strong connections between internal and external learning spaces, with a strong focus on STEM (science, technology, engineering and maths) to help educate students for the jobs of the future,” Education Minister John Gardner said.
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“The schools’ design will deliver the best value to the state in terms of cost and innovative design that meets the quality standards we demand for all our new government school builds. “The open design of the schools will also welcome community use, making them true community assets that local families will have access to for years to come.”
The two schools will be built and maintained through public-private partnerships.
The overarching consortium, TESA Education, comprises Tetris Capital, DIF Capital Partners, Sarah Constructions and ISS Facilities Services.
