Prestigious Adelaide school’s bid to build its own footbridge is a step closer

A BID by a prestigious Adelaide school to be allowed to build a covered-in pedestrian bridge over a busy road is a step closer. See who is now supporting the move.

An artist’s impression of the Pembroke Middle School redevelopment, including a covered-in pedestrian bridge. Source: supplied

• Adelaide school’s $25m plan to upgrade its middle school
• Prince Alfred College releases its plans for a bridge over The Parade
• Why PAC wants to build a bridge over The Parade

PEMBROKE School is a step closer to securing a planned footbridge across Shipsters Rd.

At council meetings last month, Burnside and Norwood, Payneham & St Peters both gave their support, in principle, to a footbridge spanning the councils’ boundary.

NP & SP said it would be “preferable” for more information to be known before making a decision, but the in-principle support would clear the way for a comprehensive plan.

A $25 million upgrade to Pembroke’s middle school will include a new science, technology and art centre at the old Kensington Centre on Shipsters Rd.

Pembroke is planning a multi-million redevelopment to allow for an expanded middle school.

The fully enclosed footbridge will connect Pembroke’s existing middle school campus.

Plans will be lodged with the state’s Development Assessment Commission before the end of the year.

The bridge has been proposed as part of a multi-million dollar plan to expand the school’s middle school campus.

It wants to expand to accommodate an extra 100 students as it prepares to shift its major intake from Year 8 to Year 7.

The school is looking at preliminary designs for a redevelopment of the old Kensington Centre Special School on Shipsters Rd, which it bought last year.

The development would increase the size of the school’s King’s Campus by 30 per cent.

Meanwhile, Prince Alfred College is also keen to build a bridge for its students.

The historic Adelaide all-boys’ school wants to build a Pulteney Grammar School-style pedestrian bridge over The Parade West as part of a plan to revamp its Kent Town campus.

But while anyone can use Pulteney’s South Tce bridge, PAC’s footbridge, connecting the boarding house to the campus, would be reserved for the use of students and staff.

The school’s uncosted plan also includes a five-­storey boarding house on the north-eastern side of The Parade West.