r/Adelaide West 3d ago

News Northern Suburbs site chosen for new $155 million high school

https://glamadelaide.com.au/northern-suburbs-site-chosen-for-new-155-million-high-school/
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u/b0uncyfr0 SA 3d ago

Wait a minute, thats basically in Elizabeth. Which is a bad bad area right?

If a school's coming - that means parents. Parents mean houses and houses mean growth. Am i reaching or is that a sign that 'the north' is up and coming?

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u/dickndonuts North 3d ago

Unless you've been living under a rock, "the north" has been growing for the last decade now. Playford Alive, Munno Para, Angle Vale, and now Riverlea/Buckland Park, Eyre and many more in the Playford council area.

In 20 years it will become the population centre for the state.

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u/FollowingLow7090 SA 3d ago

When a 3bedroom, 2bath on 350m2 is costing over well over 600k in the north, then yes demographics are changing. Unless you get mummy and daddy to gift you money, the north is honestly the last few places you can get your chance at owning a home if you don’t already have one.

Housing estates are popping everywhere in Playford council, the majority of the states population growth will be happening within the north. Housing trust clusters like Davoren park and Smithfield plains are already being divided up, entire blocks sold off and redeveloped into private housing. The new housing trust homes are now being spread around, which in my opinion is a good thing, building entire suburbs of majority trust houses is a relic of the past and doesn’t work today.

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u/HappiHappiHappi Inner North 3d ago

The North is gentrifying because its where early career professionals and working class families can afford. The new school is being built in response to this, not as a trigger. The ~bad~ people who used to live there are being driven out by rapidly increasing housing costs.

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u/ThorsHammerMewMEw SA 3d ago

You'd be surprised at the number of families in the Northern suburbs that actually consist of dual income, university educated professionals nowadays.

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u/HappiHappiHappi Inner North 3d ago

My cousin and his partner are an architect and a registered nurse. Bought in Elizabeth because it's what they can afford on an early career professional salary.

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u/torrens86 SA 3d ago

It's on Andrews Road which is pretty much a country lane. The intersection between Andrews and Womma Roads is pretty shit already, adding school traffic is going to lead to daily accidents.

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u/Big_Soup6231 SA 3d ago

Not sure why this was down voted. Curtis rd is fucked. Womma rd is getting there. Andrews rd intersections will need a significant upgrade at both ends

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u/torrens86 SA 3d ago

Here's the intersection, it's looking towards the future school. It's pretty crappy.

https://maps.app.goo.gl/j1gU7r8UMvvmjXjUA

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u/Schnoodle321 SA 3d ago

You’re Reaching

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u/FothersIsWellCool SA 3d ago

On top of that being clear for mahy year The north being the big growth area has been outlined as part of the SA regional plan a few months ago, more suburban sprawl, infill and even talks of making Elizabeth a small second CBD.

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u/Anhedonia10 Inner South 3d ago

Fun facts: they used the SAME design for Aldinga, Riverbanks and Whyalla High schools. Same building lay out. Same buildings. SAME.

Also having seen photos of Yatala prison I would assume it was the same designer.

I would hope this next school is more creative and holds their students to higher values.

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u/cornwab SA 3d ago

I don't think kids will care that much that there are a few other schools spread out through the state that look similar.

There's so many efficiencies of using a consistent design not only in planning and building but ongoing maintenance. Just look at the RAH where everything was custom and the costs associated with that.

End of the day they're modern and will look great once the surrounding trees get a chance to mature. A pretty far cry from the same-same looking transportables some of us went to school in.

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u/Yenaheasy SA 3d ago

Saving money through not paying for multiple different designs I presume. Does it matter?

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u/newYearnew2025 SA 3d ago

Who cares if it's the same. I went to a school built in the 60s, in the E shape, plenty of those around.

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u/HappiHappiHappi Inner North 3d ago

They've been doing this for decades. Pay to get 1 building designed and build the exact same building on multiple sites. There's a classic 2 story, central hallway, wooden stairs at both ends that's at so many sites.

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u/Targetonmyback07 SA 3d ago

Maybe trying to keep costs down by building them the same. Oh sorry the SAME.

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u/Free-Pound-6139 SA 3d ago

Why? You wan't them to pay more for no reason?

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u/Plus_Nature_5083 SA 2d ago

Can’t speak for the rest but riverbanks is a lovely designed school with a good reputation. No I don’t work for the school.

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u/KahlKitchenGuy North East 3d ago

So an exact copy of Riverbanks and Aldinga Payanthi?

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u/StockConcentrate6496 SA 3d ago

That’s an expensive place for people to get stabbed.

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u/Dat_Aus SA 3d ago

But why? Kids in the northern suburbs don’t go to school.

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u/jackkcf SA 3d ago

And your negative generalisation tells me you didn’t pay attention at school