There are five stages within the College Master Plan:
Stage 1 - Preparatory School Redevelopment - completed Term 2, 2026
Stage 2 - 国产爆料 Carpark
Stage 3 - Multi-Purpose Sports Field
Stage 4 - Secondary School Building Development
Stage 5 - Refurbishment of the existing Secondary School facilities
More information on each stage can be found in the Master Plan section of this website.
The College continues to work through arrangements with the Norwood, Payneham and St Peter's Council prior to finalising plans and designs for the carpark.
In the interim, we have commenced early works to prepare the land to be used for the Multi-Purpose Sports Field whilst we wait for all relevant approvals to be processed.
Feel free to talk to any members of our College Executive team if you have questions relating to the Master Plan or Preparatory School campus redevelopment.
Should you have a question not addressed here, please email creatingnewtraditions@pac.edu.au
The College is in the process of finalising the plans for the carpark with the College Council and Norwood, Payneham and St Peter's Council. Once plans are approved, it is anticipated the construction will take 12-18 months.
As an inner-city school, parking and traffic management in and around our campus presents a challenge that requires careful planning and monitoring.
The new, purpose-built carpark will include the addition of a second airbridge across Little Young Street which, when connected to the existing air bridge across The Parade West will provide safe passage for students, parents and visitors onto the campus.
We will retain a drop-off and collection zone as well as short term carparks for ELC and junior primary parents within the campus.
We are in the process of designing how and who the carpark will be used by and will share these details when finalised with local Council. Our staff, parents and College visitors will be our priority to accommodate.
Yes, we do intend to include charging facilities for electric vehicles in line with our Strategic Priority to be a Leader in Sustainability.
No, the location of the new Multi-Purpose Sports Field is in an area of campus that was previous spare land and residential properties owned by the College. There is no disruption to learning anticipated as a result of this project.
No, there are no changes to student access to our current grounds and facilities during construction.
When early works commence, we closed 'The Stables' pick up zone. Drop off and pick up from The Leaf will continue to operate as normal. The roadside area of The Leaf is being redesigned as part of the project but will remain in this location until Stage 2 of the Master Plan is completed.
The Multi-Purpose Sports Field is being designed for use by all students from ELC through to Year 12.
The facility will provide an on-campus home for our co-curricular soccer program, will provide an additional play area for our Preparatory boys at recess and lunch times and will be available for our ELC children to hold activities on. Secondary students will have access to the field during their recess for breaks and fitness.
A comprehensive traffic management plan and health and safety plan have been developed as part of the local council development application. The initial works took place during the summer school holidays. Appropriate fencing and site hoarding will be installed to ensure the safety of our students, staff and visitors to the College. Access by site workers and vehicles is expected to have minimal impact within the College grounds due to external site access via Flinders Street.
All construction staff and workers on site will have the required checks carried out for working in school environments.
All industry standard measures will be taken to ensure the security of the construction site. This includes installing appropriate secure fencing around the perimeter of the site.
All construction staff and workers on site will have the required checks carried out for working in school environments.
All regulatory requirements will be adhered to through the construction of the Multi-Purpose Sports Field. All efforts will be made to minimise disruption during the school day.
Heavy vehicle access to the Multi-Purpose Sports Field construction site will enter from Flinders Street.
The programs of work within the Master Plan are being funded through a combination of College investment, debt, and voluntary fundraising.
The total cost of the Master Plan will depend on the scope of the overall program of work across the five stages, the final two stages of which are yet to be scoped and designed.
The cost of the Preparatory School Redevelopment was approximately $24million.
The total cost of the PAC Carpark construction is being developed as we look to finalise design plans over the coming months.
The cost of the Multi-Purpose Sports Field construction is expected to be around $4.5million.
There will be no mandatory costs passed onto parents/fee payers or the community.
The College will be undertaking some voluntary fundraising activities to support the Master Plan projects.
No. There will be no fee increase to offset the cost of the Master Plan.
If you are interested in opportunities to support the Master Plan, please contact our Director of Philanthropy, Helen Karapandzic, on +61 8 8334 1200 or hkarapandzic@pac.edu.au.
The College will be providing regular updates to the community regarding progress of the project via email and the College App. In addition, regular news updates will be added to the Master Plan pages on the College website and College social media pages which are publicly available.
The College welcomes feedback and input from our community. All queries, concerns or suggestions can be sent to creatingnewtraditions@pac.edu.au.
The teaching and learning staff are in the early stages of planning how best our Secondary School facilities can support the future learning needs of our students. The research and design team for this project in the early consultation phase.
Following this, consultation will commence with key stakeholders including staff, students, parents and Old Scholars.
