Nazareth to build new $42m campus
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Nazareth Catholic College will open a new purpose-built campus at Kidman Park in 2028.
Located on the 4.2ha site of the former South Australian Sports Institute on Valetta Road, Kidman Park, the new campus will serve as the primary learning environment for Year 10 students.
With the latest $42m expansion, students in Years 10 –12 will be spread across Nazareth’s three senior sites; Valetta Road (Kidman Park), Kidman Park Campus (Kidman Park) and the St Gabriel Centre (Underdale).
Opening with an initial capacity for 400 students, the new campus will feature flexible, interconnected classrooms, breakout zones, and specialist shared areas that support cross-disciplinary and innovative teaching.
Key features include a ‘sanctuary’ at the centre of the campus offering a calm, green space for social gatherings and informal learning, and landscaping that connects students to Kaurna country and story as part of the ongoing commitment to reconciliation.
The buildings will comprise shared learning and study spaces with micro libraries and meeting rooms, contemporary classrooms and speciality areas and staff facilities.
Construction of the new campus is expected to commence in mid-2026.
Nazareth Catholic College principal Brian Schumacher said the development would provide a modern and supportive environment for Year 10 students commencing their SACE and VET journey.
“Our experience with Year 10 students at the St Gabriel Centre in 2025 has been extraordinarily successful, giving us great confidence in the benefits that future generations of Nazareth students will enjoy at our newest campus,” he said.
“This expansion strengthens Nazareth’s ability to accommodate ongoing enrolment growth
and meet the evolving needs of our community.”
Nazareth Catholic College is one of South Australia’s largest Catholic schools serving more than 2600 students and their families in the western suburbs of Adelaide. The co-educational school caters for students from early years to Year 12.
An artist’s impression of the new campus and a fly through video are available here.
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