St Hilda’s Anglican School for Girls set to open new regional campus in Pemberton

A new state-of-the-art school facility in Pemberton recently celebrated its opening as it looks to welcome students next semester. Nearly $4 million has been invested into St Hilda’s Anglican School for Girls’ Yeagarup campus over the last two years to redevelop the old location into the schools’ first regional camp locale. The Yeagarup campus will act as a school camp location for the students of St Hilda’s to allow them to get away for leadership classes, music retreats, art tours and outdoor education classes. The camp will cater to students in Years 5, 7, 8 and 9 and is expected to host roughly 400 girls every year for the foreseeable future. St Hilda’s principal Fiona Johnston said the new school site would allow the students to take part in and enjoy a wide variety of activities which are not accessible in Perth. “The level of investment made in the campus will ensure we are long-term community members and will continue to support local businesses and activities,” she said. “Pemberton and the local region offer so many incredible experiences for our students. “Our outdoor education specialists are excited about teaching our students to respect the local environment while experiencing hiking, canoeing and camping.” Over the past 12 months three large cabins have been built to accommodate 90 students and 12 staff with a multi-purpose activity space, outdoor camp kitchen with pizza oven and outdoor dining terrace having also been added to the campus. A solar power system, two new large potable water tanks and a state of the art sewage treatment system have been added to enhance the sustainability credentials of the school. Ms Johnston said she hoped the camp site could become an “intergenerational” location for the students of St Hilda’s to use and cherish. Although the new facility cannot be used at the moment because of State Government COVID restrictions preventing school camps from taking place, Ms Johnston said they had their “fingers crossed” students would be in Pemberton by next semester.