Pembroke School is an Australian independent co-educational and non-denominational day and boarding school located in Kensington Park, a suburb east of the centre of Adelaide, South Australia. It was founded in 1974 as an amalgamation of King's College, a boys' school, and the Girton Girls' School. The school is on two campuses catering for approximately 1700 students from the Early Learning Centre (ELC) to Year 12, including up to 125 boarders in Years 7 to 12. Pembroke provides specialist education for a small number of hearing-impaired students, with the school's "Hearing Unit". Pembroke School is affiliated with the Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference, the Association of Heads of Independent Schools of Australia (AHISA), the Association of Independent Schools of South Australia, the Australian Boarding Schools' Association (ABSA), the Junior School Heads Association of Australia (JSHAA), and is a member of the Independent Schools Sport Association (ISSA). History Pembroke School was established in January 1974 through the amalgamation of two smaller neighbouring single-sex independent schools, King's College and Girton Girls' School. Girton Girls' School Girton Girls' School was an independent school for girls established in 1915. Pembroke's junior and senior schools are located on what is now called the Girton campus. King's College King's College was an independent school for boys founded in 1923 as a joint venture between the Congregational Church and the Baptist Union in South Australia. Pembroke's middle school is located on what is now called the King's campus. Events In October 2003, arsonists targeted the school's drama building. The structure was damaged and students' art and drama projects destroyed. In 2006, Pembroke became the first school in South Australia to be granted an exemption from anti-discrimination laws in order to accept a greater number of girls than boys. The exemption was required because a gender imbalance which had arisen in lower year levels had to be redressed. The exemption was extended for a further three years in August 2009. Pembroke continues to embark upon ambitious building projects, funded in part by donations and fundraising. In November 2007, plans to build a multimillion-dollar visual arts and centre and auditorium were announced. The building was completed in March 2009 and officially opened in May. With the advent of the Building Education Revolution, the heritage-listed Angove House on the Girton campus was refurbished and restored. Work on the junior school established new classrooms and the new Early Learning Centre. School structure