The state government however decided that Eyre High School should stay due to its proximity to the TAFE and UniSA campus.
Despite great opposition from the Stuart High and Whyalla High parents and students, the plan went ahead and the last group of year 12 students finished in 1991.
This brought up the question "Was Whyalla High School needed?".
[4] The original school building is listed on the South Australian Heritage Register.
The new merged school opened in 2022, and is located on a new campus on Nicolson Avenue, Whyalla Norrie between the Whyalla campuses of the University of South Australia and TAFE SA.