The skateboard ramp at Chingford Park was removed yesterday following complaints from nearby residents, and was relocated to Dunedin North Intermediate School.
DNI principal Heidi Hayward was delighted with the acquisition.
If the school was to build its own skateboard ramp, it would easily cost thousands of dollars, she said.
"So getting it free is the best bit."
She said the pupils surveyed each other a couple of years ago about what kind of equipment they wanted to see in the playground.
A skateboard ramp ranked quite highly.
"We got as far as an initial plan, but then Covid-19 struck and we didn’t get any further with it.
"So now it seems the stars have aligned for us."
She said one of the school’s teachers was an "ace skateboarder" and was just as excited as the pupils were about the new ramp.
"We’re really excited about it."
A Dunedin City Council spokeswoman said the modular ramp was placed at Chingford Park as part of a trial.
"The park neighbours were consulted about the trial and their feedback informed our decision to shift the ramp to the school."
She said the ramp could only be used by DNI pupils during school hours, but all skaters were welcome to use it out of school hours.
