A new chapter for a school with a 122-year pedigree in Adelaide’s north-eastern suburbs has begun following the formal opening of the $9.7m redevelopment works on Avenues College.

A new $2 million one-stop-shop resource to help students find emerging career options was unveiled at a maritime high school in Adelaide’s west today.

The new Port Augusta Technical College will provide students with direct pathways to jobs such as electricians, engineers, boilermakers, and gas fitters.

Students from the Yorke Peninsula will be a step closer to a future career in the resources sector thanks to a partnership with Rex Minerals.

Enrolments are officially open for the first of the state’s five technical colleges – Findon Technical College – in a milestone for the State Government.