Read all about events, achievements and new initiatives within the department and our schools and preschools on this page. Also see media releases.
Port Augusta Technical College set to open in 2025
24 May 2023The new Port Augusta Technical College will provide students with direct pathways to jobs such as electricians, engineers, boilermakers, and gas fitters.
Yorke Peninsula students gaining pathways to resources sector
23 May 2023Students from the Yorke Peninsula will be a step closer to a future career in the resources sector thanks to a partnership with Rex Minerals.
Education campaign to stop young people vaping
11 May 2023Posters showing the harmful substances found in vapes - including nail polish remover, weed killer and bug spray – will be displayed in all State Government high schools as part of a new campaign hoping to curb the alarming prevalence of vaping among young people.
Enrolments open for Findon Technical College
7 May 2023Enrolments are officially open for the first of the state’s five technical colleges – Findon Technical College – in a milestone for the State Government.
Two thirds of public high schools ban mobile phones
30 April 2023Almost 70 per cent of South Australia’s public high schools will have a formal mobile phone ban in place from the start of term 2 – with many schools bringing the ban forward.