Finalists in the annual Public Education Awards have been announced today – recognising the outstanding people or programs supporting and delivering education in South Australian schools and preschools across the state.

With a love of football and basketball, year 12 student Seth has his sights set on studying sports management after school.

Work is taking place at more than 45 public preschools across South Australia to ensure they are ready to welcome three-year-olds next year, building on the valuable services they already offer their local communities.

Nearly a thousand South Australian year 10 students will learn about the importance of democracy in an increasingly polarized world, as they take part in a national-first civics and citizenship convention at Adelaide Oval.

The purpose-built, state-of-the-art Port Augusta Technical College has been officially opened, seeing the beginning of new opportunities for students and a new pipeline for future employees in regional South Australia.