$256.3 million

education initiatives

Northern suburbs new secondary school

$155.3 million over five years (including $1.1 million in 2028-29) to respond to demand for school enrolment places in the northern suburbs by providing an additional 1 300 places through the construction of a new secondary school.


Mount Barker new preschool and primary school

$62.7 million over four years to respond to demand for school and preschool enrolment places in Mount Barker by providing an additional 100 preschool places and 350 primary school places through the construction of a new preschool and primary school.


Every school a great school

$38.1 million over four years to address urgent and high priority facilities upgrades in the following five government schools:

  • Mount Gambier High School ($6 million)
  • Le Fevre High School ($4 million)
  • Mount Barker High School ($4 million)
  • Bellevue Heights Primary School ($7.6 million)
  • Surrey Downs Primary School ($16.5 million).

Autism support

$212 000 in 2024-25 to support year two of the research project aimed at assessing and boosting disability and inclusion studies in South Australian teaching degrees.