TRINITY College’s new Innovation and Creativity School has received national recognition, having been selected as a finalist in the Australian Education Awards for 2020.

The $10 million facility was opened to students for the first time this year, and is one of seven finalists in the category of ‘Innovation in Learning Environment Design’.

Head of College Nick Hately said the new Innovation and Creativity School is Trinity’s most significant leap forward in boosting the skills of its students and enhancing their employability in many years.

“We look to serve our community in increasingly relevant ways by regularly re-engineering and refocussing our college,” he said.

“We are committed to delivering and improving traditional aspects of schooling while implementing new directions.”

With a total capacity for 300 students, the school encourages both collaboration and a self-directed approach to learning, and critical and creative thinking.

Stand-out features include a sunken lecture theatre, sound studio, green room, 360-degree projector room, and an impressive upstairs space that can be used as a gallery or presentation room.

The Australian Education Awards are the leading independent awards for the education profession, with finalists chosen across an initial 23 categories in 2020.

Trinity College is the only South Australian school in its category and is up against the likes of Carey Baptist Grammar School in Victoria, and St Luke's Catholic College in New South Wales.

Meanwhile, Nuriootpa’s Redeemer Lutheran School is a finalist in the Primary School of the Year – Non-Government category.

Julie Murphy of Elizabeth Vale Primary School is up for the Government Primary School Principal of the Year award.

Winners will be announced at an awards ceremony, in Sydney, on November 6.