[3] The school's basketball academy is led by Brendan Mann - said to be one of the best junior players ever to play in SA.

Springbank has a high-ranking ice hockey team, Springbank Sabres,[5] which has won numerous awards, and a dedicated disability unit in an inclusive model where the students with disabilities learn and socialise alongside their mainstream peers.

Students complete 10 units of course work developed by the CITB as part of its Certificate I in General Construction program.

The school is home to the historic Tower Arts Centre,[7] the South Australian Light Opera Society[8] and the Sturt Sabres Basketball Club.

[15] At that time the government made Springbank into an unzoned school, meaning anyone in South Australia could apply to attend.