Each year, up to 10 Port Augusta Secondary School students have the opportunity to participate in the Operation Flinders Foundation wilderness adventure program for young people. The program caters to participants between the ages of 14 and 18 years on an eight-day exercise in the Northern Flinders Ranges. Operation Flinders provides an opportunity for its participants to grow individually and as valued members of the community. The aim is to develop personal attitudes of self-esteem, leadership, motivation, teamwork self-reliance and responsibility. Students learn basic bush survival skills, bushwalking and minimal impact camping skills, are taught to abseil, participate in an approved local Aboriginal Cultural experience and learn of the rich history of the Flinders Ranges.