Picture this: You and your classmates are trapped inside 12m-long shipping container with no visible means of escape.

Together you have to use your collective nous to solve a series of puzzles and cyber-related challenges.

Get them right and you’re let out. Get them wrong and … well they still let you out, because this isn’t the set of the latest thriller, it’s actually Woodville High School.

In a national first, South Australian students are developing cyber awareness by working in teams inside the mobile escape room, which has been developed in conjunction with global technology companies.

It’s a whole lot of fun, but there’s a more serious side to the exercise - the Cyber Escape Experience is designed to foster interest in STEM, increasing South Australia’s pool of young people pursuing careers in key technical areas such as defence and cyber security.

With a number of large projects coming online in SA over the next few years, graduates with STEM skills are likely to be in high demand.

Inside the shipping container the teams work together to solve interactive puzzles, find clues, and accomplish cyber-related objectives to "escape".

The unique learning experience - supported by technology business CGI and cybersecurity partner Palo Alto Networks – run for 30-60 minutes with up to six students at a time learning about cyber risks like identifying phishing campaigns, establishing good password management practices and the importance of keeping sensitive information secure.

The state-of-the-art Cyber Safety Experience is being hosted at Woodville High School before its tour of Australia begins in March.

Woodville High School has been a leader in the cyber skills field, delivering a Cert III in cybersafety in conjunction with TAFE SA next year.

Flinders University has also entered into an agreement to guarantee Woodville High School students entry, without an ATAR, into all their IT degrees if they complete the Certificate III IT (Cybersecurity) TAFE SA course in 2026.

Woodville High School principal Anna Mirasgentis said the escape room presented "an exciting opportunity for our students and aligns with our school’s strategic direction".

"At Woodville High School we are shifting to focus not just on what students know, but on what they can do and who they can be," Ms Mirasgentis said.

"After looking at what our students were doing after they left school, we identified that a significant number were choosing to study IT, so we have entered a partnership with TAFE SA to offer a Certificate III in Information Technology with a Cybersecurity Pathway.

"This cyber security escape room is a perfect opportunity for our current Year 9 and 10 students in particular, to experience and understand the power and impact of AI personally and its impact on global security."