International students will soon return to South Australia with final approval given for a quarantine hub in Adelaide's north.
A flight training site at suburban Parafield has met infection control requirements.
It will be able to take up to 160 students at a time where they will isolate for 14 days and be tested for COVID-19 each day.
In backing the plan, the federal government will also require the state's borders to be open at the time for domestic travel.
The number of student arrivals will not impact on how many repatriated Australians can return through SA, with the universities or the students to cover the cost of travel and isolation.
The state government said approval for the scheme recognised the work done by its agencies and the international education sector to deliver a safe and secure plan to return students to SA.
"International education is a significant part of South Australia's economy, contributing over $2 billion in 2019," Premier Steven Marshall said.
"International students add so much to South Australia's multicultural fabric along with the clear economic benefits for our CBD and our state overall.
"With every three students leading to the creation of one job, in 2019 almost 20,000 jobs were underpinned by international education, which is massive for our state."
However, Mr Marshall said the health and safety of South Australians remained the government's number one priority and there was still some work to be done to finalise arrangements before the first students arrived.
He said Chief Public Health Officer Nicola Spurrier and her team at SA Health, along with South Australia Police, had been central to the formation of the plan, which met all the necessary protocols required by the federal government.
