The Victorian Government is investing up to $850 million to fund works for at least 89 primary and secondary schools across the state.
Minister for Education Natalie Hutchins visited Gladstone Park Secondary College on 7 December 2023 – which will receive an $11.7 million upgrade to student facilities.
It will see a new administration building built at the school, as well as a STEM and library building, and two new exterior netball and multipurpose courts. The canteen will also be expanded.
Minister Hutchins said the state aims to ensure every child is given access to a great local school regardless of where they live.
“We’re proud of our record in building and upgrading schools in every corner of our state – and we’re well ahead of schedule in delivering 100 new schools by 2026,” she said.
So far 75 new schools have opened between 2019 and 2024.
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The Government is investing $25 million in planning funding to deliver the remaining 25 schools – which includes six new primary schools and two secondary schools for the south-eastern suburbs; three new primary schools, one prep to year nine school, a secondary school and a specialist school in the western suburbs; and five primary schools, a secondary school and a specialist school for the northern suburbs.
The funding will also deliver a new primary school at Fisherman’s Bend in the CBD, two new primary schools near Geelong and a new primary school at Leneva, near Wodonga.
Member for Sunbury Josh Bull said every family deserves an excellent local school. “Our investment in Gladstone Park Secondary College will provide a huge benefit – giving students the best possible environment to learn in, with the facilities they deserve,” he said.
These new schools respond to the demographic needs of local communities, catering to population growth in primary or secondary age groups and supports thousands of construction jobs.
In the past eight years, the Victorian Government has invested $12.8 billion in building new schools and more than 1,850 school upgrades, creating around 17,400 jobs in construction and associated industries.