Tech Schools
Tech Schools inspire students to shape a better future today. They provide free high-tech STEM programs to local students, who remain enrolled in their local secondary school.
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- Impact
- Learn more
- Discover your local Tech School or STEM education centre
- Information in your language
- Contact
Victoria’s Tech Schools provide high-tech, hands-on STEM programs to secondary school students in their local areas. Tech Schools are a dynamic, empowering environment where students can design their own solutions to real-world problems.
https://player.vimeo.com/video/989209846?autoplay=0
In 2015 and 2016, the Victorian Government invested $128 million to build 10 Tech Schools that would provide students with access to advanced technology and industry programs, and exposure to STEM pathways and careers.
In 2023, the Victorian Government invested $116 million to build 6 new Tech Schools and establish a Clean Energy Equipment Fund. The 6 new Tech Schools will be in Brimbank, Dandenong, Frankston, Hume, Wangaratta and Warrnambool.
Tech Schools are part of Victoria’s STEM education centre network, which also include Science and Mathematics Specialist Centres, Knox Innovation, Opportunity and Sustainability Centre and STEM Centre of Excellence.
Impact
Independent assessments have found that Tech Schools:
- increased student engagement in STEM with 88% of surveyed students indicating learning something new and evidence suggesting Tech Schools influence VCE subject choice
- enhanced STEM teaching capacity within partner schools with 86% interviewed teachers indicating changing teaching practices after engaging with a Tech School, and
- improved outcomes for industry by linking their needs to education with 81% interviewed industry partners stating partnering with a Tech School helped raise community knowledge about their industries.
The following video explains how Tech School experiences helped shape a former Tech School student’s post-school pathway.
https://player.vimeo.com/video/982918085?autoplay=0
It all started with a Tech School – Dylan’s Story
Read the full report outlining Tech Schools impact:
- Tech Schools Evaluation Report June 2023 (DOCX, 25.2MB)
- Tech Schools Evaluation Report June 2023 (PDF, 10.9MB)
Learn more
For students
Tech Schools are a high-tech space where you’ll learn how to solve real-world problems using new technologies and STEM skills.
For teachers
Tech Schools provide local schools with free programs which are mapped to the curriculum and tailored to meet students’ needs.
For communities and industry
Tech Schools build their programs around the needs and priorities of their local communities and industry partners.
New Tech Schools
Six new Tech Schools will be built in Brimbank, Dandenong, Frankston, Hume, Wangaratta and Warrnambool. All 6 Tech Schools will be completed and operating by the end of 2026.
Discover your local Tech School or STEM education centre
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Information in your language
Contact tech.schools@education.vic.gov.au to request accessible word documents.
Tech Schools information (flyer), available in different languages.
- Arabic (PDF, 2MB)
- Chin (PDF, 2MB)
- Chinese simplified (PDF, 2MB)
- Dari (PDF, 2MB)
- Greek (PDF, 2MB)
- Hindi (PDF, 2MB)
- Karen (PDF, 2MB)
- Korean (PDF, 2MB)
- Malayalam (PDF, 2MB)
- Nuer (PDF, 2MB)
- Punjabi (PDF, 2MB)
- Sinhalese (PDF, 2MB)
- Thai (PDF, 2MB)
- Vietnamese (PDF, 2MB)
Contact
For more information on Tech Schools, email tech.schools@education.vic.gov.au.
Updated 26 March 2026
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