Funding delays and classroom upgrades: See how your school fares in the 2025-26 state budget

The state budget has revealed key details of signature projects at public schools – and some students will be waiting longer than expected for upgrades. This is how your school fares.

Victoria’s status as the Education State is in slowdown, with funding for signature projects delayed until after next year’s state election despite big spending promises.

Dozens of upgrades at schools such as Belmont High School, Carrington Primary and Drouin Secondary College will not be completed until 2027 or 2028, with the government spending $148m on portable classrooms instead, the state budget has revealed.

The government has announced two new schools in Officer and Aintree.

The government will also be spending $1m on a feasibility for a maths and science school in the northwest of Melbourne. Picture: Supplied

In addition, $48m has been allocated to expand capacity at Casey Fields Primary, Cranbourne West Secondary College and Riverwalk Primary School but only $930,000 will be spent this financial year.

Ten million dollars has been allocated for future capital upgrades at schools such as Boroondara Park Primary, Melton Primary and The Grange P-12, but it will be divided between 20 schools.

And $25m has been allocated for minor capital projects at schools such as Araluen Primary, Malvern Primary and Yarra Glen Primary, but only half of this is to be spent this financial year.

While the state’s student body mostly welcomed the budget, VicSRC was disappointed by the delay in full School Resources Standard funding which won’t come into affect until 2031.

“Students have been waiting a long time for schools to be funded at the level we actually need.

While this budget’s investment in curriculum and new schools is welcome, Victorian students don’t want to be left behind,” VicSRC Executive Committee Member Oskar said.

Other aspects of the budget that concerned the VicSRC included decreased funding in teacher capacity building and the fact their calls for classroom safety funding were ignored.

San Remo Primary school will undergo upgrades by 2028.

New schools (interim names)

Aintree North Primary School

Officer Brunt Rd Specialist School

New stages of new schools (ovals, new classrooms)

Bemin Secondary College

Brinbeal Secondary College

Walcom Ngarrwa Secondary College

Yarrabing Secondary College

Expanding capacity at existing schools by 2028

Casey Fields Primary

Cranbourne West Secondary College

Riverwalk Primary School

School upgrades by 2028

Belmont High – estimated completion date 2027

Broadford Primary School – estimated completion date 2027

Buckley Park College – estimated completion date 2027

Carrington Primary School – estimated completion date 2028

Caulfield South Primary School – estimated completion date 2027

Colac West Primary School – estimated completion date 2028

Collingwood College – estimated completion date 2027

Drouin Secondary College – estimated completion date 2027

Edenhope College – estimated completion date 2027

Gardenvale Primary School – estimated completion date 2027

Hampton Primary School – estimated completion date 2026

Hazel Glen College – estimated completion date 2026

Kananook Primary School – estimated completion date 2028

Kuranjang Secondary College – estimated completion date 2027

Lakes Entrance Primary School – estimated completion date 2026

Leongatha Secondary College – estimated completion date 2027

Lismore Primary School – estimated completion date 2026

Manorvale Primary School – estimated completion date 2027

McKinnon Primary School – estimated completion date 2027

Meadowvale Heights Primary School – estimated completion date 2026

Melba College – estimated completion date 2027

Melton South Primary School – estimated completion date 2027

Mordialloc College – estimated completion date 2027

Mount Eliza North Primary School – estimated completion date 2027

Mount Erin College – estimated completion date 2026

Mullauna Secondary College – estimated completion date 2027

Orchard Grove Primary School – estimated completion date 2027

Rangebank Primary School – estimated completion date 2026

Roberts McCubbin Primary School – estimated completion date 2026

San Remo Primary School – estimated completion date 2026

Stawell West Primary School – estimated completion date 2026

Streeton Primary School – estimated completion date 2026

Wangaratta High School – estimated completion date 2027

White Hills Primary School – estimated completion date 2026

Yarraville West Primary School – estimated completion date 2027

21 schools will undergo small-scale works. Picture: Valeriu Campan

Future school upgrades

Altona Green Primary School

Bacchus Marsh College

Boroondara Park Primary School

Broadford Secondary College

Coburg Primary School

Greenvale Primary School

Hallam Primary School

Lancaster Primary School

Maribyrnong Secondary College

Maryborough Education Centre

Melton Primary School

Mount Waverley North Primary School

Norris Bank Primary School

Sherbrooke Community School

St Albans North Primary School

The Grange P-12 College

Vermont Primary School

Warragul North Primary School

Winchelsea Primary School

Yarrawonga College P-12

Small-scale capital works fund

Araluen Primary School

Diamond Creek Primary School

Eltham North Primary School

Hamilton North Primary School

Lakes Entrance Secondary College

Lara Secondary College

Laurimar Primary School

Lyndale Secondary College

Mackellar Primary School

Malvern Primary School

Montrose Primary School

Moomba Park Primary School

Mooroolbark East Primary School

Mount Waverley Heights Primary School

Ringwood North Primary School

Rubicon Outdoor School

St Georges Road Primary School

Tallangatta Secondary College

Thomas Mitchell Primary School

Wattle View Primary School

Yarra Glen Primary School

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