General News
31 October, 2025
Tech school one step closer
CONSTRUCTION of the new South West Tech School is set to begin.
An official ‘commencement of construction’ ceremony took place on-site last Wednesday (October 22), marking an important milestone in the project.
South West Tech School will benefit more than 7,500 students from 26 secondary schools across the region.
Member for Western Victoria Jacinta Ermacora was a special guest at last week’s ceremony, acknowledging the start of construction by contractors, AW Nicholson Pty Ltd.
Set to open in Warrnambool in September 2026 with South West TAFE as tertiary partner, South West Tech School will provide free high-tech, hands-on science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) programs to local secondary school students.
It will bring schools, industries and TAFE together as students take on real-world problems, design their own solutions and get the skills they need for emerging jobs and industries.
The school will be centrally located at South West TAFE’s Warrnambool campus.
The design has been created in consultation with students, local teachers, First Nations advisory group, industry and community groups.
The $12.65 million project, which includes relocating automotive studies to South West TAFE’s Sherwood Park campus, is funded by the state government, with the facility designed by Brand Architects.
More details about the new South West Tech School can be found at youtube.com/@SouthWestTechSchool
