Tech School construction to start
Member for Western Victoria Jacinta Ermacora MP ceremonially acknowledged the beginning of the construction by contractors AW Nicholson Pty Ltd at South West TAFE’s Warrnambool campus.
South West Tech School will benefit more than 7,500 students from 26 secondary schools across the region.
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 Tech 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 Victorian Government, with the facility designed by Brand Architects.
