Department of Education
$18.6B
$18,646,597,149, 2026-27
Source: Victorian Budget 2026-27, Budget Paper No. 5, Department of Education - Financial statement. Retrieved 25 September 2026.
Capital projects listed
25
From the published project register, largest first below.
Programs
This government publishes a total for the department but not what each of its programs costs, so there is no level below this one to show. The figure above is the one in the budget papers, and the projects and contracts below are the levels that are published.
Major projects
Best Start, Best Life: Infrastructure 2023-24 (statewide)
$1.9B
Estimated completion qtr 4 2030-31. The TEI has decreased by $276.901 million due to $300.000 million being reprioritised to the Best Start, Best Life: Infrastructure 2026-27 initiative and $1.001 million being reclassified as operating instead of capital expenditure, in line with accounting standards, partially offset by $24.100 million Commonwealth Government funding from the Building Early Education Fund (BEEF). The Pre-Prep element of Best Start, Best Life is a 15-year infrastructure program with an overall program completion date of 2036-37.
Existing project
Source: Victorian Budget 2026-27, Budget Paper No. 4, 2026-27 State Capital Program. Retrieved 25 September 2026.
New schools construction 2024-25 (statewide)
$928.8M
Estimated completion qtr 2 2026-27. The TEI has decreased by $5.853 million due to budgeted amounts being reclassified as operating instead of capital expenditure, in line with accounting standards. The TEI includes $35.472 million from the Growth Areas Infrastructure Contribution. The 2026 opening schools included in this initiative opened at the start of 2026.
Statewide · Existing project
Source: Victorian Budget 2026-27, Budget Paper No. 4, 2026-27 State Capital Program. Retrieved 25 September 2026.
New schools construction 2023-24 (statewide)
$755.9M
Estimated completion qtr 3 2026-27. The TEI has decreased by $4.505 million due to budgeted amounts being reclassified as operating instead of capital expenditure, in line with accounting standards. The 2025 opening schools included in this initiative opened at the start of 2025, and the 2026 opening schools included in this initiative opened at the start of 2026.
Statewide · Existing project
Source: Victorian Budget 2026-27, Budget Paper No. 4, 2026-27 State Capital Program. Retrieved 25 September 2026.
New schools construction (statewide) To open in 2028: - Rockbank Toolern Road Primary School (Interim Name) - Thompsons East Primary School (Interim Name) - Wollahra Secondary School (Interim Name) New campus construction to open in 2029: - South Melbourne Primary School Additional stages of new schools: - Homestead Senior Secondary College - Wulerrp Secondary College - Yubup Primary School Planni
$391.8M
Estimated completion qtr 1 2029-30. The TEI includes $107.652 million from the Growth Areas Infrastructure Contribution.
New project
Source: Victorian Budget 2026-27, Budget Paper No. 4, 2026-27 State Capital Program. Retrieved 25 September 2026.
New schools construction 2025-26 (statewide)
$336.4M
Estimated completion qtr 3 2026-27.
Statewide · Existing project
Source: Victorian Budget 2026-27, Budget Paper No. 4, 2026-27 State Capital Program. Retrieved 25 September 2026.
Special school upgrades 2022-23 (statewide)
$333.0M
Estimated completion qtr 4 2027-28. The TEI has increased by $1.651 million to extend the scope for additional school requirements, funded by co-contributions from schools. The estimated completion date has been revised to quarter 4 2027-28 in line with a revised project schedule. The TEI includes a total of $7.006 million of co-contributions from schools.
Statewide · Existing project
Source: Victorian Budget 2026-27, Budget Paper No. 4, 2026-27 State Capital Program. Retrieved 25 September 2026.
Best Start, Best Life: Infrastructure 2026-27 (statewide)
$305.2M
Estimated completion qtr 4 2030-31. The TEI includes $300.000 million reallocated from the Best Start, Best Life: Infrastructure initiative funded in the 2023-24 Budget.
New project
Source: Victorian Budget 2026-27, Budget Paper No. 4, 2026-27 State Capital Program. Retrieved 25 September 2026.
Land Acquisition 2021-22 (various)
$290.0M
Estimated completion qtr 4 2027-28. The TEI has decreased by $5.495 million due to budgeted amounts being reclassified as operating instead of capital expenditure, in line with accounting standards. The estimated completion date has been revised to quarter 4 2027-28 due to land acquisition timelines.
Various · Existing project
Source: Victorian Budget 2026-27, Budget Paper No. 4, 2026-27 State Capital Program. Retrieved 25 September 2026.
Ready for school: Kinder for every three-year-old 2019-20 (statewide)
$273.0M
Estimated completion qtr 4 2026-27. The TEI has decreased by $4.645 million due to $4.651 million being reclassified as operating instead of capital expenditure, in line with accounting standards, partially offset by a TEI increase of $0.006 million due to a revised project scope, funded by co-contributions from local councils. The estimated completion date has been revised to quarter 4 2026-27 in line with a revised project schedule. The TEI includes $0.576 million in co-contributions from schools and a total of $3.488 million in co-contributions from local councils.
Existing project
Source: Victorian Budget 2026-27, Budget Paper No. 4, 2026-27 State Capital Program. Retrieved 25 September 2026.
Land acquisition 2022-23 (various)
$250.5M
Estimated completion qtr 4 2027-28. The TEI has decreased by $0.085 million due to budgeted amounts being reclassified as operating instead of capital expenditure, in line with accounting standards. The estimated completion date has been revised to quarter 4 2027-28 due to land acquisition timelines. The TEI includes $16.700 million from the Growth Areas Infrastructure Contribution.
Various · Existing project
Source: Victorian Budget 2026-27, Budget Paper No. 4, 2026-27 State Capital Program. Retrieved 25 September 2026.
Land acquisition 2025-26 (various)
$235.5M
Estimated completion qtr 1 2028-29. The TEI has decreased by $1.880 million due to a reprioritisation to the Land acquisition 2026-27 initiative.
Various · Existing project
Source: Victorian Budget 2026-27, Budget Paper No. 4, 2026-27 State Capital Program. Retrieved 25 September 2026.
Ready for school: kinder for every three-year-old 2023-24 (statewide)
$208.4M
Estimated completion qtr 3 2027-28. The TEI has decreased by $0.027 million due to budgeted amounts being reclassified as operating instead of capital expenditure, in line with accounting standards.
Existing project
Source: Victorian Budget 2026-27, Budget Paper No. 4, 2026-27 State Capital Program. Retrieved 25 September 2026.
Modular Classrooms Program (statewide)
$173.7M
Estimated completion qtr 4 2026-27.
Statewide · New project
Source: Victorian Budget 2026-27, Budget Paper No. 4, 2026-27 State Capital Program. Retrieved 25 September 2026.
Relocatable Buildings Program 2024-25 (statewide)
$160.4M
Estimated completion qtr 4 2026-27. The TEI has increased by $0.588 million to extend the scope for additional school requirements, funded by a co-contribution from the school. The estimated completion date has been revised to quarter 4 2026-27 in line with a revised project schedule.
Statewide · Existing project
Source: Victorian Budget 2026-27, Budget Paper No. 4, 2026-27 State Capital Program. Retrieved 25 September 2026.
Modular Classrooms Program 2025-26 (statewide)
$148.5M
Statewide · Completed project
Source: Victorian Budget 2026-27, Budget Paper No. 4, 2026-27 State Capital Program. Retrieved 25 September 2026.
Land acquisition (various)
$104.0M
Estimated completion qtr 4 2028-29. The TEI includes $1.880 million reprioritised from the Land acquisition (2025-26) initiative. The TEI includes $10.000 million from the Growth Areas Infrastructure Contribution.
Various · New project
Source: Victorian Budget 2026-27, Budget Paper No. 4, 2026-27 State Capital Program. Retrieved 25 September 2026.
School upgrades - growth for 2024 (statewide)
$99.2M
Statewide · Completed project
Source: Victorian Budget 2026-27, Budget Paper No. 4, 2026-27 State Capital Program. Retrieved 25 September 2026.
School upgrades – established area growth for 2027 (statewide)
$91.6M
Estimated completion qtr 4 2026-27. The TEI has increased by $1.858 million due to a reprioritisation from the Contingency for school upgrades re-tendering 2023-24 initiative completed in the 2025-26 Budget. The estimated completion date has been revised to quarter 4 2026-27 in line with a revised project schedule. This initiative is part of Labor’s Financial Statement 2022.
Statewide · Existing project
Source: Victorian Budget 2026-27, Budget Paper No. 4, 2026-27 State Capital Program. Retrieved 25 September 2026.
Essential maintenance and compliance 2023-24 (statewide)
$80.5M
Statewide · Completed project
Source: Victorian Budget 2026-27, Budget Paper No. 4, 2026-27 State Capital Program. Retrieved 25 September 2026.
Land acquisition 2024-25 (various)
$68.9M
Estimated completion qtr 4 2028-29. The estimated completion date has been revised to quarter 4 2028-29 due to land acquisition timelines. The TEI includes $44.528 million from the Growth Areas Infrastructure Contribution.
Various · Existing project
Source: Victorian Budget 2026-27, Budget Paper No. 4, 2026-27 State Capital Program. Retrieved 25 September 2026.
School upgrades – growth for 2025 (statewide)
$56.4M
Estimated completion qtr 2 2027-28. The estimated completion date has been revised to quarter 2 2027-28 in line with a revised project schedule.
Statewide · Existing project
Source: Victorian Budget 2026-27, Budget Paper No. 4, 2026-27 State Capital Program. Retrieved 25 September 2026.
School upgrades: expansions – upgrade three schools to provide additional permanent capacity (metropolitan various)
$47.8M
Estimated completion qtr 1 2027-28.
Existing project
Source: Victorian Budget 2026-27, Budget Paper No. 4, 2026-27 State Capital Program. Retrieved 25 September 2026.
School upgrades - expansions 2024-25 (statewide)
$46.4M
Estimated completion qtr 3 2027-28.
Statewide · Existing project
Source: Victorian Budget 2026-27, Budget Paper No. 4, 2026-27 State Capital Program. Retrieved 25 September 2026.
Ready for school: kinder for every three-year-old 2021-22 (statewide)
$44.8M
Completed project
Source: Victorian Budget 2026-27, Budget Paper No. 4, 2026-27 State Capital Program. Retrieved 25 September 2026.
Accessible Buildings Program (statewide)
$28.8M
Estimated completion qtr 4 2027-28.
Statewide · New project
Source: Victorian Budget 2026-27, Budget Paper No. 4, 2026-27 State Capital Program. Retrieved 25 September 2026.
Largest contracts
Nothing published is linked to this entity. Rows are matched to an entity by the name the register uses, which does not always match the name in the budget papers; the unmatched ones are still in the full register.