Entries for the Victorian School Design Awards are now closed. These awards recognise how architects are making Victoria a world leader in school and kindergarten design.
To be eligible, projects must have been completed between June 2023 and June 2025 and be either:
- a new or upgraded Victorian government school
- a not-for-profit early learning centre built or upgraded with Victorian Government funding.
Finalists will be notified in September, with winners being announced at an in-person awards ceremony in October.
For more information, visit Victorian School Design Awards on the Department of Education website.
2024 winners
Congratulations to the winners and finalists of the 2024 Victorian School Design Awards.
2024 Victorian School Design Awards winners
Best new kindergarten or early learning centre – Zen Architects for Fern Street Children’s Centre
2024 Victorian School Design Awards winners
Best school project below $5 million – Tectura Architects for the revitalisation of a heritage building with contemporary learning spaces at Oakleigh Primary School
2024 Victorian School Design Awards winners
Best school project between $5 million and $15 million – Law Architects for the new multi-storey education building at St Kilda Primary School
2024 Victorian School Design Awards winners
Best school project above $15 million – Sean Godsell Architects for the new community sports complex at Montmorency Secondary College
2024 Victorian School Design Awards winners
Best project First Nations design – Select Architects for the modernisation of Grovedale West Primary School
2024 Victorian School Design Awards winners
Minister’s Award – DesignInc and Brand Architects for Nganboo Borron School
2024 Victorian School Design Awards winners
Minister’s Award – Sibling Architecture for the new learning hub at Wangaratta District Specialist School
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