The new Frankston Tech School is scheduled to open in September 2025 at the Chisholm Institute Frankston campus. This will be the first of the Victorian Government’s 6 new Tech Schools to open across the state.
A collaboration between the Victorian Department of Education and Chisholm, Frankston Tech School will have an internal floor area of nearly 1000 square metres and can cater for up to 60 secondary school students at any time.
It will focus on delivering a hands-on, immersive STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Mathematics) learning experience for secondary school students in the surrounding local government areas. The facilities and programs were designed in collaboration with local schools, industry and community partners, to ensure students learn how to address real-world challenges facing local industries and communities.
Minister for Education Ben Carroll has said, “Students in Frankston will have the chance to explore future career pathways like never before, in industries that have never been more important.”
Frankston Tech School will be a valuable addition to the educational services offered on-site at Chisholm, in Melbourne’s south east. Independent assessments have found Tech Schools increase students’ knowledge of career options in science and technology.
Mr. Paul Edbrooke MP recently visited the site. “This brilliant, state-of-the-art facility will allow visiting secondary schools to engage in industry-leading technology,” said Mr Edbrooke.
Ben Jenkinson, Associate Director Foundation and School Pathways at Chisholm, said the new Tech School will help prepare secondary students for the jobs of the future.
“At a Tech School, students can learn STEAM skills to take on real-life challenges and design solutions that work towards a smart, sustainable and ethical future, in growing areas like sustainability, entrepreneurship, renewable energy, robotics and automation.
“These modern, hands-on STEAM learning opportunities will be offered alongside a school’s curriculum, to complement and extend students’ connection to the future and high-priority industries forecast for employment growth,” said Jenkinson.
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