The winners and finalists of the 2025 Victorian School Design Awards have been announced, celebrating the state government’s “world-class learning spaces” across the state.
The awards program was open to architects and principal designers of Victorian government school projects or Victorian government-funded kindergartens or early learning facilities, completed between June 2023 and June 2025. According to a government media communique, this year’s awards received a record number of entries across schools, early childhood, and First Nations design categories.
The winners are:
Best new kindergarten or early learning facility
JFK Design for St Kilda and Balaclava Kindergarten
Best school project – below $5 million
WHDA for Swan Hill Specialist School
Best school project – between $5 million and $15 million
BSPN Architecture for Moonee Ponds West Primary School
Best school project – above $15 million
Kerstin Thompson Architects for Northcote High School
Best project – First Nations design
ARM Architecture for the Munarra Centre for Regional Excellence
Minister’s Award
Perkins Architects for Footscray City Primary School
Deputy Premier and Minister for Education Ben Carroll offered his congratulations to all the winners and finalists, describing them as “an integral part of [the state’s] nation-leading education construction boom.”
Minister for Children Lizzie Blandthorn added, “These outstanding designs show how we’re creating inspiring spaces where every Victorian child can thrive from the very start.”
The full list of winners and finalists can be accessed online.
Source: Architecture - architectureau
