Labor Opens School For Free Hands-On Stem Learning
20 August, 2026
The Carroll Labor Government has opened a state-of-the-art Tech School in Broadmeadows.
The new $15.7 million facility means more than 20,000 Victorian students can access free, immersive STEM learning.
Hume Tech School, at Kangan Institute's Broadmeadows campus, builds in-demand skills for the jobs of the future.
It means more public and non-government school students can choose the career pathway that’s best for them.
Free courses include renewable energy, advanced manufacturing, health technologies and robotics and automation.
Students will get hands-on opportunities like designing 3D-printed medical devices and building clean energy systems.
Labor has also made free transport available for local students to and from the new facility, making it easier than ever to access the education they deserve.
Hume Tech School is the fourth of six new Tech Schools opening across the state, thanks to Labor's $116 million investment in STEM learning.
Two more Tech Schools are opening in Term 3, 2026 in Wangaratta and Warrnambool. Once all six are open, more than 62,000 students will have free access to hands-on, immersive STEM learning.
Only Labor is making sure every child, no matter their postcode, gets a world-class public education, close to home.
When Jess Wilson’s Liberals were last in government, they cut $1 billion from education.
Now, they plan to cut $40 billion from the state budget, and you can’t cut $40 billion without cutting schools.
For more information, visit vic.gov.au/tech-schools.
Quotes attributable to Deputy Premier and Minister for Education Gabrielle Williams
"Local students now have a place where they can build, code and create, preparing them for the jobs of the future."
“Jess Wilson and her Liberal-One Nation Coalition have an education cuts plan – cut free STEM learning, cut free transport for students, and leave families in Hume to pay the price.”
Quote attributable to Member for Broadmeadows Kathleen Matthews-Ward
“This amazing tech school will be a game changer for students from over 28 local schools. Only Labor is giving our local students a pathway to the jobs of the future right here in Broadmeadows.”
Quote attributable to Member for Greenvale Iwan Walters
“From robotics to renewable energy, we’re making sure kids in Greenvale are ready for the careers of tomorrow with world-class educational infrastructure close to home.”
Quote attributable to Member for Kalkallo Ros Spence
“Thanks to Labor, young people in Kalkallo now have world-class STEM learning right on their doorstep.”
Quote attributable to Member for Sunbury Josh Bull
“Talent shouldn’t depend on your postcode - that’s why we’re giving kids in Sunbury access to free STEM learning, close to home.”
Quotes attributable to Kangan Institute CEO Laura Macpherson
“The Hume Tech School is officially open at our Broadmeadows Campus - and we’re excited to see local students step into a space built just for them.”