Winners of 2025 Victorian School Design Awards announced

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:

JFK Design for St Kilda and Balaclava Kindergarten

WHDA for Swan Hill Specialist School

BSPN Architecture for Moonee Ponds West Primary School

Kerstin Thompson Architects for Northcote High School

ARM Architecture for the Munarra Centre for Regional Excellence

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.