Advertisement The Victorian government will splash $492 million to build 13 new schools and a further $340 million will be invested to upgrade 52 schools as part of funding announced in Thursdayâs state budget. All 13 new schools will be located on Melbourneâs fringe, where population growth has surged in recent years, particularly in the north and west. Secondary schools will be built within kilometres of each other in Wollert East and Wollert West, in Melbourneâs north. Twelve are set to be completed by 2023 and the other in 2024. The government will also spend $276.4 million acquiring land in the local government areas of Cardinia, Casey, Hume, Melton, Mitchell, Port Phillip and Wyndham for future school sites.