The Inclusive Schools Fund supports small innovative building projects that make a big difference to meeting the educational and social needs of children and young people with disabilities and additional needs.

Inclusive education is about ensuring that all students, regardless of disabilities or other differences, are able to fully participate, learn, develop and succeed in Victorian gov​ernment schools.​

Since 2015, over 300 projects have been funded through this program – providing primary, secondary and specialist schools with new facilities such as outdoor sensory gardens and learning areas, specialist play and recreation equipment, and adapting indoor learning spaces to be more inclusive.

Find out more about what schools from previous funding rounds think about the Inclusive Schools Fund (PDF, Word). 

The 2020-21 Victorian State Budget allocated an additional $20 million to this fund. A further $10 million was allocated in the 2021-22 State Budget, bringing the total investment in the fund to $70 million. 

The VSBA School Grants team assess and administer the Inclusive Schools Fund. For more information about the fund, please contact the team by emailing inclusive.schools.fund@education.vic.gov.au.

Applications for Round Seven have now closed (announcements expected from late November 2021).

For more information about the Inclusive Schools Fund, please read the 2021 Round Seven program guidelines, FAQs and factsheet.

The assessment of Round Seven applications is underway, and all applicants will be contacted on the outcome of their applications. Successful projects will be published here.

Round Six (announced on 13 June 2021)

Under Round 6 of the Inclusive Schools Fund, 74 schools were successful in securing funding for inclusive learning spaces and inclusive playgrounds for a total investment of $12.539 million.

You can view a list of successful recipients from Round 6.

Round Five (announced on 17 December 2019)
53 schools received funding: 

93 schools received funding: