• Makerspace Academy
• The Lab
• Schools on Air

• Time: 3:45 PM - 5:45 PM
• Day: Wednesday
• Terms:
  • Term 1: Week 3 (12 Feb 2025) – Week 10 (2 April 2025) – 8 Weeks
  • Term 2: Week 2 (30 April 2025) – Week 10 (2 July 2025) – 10 Weeks

Any high school student can join, except for The Lab, which has different eligibility requirements.

Yes, they can still do music production in the Makerspace Academy.

• FREE 2025 TERM 2 for Makerspace Academy and Schools on Air

Each student enrols for one term at a time.

Yes, a consent form must be submitted before attending the first session. (The Lab consent forms are handled through their system.)

All programs have a cost of $80 per term. 

Please deposit the above amount into the following account or visit our reception to pay via EFTPOS 

Account Name: Melbourne Polytechnic 
BSB: 033-210 
Account No: 125-128 
Bank: Westpac Banking Corporation 

When depositing the fee, please include in the reference the student’s surname, program and BNTS (Banyule Nillumbik Tech School). 
For example, a reference could be “Smith, Lab BNTS” 
If this reference section is not completed, the payment will not be recognised against your child’s booking. 

Yes, find more information below. 

If you require a receipt for NDIS, please let us know at the time of payment so we can generate one for you. Please send through a billing address when you request a receipt 

Group and centre-based activities, such as The Lab, are considered as NDIS supports, so participants can use their NDIS funding to access The Lab. 

There is some flexibility as to where the funding can come from within a participant’s NDIS plan. NDIS participants may use Core Supports Funding or Capacity Building Funding. 

The relevant line items that we use are: 
04_102_0136_6_1 Group Activities – Standard – Weekday Daytime 
04_102_0136_6_1 Organisation and Preparation 
04_599_0136_6_1 Centre Capital Cost 

Alternatively, participants may use: 
Core Supports 
04_210_0125_6_1 Community Social and Recreational Activities 

Capacity Building Supports 
09_011_0125_6_3 Community Participation Activity 
09_008_0116_6_3 Innovative Community Participation 
09_009_0117_6_3 Skills Development and Training 
11_024_0117_7_3 Individual Social Skills Development 

• 3D Printers (Filament, Resin)
• Laser Cutter (Wood, Acrylic, etc.)
• UV Printer (Print onto various materials)
• Vinyl Printer/Cutter (Sticker production)
• Large Format Printer (Poster printing)
• Sewing Machines
• Embroidery Machine
• Garment Printer
• Media and Music Production:
  • Photography and Videography Equipment
  • Podcasting & Broadcasting Studio
  • Music Production (Ableton, Synthesizers, etc.)

All student work must be collected by the end of each term.

No, food is not available for purchase on site.

Students must be picked up no later than 5:45 PM.