The package includes a new 18-classroom primary school in Lincoln, the expansion of Rolleston College and dozens of classrooms across the South Island.
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Erica Stanford says the funding will help schools to cope with growth.
The government is spending $62 million on more classrooms across the South Island.
Education Minister Erica Stanford announced the funding on Friday afternoon on a visit to Darfield High School in Canterbury.
The package includes a new 18-classroom primary school in Lincoln, the expansion of Rolleston College and dozens of classrooms across the South Island.
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The Government will spend $62.5 million on new classrooms and school upgrades across the South Island.
Erica Stanford said the investments would "level the playing field, reducing costs for schools and backing evidence-led reforms".
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