1843年初創嘅時候叫做雪梨機械學院，1878年升格為雪梨理工學院(又譯悉尼技術學院)，1969年悉尼技術學院嘅一部分獨立成爲新州科技學院。
Founded in 1843 as the Yali Institute of Mechanics, in 1878 it was upgraded to the Yali Institute of Technology, and in 1969 part of the Sydney Institute of Technology became the NSW Institute of Technology.