Check out new $165M tech school. The 10th grader inside you will wish you went here.

“Building this school was a massive undertaking and it took the cooperation from all levels of government to make it a reality,” Essex County Executive Joseph DiVincenzo said. The school is part of the county’s Schools of Technology district.

“This truly demonstrates what can be accomplished when multiple levels of government work together,” he added.

Painted in bright oranges, greens and purples, the state-of-the-art facility boasts of 58 academic classrooms and more than 30 career technology spaces for culinary arts, cyber security, cosmetology, green energy and others. A large construction commons will house plumbing, electrical, carpentry and HVAC programs, and allow students to practice on model homes or boats.

Former Gov. Chris Christie, a major supporter of the project, was also in attendance Monday with his wife, Mary Pat Christie. He told the packed auditorium of students and dignitaries it took him just minutes to decide to support the school.

Under Christie’s administration, the state agreed to fund 90 percent of the $165M project through debt service payments.

The Payne school will replace Bloomfield Tech and North 13th Street Tech in Newark. The schools were built in 1930 and 1928, respectively, and will be sold to offset the remaining 10 percent cost of the project.