Gladstone region’s poorest schools situated on the outskirts

The data is in and Gladstone’s richest and poorest schools have been revealed. Find out where your school sits including how much income per student. See the interactive

Toolola High School is one of Gladstone’s richest schools.

Gladstone’s richest school has raked in more than $111.2 million in five years with the total income per student sitting at $16,838 in 2022, the most recent school funding statistics reveal.

An independent analysis of school financial records from the MySchool website have shown the massive amount of money some schools make every year, and how little some schools are forced to scrape by on.

The figures revealed Gladstone State High School in West Gladstone had a higher gross income than any other school in the Gladstone region.

The school made a gross income of $111.2 million, according to financial records from the combined past five years.

The school’s income increased by 10 per cent between 2018 and 2022.

The region’s second richest school was Toolooa State High School, in South Gladstone, which had a gross income of $83.2 million.

Its total gross income per student in 2022 was $17,309.

The school with the third highest gross income was Tannum Sands State High School, in Tannum Sands, which made $73.2 million.

Its total gross income per student in 2022 was $17,302.

The figures include all fees, charges and parental contributions as well as State and Federal Government funding and any other private sources over the five years from 2018 to 2022.

It does not include any deductions for capital works or debt servicing.

The analysis does not include special schools or schools that did not have complete financial data in MySchool for one or more of the five years.

Builyan State School at Boyne Valley had the lowest gross income of any school in the Gladstone region.

It made just $2 million over the five year period.

Its total gross income increased by 26 percent from 2018 to 2022 while the total gross income per student in 2022 was $64,172.

Nagoorin State School at Boyne Valley had the second lowest gross income of any school in the Gladstone region.

It made just $2.5 million over the five year period.

Its total gross income increased by 95 per cent from 2018 to 2022 while the total gross income per student in 2022 was $36,706.

Yarwun State School at Yarwun had the third lowest gross income of any school in the Gladstone region.

It made just $4.1 million over the five year period.

Its total gross income increased by 27 per cent from 2018 to 2022 while the total gross income per student in 2022 was $23,923.

RICHEST SCHOOLS IN GLADSTONE

Gladstone State High School: $111.2 million

Toolooa State High School: $83.2 million

Tannum Sands State High School: $73.2 million

Chanel College: $67.3 million

Clinton State School: $63.4 million

Kin Kora State School: $51.9 million

Tannum Sands State School: $45.8 million

Gladstone West State School: $45.2 million

Trinity College: $45 million

Calliope State School: $42.9 million

POOREST SCHOOLS IN GLADSTONE

Builyan State School: $2 million

Nagoorin State School: $2.5 million

Yarwun State School: $4.1 million

Goora Gan Steiner School: $4.2 million

Ambrose State School: $6.2 million

Faith Baptist Christian School: $8.4 million

Benaraby State School: $8.7 million

Mount Larcom State School: $10.9 million

Miriam Vale State School: $14.3 million

Agnes Water State School: $15.4 million