Gympie’s richest and poorest schools revealed

Gympie’s richest school has raked in more than $98.3 million in five years with the total income per student sitting at $17,802 in 2022, the most recent school funding statistics reveal.

Gympie’s richest school has raked in more than $98.3 million in five years with the total income per student sitting at $17,802 in 2022, the most recent school funding statistics reveal.

Gympie’s richest school has raked in more than $98.3 million in five years with the total income per student sitting at $17,802 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 James Nash State High School in Gympie had a higher gross income than any other school in the Gympie region.

The school made a gross income of $98.3 million, according to financial records from the combined past five years.

The school’s income increased by 14 per cent between 2018 and 2022.

The figures revealed James Nash State High School in Gympie had a higher gross income than any other school in the Gympie region.

The region’s second richest school was Gympie State High School, which had a gross income of $85 million.

Its total gross income per student in 2022 was $18,585.

The school with the third highest gross income was Victory College, in Gympie, which made $63.4 million.

Its total gross income per student in 2022 was $20,490.

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.

Theebine State School had the lowest gross income of any school in the Gympie region.

It made just $1.9 million over the five year period.

Its total gross income increased by 58 percent from 2018 to 2022 while the total gross income per student in 2022 was $41,230.

Theebine State School at Theebine had the lowest gross income of any school in the Gympie region.

Woolooga State School had the second lowest gross income of any school in the Gympie region.

It made just $2.2 million over the five year period.

Its total gross income increased by 41 per cent from 2018 to 2022 while the total gross income per student in 2022 was $67,750.

Wolvi State School had the third lowest gross income of any school in the Gympie region.

It made just $3.5 million over the five year period.

Its total gross income increased by 34 per cent from 2018 to 2022 while the total gross income per student in 2022 was $36,515.

RICHEST SCHOOLS IN GYMPIE

James Nash State High School: $98.3 million

Gympie State High School: $85 million

Victory College: $63.4 million

St Patrick’s College: $44.7 million

Cooloola Christian College: $41.4 million

Gympie West State School: $40.9 million

Gympie South State School: $37.2 million

Jones Hill State School: $32 million

One Mile State School: $30.4 million

Tin Can Bay State School: $26.1 million

Gympie’s richest school has raked in more than $98.3 million in five years with the total income per student sitting at $17,802 in 2022, the most recent school funding statistics reveal.

POOREST SCHOOLS IN GYMPIE

Theebine State School: $1.9 million

Woolooga State School: $2.2 million

Wolvi State School: $3.5 million

Dagun State School: $3.7 million

Kandanga State School: $3.8 million

Gunalda State School: $4.1 million

Kia-Ora State School: $4.7 million

Widgee State School: $5 million

Kin Kin State School: $5.6 million

Amamoor State School: $5.8 million