Richest and poorest schools in the NSW South East revealed

An independent analysis of school financial records from the MySchool website has revealed the NSW South East’s richest and poorest schools. See them here.

South East’s richest and poorest schools revealed

South East NSW’s richest school has raked in more than $100 million in five years with the total income per student sitting at $22,846 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 Chevalier College in Burradoo had a higher gross income than any other school in the South East NSW region.

The school made a gross income of $100 million, according to financial records from the combined past five years.

The school’s income fell by two per cent between 2018 and 2022.

Chevalier College is one of the richest schools on the south east.

The region’s second richest school was Oxley College, in Burradoo, which had a gross income of $98 million.

Its total gross income per student in 2022 was $27,637.

The school with the third highest gross income was Lumen Christi Catholic College, in Pambula Beach, which made $75.7 million.

Its total gross income per student in 2022 was $22,146.

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.

Breadalbane Public School at Breadalbane had the lowest gross income of any school in the South East NSW region.

It made just $1.7 million over the five year period.

Breadalbane Public School is one of the poorest schools on the south east.

Its total gross income increased by 12 percent from 2018 to 2022 while the total gross income per student in 2022 was $63,597.

Avoca Public School at Avoca had the second lowest gross income of any school in the South East NSW region.

It made just $2.1 million over the five year period.

Its total gross income fell by 11 per cent from 2018 to 2022 while the total gross income per student in 2022 was $45,543.

Bredbo Public School at Bredbo had the third lowest gross income of any school in the South East NSW region.

It made just $2.1 million over the five year period.

Its total gross income fell by four per cent from 2018 to 2022 while the total gross income per student in 2022 was $38,764.

RICHEST SCHOOLS IN SOUTH EAST NSW

• Chevalier College: $100 million
• Oxley College: $98 million
• Lumen Christi Catholic College: $75.7 million
• Frensham School: $71.4 million
• Mulwaree High School: $71.3 million
• Bega High School: $71.1 million
• Bowral High School: $68 million
• Moss Vale High School: $61.9 million
• Trinity Catholic College Goulburn: $60.9 million
• Goulburn High School: $60.3 million

POOREST SCHOOLS IN SOUTH EAST NSW

• Breadalbane Public School: $1.7 million
• Avoca Public School: $2.1 million
• Bredbo Public School: $2.1 million
• Wallendbeen Public School: $2.1 million
• Penrose Public School: $2.2 million
• Tirranna Public School: $2.2 million
• Bigga Public School: $2.3 million
• Binda Public School: $2.3 million
• Wee Jasper Public School: $2.4 million
• Tanja Public School: $2.5 million

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