How much does your school get in government funds?

Our analysis has revealed just how much money schools in the northern suburbs are receiving from the Commonwealth and the state. And one school raked in more than $90m over three years. See how yours compares.

One school in Melbourne’s north received more than $96.5 million in state and federal money in three years — giving it the highest amount of government funding in the region.

But with almost 2800 students, across six campuses, Sirius College is making every dollar count.

College spokesman Samil Gunduz said the amount allocated was based on the socio-economic status for each school, which took into account the parents’ capacity to pay fees.

“The recurrent funding Sirius College receives allows students who might otherwise be disadvantaged to receive an excellent education, in a non-denominational setting, where they are nurtured as resilient individuals,” he said.

This kind of contribution for non-government schools can only be used for operational costs, and covered the salaries for more than 400 staff members across the independent college’s two campuses in Broadmeadows and sites in Dallas, Sunshine, Keysborough and Shepparton.

“For additional projects and capital expenses we mainly rely on payments received from parents,” Mr Gunduz said.

The government funding for schools between 2015-17 can be revealed after an independent compilation of figures from the MySchool website.

Ilim College, Dallas, received the second highest amount of government funding in the northern suburbs with $78.1 million over the three-year period.

St Monica’s College in Epping was the third highest in the region at $77.1 million.

Kensington Community High School received the most government funding per student of any school in northern Melbourne.

The school, which had 99 students in 2017, received $25,695 in government funding for each child.

On the other end of the scale, Learning Co-operative School, in Hurstbridge, received the least amount of government funding in the region in 2015-17, with $962,734.

Overall, the school which received the highest amount of government funding in Victoria was St Francis Xavier College, a Catholic school with more than 3000 students across three campuses in Melbourne’s southeast.

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Generally speaking, the Federal Government is the majority public funder for non-government schools — such as private and religious ones — and takes into account the capacity for parents to contribute to operating costs, such as the ability to pay school fees.

Federal Education Minister Dan Tehan said the government’s Our Quality Schools package would see $310 billion provided to schools across the country to 2029.

During the 2015-17 financial years Hazel Glen College in Doreen spent $39.5 million on capital expenditure, more than any other school in the region.

Region’s most funded schools

Sirius College: $96.5 million

Ilim College: $78.1 million

St Monica’s College: $70.7 million

Mount Ridley P-12 College: $65.1 million

Parade College: $62.6 million

Penola Catholic College: $60.8 million

Hume Central Secondary College: $58.6 million

Roxburgh College: $54.4 million

Marymede Catholic College: $53 million

Mill Park Secondary College: $52.8 million

Region’s least funded schools

Learning Co-Operative School: $962,734

Strathewen Primary School: $1.6 million

Deutsche Schule Melbourne, Fitzroy: $1.6 million

Plenty Valley International Montessori School: $1.7 million

Maharishi School of the Age of Enlightenment, Reservoir: $1.8 million

Region’s schools with the highest capital expenditure

Hazel Glen College: $39.5 million

Ivanhoe Grammar School: $26.9 million

St Bernard’s College: $21.5 million

Loyola College: $15.8 million

Lowther Hall Anglican Grammar School: $15.4 million