South West Queensland’s richest and poorest schools revealed

South West Queensland’s richest and poorest schools have been revealed, showing the top school has a gross combined income of more than $100m. SEE HOW YOUR SCHOOL COMPARES.

Roma State College is one of South West Queensland’s top earning schools.

South West Queensland’s richest school has raked in more than $107m in five years with the total income per student sitting at $22,598 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 Dalby State High School in Dalby had a higher gross income than any other school in the South West Queensland region.

The school made a gross income of $107m, according to financial records from the combined past five years.

The school’s income increased by 13 per cent between 2018 and 2022.

The region’s second richest school was Roma State College, in Roma, which had a gross income of $82.6m.

Its total gross income per student in 2022 was $20,095.

The school with the third highest gross income was St John’s School, in Roma, which made $67.2m.

Its total gross income per student in 2022 was $18,753.

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.

Bymount East State School at Bymount had the lowest gross income of any school in the South West Queensland region.

It made just $1.8m over the five year period.

Its total gross income increased by 28 per cent from 2018 to 2022 while the total gross income per student in 2022 was $40,839.

Dunkeld State School at Dunkeld had the second lowest gross income of any school in the South West Queensland region.

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

Its total gross income increased by 12 per cent from 2018 to 2022 while the total gross income per student in 2022 was $51,172.

Kindon State School at Kindon had the third lowest gross income of any school in the South West Queensland region.

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

Its total gross income increased by 22 per cent from 2018 to 2022 while the total gross income per student in 2022 was $49,579.

RICHEST SCHOOLS IN SOUTH WEST QUEENSLAND

Dalby State High School: $107m

Roma State College: $82.6m

St John’s School: $67.2m

Chinchilla State High School: $54.3m

Our Lady of the Southern Cross College: $54.2m

Oakey State High School: $48.9m

Dalby South State School: $45.2m

Goondiwindi State High School: $45.1m

Dalby State School: $42.9m

Tara Shire State College: $38m

POOREST SCHOOLS IN SOUTH WEST QUEENSLAND

Bymount East State School: $1.8m

Dunkeld State School: $1.9m

Kindon State School: $1.9m

Eromanga State School: $1.9m

Arcadia Valley State School: $2m

Hebel State School: $2.1m

Jimbour State School: $2.2m

Guluguba State School: $2.2m

Warra State School: $2.2m

Windorah State School: $2.3m

Originally published as South West Queensland’s richest and poorest schools revealed