The best-funded schools in QLD have been revealed
The best-funded schools in Queensland have been revealed, with three Far North schools have been highlighted in the region. See where your school ranks.
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Far North Queensland’s best-funded school has raked in more than $209.1 million in five years with an average income per student of $29,105, tightly held school 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 Tagai State College in Thursday Island had a higher gross income than any other school in the Far North Queensland region.
The school made a gross income of $209.1 million, according to financial records from the combined past five years.
The school’s income increased by three per cent between 2017 and 2021.
The region’s second best-funded school was St Andrew’s Catholic College Redlynch Valley, in Redlynch, which had a gross income of $147.1 million.
It’s total gross income per student in 2021 was $18,758.
St Andrews Catholic College principal Ian Margetts said the school was a prep to year 12 college community that offers the whole educational journey.
“We are a leader in Catholic Education in FNQ and provide excellence in learning and in life,” Mr Margetts said.
“We are privileged to enjoy a vast array of facilities set on 25 acres of pristine tropical gardens in Redlynch Cairns.
“We have contemporary classrooms, a state of the art performing art’s theatre, five sporting ovals, a trade training centre, new science and STEM laboratories, two libraries and a functional commercial kitchen cafe.”
He said the school’s academic standards were in line with the current Australian Curriculum standards.
“We are proud that our Dux of 2022 achieved an outstanding 99.6 ATAR result and 100% of our students completed their Year 12 studies with all 155 students successfully receiving their Queensland Certificate of Education,” Mr Margetts said.
“We are an inclusive community that celebrates the uniqueness of each individual, we offer quality teaching and learning and foster active community participation for all.
“We believe excellence is not a ‘destination’, but a journey of continuous improvement.”
The school with the third highest gross income was Redlynch State College, in Redlynch, which made $144.7 million.
Its total gross income per student in 2021 was $16,024.
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 2017 to 2021.
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.
Bartle Frere State School at Bartle Frere had the lowest gross income of any school in the Far North Queensland region.
It made just $1.9 million over the five year period.
Its total gross income increased by 22 per cent from 2017 to 2021 while the total gross income per student in 2021 was $37,644.
Daintree State School at Daintree had the second lowest gross income of any school in the Far North Queensland region.
It made just $2.1 million over the five year period.
Its total gross income increased by 23 per cent from 2017 to 2021 while the total gross income per student in 2021 was $23,145.
Bellenden Ker State School at Bellenden Ker had the third lowest gross income of any school in the Far North Queensland region.
It made just $2.1 million over the five year period.
Its total gross income increased by 15 per cent from 2017 to 2021 while the total gross income per student in 2021 was $56,050.
Originally published as The best-funded schools in QLD have been revealed
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