Australian Government Funding
Australian Government per capita funding is based on the Socio-Economic Status (SES) Scheme, which measures the relative socio-economic status of independent school communities and links this to an index called the Average Government Schools Recurrent Cost (AGSRC). Changes in the recurrent costs of educating a student in a government school, as measured by the AGSRC, are the basis for annual increases in Australian Government funding for both government and non-government schools.
Final 2007 AGSRC (2005/2006 financial year data)
| 2006 | 2007 | % Increase | |
| Primary | $7,216 | $7,614 | 5.5% |
| Secondary | $9,319 | $9,724 | 4.3% |
SES
The SES score for a school is derived by matching the address of each student attending the school to an Australian Bureau of Statistics Census Collection District (CCD). Data on income level, occupation and level of education from the CCDs in which the students live are combined to produce the SES score. SES scores range from 75 to more than 135 nationally, and in Western Australia from 75 to 125.
- Schools with an SES score of 85 or below receive 70% of the AGSRC amount.
- Schools with an SES score of 130 or above receive 13.7% of the AGSRC amount.
The minimum and maximum per capita grants for 2007 are:
| Minimum | Maximum | AGSRC | |
| Primary | $1043 | $5330 | $7614 |
| Secondary | $1332 | $6807 | $9724 |
Distribution of SES in WA for 2004 - 2009
Capital Funding
On average, parents and donors in independent schools in 2004 contributed 90% of funds for capital developments such as school buildings, grounds and equipment.
