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Recurrent Funding

Average government recurrent funding per student, 2004-05:

Government Schools	$10,715
Non-government Schools	$6,054
Independent Schools	$5,053

(Graphs reproduced by courtesy of the Independent Schools Council of Australia.)

• Total expenditure by governments, State and Commonwealth, on school education was $30.8 billion in 2004-05.
• 78.5% was spent on government school students who accounted for 67.2% of student enrolments.
• 21.5% went to non-government school students who accounted for 32.8% of student enrolments.
• Government expenditure per student in independent schools was, on average, some 47% of that for students attending government schools.

On average, parents and donors in independent school communities in 2005 contributed 87% of funds for capital developments such as school buildings, grounds and equipment.  (Independent Schooling in Australia 2007, ISCA)

For the latest funding details (May 2007) see the brochure from the Independent Schools Council of Australia:
Independent Schooling in Australia, 2007 Snapshot. (pdf, 216 kB)

Schools Funding

This AISWA publication examines the allocation of funds from State and Federal governments towards the independent and government sectors prior to the 2007 election.
Funding pamphlet (pdf 65 kB)