Australia’s 100 wealthiest schools earned almost $4.8bn in 2021, data reveals

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Exclusive: education department figures reveal the private schools received about $767m in government money amid a public schools funding shortfall

Australia’s 100 wealthiest schools had a combined income of $4.8bn in 2021, data reveals, as calls grow for the federal government to urgently address inequity in the education system.

About $767m of that income came from government funding; the rest from fees, private contributions and donations.

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