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Federal seat of Cunningham
Seat Status: Marginal Green
Two Candidate Preferred:
GRN: 52.23%
ALP: 47.77%
The federal seat of Cunningham covers an area of approximately 490 sq km from Cordeaux Heights, Figtree and Coniston in the south, to Helensburgh in the north, and is bounded generally in the west by the mountain range.
The main suburbs include Austinmer, Balgownie, Bellambi, Bulli, Clifton, Coalcliff, Coledale, Coniston, Cordeaux Heights, Corrimal, Darkes Forest, Fairy Meadow, Figtree, Gwynneville, Helensburgh, Keiraville, Mount Keira, Mount Kembla, Mount Ousley, Mount Saint Thomas, Otford, Russell Vale, Scarborough, Stanwell Park, Tarrawanna, Thirroul, Towradgi, Unanderra, Wollongong, Wombarra and Woonona. The local member is Michael Organ, Australian Greens. Private school funding in Cunningham
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School
Name
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Suburb/
Town
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Primary Enrolment
2001
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Secondary Enrolment
2001
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NSW State Funding
01/02
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Estimated C'wealth Old
Scheme Funding 2001
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Estimated C'wealth Funding
2004
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Increase C'wealth from old
scheme 01 to 04
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Edmund Rice College
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WOLLONGONG
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0
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773
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1,380,065
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3,156,932
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4,149,808
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31.5%
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Elonera Montessori School
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MOUNT OUSLEY
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80
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15
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87,736
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159,105
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295,993
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86.0%
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Holy Cross Primary
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HELENSBURGH
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228
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0
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252,949
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632,928
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860,004
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35.9%
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Holy Spirit College
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BELLAMBI
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0
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842
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1,455,370
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3,438,728
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4,418,114
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28.5%
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Illawarra Christian School - Cordeaux
Campus
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UNANDERRA
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422
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357
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676,081
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2,421,958
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3,113,363
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28.5%
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Illawarra SDA
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CORRIMAL
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34
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0
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not available
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64,022
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117,090
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82.9%
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South Coast School for Children with Autism
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CORRIMAL
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46
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4
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882,230
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156,280
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241,614
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54.6%
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St Brigid's Primary
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GWYNNEVILLE
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197
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0
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219,650
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546,872
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743,492
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36.0%
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St Columbkille's Primary
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CORRIMAL
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410
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0
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449,596
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1,138,160
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1,547,061
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35.9%
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St Francis Xavier Primary
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WOLLONGONG
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231.6
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0
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232,234
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642,922
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874,204
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36.0%
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St John Vianney's Primary
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FAIRY MEADOW
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335
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0
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386,675
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929,960
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1,263,791
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35.9%
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St Joseph's Primary
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BULLI
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201
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0
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267,613
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557,976
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758,420
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35.9%
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St Mary's Star of the Sea College
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WOLLONGONG
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0
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1096
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1,982,003
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4,476,064
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5,883,895
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31.5%
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St Michael's Primary
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THIRROUL
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206
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0
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258,790
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571,856
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776,989
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35.9%
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St Therese's Primary
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WOLLONGONG WEST
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407
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0
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441,588
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1,129,832
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1,535,410
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35.9%
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The Illawarra Grammar School
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FIGTREE
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316
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576
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1,031,205
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1,229,636
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3,000,634
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144.0%
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Total
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$10,003,785
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$21,253,231
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$29,579,883
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39.2%
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 How does this compare with with Commonwealth funding to public schools?
FEDERAL PER CAPITA FUNDING
FOR PUBLIC SCHOOLS – COMPARISON WITH WEALTHIEST PRIVATE AND CATHOLIC
SYSTEMIC SCHOOLS
The following table shows how much Federal funding goes
to public schools from the federal government, and how much would go to public
schools if they were funded on the same formula as the wealthiest private
schools and Catholic systemic schools.
The
public education money goes to the state government to spend. You won’t
see it in school bank accounts!
The Catholic
Education Office receives money for Catholic schools to distribute, and
independent schools receive the money directly.
Explanation of
Columns:
Enrolment (FTE) 2003
– shows primary and secondary combined. These are the official enrolment
figures.
Federal funding $ - shows the
amount that the public school, based on enrolments attracts from the federal
government as a block grant to the state government. This money does not go
direct to the school.
The per capita amounts
for 2004 are – Primary: $ 539; Secondary $
803
‘Wealthiest’ Private school
funding
This column shows what they would
get if they were one of the wealthiest private schools.
The per capita amounts are: Primary - $830;
Secondary - $ 1099
Catholic systemic schools
funding – This shows what each of the public schools would attract in
funding if they were a Catholic systemic
schools.
The per capita amounts are : Primary -
$3404; Secondary - $ 4508
Additional
Funding
Note that these amounts are Per
Capita recurrent funding only. It does not include Special Programs such as
establishment grants, capital grants, special education, Aboriginal programs,
Country Area Program, Strategic assistance, ESL, Languages Other Than English,
National literacy and numeracy strategies, civics and citizenship, drug
education etc.
A note about Special
Schools
Special schools are not
included as there are other funding arrangements in place for special schools.
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Federal Funding for public schools
2004 : Actual / If it were one of the wealthiest schools / If it were a Catholic
systemic school
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School Name
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Electorate
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Enrolment (FTE) 2003
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Federal Funding $
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Amount it would be funded if
'wealthiest private school'
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Amount funded if Catholic systemic
school
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Austinmer Public School
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Cunningham
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288
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$155,232.00
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$239,040.00
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$980,352.00
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Balgownie Public School
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Cunningham
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288
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$155,232.00
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$239,040.00
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$980,352.00
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Bellambi Public School
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Cunningham
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327
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$176,253.00
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$271,410.00
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$1,113,108.00
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Bulli High School
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Cunningham
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796.6
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$639,669.80
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$875,463.40
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$3,591,072.80
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Bulli Public School
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Cunningham
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210
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$113,190.00
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$174,300.00
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$714,840.00
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Coledale Public School
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Cunningham
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104
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$56,056.00
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$86,320.00
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$354,016.00
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Coniston Public School
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Cunningham
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169
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$91,091.00
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$140,270.00
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$575,276.00
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Corrimal East Public School
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Cunningham
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330
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$177,870.00
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$273,900.00
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$1,123,320.00
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Corrimal High School
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Cunningham
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627
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$503,481.00
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$689,073.00
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$2,826,516.00
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Corrimal Public School
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Cunningham
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241
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$129,899.00
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$200,030.00
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$820,364.00
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Fairy Meadow Public School
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Cunningham
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449
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$242,011.00
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$372,670.00
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$1,528,396.00
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Figtree Heights Public School
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Cunningham
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206
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$111,034.00
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$170,980.00
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$701,224.00
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Figtree High School
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Cunningham
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798
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$640,794.00
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$877,002.00
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$3,597,384.00
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Figtree Public School
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Cunningham
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305
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$164,395.00
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$253,150.00
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$1,038,220.00
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Gwynneville Public School
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Cunningham
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169
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$91,091.00
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$140,270.00
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$575,276.00
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Helensburgh Public School
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Cunningham
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502
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$270,578.00
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$416,660.00
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$1,708,808.00
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Keira High School
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Cunningham
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804.8
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$646,254.40
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$884,475.20
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$3,628,038.40
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Keiraville Public School
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Cunningham
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205
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$110,495.00
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$170,150.00
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$697,820.00
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Lindsay Park Public School
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Cunningham
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311
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$167,629.00
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$258,130.00
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$1,058,644.00
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Mount Keira Public School
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Cunningham
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72
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$38,808.00
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$59,760.00
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$245,088.00
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Mount Kembla Public School
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Cunningham
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160
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$86,240.00
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$132,800.00
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$544,640.00
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Mount Ousley Public School
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Cunningham
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168
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$90,552.00
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$139,440.00
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$571,872.00
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Mount St Thomas Public School
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Cunningham
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334
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$180,026.00
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$277,220.00
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$1,136,936.00
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Nareena Hills Public School
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Cunningham
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247
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$133,133.00
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$205,010.00
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$840,788.00
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Otford Public School
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Cunningham
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54
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$29,106.00
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$44,820.00
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$183,816.00
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Pleasant Heights Public School
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Cunningham
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190
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$102,410.00
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$157,700.00
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$646,760.00
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Russell Vale Public School
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Cunningham
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296
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$159,544.00
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$245,680.00
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$1,007,584.00
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Scarborough Public School
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Cunningham
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75
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$40,425.00
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$62,250.00
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$255,300.00
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Smiths Hill High School
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Cunningham
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730.6
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$586,671.80
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$802,929.40
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$3,293,544.80
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Stanwell Park Public School
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Cunningham
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167
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$90,013.00
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$138,610.00
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$568,468.00
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Tarrawanna Public School
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Cunningham
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143
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$77,077.00
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$118,690.00
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$486,772.00
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Thirroul Public School
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Cunningham
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336
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$181,104.00
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$278,880.00
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$1,143,744.00
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Towradgi Public School
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Cunningham
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114
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$61,446.00
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$94,620.00
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$388,056.00
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Unanderra Public School
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Cunningham
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521
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$280,819.00
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$432,430.00
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$1,773,484.00
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Waniora Public School
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Cunningham
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310
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$167,090.00
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$257,300.00
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$1,055,240.00
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Wollongong High School of the Performing Arts
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Cunningham
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922.6
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$740,847.80
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$1,013,937.40
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$4,159,080.80
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Wollongong Public School
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Cunningham
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267
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$143,913.00
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$221,610.00
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$908,868.00
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Wollongong West Public School
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Cunningham
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184
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$99,176.00
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$152,720.00
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$626,336.00
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Woonona East Public School
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Cunningham
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301
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$162,239.00
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$249,830.00
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$1,024,604.00
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Woonona High School
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Cunningham
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634.6
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$509,583.80
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$697,425.40
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$2,860,776.80
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Woonona Public School
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Cunningham
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334
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$180,026.00
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$277,220.00
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$1,136,936.00
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