Twenty private schools with wealthiest parents received $130m total in Australian public funds in 2023

Newington college, which charges up to $42,201 in annual fees for senior students, collected the highest sum, with $11m total in state and federal funding. Photograph: Bianca de Marchi/AAP

The 20 private schools with the wealthiest parent cohorts in the country received a combined total of $130m in government funding last year, new data reveals.

On Wednesday the Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (Acara) will release a swathe of new data on the My School website about Australian schools, including annual funding, attendance and Naplan results.