The cash injection will see some Wagga public schools given hundreds of thousands of dollars extra worth of “needs-based funding”, a Gonksi formula that has cost taxpayers $504 million since 2014. 

Under the state’s Resource Allocation Model (RAM), each school is awarded a “base allocation” to cover the core cost of educating each student and operating a school.

The government then doles out more money based on how many students are disabled, Aboriginal, refugees or come from poor backgrounds.

The biggest funding increase based on enrolments and student needs is Wagga High School, with an extra $171,265 taking its total government funding to $1,045,661 next year.

Other public schools which scored the biggest increases from 2016 to 2017 include Kooringal High School ($158,887), Kooringal Public School ($147,703), Turvey Park Public School ($144,388) and Mount Austin Public School ($138,220).

Mount Austin High School is Wagga’s most expensive school to run, with a total budget of $1,891,714, but it will have to make do with the smallest funding increase worth $28,899.

Wagga MP Daryl Maguire said the extra funding would allow principals “to better meet the unique needs of their students and the school community”.

“This government has identified the schools that need extra assiatnce and they can spend that money how they see fit to lift standards and provide a better education,” Mr Maguire said.

“Gonski is neccessary to deliver money where it’s needed the most.

“I have already seen a dramatic lift in public schools, in terms of presentation, academic and sporting achievements.”

2017 will mark the fourth year of Gonski funding, a $5 billion investment over the course of six years.