The total includes more than $100,000 for Kooringal Public School, almost $30,000 each for Forest Hill and Mount Austin public schools and $28,000 for roofing work at Brungle Public School. Ladysmith and Lake Albert public schools will also see more than $20,000 worth of maintenance works carried out.

Member for Wagga Daryl Maguire welcomed the investment, which was part of a statewide push to slash the amount of outstanding repair works.

“Just like your family home, there are always jobs to be done to keep our schools in top condition,” Mr Magurie said.

“We are making good use of the summer break to carry out important projects while students are off enjoying their holidays.

“With a $25 billion property portfolio of 2,200 schools there will always be maintenance to be done, but good management will keep the list as short as possible, and we are here doing just that.”

The NSW Government is spending $747 million on school maintenance across the next four years, announced in the 2017 Budget. It followed pressure from the opposition about the maintenance backlogs across the state, which could have taken decades to clear under previous funding.

However, Mr Maguire said the maintenance blitz showed the government was committed to public education.

“Every child deserves to have access to great facilities, wonderful teachers and get an excellent education and that is what we are delivering for students,” Mr Maguire said.