The needs-based funding will see every school in the Bathurst receive an increase, with one to get almost $300,000 extra.

A total of $1,909,200 will be shared among the 26 Bathurst region schools in 2018, the Australian Government’s School Funding Estimator (SFE) shows.

An analysis of the SFE data reveals that Denison College’s Bathurst and Kelso campuses received the biggest increase.

Next year the campuses will receive a total of $5,994,000, this is an increase of $289,100 on the $5,704,900 it received for 2017.

The SFE website shows non-government schools reap some of the largest funding increases.

Non-government schools receive most (80 per cent) of their government funding from the federal government, while public schools receive most of theirs from the state government.

Receiving the second largest increase was St Stanislaus’ College with an extra $264,800, going from $5,142,300 in 2017 to $5,407,100 in 2018.

MacKillop College will receive an extra $229,600, All Saints’ College will have an increase of $155,700 and Holy Family Primary school will jump by $128,500.

Funding for The Assumption School will also increase next year, from $3,285,400 in 2017 to $3,411,300 next year representing a jump of $125,900.

The Cathedral School will also receive a significant increase next year, with a jump from $3,148,800 in 2017 to $3,269,500 in 2018.

Bathurst’s public schools, however, will receive significantly less funding.

Increases range from $73,500 at Bathurst Public School ($1,449,800 up to $1,523,300), to just $1700 at Burraga Public School ($32,600 to $34,300).

A Department of Education and Training spokesperson said funding from the Commonwealth is paid to the school’s approved authority, in this case the NSW Department of Education.

“The NSW government determines the amount received by the school,” the spokesperson said.

“Once allocated to the school the internal split between campuses is a matter for the school.”