Sydney's top private schools receiving millions from taxpayers

Students sit during a talk at St Ignatius College Riverview in Sydney, Wednesday, Aug. 15, 2012. (AAP Image/Mick Tsikas) NO ARCHIVING

Students sit during a talk at St Ignatius College Riverview in Sydney. Source: AAP

Some of Sydney's 23 wealthiest private schools received a share of more than $62 million from taxpayers in 2016, to supplement their combined income of $950 million from fees, contributions and private sources and offset the cost of massive building projects, figures published on Wednesday reveal.



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