The revamped site went live on Friday morning and includes for the first time Naplan results and financial data on individual schools, as well as a break down on how much on average is spent on
each child.
State Education Minister Cameron Dick said he was concerned about the potential for unfair comparisons, given the complexity of the information.
"The data could be used unfairly in relation to some schools; some schools have different needs, some communities have different needs ... that's appropriate that they would be funded to a
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different level," he told reporters in Brisbane.
"Funding is affected by location, school programs, age and size of facilities, staffing, overall enrolment and the number of indigenous, international, non-English speaking students and
students with disabilities."
Schools that host services that are used by other schools, such as guidance counsellors and speech pathologists, only go on the budget of the host school therefore skewing financial data.
Mr Dick said parents need to look at what services the schools offer and not the bottom line.
"It's not just the only way to value a school, schools communities are made up of many things and parents need to consider all of those aspects before they make a decision about the best
school for their child."
