THIRTY-SEVEN of the regions schools will be given an educational boost thanks to each receiving a share in $4.69M of extra funding in 2016 as part of the Andrews Labor Governments plan to make Victoria the education state. Shepparton High School will be the highest receiver, with the school set to be granted $728,520, which it hopes will be spent on accelerating learning for disadvantaged and disengaged students coming into the school, education for current students and building on staff numbers. Shepparton High School Principal, Phil Squire said, We have some ideas about where we would like to spend the funding such as working on providing evidence based success programs and the resources needed to support those programs. We are happy and excited about the opportunities this presents for us and the ability to be able to prioritise our focus on the key areas we need to address around literacy and numeracy. It is great to see the government looking at the needs of schools. The challenge now though, will be to get the most value out of the money we are granted. Over the coming two to three months we will be doing some serious thinking and planning and we will be looking for input from the school community and staff on what that might look like. The 2015-16 Victorian Budget was the single biggest injection of education funding in Victorian history, providing almost $4B in additional funding to education. The extra support being provided to teachers and principals will be accompanied by a new emphasis on collaboration and accountability, including a set of statewide targets that will help focus on students. Member for Northern Victoria, Jaclyn Symes said, This extra investment is exactly what schools in Shepparton need. It means that every child is given the best chance in life. I am proud to be part of the Andrews Labor Government that is giving our schools this historic funding boost to make our state the Education State. Minister for Education, James Merlino said, Over the last few months, thousands of Victorians told us that our schools are good. They arent broken, but we can absolutely make them better. Funding for schools in Shepparton Shepparton High School $728,520 St Georges Road Primary School $429,057 Gowrie Street Primary School $389,680 Bourchier Street Primary School $365,224 Wilmot Road Primary School $289,426 Wanganui Park Secondary College $285,621 Mooroopna Primary School $240,951 McGuire College $235,196 Mooroopna Secondary College $198,965 Verney Road School $175,739 Numurkah Secondary College $165,688 Mooroopna Park Primary School $148,423 Nathalia Secondary College $138,357 Orrvale Primary School $115,818 Tatura Primary School $114,692 Nathalia Primary School $110,810 Guthrie Street Primary School $97,026 Numurkah Primary School $93,986 Katunga Primary School $59,808 Ardmona Primary School $41,758 Mooroopna North Primary School $38,971 Strathmerton Primary School $38,506 Katandra West Primary School $37,734 Grahamvale Primary School $37,000 Shepparton East Primary School $29,632 Kialla West Primary School $11,273 Congupna Primary School $10,075 Waaia Yalca South Primary School $9,875 Tallygaroopna Primary School $9,771 Toolamba Primary School $8,961 Lemnos Primary School $6,451 Currawa Primary School $5,000 Zeerust Primary School $5,000 Katunga South Primary School $5,000 Dookie Primary School $5,000 Kialla Central Primary School $5,000 Wunghnu Primary School $5,000.