The figures from the NSW Auditor-General from June 2015 are being used by Riverina Labor’s Tim Kurylowicz to drive a point home about school funding.

Mr Kurylowicz is shaping up to battle the Nationals Member for Riverina Michael McCormack in the upcoming federal election.

According to the figures, Mr Kurylowicz said Junee High School had $660,579 of maintenance required while Junee North needed $339,941 and $326,977 was needed at Junee Public.

“This doesn’t include funding cuts if the Gonski program is not renewed by the Coalition,” Mr Kurylowicz said.

“Up to $1000 per student could be cut from Junee schools, both state and federal government are cutting funding.

“If you cut corners on this, you cut corners on your kids’ future.”

Mr Kurylowicz said the funding cuts simply made it much more difficult for schools to balance their budgets.

Meanwhile, Michael McCormack said the control of schools was the responsibility of the state government.

He criticised the previous Labor government which had developed a plan for funding which was only accepted by some states.

“The Commonwealth has to govern for all states and territories, we can’t pick-up the bits and pieces from the previous government,” he said.

“I want to see more funding for kids, but just throwing cash at schools doesn’t bring about the outcomes you want.”

Mr McCormack defended the government’s record which he said had increased school and delivered funding for trade centres, but stopped short of revealing the plan for education in next week’s budget.

He suggested the state government’s priorities needed some revision.

“Building rugby league stadiums for clubs which have enough money of their own isn’t going to educate kids for the future.”