Public school P&Cs are increasingly using community grants to fund basic infrastructure, including to pay for shade sails, seating and playground equipment.
Dominic Perrottet has announced he will step down as Liberal leader after losing the New South Wales election to Labor as he urged residents across the state to "get behind" incoming Premier Chris Minns.
The most over-funded schools were Loreto Kirribilli, St Aloysius College and St Augustine’s College, which each got more than twice what they were due.