Public schools want more from My School

Public schools are worried that the next version of the federal government's My School website will not provide parents with enough financial information.

The site, which compares schools' literacy and numeracy scores with the results of statistically similar institutions and to the national average, will be relaunched on Friday.

New financial data including each school's 2009 recurrent income and capital expenditure will be displayed and broken down by source of funding on the revamped website.

But Australian Council of State School Organisations (ACSSO) president, Peter Garrigan, said on Monday My School wasn't transparent enough when it came to publishing school ledgers.

"Without the inclusion of funds held in trusts, term deposits, investment deposits as well as physical assets, foundations and share and property portfolios, it is impossible to give a true and accurate picture (of) ... our schools," he said.

"ACSSO continues in its belief that the My School website offers only a small snapshot of our schools."

School Education Minister Peter Garrett on Sunday vowed to ask state and territory ministers to get advice on how that information could be put on a future version of the website.

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