Case Studies
Read A Water Story - with a Twist (PDF~135kb) to learn how East Doncaster Secondary College saved over 2 million litres of water in their first year of joining SWEP.
So far over 171,000 kL of water will be saved each year by Victorian schools as a result of joining the SWEP program. Take a look at water saved by schools in your local area.
Primary Schools
| School Location |
No. of Students |
No. of Teachers |
Annual water savings |
% Annual water savings |
Annual cost savings |
Investment |
Payback period |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Banyule |
720 |
61 |
606 kL |
10% |
$1243 |
$2480 |
24 months |
| Banyule |
295 |
24 |
312 kL |
24% |
$712 |
$1760 |
30 months |
| Bayside |
158 |
21 |
183 kL |
23% |
$480 |
$1370 |
34 months |
| Booroondara |
295 |
24 |
321 kL |
24% |
$712 |
$1760 |
30 months |
| Casey |
410 |
33 |
284 kL |
24% |
$434 |
$1760 |
35 months |
| Casey |
706 |
53 |
640 kL |
9% |
$1114 |
$2480 |
27 months |
| Frankston |
194 |
22 |
244 kL |
12% |
$561 |
$1370 |
29 months |
| Glen Eira |
466 |
38 |
316 kL |
14% |
$711 |
$1760 |
30 months |
| Greater Geelong |
278 |
25 |
310 kL |
17% |
$569 |
$1735 |
37 months |
| Greater Shepparton |
465 |
41 |
594 kL |
8% |
$908 |
$1640 |
22 months |
| Hobsons Bay |
350 |
27 |
416 kL |
11% |
$696 |
$1760 |
30 months |
| Kingston |
181 |
19 |
165 kL |
19% |
$348 |
$1370 |
47 months |
| La Trobe |
225 |
30 |
200 kL |
9% |
$510 |
$1104 |
26 months |
| Monash |
484 |
36 |
552 kL |
6% |
$847 |
$1260 |
18 months |
| Mornington |
426 |
33 |
331 kL |
10% |
$803 |
$1760 |
26 months |
| Nillumbik |
770 |
52 |
577 kL |
18% |
$1275 |
$2480 |
23 months |
| Port Phillip |
368 |
32 |
305 kL |
18% |
$545 |
$1760 |
39 months |
| Stonnington |
127 |
13 |
119 kL |
22% |
$208 |
$750 |
43 months |
| Whitehorse |
272 |
26 |
239 kL |
10% |
$543 |
$1760 |
39 months |
| Yarra Ranges |
252 |
25 |
2874 kL |
19% |
$897 |
$1760 |
24 months |
Secondary Schools & Colleges
| School Location |
No. of Students |
No. of Teachers |
Annual water savings |
% Annual water savings |
Annual cost savings |
Investment |
Payback period |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bayside |
1430 |
218 |
1354 kL |
12% |
$2955 |
$5870 |
24 months |
| Booroondara |
1909 |
183 |
1067 kL |
20% |
$2462 |
$4940 |
24 months |
| Booroondara |
530 |
75 |
772 kL |
12% |
$1851 |
$3145 |
20 months |
| Frankston |
1100 |
136 |
1103 kL |
11% |
$1942 |
$4950 |
25 months |
| Kingston |
1015 | 106 |
699 kL |
19% |
$1130 | $4110 | 44 months |
| Knox |
287 |
43 |
589 kL |
11% |
$1162 |
$2480 |
26 months |
| Manningham |
1306 |
124 |
1298 kL |
12% |
$2273 |
$4940 |
22 months |
| Maroondah |
438 |
74 |
213 kL |
7% |
$849 |
$2480 |
35 months |
| Nillumbik |
1300 |
120 |
769 kL |
20% |
$1856 |
$4940 |
32 months |
| Nillumbik |
770 |
80 |
1067 kL |
17% |
$1055 |
$3145 |
36 months |
| Port Phillip |
1176 |
175 |
1203 kL |
10% |
$2839 |
$4110 |
17 months |
| Stonnington |
1040 |
300 |
1320 kL |
8% |
$2918 |
$4110 |
17 months |
| Whitehorse |
500 |
80 |
1072 kL |
12% |
$2278 |
$3145 |
17 months |
| Yarra |
318 |
46 |
312 kL |
9% |
$753 |
$2480 |
40 months |
| Yarra Ranges |
1900 |
190 |
1127 kL |
13% |
$3013 |
$4940 |
20 months |
| Yarra Ranges |
220 |
36 |
462 kL |
10% |
$1601 |
$2480 |
19 months |
Special Development Schools
| School Location |
No. of Students |
No. of Teachers |
Annual water savings |
% Annual water savings |
Annual cost savings |
Investment |
Payback period |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frankston |
96 |
49 |
202 kL |
13% |
$721 |
$1370 |
23 months |
| La Trobe |
58 |
34 |
236 kL |
20% |
$720 |
$1500 |
25 months |
| Whitehorse |
158 |
53 |
157 kL |
9% |
$334 |
$1370 |
44 months |