Gippsland South MLA Peter Ryan said the government had failed to address a growing list of maintenance requests from secondary and primary schools in Gippsland.

Mr Ryan said despite a 2006 maintenance audit of Victorian schools which showed schools in Gippsland South had $4.3 million outstanding in requests, the government had failed to fix ``a flood of problems''.

"The Victorian Liberal National Coalition has obtained documents under Freedom of Information laws which show that there is still a backlog of almost $3 million in outstanding maintenance in 36 schools in Gippsland South,'' he said.

The figures show Sale 545 Primary School is owed $120,642 in maintenance requests since 2006, Sale College is owed $105,396 and Yarram Secondary College is owed $175,664.

"Two schools have been closed while only the Nambrok-Denison Primary School has had its maintenance needs met since the 2006 audit was conducted,'' Mr Ryan said.

"These documents have exposed the absolute incompetence of the Brumby Government and its failure to fulfil even the most basic maintenance requirements of our schools.

''It represents a complete and utter failure of the government's commitment to make education its number one priority.

"It's unacceptable that students and staff are forced to put up with antiquated facilities. The Brumby Government must take responsibility.''

Mr Ryan said some schools had received capital grants since 2006 but those grants usually involved major rebuilds or extensions and did not necessarily address outstanding maintenance concerns.

"It's time the government was held accountable and took its duty of care to Victorian students seriously.''

The Gippsland Times contacted the Department of Education and Early Childhood Development Gippsland Region but did not receive a response by the time of going to print.