School Tours & Role Plays
School tours of Parliament House
Tours for primary, secondary, tertiary and adult education groups are available. The topics covered align with curriculum requirements such as Victorian Curriculum F-10, VCE Legal Studies and Australian Politics Study Guides.
School tours take place at 9.00 am, 10.30 am, 12.00 noon, 1.30 pm and 3.00 pm on Mondays, Wednesday and Fridays of non-sitting weeks and at 10.30am, 12.00 noon and 3.00pm on Tuesdays and Thursdays of non-sitting weeks.
Tours are currently unavailable during sitting weeks.
The maximum number of students for each tour is 30.
See the Calendar for sitting days and Question Time details.
Parliament Role Plays
Parliament role plays give Year 5, 6 and 7 students the opportunity to act out the various roles in Parliament and pass their own law. This interactive activity takes place in the Legislative Assembly chamber and allows students to experience the law-making process first hand.
VCE Role Plays
The VCE Role Play is a new program for Year 11 and 12 VCE Legal Studies students, which allows students to gain an understanding of how a law is made by following a scripted role play.
Metropolitan School Visits
Metropolitan school visits provide an opportunity for students to learn about Parliament from experienced Parliament tour guides in their own classroom — available to students in years 5, 6 and 7 and VCE.
More information
Online Incursions
The Parliament of Victoria offers the option of connecting with your class digitally via Webex with our new incursion program for Year 5/6 and Year 7/8 students.
Bookings
To check for available tour times see the Booking Availability.
For school tour, role play and information talk bookings, contact the Tour Booking Office:
Ph: +61 3 9651 8568
Email: tours@parliament.vic.gov.au
School tours last for approximately one hour and all role plays and Metroplitan School Visits last for approximately 1.5 hours. All tours, role plays and talks are free of charge.
- Created: Friday, 12 June 2009 13:51
- Last Updated: Thursday, 08 April 2021 11:08
