Role-play program at Australia's Parliament House
Bookings & essentials
| Duration | One hour. |
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| Availability | On the hour, 9am - 5pm weekdays. Please book well in advance. |
| Bookings | Office of the Serjeant-at-Arms: 1800 646 337 (toll free) or (02) 6277 4570. If you want to make the most of your visit to Parliament House, you can book a guided tour in conjunction with the role-play program. For parliamentary sitting times check the Parliamentary sittings calendar. |
| Suitability | Primary, secondary and tertiary students. |
| Group sizes | Usually 20-50 students, but sometimes circumstances may require larger or smaller groups. The average size of a role-play group is 36 students. |
| Role-play choices | We will send you a role-play selection form around 6 weeks before your program. We advise you to discuss and refine your choice with our educators when you arrive. View Role-play choices. |
| Cameras | Teachers are invited to photograph and video their students during the role-play. |
| Security | The role-play takes place in secure areas of the building. Students and teachers may not leave the venue unaccompanied. |
| Responsibilities | School teachers retain exclusive responsibility for the safety and wellbeing of their students undertaking education programs at APH at all times. Students must be in the care of their school teacher(s) at all times. |
| Pre-requisites | We have found that students who are well fed and well rested get more out of their parliamentary experience! |