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Secondary visit program

Assembly excursion

We offer free secondary and senior secondary education excursions to the Legislative Assembly. The program is aligned with aims of year 9 and 10 Civics and Citizenship (Australian Curriculum), Legal Studies, and Politics curricula (ACTBSS, IB, and HSC).

Core program

Our core program caters to groups of up to 30 students and runs for one hour. It includes:

An interactive exploration of the role and functions of the Legislative Assembly, and

An immersive roleplay where students take on the roles of ministers, members, and clerks to replicate how laws are made in the ACT.

  • We have a range of senior and senior secondary curriculum-aligned roleplay topics that will get your students engaged and involved, including:
    • Lowering the voting age for ACT elections to 16
    • Free public transport for for school-aged kids, and
    • Changing school hours from 10am-4pm.

For groups over 30 (and up to 60), students will be split in two smaller groups each running the same program concurrently. We can run two-shift visits for groups of over 60 students (up to 120).

Optional add-ons

We have two add-ons which are great value adds to your excursion. Where add-ons take your visit to two (2) hours long, we include a short break between sessions for students.

A Q&A session with Members of the Legislative Assembly where students can ask them about their work, what inspires them, and current issues (30 minutes)

A short guided tour of the Assembly building, including the chamber and committee rooms (30 minutes)

Book your visit

We can accommodate visits during the ACT school term. Please contact us as early as possible to make sure your preferred dates are available. Bookings must be made no later than a fortnight before your preferred dates.

You'll need to provide the following information when you book:

  • The name, email, and phone number of your visit organiser
  • The name of your school
  • The year level/s and number of students attending
  • Your preferred date, time, and duration of the visit, and
  • Your selected programs.

When you book, we will block your preferred date out in our calendar and reply with a draft program. Once agreed, you booking will be confirmed.

The button may not work if your device doesn't have a default email program. If this happens, please copy the bulleted information above and include it in an email to LAeducation@parliament.act.gov.au.


If you have any questions, please send us an email.

Events for secondary students

The Assembly offers several event-based experiences for secondary and senior secondary students. Each event offers a unique specialisation not otherwise available through the school visit program. Places in these events are limited. Click on the event titles below for more information.

Committee Challenge

For year 7-12 students

2025 dates: Friday 15 August (Year 7-8), Friday 13 June (Year 9-10), and Friday 2 May (Year 11-12)

Constitutional Convention

For year 11 students

2025 date: Thursday 7 August

Westminster Workshop

For year 11-12 students

2025 date: Thursday 3 April

Work experience

For year 10-12 students


Resources and activities

The resources below are a curated selection of our broader portfolio most-relevant to the secondary and senior-secondary curricula. You can view our full range here.

We're busy transforming our old lesson plans into standalone grab-and-go activities for you to use in the classroom. Check back soon!

We're building new explainers about unique and fascinating events and laws from the Assembly's past to help guide case studies. Check back soon!

All videos open on Vimeo, the Assembly's video hosting platform.


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