Guided Tour
On non-sitting days, a guided tour of Parliament House gives students an opportunity to visit one of Tasmania’s most iconic buildings. The schools tour covers a combination of the history of the building and contemporary parliamentary practices.
About the Program
On non-sitting days, a guided tour of Parliament House gives students an opportunity to visit one of Tasmania’s most iconic buildings. The schools tour covers a combination of the history of the building and contemporary parliamentary practices.
Further Infomation
For security reasons, students are not permitted to carry bags around Parliament House. As there is limited room in Parliament House to store school bags, schools are encouraged to leave school bags at school, on the school bus or reduce the number of bags entering the building by students sharing a bag during their excursion. All visitors, including school groups, must go through security screening and inspection of personal possessions to enter Parliament House. All bags will be scanned, so reducing the number of school bags entering the building is advisable. Please ask that students remove any sharp objects from their bags (like scissors, pocketknives or bottle openers) before entering the building.
Objectives
An excursion to Parliament House allows students to see firsthand the work of the Parliament of Tasmania, giving authenticity and inherent value to Civics and Citizenship Education.