School tour of Parliament House
Victoria’s Parliament House is one of Australia’s oldest and most architecturally distinguished public buildings.
Our Tours & Outreach Officers will guide your students around historically significant Parliament House while touching on key points from the Victorian Curriculum.
You can book multiple sessions.
Please note, access to our Legislative Chambers and Parliamentary Library is subject to the availability of those spaces.
Program details
| Cost | Free |
| Year level | 5—12 |
| Group size | 6—30 students per time-slot |
| Duration | 50 minutes |
| Availability | Monday—Friday, 9:00 am—4:00 pm |
Availability and bookings
We release program availability 12 weeks ahead
The calendar only shows dates within this window. If your preferred date doesn’t appear, the program may already be booked, unavailable due to events or Parliament sitting, or outside the 12‑week release period.
Book your school tour
1. View available dates
Click the button below to see which dates are available for school tours.
After checking our current availability, close that window.
2. Email your booking request
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Include these details:
| Program name | School tour |
| Selected available date(s) | |
| Selected available time(s) | |
| Number of students per session(s) | |
| Year level of students | |
| School name and address | |
| Contact number for the booking | |
| Any specific needs or accessibility considerations |
3. Wait for confirmation
Your booking is not final yet.
Wait for a confirmation email from us before your school tour is booked.
Enquiries
- Phone: (03) 9651 8572
- Email: tours@parliament.vic.gov.au
Our commitment to child safety
For more information on our child safe policy, please click the button below.
Details
Contact
To discuss your school's needs, contact our Tours and Customer Service Unit.
Phone: (03) 9651 8572
Email: tours@parliament.vic.gov.au
Address
Parliament House
Spring Street
East Melbourne Victoria 3002
Getting here
Tours depart from the Vestibule, located inside the main building entrance on Spring Street.
Public transport
By train: exit Parliament station at Bourke Street.
By tram:
- route 35 – stop 10 (Spring St/ Bourke St)
- routes 86, 96 – stop 9 (Bourke St/Spring St).
Parking/bus drop-off
There is no public parking at Parliament House.
There is a bus drop off area on Spring Street.
Entry to Parliament
Entry requirements
Anyone visiting the Parliamentary precinct must provide their name and address, and present one of the following forms of identification:
- driver's licence
- learner's permit
- proof of age card
- passport
- Australian birth certificate
- Australian citizenship certificate.
All visitors to the Parliamentary precinct must adhere to the following:
Banned items
The following items are not permitted at Parliament:
- weapons
- any types of blades (e.g. Swiss army knives, lock knives, eating utensils), hooks, scissors and other sharps
- liquids over 100ml and glass bottles (except water)
- any alcohol
- 'selfie' camera sticks and camera tripods
- chains and padlocks
- voice recorders, two-way radios and speakers
- handcuffs
- any tools (e.g. screwdrivers, multi-tools, bike tools, measuring tapes, metal rulers)
- helmets (e.g. bicycle and motorcycle)
- whistles
- permanent markers
- aerosols
- jet lighters
- long umbrellas
- balls and balloons
- signs or placards
- studded belts.
Any of the above items will be held by security for the duration of your visit. They will be returned when you leave or may be confiscated permanently in some cases.
Security
Visitors to Parliament House must to pass through a security checkpoint to enter the building. This involves a walk-through scanner and baggage scanning. Visitors with pacemakers should ask to be scanned using handheld scanners.
Bags must be left at reception when taking part in a tour or sitting in the public galleries.
If you have any accessibility needs or concerns with security screening, please email security.team@parliament.vic.gov.au or call us on 03 8682 2980 ahead of time so we can accommodate your visit.
Accessibility
Accessible entrance
Map
Toilets
Accessible toilets are located on the ground level and level one.
Audio loop & Auslan Tour
Audio loops are available in the Legislative Chambers. These can be used in conjunction with hearing aids.
Auslan videos are provided at points of interest on our public tours by scanning QR codes with your smartphone.
Contact
If you have any accessibility needs or concerns with our entry requirements, please email security.team@parliament.vic.gov.au or call us on 03 8682 2980 ahead of time so we can accommodate your visit.
For any enquiries regarding disability access and inclusion please email disabilityaccess@parliament.vic.gov.au
Social stories
Two social stories are available to accompany a visit to Parliament House. These have been designed for visitors who are neurodiverse who may like to read them in preparation for their visit. One is intended for readers of all ages, the other focuses on the experience of a school visit to parliament house.
Privacy Collection Notice
Our Privacy collection notice - visitors to Parliament House applies to your visit to Parliament House and the parliamentary precinct.
It explains what personal information is collected when you visit Parliament House and the parliamentary precinct.
For information about our broader privacy practices and how we handle personal information generally, please refer to our Privacy Policy.