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 session
Duration 50 minutes
Availability Monday—Friday, 9:00 am—4:00 pm

 

Availability and bookings

Our availablity and bookings are based on Victoria's school terms
Midway through each term, we will release school tour availability for the next term, ensuring greater flexibility and accessibility for groups.


2025 term availability and booking release dates

  • Term 1 – 13 January
  • Term 2 – 18 March
  • Term 3 – 16 June
  • Term 4 – 1 September

We do not take bookings online.

 

Book your school tour

First, you can view our availability by clicking the button below.

View available dates and times


Then, send your booking request to tours@parliament.vic.gov.au

Make sure to include the following details in your booking request:

Program name School tour of Parliament House
Date(s)  
Times(s)  
Number of students per session  
Year level of students  
School name and address  
Contact number for the booking  

Please remember, this is only a booking request, not a confirmed booking. You will receive a confirmation email once your request is processed.

 

Enquiries

Our commitment to child safety

For more information on our child safe policy, please click the button below.

Child safe policy

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 0 (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

People with a mobility or physical disability can access Parliament House through the side entrance on Spring street or the rear entrance on Macarthur Street.

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.