Do you want to create a special excursion memory for senior High School students, but you don’t want to take them to the snow? An increasingly popular excursion destination, the Gold Coast offers many options for curriculum-based school excursions with an emphasis on FUN!

What others say:

“We had an excellent time away. Students (Year 11 x 54) and teachers were surprised by how fast the time went, especially the drive up (to the Gold Coast) and back. I believe this was the better choice when compared to Year 11 typically going to the snow.”

“This was our school’s first Senior Geography Camp to the Gold Coast and it was a fantastic success. Annette & the staff at Macquarie Educational Tours were tremendous in their correspondence & organisation. Greg, our driver was a wonderful driver & top bloke. We would certainly run this trip again. The Gold Coast was a top location for studying Physical & Human elements of the Stage 6 Geography course.”

“Our camp was a fantastic success! Staff & students had a wonderful time exploring the Gold Coast! Many thanks.”

Each of the Theme Parks offers a range of Educational Programs for you to achieve required curriculum outcomes. Programs choices exist across a range of parks for the following topics: Business and Tourism, Hospitality, Marine Studies, Biology, Performing Arts, Maths & Physics.

In addition, we have sourced some options for Crossroads programs, PD/H/PE, Geography (urban + ecosystems at risk – rainforests), as well as jet boating, surfing lessons, and more. You can also include a day tour to the Sunshine Coast visiting Australia Zoo, the Ginger Factory and Underwater World.

While there is endless ‘holiday style’ accommodation on the Gold Coast, suitable school group accommodation options are limited and book out very quickly so this excursion needs to be booked well in advance.

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Brisbane offers your students a Capital City Experience with museums, art galleries, Old Government House, Parliament House, a Planetarium, Botanic Gardens, Rivercat ride, a Port Tour, sport stadium tour, and more.

Add a day tour to Moreton Island or Stradbroke Island.

The Sunshine Coast offers a range of activities including Australia Zoo, the Ginger Factory, Underwater World, the Big Pineapple, and more.

Add a daytour to Fraser Island.

We can create an exciting, varied activity for any age group including a combination of Brisbane, Sunshine Coast and Gold Coast activities – subject to your available time & budget.

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We can now offer you two different excursion options in the Whitsundays and surrounding region supporting Marine Studies, Marine Biology, Senior Geography and Earth and Environmental Science.

The first option is based on the mainland with daytrips to the reef and islands.

Programs are available between February and November and are led by qualified and experienced guides, taking in spectacular natural ecosystems from the rainforests to the reef.

Available program sites include Conway National Park, Conway State Forest, the Great Barrier Reef Marine National Park, Whitsunday Island National Parks, mangrove and seagrass habitats, reef platforms and shoreline.

Packages include:

• Risk assessment and detailed activity program outlines
• An instructor to assist the teacher
• All necessary equipment for the activities
• Assessment tools and guidelines if required.

Some program options include:

• Introduction to snorkelling (beach or pool)
• Reef cruise activity
• Reef walk
• Mangrove treasure hunt
• Seagrass monitoring
• Forest study
• Food web activity
• Full day sailing on Ragamuffin – with snorkelling
• Half day jetboat trip to the islands – with snorkelling

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The second option is based on an island with programs and activities on the island and surrounding reef areas.

Packages include:

• Programs are facilitated by a resident Marine Biologist
• All necessary equipment is provided
• Risk assessment and detailed activity program outlines

Some Educational Module options include:

• Inter-animal relationships, camouflage, animal behaviours
• Coral reef ecosystems, food webs.
• Animal welfare, water quality, animal biology
• Human impacts, environmental balances, global warming, coral biology
• Fish, shark & echinoderm biology, animal reproduction, survival strategies

Some other activity options include:

• Island based activities such as: a rainforest walk, minigolf, snorkelling, pool sports, outdoor movies
• Full day trip to Knuckle Reef including snorkelling, glass bottom boat, semi-submarine, diving & lots more

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Explore the beauty and history of outback Queensland. Itineraries typically travel via Charleville in the South West Region to Longreach in the Central West region, and return.

If time allows, head east from Longreach via Rockhampton to the coast, then follow the coast south to Brisbane.

Depending on your departure location, available time & budget, itineraries can extend as far as Mount Isa in the North West region of the Queensland Outback.

Learn about: oil exploration, Aboriginal culture, our outback heritage, the inception of the Labour Party, the early history of Qantas, life as a stockman, the Artesian Basin, School of the Air, the Royal Flying Doctor Service, Australia’s sheep industry and much more!

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