School excursions
Go Wild – Discover, Connect and Act!
Empowering today’s youth to take positive action for our environment!
Located on the edge of Brisbane’s largest national park, D’Aguilar National Park, and incorporating the Enoggera Reservoir, Walkabout Creek Discovery Centre provides a fantastic learning environment for young people of all ages. Spend the day with our animals, head onto one of the short walking tracks or take a paddle on the reservoir. Regardless of your learning focus, Walkabout Creek Discovery Centre is the place to go!
Download a park map to help you plan your day.
Our Park Rangers are available to share their stories and help students discover and connect with Queensland unique native species and the protected habitats they live within while learning about the issues and problems facing them. Our educational experiences are all about changing attitudes and behaviours and motivating meaningful ACTION, informed by knowledge and understanding.
Our unique learning experiences can be tailored to curriculum with content and duration to cater for any year level and students with diverse learning needs. With indoor and outdoor presentation areas, including our living classroom, we have options for all weather conditions and learning outcomes.
While programs can be tailored to meet needs, there are four standard booking options available to school groups, including:
- Self-guided tours – School groups can coordinate their own site tour enabling students time to discover some of the weird and wonderful wildlife that inhabits Queensland's national parks within our wildlife centre.
- WildEd – A ranger-led curriculum linked presentation designed to identify and explore your specific learning goals with the help of our native wildlife ambassador team.
- Into the Wild – A wildlife discovery show led by our Ranger team involving multiple species while also showcasing Queensland’s National Parks and threatened species.
- Ranger Guided Park tour – A guided tour around the park providing students with insights into the unique species, and their habitats, that call Queensland home.
Bookings
Send us an enquiry to book your program today! You can reach our education team at walkaboutcreek@detsi.qld.gov.au or on (07) 3164 3600.
Program | Early childhood (up to 4 years) | School student (10 or more paying students) | Tertiary student/concession (10 or more paying students) | Adult | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
School Group – Self guided tour | Free | $3.70 | $5.40 | $7.85 | |
Wild Ed – Curriculum-linked Ranger led presentation. *GST free in accordance with educational tax legislation. | $6.10 | $15.50 | $17.80 | $21.20 | |
Into the Wild – Ranger led wildlife discovery show. | $6.10 | $15.50 | $17.80 | $21.20 | |
Ranger guided park tour | $6.10 | $15.50 | $17.80 | $21.20 | |
| Year level | Free of charge ratio |
|---|---|
| Childcare/Kindergarten (under 4 years) | 1 FOC to 3 children |
| Prep – Year 3 | 1 FOC to 5 students |
| Years 4–6 | 1 FOC to 10 students |
| Years 7–12 | 1 FOC to 15 students |
| Tertiary | 1 FOC to 20 students |
| Special needs within school groups | 1 FOC to 1 student |
Above group rate available to school groups with 10 or more paying students. Prices are inclusive of GST and available only to Australian primary and secondary education institutions. Prices updated on the first of July every year and are subject to change without notice. Entry to the park is subject to the park's condition of entry . If you have an enquiry about these prices or eligibility please email the Education team at walkaboutcreek@detsi.qld.gov.au for further details.
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