Students examine the democratic process in Australia. They learn the roles of the three levels of government and how the Australian Federal Parliament relates to the Westminster system.

Students engage in an interactive federal election and learn about preferential voting and absolute majorities. They participate in a Federal Parliament role play, with costumes and props, to illustrate how bills become laws. Students form political parties and add their own opinions to the debate, allowing their creativity to flourish. 

Follow-up resources and professional learning certificates are provided for all attending teachers.

Suitable for Year 5 and Year 6. View curriculum links here.

We highly recommend students complete our Parliament Experts incursion after participating in this program. Please see our Parliament Package or Parliament Day pages for more information.

This incursion is designed for primary school students in Year 5 and Year 6. We recommend students in Year 3 and Year 4 participate in our Democracy, Community and Me incursion.

Important Information

• The incursion runs for 90 minutes.

• Group sizes are limited to a maximum of 35 students per session.

• We can run a maximum of three sessions per day.

• We require a large, open indoor area in which to run the incursion. About the size of a double classroom is ideal.

• We will need one chair per student.

• We will need access to a digital screen, such as a TV to plug our laptop into.

• We require access to the incursion location 45 to 60 minutes before the start time to begin setting up.

• We request to be in one location for the day as setup can take some time.

• Teachers are responsible for supervision of students at all times.

• Attending teachers will be provided with professional learning certificates.

• Sessions are $380 plus GST. Please see our pricing page or contact us for more information.

• We recommend packaging this incursion with Parliament Experts. Please see Parliament Package for more information.

• This incursion is designed for students in Year 5 and Year 6. We recommend students in Year 3 and Year 4 participate in our Democracy, Community and Me incursion.

• Looking for a whole day experience? Try our Parliament Day incursion.

• Looking for a virtual program? See our Virtual Parliament Process incursion.