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Plan your education program

Our Education team is committed to making your visit to the Parklands a success. We look forward to sharing all of the excitement and wonder that the Parklands holds with you and your students soon.

Prices

School Excursion 2hrs, per 30 students: $ 445.00
School Excursion 4hrs, per 30 students: $ 890.00
OOSH programs (Spring, Summer, Autumn): $ 23.00 per child (minimum of 20 children)
OOSH programs (Winter): $ 26.00 per child (minimum of 20 children)

Meeting Point

The WILD PLAY Discovery Centre

Accessibility - social story

Please watch this social story with students who might find it benficial to prepare before arrival on site.

Getting here 

Bus 

The WILD PLAY Discovery CentreCentennial Parklands and Moore Park Trust have very strict large vehicle movements and restrictions within the Parklands.

Buses coming to The WILD PLAY Discovery Centre must enter via the Randwick Gate on Darley Road. Once you enter the gate, follow Grand Drive and turn onto Parkes Drive, then into Dickens Drive. There is a bus drop off zone adjacent to the Discovery Centre on Dickens Drive (Bus Zone 3).

Please read the restrictions and view all bus parking locations here​.

Train

The closest train stations are Central Station, Museum Station and Bondi Junction. You will need to take a public bus from Central and Museum Stations to the Parklands.

Light Rail

The closest light rail stations are Moore Park and Royal Randwick.

Public Buses

If catching a train to Central or Museum Stations, you will need to get a bus to Paddington Gate. From Central Station, catch a 440. From Museum Station on Liverpool St, catch a 333 or a 440. The WILD PLAY Discovery Centre is about a 20 minute walk from Paddington Gate. 

Meeting Point 

The WILD PLAY Discovery Centre

Contact Us

E: education@gsp.nsw.gov.au

Important information for planning your visit 

 
  • We can accommodate up to 90 students per session. 

  • Our educator to student ratio is 1:30. Classes >30 will be split into 30 or less. Please bring adequate supervision to meet this ratio.

  • Please arrive 30 minutes early to allow time for a snack, a visit to restrooms and to store bags. 

  • Please provide your bus hire company with the Centennial Parklands bus restrictions and large vehicle movement information.

  • Our educators will lead your session, but duty of care and behaviour management remains the class teacher’s responsibility.

  • The lesson is a focused learning experience. Students will be more engaged if they have participated in relevant pre-excursion activities.

  • Adult helpers will be an asset if they are assigned roles before the lesson.

  • Teachers and assisting adults are free of charge.