Schools hospitality
In 2015–16 there was a decrease in the number of school students participating in educational tours of Parliament House, with 115,744 students recorded—down from 120,216 in the previous year. The number of students from the Northern Territory, Tasmania, Queensland and New South Wales decreased; all other states recorded higher numbers than in the previous financial year (see Table 8).
Table 8 Students visiting Parliament House, by location and year, 2011–12 to 2015–16
Year |
ACT |
NSW |
NT |
Qld. |
SA |
Tas. |
Vic. |
WA |
Other |
Total |
2011-12 |
1,637 |
66,036 |
899 |
17,389 |
5,059 |
1,676 |
17,312 |
4,706 |
80 |
114,794 |
2012-13 |
1,657 |
67,955 |
881 |
16,395 |
4,742 |
1,471 |
17,245 |
5,064 |
241 |
115,651 |
2013-14 |
1,859 |
62,597 |
835 |
18,193 |
5,390 |
1,581 |
17,766 |
5,488 |
– |
113,709 |
2014-15 |
2,158 |
67,385 |
819 |
19,489 |
5,061 |
1,750 |
18,531 |
5,023 |
– |
120,216 |
2015-16 |
3,004 |
64,438 |
654 |
16,056 |
5,849 |
1,621 |
18,950 |
5,159 |
13 |
115,744
|
All students visiting in 2015–16 participated in a guided tour and visited both chambers, 82 per cent (95,006) received hospitality and 76 per cent (89,087) participated in a PEO program.