National Electoral Education Centre
Overview
Experience Australia’s federal electoral system and the power of Australia’s democracy at the National Electoral Education Centre by the Australian Electoral Commission, located in the heart of Canberra’s parliamentary triangle.
Using experiential learning to engage and inform, one of AEC’s electoral experts will guide your school group through a 90-minute program. Explore the history of democracy and voting. Meet DemocraBot and be immersed in DemocraCity, an interactive virtual world, to learn about representation, enrolment, and voting. Experience the electoral process through programs aligned to the Australian Curriculum (House of Representatives, Eligible Elector, Referendum, Senate) where students run their own election. They will vote, count votes, and declare election results, while taking on the role of voters, ballot box guards, scrutineers and polling officials.
It’s an educational experience for visitor of various ages, interests and levels of knowledge.
TripAdvisor Traveller Rating
Based on 140 reviews“Very Interesting”
This was a fun place to visit. At first I was a little turned off as they have a large gallery celebrating photography, highlighting work of many who worked for the government as a photographer...
Read the full review on TripAdvisor“Lovely photo exhibition, friendly staff”
Relatively easy to find, not too far from Old Parliament House, with wheelchair access if needed. They had a lovely photographic exhibition on display when I was there, with historic photos of...
Read the full review on TripAdvisor“Be prepared before you visit. Great for family history searches.”
I have been searching the National Archives of Australia for family history. I came here to look at things referenced as “paper copies only” only to find, to my dismay, that they need 5 to 7 days...
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- Coach Parking
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- Non Smoking
- Public Toilet