1,500 WA students to receive subsidised Rottnest Island school camp

During Term Three this year, 48 schools will travel to Rottnest Island for camps of one to three nights, with many travelling from regional areas including Leonora, Mount Barker and Burringurrah, a remote Aboriginal community in the Gascoyne.

41 of these schools will receive a 100% subsidy on accommodation and bike hire with a further seven schools receiving a 75% subsidy.

The initiative means families will save more than $80 per child for an overnight camp and more than $150 per child for a three-night camp.

The subsidy covers accommodation in Kingstown Barracks dormitories, hostel and Governor Circle, bike hire from Pedal & Flipper Hire, and educational tours delivered by the Rottnest Voluntary Guides Association. Subsidised ferry transfers are also available.

The subsidies are in addition to those available to all school groups throughout the year, which includes up to a 40 percent accommodation discount for school group bookings, discounted rates on bike hire, and waiving of the island admission fee.