Civics in the City provides financial assistance for regional schools to visit Parliament House in Adelaide. It is a joint initiative of the Parliament of South Australia, Department for Education and Commissioner for Children and Young People.

Successful schools will use the grant to deliver an authentic civics and citizenship learning experience for their students, and broaden learning opportunities for students who wouldn’t ordinarily get the chance to visit South Australia’s Parliament House.

Eligibility

To be eligible schools must:

• be a registered public, independent or Catholic school in South Australia
• be located outside of reasonable public transport access from Parliament House, Adelaide
• have not visited Parliament House in Adelaide or Canberra in the last 2 years
• have not utilised Civics in the City funding in the previous 12 months.

How to apply

Applications closed on 8 March 2024.

Successful applicants will be notified in April 2024.

Selection criteria

Applications will be assessed against the following criteria:

Criteria 1: need

Schools should demonstrate why their students need funding to help them visit Parliament House and other civics learning destinations.

Criteria 2: value

Schools should describe why they need to add to their current civics provision with a civics visit to Adelaide. Provide a plan for the proposed visit and how it fits into the broader civics learning of the students involved.

Criteria 3: impact

Schools should describe the expected areas of impact for learners.

A representative of Parliament, the Department, and Commissioner for Children and Young People will assess each application on its merit and compare it to other eligible applications before recommending which applications should be awarded a grant.