Busselton Cultural Precinct Education Program
Creative & Cultural Educational Experiences
Take your class to the Busselton Cultural Precinct for a fun-filled educational journey of discovery.
Here, students can discover Busselton’s rich history at the Old Courthouse Complex or engage with an immersive, curriculum-aligned performance at Saltwater Theatre.
Our dedicated Education Officer is here to support you in planning and coordinating your excursion from start to finish, acting as your key contact to ensure a seamless experience.
Saltwater Theatre’s 2026 Educational Theatre Shows
Saltwater’s inaugural education season will feature Wilfrid Gordon McDonald Partridge by Spare Parts Puppet Theatre and Djinda Kaatijin by Yirra Yaakin Theatre Company.
Live theatre experiences are not only entertaining, they also play an important role in developing communication skills, fostering self‑confidence, enhancing cognitive development, strengthening social skills, and supporting emotional wellbeing.
Djinda Kaatijin is a vibrant and engaging show about the significance of the stars in Noongar storytelling, imagination, and creativity.
Date: Wednesday, 12 August 2026
2 x 50-minute shows @ 10am & 1pm
Years: PP – YR 6
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Cross-curriculum priorities: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander histories and cultures
HASS: History, Communicating and Reflecting
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Wilfrid Gordon McDonald Partridge is a delightful adaptation of the beloved book by Mem Fox and Julie Vivas. The story’s gentle exploration of the power of memories and the objects that hold them resonates with both young and old.
Date: Tuesday, 22 September 2026
2 x 50-minute shows @ 10am & 12.30pm
Years: Kindy – YR 6
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HASS: History, Communicating and Reflecting
Health: Personal identity and change. Develop and use personal, social, psychological and cognitive skills and strategies to promote self-identity and wellbeing, and to build and manage respectful relationships.
SALTWATER Educational Shows 2026
Old Courthouse Complex Excursions
Located across the road from Saltwater, the heritage-listed Old Courthouse Complex offers a range of tours encompassing the Courtrooms, Bond Store, Old Gaol, Police Station and Stables. Our guide will escort your group throughout the complex, telling true stories and engaging your students in discussion for future classroom discussion.
All education tours are suitable for school groups ranging from year 3 to 8 and are curriculum linked to HASS, STEM and Cross Curricular learning. Students will uncover local history about with the hardship of first settlement and its impact on the traditional custodians, as well as the introduction of law and order to the settlement, logistics of importing goods, the collection of taxes and excise, shipwrecks and rescue.
Delve into history in our role play extension program, as your students re-enact the initial inquiry to the tragic S.S. Georgette shipwreck. Dressed in period costume, students will roleplay parts of accused, witness, experts and jury. They will hear evidence, make a verdict and learn the outcome of the inquiry that took place at the Old Courthouse Complex in 1876.
The Icons of Busselton walking tour is included in this educational experience. Using a wayfinding map and information brochure, you will move from the Old Courthouse Complex to the Busselton Foreshore Precinct. Learn about local flora, bush tucker and the First Nations Wadandi (Saltwater) People. Explore the pioneer cemetery and visit the Ballaarat Steam Engine.
Old Courthouse Complex Education Program Brochure
Information about the Old Courthouse Complex
Enquiries & Bookings
Email or call 9751 4651 to book your excursion to the Busselton Cultural Precinct.