At Arbury Park Outdoor School students, parents and teachers from all parts of South Australia come to live and learn together, in an active and exciting camp experience.

The school is a purpose built residential facility situated on 32 hectares near Bridgewater in the southern Mount Lofty Ranges, 23 km from Adelaide. It is a state-wide service of the Department for Education and commenced operation in 1976.

OUR FACILITIES
There are six dormitory units, five with 16 beds and one with 12 beds, making a total of 92. Each dormitory has a supervisor room with some privacy, each with a double bunk, making 12 supervisor beds in total. Each dorm has an attached toilet. A shower block is centrally located. There is also a separate accessible bathroom, first aid room, separate staff bathrooms.

The main building contains a large dining room and commercial kitchen, three downstairs teaching rooms, a laundry and an administration area. A nearby sheltered meeting area is a daily gathering hub. There are other all-weather shelter structures further away from the main buildings area.

Two wheelchair accessible ramps provide access to the emergency marshaling area on the tennis court which is sheltered in all weather.

There is a large gymnasium, hard-surface court, and a playground area that includes nature play. Sporting equipment is the responsibility of the visiting school.

A large plant nursery provides a teaching facility for the propagation of native species using seed collected on site. A private residence on site provides accommodation for the Caretaker.

Students from both government and non-government schools experience outdoor learning in a residential setting for 3 to 5 days.

Smoking not permitted. Staff have experience in working with people with disabilities.

32 ha bush setting with open forest, near conservation park.

Accommodation Details: Other

Catering Details: Both Full and Self Catering Available

Attractions Nearby: Mt George Conservation Park, Heyson Trail, Hahndorf Historic German Village, Cleland Wildlife Park, Warrawong Earth Sanctuary.