Students and Teachers Resources

Want to dig deeper into Parramatta's past? The Research & Collection Service can assist you in researching topics related to Parramatta's history.

Discover the fascinating stories of Parramatta's people and places through history. 

Get a bird's eye view of the City and explore inside Parramatta's heritage buildings on our 360 virtual tours.

Test your local knowledge with this Parramatta trivia quiz on topics from art to history to watering holes. The perfect way to stay connected virtually.

A – Z Things @ Parramatta comprises a selection of 26 artefacts from our Cultural Collections showcased in a short video series of presentations by the Cultural Collections Officer. Each episode, a mystery object is revealed along with its unique story about its significance and relationship to Parramatta. The artefacts are selected from their name using the letters from A to Z.

Parramatta Park lies in the middle of Parramatta's busy central business district. It covers an area of 85 hectares, including significant cultural and natural heritage areas, and around 10 hectares of remnant Cumberland Plain vegetation. The Park receives over 2 million visits each year and is one of the 11 historic places that together form the Australian Convict Sites World Heritage property. The Park was gazetted as a ‘People’s Park’ in 1858.

Bushland and biodiversity are the bedrock of natural ecosystems. The plants, tree, organisms, ecosystems and ecological processes that occur all around us supply us with oxygen, clean water and ecosystem services.Our City’s population growth and growing urbanisation place pressure on bushland and the variety of natural species that rely on our natural assets.

There are so many ways to get to Parramatta, a well-connected city served by bus, train and ferry.

Find a list of resources from Education NSW. 

School holiday activities are back for the spring as City of Parramatta Council launches a fun-filled program of kids’ workshops and events.

Council offers the biggest free school holiday program in NSW, with more than 2000 children across the Local Government Area participating in the Active Parramatta program. The classes will get kids up and moving, whether it’s learning hip hop dance routines, basketball skills, craft bingo or taking part in a family Olympics.

Join the libraries’ live online workshops, which are suitable for kids of all ages. Activities include Harry Potter trivia, science workshops, arts and crafts, and computer coding skills.

Learn more about Parramatta from the comfort of home with online offerings from the Parramatta Heritage and Visitor Information Centre. See the City from a bird’s eye view, test your local knowledge with a series of trivia quizzes, or watch a new video series about the people who've helped make Parramatta the city it is today.

Riverside Theatres Digital is keeping kids and their families entertained with its popular Spot On(line) Children’s Festival, which runs from 17 September to 3 October. This year’s Festival features a variety of online shows, including a concert by Playschool presenter Justine Clarke, as well as interactive workshops, watch parties, and online live Q&As.

Parramatta Artists’ Studio has joined with the Western Sydney Arts Alliance to offer a free school holiday program starting 20 September with a shared creative experience for primary and high school students among the highlights.

Visy’s vision is to be the global leader in creating sustainable packaging solutions for a better world. Explore a great range of waste resources to share with teachers.

• Key worker housing affordability in City of Parramatta
• First Peoples Infographic 2016 Census Data
• City of Parramatta Community Profile
• Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Community information
   

Parramatta Park Map

Rosehill Walking Tour

A pocket guide to Parramatta

Parramatta Park Monuments & Sites Map

Greater Parramatta by Bicycle

Download the Lake Parramatta Reserve visitor guide.