Geraldton, the capital of the Mid West region, boasts one of the best of coastal towns with stunning wildflowers and a beautiful Foreshore. Attractions include the iconic lighthouse, the HMAS Sydney Memorial and the Houtman Abrolhos Islands which are located 80km off the coast of Geraldton.
The City has a rich long-spanning heritage with much of that still preserved throughout the City.
Geraldton Camp is one of seven Fairbridge’s Camp’s, located throughout Western Australia. Originally designed so that government school students could extend their educational opportunities outside the regular school setting, the Camp School is now available to all schools and community groups. Geraldton Camp offers exciting programs which motivate children of all ages and help to develop their self-esteem, teamwork and co-operative skills.
The Geraldton campsite can accommodate 86 people with a configuration of two 26 bed dormitories and two 14 bed dormitories. Each dormitory has showers and toilets located internally. There are two teacher rooms in each of the large dormitories and one teacher room in the smaller dormitories. All dormitories have reverse cycle air-conditioning.
Batavia 26 beds 2 staff rooms Forrest 26 beds 2 staff rooms
Lobster 14 beds 1 staff room Marlu 14 beds 1 staff room
Disability access – the two larger dormitories (Batavia and Forrest) have a separate universal access toilet (UAT) and shower. The camp site has ramp access to most of buildings, although there are some limitations with pathways to the camp amenities around the site.
Fairbridge staff will support you to achieve your specific objectives through the design of programs for the students/participants for the camp and/or particular values on which you may want to concentrate.
Activities and programs are designed to links to the School Curriculum and Assessment Authority’s (SCSA) Western Australian Curriculum.
Geraldton Camp | 347 Chapman Road, Bluff Point, Geraldton 6530 | Email: jade.creevey@fairbridge.asn.au | Tel. 1800 440 770