Cost

Year	Cost
2025/26	Department of Education Schools $22 per student Non-government Schools $28 per student

Cancellation policy

Cancellation or major changes to bookings will incur the following cancellation fees:

• within 30 days of excursion or incursion date - $600 administration fee charged

• within 7 days of excursion/incursion date - total fee charged based on confirmed student numbers

Suggested timetable

Time	Classes 1
9.30am	Arrival - introduction, recess and toilets
10.00am - 11.30am	Water management
11.30am - 12.00pm	Lunch and toilets
12.00pm - 1.30pm	Introduced species
1.30pm - 2.00pm	Snack, conclude and depart

Syllabus outcomes and content

Earth and Environmental Science Stage 6 Syllabus (2017)

Outcomes:

A student:

• develops and evaluates questions for scientific investigation EES11/12-1

• designs and evaluates investigations in order to obtain primary and secondary data and information EES11/12-2
• conducts investigations to collect valid and reliable primary and secondary data and information EES11/12-3
• describes human impact on the Earth in relation to hydrological processes, geological processes and biological changes EES11-11

Content

Water Management

Students:

• represent the distribution of the Earth’s water, including the amount available to plants and animals (ACSES060)

• investigate the treatment and potential reuse of different types of water, including but not limited to: (ACSES058)

–  industrial wastewater

–  sewage

–  stormwater

• Describe ways in which human activity can influence the availability and quality of water both directly (eg over-extraction) or indirectly (eg algal blooms) (ACSES080)

Effects of Introduced Species

Students:

• outline the biotic and abiotic effects of introduced species

• conduct an investigation into a local introduced species, including:

– reason for introducing the species

– biotic and abiotic effects of the species

– area affected by the species

– human impacts that favour the introduced species

– control or mitigation methods

• analyse ways in which human activity can upset the balance of ecosystems and favour introduced species (ACSES027)

Earth and Environmental Science Stage 6 Syllabus © 2017 NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA) for and on behalf of the Crown in right of the State of New South Wales, 2017.