All schools are required to make a booking for all Zoo visits and programs to access our special pricing.
| Booking type |
Cost per student |
| Education experience (includes entry)* |
$21.30 |
| Self-guided visit (entry only)* |
$12.30 |
* Bookings for education experiences or self-guided visits require a minimum of 10 students.
Prices are effective 1 January 2026
Supervising adults
We want you to be able to supervise your students fully and fulfil your duty-of-care and so we provide free admission for supervising adults on the following ratios:
- K – 3 : One adult per five children (1:5)
- 4 – Tertiary: One adult per ten students (1:10)
Additional adult helpers pay regular Zoo admission.
Carers and companions
Perth Zoo offers free entry to carers or essential companions of those with particular needs. We accept the national Companion Card or a letter from a recognised care/social service organisation.
The principal of the school needs to provide a letter identifying the carer/essential companion/education assistant (special needs) that will be accompanying your group.
Psychological Knowledge and Understanding – Learning
Theories of learning
Classical conditioning
- reflex and learnt components – neutral stimulus, unconditioned stimulus, unconditioned response, conditioned stimulus, conditioned response
- key principles – acquisition, stimulus generalisation, discrimination, extinction and spontaneous recovery
- study: Pavlov’s dogs (Pavlov, 1902) o study: ‘Little Albert’ experiment (Watson and Rayner, 1920)
Operant conditioning
- three phase model – antecedent, behaviour, consequence
- reinforcement − role of reinforcers – positive and negative
- punishment − role of punishers – positive and negative o schedules of reinforcement − continuous − intermittent – fixed, variable, interval and ratio
- study: Law of effect (Thorndike, 1898)
- study: The Behaviour of Organisms – Skinner box experiments (Skinner, 1938)
Social learning theory
- Bandura (1977)
- process of observational learning – attention, retention, reproduction, motivation
- modelling – vicarious reinforcement o study: ‘Bobo doll’ experiment (Bandura, Ross and Ross, 1961)
Application and evaluation of learning theories in behaviour modification
- systematic desensitisation as a treatment for phobias
- token economies
To book Psychology Day at Perth Zoo, please submit the booking request form below.
You will receive a written confirmation for your booking within five working days. Please telephone 9474 0365 if you do not receive a confirmation within this time.
Please note this is a booking request form only. Your booking is confirmed once you receive a booking confirmation email from our Discovery and Learning
Transperth
Getting on-board with Transperth is both low-cost and environmentally-friendly. Buses 30 and 31 from the City will drop you literally at our front gate!
Transperth can provide you with information on transport costs and help you plan your excursion route to Perth Zoo using public transport.
Contact the Transperth Education Team on (08) 9326 3970, education@transperth.wa.gov.au or visit their website here. Remember! Off-peak travel only. Two weeks’ notice is preferred.
BYO and chartered bus
The safest way to drop students off is to enter the carpark off Mill Point Road and drive along the access road (10km/hr) and pull into a temporary bus bay to unload. Charter buses can then proceed to exit onto Labouchere Road and BYO buses can circle the block and park in the (free, limited) bus parking in the Mill Point Road parking area.
Lunch
Ordering lunch via Flexischools is the easiest and most convenient way to ensure your child’s excursion is otterly zooper. Simply download the Flexischools app and Perth Zoo’s excursion menu will be available to make an order.
Off display
With the Zoo open every day of the year, this means that some exhibits and areas may be closed and animals off-display from time to time. Check the Off Display section on the day of your visit.