Year five students from Bombala Public School visited the Australian capital, Canberra on Wednesday, November 7 to learn all about democracy and elections.
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Bombala Public School principal, Jo Tozer said it was a first time experience for many students.
The students visited the Australian Electoral Commission (AEC) where they watched a multi-media presentation on the beginnings of democracy in Australia and then worked in groups and held a mock-election.
“Students were polling place officers, vote counters, guards and scrutineers that supervised the vote counting. The students learned about the tally process and the distribution of preferences in an action-packed time at the AEC.
“It was an enjoyable day learning about our parliament,” Mrs Tozer said.