A discounted school group price of $23 – $35 per student (for groups of eight or more, depending on year group) is available for all school day matinee and selected evening performances.

For each group of eight or more students, a supervising teacher can attend for free.

Even bigger savings are available for groups of eight or more students seeing multiple shows.

Price per student:

• 3 Shows for $66
• 5 Shows for $95

Book a Schools Package

Substantial ticket subsidies are available through our Passport to Performance program, with tickets from as little as $6 per student (for groups of eight or more). Subsidies may be available for public schools with a high FOEI score, or for school groups with additional requirements.

A discounted price of $19 – $23 is available for Vacation Care centres when booking groups for kids and family shows. For each group of eight or more children, a supervising educator can attend for free.

IPAC is home to The Drama Studio, a dynamic drama school established in 1988, and run by Fiona Gabb-Finley. The Drama Studio offers drama classes for school students from Kindergarten through to Year 12.

A showcase of Wollongong’s youngest playwrights and performers, run in collaboration with The Drama Studio at IPAC. Young playwrights with a 15 minute play they would love to see on stage are invited to apply. Scripts are assessed by professional practitioners, and the playwrights selected will work with a mentor to develop their play, which is performed by young actors from The Drama Studio.

A limited number of week-long work experience placements are made available each year for students to participate in and observe the different departments in operation at Merrigong.

Please complete our Work Experience Application Form to apply.