School Camps at The Heights
Engaging & educational
Outside the Classroom, Inside Nature
Surrounded by native flora and fauna, The Heights provides a safe and welcoming space for your students. Here, they can create new connections and challenge their abilities in ways the classroom simply can't offer.
- Unique environmental learning in the Dandenong Ranges
- Safe, supervised outdoor activity program
- Campfire pit and damper making
- Nature walks through native flora and fauna
- Simple orienteering and photo hunt
- Creek habitat exploration
- Initiative and team-building activities
- Full catering for all dietary needs
- Range of accommodation options
- Teacher resources and risk management plans provided
What's In Store for Your Students
From campfire cooking to creek habitat exploration — our activity program is designed to engage, challenge, and delight.
School Camps at The Heights
School Camps
Surrounded by native flora and fauna, The Heights provides a safe and welcoming space for your students. Here, they can create new connections and challenge their abilities outside of the classroom.
Our school camp program is designed to engage students with the unique environmental learning opportunities the Dandenong Ranges provide — from exploring Indigenous habitats and creek ecosystems to team challenges, campfire cooking, and star-gazing.
What’s Nearby
The Heights puts you close to some of the region’s most loved attractions — perfect for day excursions:
- Puffing Billy Railway
- Birdsland Reserve
- Lysterfield Lake Park
- Emerald Lake Park
- Southern Dandenongs Community Nursery
Accommodation Options for School Groups
- Hope Centre — Modern amenities with dining room adjacent (teacher accommodation with private amenities available)
- Convention Lodge — Up to 41 students, wheelchair accessible, 200m from main venue
- Budget Accommodation — Up to 140 students, great value for larger groups
- Camping — 150 powered sites for the full outdoor experience
Educator Resources
We provide comprehensive resources for teachers including risk management plans for all activities, so you can focus on the students, not the paperwork.
Teacher Resources
We provide comprehensive resources for educators so you can focus on your students, not paperwork:
Book Your School Camp Today
Safe, educational, and seriously fun — The Heights is one of Victoria's favourite school camp destinations. Get in touch to check availability.