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School Holiday Programs

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City of Parramatta Council are the largest provider of free school holiday programs in NSW with over 6000+ children per year taking part in a variety of exciting physical and educational programs and workshops.

*We aim to make our school holiday programs 100% accessible to children of all abilities. All programs are organised by trained facilitators who can deliver activities that respond to children with a range of needs.

If you have any questions about physical access or inclusion in any of our school holiday activities, please email recreation@cityofparramatta.nsw.gov.au or call 9806 5037.

Spring 2023 School Holiday Program

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The Active Parramatta team’s Spring holiday program can be viewed in the table below. Registrations will open on Wednesday September 20 at 7pm. There are 40 sessions to choose from and spots for over 1200 participants

Please make sure you read each registration page carefully as they have been developed to be an information hub for each session.

 

Week 1 - September 25 to 29, 2023

Date

Activity

Time

Venue

Program Information

25th September

Playing for All

10-11am

Don Moore  Community Centre

View here

25th September

Playing for All

11-12pm

Don Moore  Community Centre

View here

25th September

Hip Hop (Ages 5 to 9)

1:30-2:30pm

Ermington Community Centre

View here

25th September 

Hip Hop (Ages 10 to 15)

2:45-3:45pm

Ermington Community Centre

View here

25th September

Girls only soccer (Ages 5 to 12)

1-3pm

Belmore Park

View here

26th September

Squash - Beginners (Ages 5 to 9)

10-11am

Northmead Squash Club 

View here

26th September

Squash - Beginners (Ages 10 to 14)

11:15-12:15pm

Northmead Squash Club

View here

26th September

NRL League Stars (Ages 5 to 12)

9:30-11am

Old Salesyard

View here

26th September

Goalball (Ages 6 to 12)

1-2:30pm

Roselea Community Centre

View here

27th September

Hockey (Ages 5 to 12)

10-11am

Telopea Public School

View here

27th September

Basketball (Ages 5 to 12)

11:15-12:15am

 Telopea Public School

View here

27th September

Netball - North Rocks (Ages 5 to 12)

1-3pm

Don Moore Netball Courts

View here

27th September

Taekwondo (Ages 5 to 9)

2:30-3:30pm

Jones Park Hall 

View here

27th September Taekwondo (Ages 10 to 14) 3:45-4:45pm  Jones Park Hall View here

28th September

Try two wheels

10-10:45am

Arthur Philip Park

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28th September

Try two wheels

11-11:45am

Arthur Philip Park

View here

28th September

Rookie Rollers Carlingford (Ages 5 to 12)

10-11am

Carlingford Bowling Club

View here

29th September

Ultimate Frisbee (Ages 5 to 9)

10-11am

North Rocks Park 

View here

29th September

Ultimate Frisbee (Ages 10 to 14)

11-12pm

North Rocks Park 

View here

29th September

Tennis - Red ball

1-1:45pm

Gallery Gardens Tennis Courts

View here

29th September

Tennis - Orange ball

1:45-2:30pm

Gallery Gardens Tennis Courts

View here

29th September

Tennis - Green ball

2:30-3:15pm

Gallery Gardens Tennis Courts

View here

29th September

Yoga (Ages 5 to 9)

3-3:45pm

Wentworth Point Community Centre

View here

29th September

Yoga (Ages 10 to 15)

4-4:45pm

Wentworth Point Community Centre

View here

 

Week 2 - October 3 to 8, 2023

Date

Activity

Time

Venue

Program Information

3rd October

Lacrosse (Ages 5 to 9)

9:30-10:30am

Jones Park

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3rd October

Lacrosse (Ages 10 to 15)

10:30-11:30am

Jones Park

View here

3rd October

Pickleball (Ages 5 to 10)

12:15-1:15pm

Binalong Tennis Court

View here

 3rd October

Pickleball (Ages 11 to 15)

1:30-2:30pm

Binalong Tennis Court

View here

4th October

Try Two wheels (Ages 5 to 12)

10-10:45am

Sturt Park

View here

4th October

Try Two wheels (Ages 5 to 12)

11-11:45am

Sturt Park

View here

4th October

Netball (Ages 5 to 12)

1-3pm

Don Moore Netball Courts

View here

5th October

Skate Now (Ages 5 to 12)

9-10:00am

Sturt Park

View here

5th October

Skate Now (Ages 5 to 12)

10:10-11:10am

Sturt Park

View here

5th October

Skate Now (Ages 5 to 12)

11:20-12:20pm

Sturt Park

View here

5th October

Rugby  (Ages 5 to 12)

9:30-11:30am

Cox Park

View here

5th October

LED Hula Hoop (Ages 5 to 12)

1:30-3:30pm

Ermington Community Centre

View here

6th October

Golf  (Ages 5 to 9)

10-11am

Roselea Community Centre

View here

6th October

Golf  (Ages 10 to 14)

11:15-12:15pm

Roselea Community Centre

View here

6th October

Squash - Intermediate (Ages 5 to 9)

10-11am

Northmead Squash Court

View here

6th October

Squash - Intermediate (Ages 10 to 14)

11:15-12:15pm

Northmead Squash Court

View here

 

How to Register for the School Holiday Programs

Registrations must be completed through our new bookings system Bookable. To make things easier on registration day you can register your account now. This will save you time on the day. Your personal details and children’s details will auto fill once you Log In. 

We have made a video to help you get started on the new system.

If you have any issues, please contact us at recreation@cityofparramatta.nsw.gov.au

*With the new system we will be very strict on the cancellation policy, and you will lose your space if you continually fail to show for the programs you have booked.

 

Bookable - Press here to view programs and make bookings

School holiday program guidelines

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Please read the guidelines to help you with a smooth registration process.

  • It is important to dress your child in suitable clothing and footwear appropriate for the activities.
  • Each activity requires your child to bring a drink bottle of water, suitable shoes and a hat (if outdoors).
  • Please arrive at least 10 minutes before the activity start time to register your child(ren).
  • Due to popularity all our activities are likely to have a waitlist. If you know you are not going to make an activity that you have booked in for, please cancel via Bookable as soon as you are aware you are not going to make it. Your consideration of other community members waiting to get a spot in the activity, so the spots do not go to waste is greatly appreciated.
  • Parents or carers are expected to stay for the duration of the activity. The program is not designed to be a child-minding service and it can also be fun to get involved in the class as well. Parents who are working are welcome to bring laptops and work from the facility.
  • Please do not bring food that contains or has traces of peanuts or eggs as other children may have allergies. 
  • If your child has any special requirements, please make this known during the registration process this enables our team to ensure a quality experience for your child/ren. A council officer maybe in contact to discuss specific requirements. We want to assure the community this information is only communicated to the staff and facilitator to ensure we can plan and accommodate children of all abilities. Some examples of how of our inclusive practices that have been implemented include, the use of modified equipment, rostering on extra facilitators to make the group sizes smaller.   
  • Council will communicate any cancellation of activities via email or text message to the contact details you provide during the registration process. 
  • Do not forget to provide us your feedback via our survey that will be sent out to you after the school holidays as your feedback is important to maintaining and improving our program. You also go into the draw to win one of three early bird registration vouchers for the next school holiday period. 

Contact us

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If you have any questions, please email Recreation Team recreation@cityofparramatta.nsw.gov.au if you require a call please leave a phone number. The team is small and during the School Holidays we are out at the programs. 

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