Masterclass is for students in school years 9-11. We welcome students from private, public, catholic or home schools and the content of the day is pitched accordingly. High school students outside of this range are permitted to attend at the discretion of their teacher/parent.

For child protection reasons, Masterclass is not open to the public. If you are involved in a schools-based ministry and would like to attend, please contact Heather Keith at [email protected]

Bible Society Australia has provided Masterclass free of charge since 2012. Unfortunately, the rising costs associated with planning and running Masterclass have meant that we now need to pass on a modest charge to attendees to help off-set these costs and allow us to continue running Masterclass now and into the future.

We will ask for final numbers in May and invoice you accordingly shortly afterwards. Number changes and refunds will be possible until June 30.

While Bible Society Australia would love to bring Masterclass to every community in Australia, it is not possible for us to do so. However, there are several options available to schools or families in this situation.

Masterclass Livestream Join us live (or delayed) from Sydney on 11 August as we send our flagship Masterclass around Australia via the magic of the internet. Register for this option here

Host a Bible Society Masterclass Partner with schools or churches in your area to hold a Masterclass with live speakers on your campus. We can provide the speakers, if you can provide the venue and the students. Please contact Gayle at [email protected] to discuss the details.

Satellite Masterclass Run a video-based Masterclass using our vast library of Masterclass talks. Please check out the details at masterclass.org.au

Students should bring their morning tea, lunch and a full drink bottle of water. There are places where students can buy their lunch close by in Melbourne and Sydney with teacher and/or parent permission.

All adults attending must have a current Working With Children Check.

Teachers should bring:

• A name tag for themselves
• Student rolls
• Medical emergency records (including any relevant specialist equipment and contact numbers.

BSA will provide adults with lunch. If you are the organiser for your school, please ensure that you give us any special dietary requirements for all staff and volunteers attending.

We leave this up to schools and parents, but the vast majority for attendees will be in full school uniform.

We strongly encourage all groups to plan to stay for the entire day. The final session of Masterclass is a Q&A with the speakers and our feedback indicates that this is a particularly valuable time. In saying that, we do understand that some schools need to be back in time for busses, etc.

Please let us know, ahead of time if possible, that you will be bringing students who are not to be filmed. We will then seat your group in a section arranged to avoid the cameras.

This event is aimed at Christian students.  Teachers may choose to bring other students who are keen to be part of a day of Christian teaching.