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Submit your 2025 school booking request using the form below. Final numbers and payment will be due 2 weeks prior to the event.

Please note: your submission is not a confirmed order. For Schools' Concert and Open Rehearsal bookings, you will receive a notification from the MSO Box Office within 5 business days when your request has been processed and your order confirmed.

Excursion Subsidy

Excursion subsidies are available for primary and secondary government schools, with priority given to those with an ICSEA lower than 1000. Applications must be received at least 7 days in advance of the event. Late or incomplete applications will not be considered.

Subsidy is available for:

  • Transport
  • Staffing Costs

Please note that applications are processed on a first-come, first-served basis and are subject to the availability of funds. MSO is committed to supporting access to our concert experiences for as many students as possible.

School Booking Request Form

  1. School Details

  9. Excursion Subsidy

    All government primary and secondary schools will be considered, with priority given to those with an ICSEA lower than 1000. Applications must be received at least 7 days in advance of the event.

  12. Please note that subsidy applications are processed on a first-come, first-served basis and are subject to the availability of funds.

  13. Excursion Leader Details

    Please enter contact information for the excursion leader.

  19. Head of Music Details

    If your school does not have a Head of Music, please enter the equivalent.

  25. Program Bookings

    Our low ticket price is thanks to the support of an anonymous donor.

  26. Schools Concerts

    Duration: approx. 50 minutes. All tickets $9. Hamer Hall, Arts Centre Melbourne.

  29. Open Rehearsals

    Duration: approx. 60 minutes. All tickets $9. Hamer Hall, Arts Centre Melbourne.

  31. Meet the Music

    All tickets $9.

  33. Meet the Music School Holiday Events

    Register your interest for these events and we’ll send you a separate booking link to share with your students so they can access $9 tickets. Links will be sent in March 2025.

  35. Waitlist

    Please select events you are interested in. We will be in touch when tickets become available.

  37. Seating Requirements

    If you are booking for more than one event and have different seating requirements for each, please specify in the fields below.

    Final attendee numbers and payment are due two weeks prior to the performance.

  42. Film / Photography Release

    The MSO may film and photograph school concerts throughout 2025. If you do not wish for your students to be filmed or photographed, please email schools@mso.com.au.

    For any non-ticketing or booking enquiries regarding any schools events, please contact the Schools Program Manager at schools@mso.com.au. All ticketing enquiries may be directed to the MSO Box Office.

    If there are other mainstage MSO performances that you would like to attend, please contact our Box Office on (03) 9929 9600, or email boxoffice@mso.com.au.

    Our customer service team will be in touch to confirm schools' concert and open rehearsal bookings within 5 business days. Meet the Music requests will be confirmed from 1 October 2024. If you do not hear back from us, please contact us on (03) 9929 9600.

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