Education

Photo: Lisa Kurtz
Photo: Lisa Kurtz

Students at Heron Island Research Station live and learn in one of the most biodiverse environments on Earth.

The chance to examine multiple coral reef and cay habitats and use our excellent teaching and boating facilities makes learning at our station unique and often transformative.

Whether discovering turtle hatchlings emerging on the beach, colourful nudibranchs under a rock or reef sharks swimming by, nature is never far away.

Take your senior high school class outside with a field-based research experience. Learn more

Find a university program that features fieldwork and lab skills at our station.
See our wide range of teaching laboratories and learning spaces.
Discover Heron Island’s diverse environments, and flora and fauna.