Event Ticketing System for Schools and Universities
From musicals, fundraisers, camps, competitions, formals and reunions, TryBooking has you covered on our event booking system.
Trusted by thousands of educational institutions
TryBooking is recognised as the best event management system for the education sector
Lowest Fees in Industry
Our mission is to build great features and provide excellent customer service while keeping pricing as low as possible for you and your attendees. For free events our service is free. While for paid events your attendees only pay 50c per ticket and you cover the processing fees.
Branding
Style your pages and tickets with your own branding and sponsors. Use our default option or customise to suit your needs.
Public and Private Events
With TryBooking, you can make your event private and turn off all social media sharing via the Event Publication. It is at your discretion to share your unique booking URL publicly or privately.
Exceptional Customer Support
Receive personalised and local support from our dedicated Australian team at no additional cost. Use 13 years of experience in event ticket sales, to run your best event.
Powerful Features Perfect For Your School Events
Take payment with your device
Sell tickets, merchandise and accept donations right on your phone with the TryBooking Box Office App. Works with Android devices, meaning no more excess hardware to sell tickets in person. (iOS version coming soon)
Build your event's seating maps
It is more than easy to set up tables, auditoriums, even exhibitor stall allocations. Allowing you to give your guest a choice. Select table seating for your next school event, quickly and simply allocate the number of tables and seats for formal dinner, awards nights and more.
Multiple sessions times
Multiple Sessions Times allows you to indicate when your event will be taking place, when it will end, what's the time interval in-between events, and control when it is open for bookings. While creating an event, or editing existing events, additional sessions times can be added, all from one screen, saving you lots of time!
Handle school events easier with password protect
Easily handle student formals, drama shows and more with password protect. Create a custom password to ensure that only those parents or students with access can proceed with bookings. Also, use ticket limits per password to ensure no more over bookings.
Collect important information
You can ask your customers for additional information during the online booking process. Use pre-built commonly asked questions or create your own, then select which to make mandatory or to be kept optional. Ask for anything from dietary requirements to their member number. Even follow up with a sub-question to find out more about your customer.
Customise how your ticket buyers’ book
Change the way parents view your school event sessions. Now showcase multiple session times for excursions, concerts or other school events in a more accessible way for parents to find the exact date & time that suits them. No longer lose parents because they're tired of scrolling to find an available session, now it's all right there, on one screen!
TryBooking has your school events covered
Our event ticket management system runs in sync with the events within your academic year.
Frequently Asked Questions
What Ticketing Service Fees does TryBooking Charge?
Should you be taking payment through your TryBooking event, the transaction will be subjected to a processing fee and a ticket fee. These fees vary per region associated with your TryBooking account. Below details these fees per region.
New Zealand
For bookings made on events:
- 30c ticket fee (charged to the ticket buyer)
- 3% processing fee (charged to the event organiser by default or passed on to the ticket buyer by selection)
Can I customise my own event page?
Yes, you can have full customisation of your own event page. We also provide a widget to allow you to place your event page onto your site.
Do you offer discounted pricing for Schools and University Events?
For donations made on fundraising pages:
- 2.5% donation fee (charged to the fundraiser by default)
For bookings or donations made on events:
- 30c ticket fee (charged to the ticket buyer)
- 3% processing fee (charged to the event organiser by default or passed on to the ticket buyer by selection)
And you can consider passing the fees on to the ticket buyer so that you are taking the full ticket price.
Is TryBooking safe?
TryBooking is very respectful of the privacy of all users on its site and PCI compliant. View our certificate of compliance. All pages are HTTPS secure, ensuring an encrypted website connection when navigating across the site. Any personal information that may be used by the TryBooking Site in order to carry out its necessary functions is stored on a secured server protected by firewalls and is hosted in Australia. The data itself is also encrypted to further reduce any risk that your information will be obtained and used by unauthorised access. We do not store your full credit card number, only the last four digits are kept and this is to show you which card you have used to make the booking. Given the increasing sophistication of computer hackers, there are no absolute guarantees that our systems will never be accessed without our consent, or that our systems are impenetrable. However, you can rest assured that we take all reasonable measures to ensure the security of your personal information and the bookings you have made.
Are there any costs associated with creating an event?
No, there are no cost associated with creating a event.
There are NO lock-in contracts, sign-up or account maintenance fees, nor any subscriptions.
Fees are only incurred when a paid transaction is processed through your event. Allowing you to run a free event without any cost.
We encourage you to create an account and see for yourself how easy the TryBooking site is to both create and manage your next event or to simply book an event.
Can I use TryBooking to sell tickets to private events?
Absolutely! You can make your event private and turn off all social media sharing via the Event Publication. It is at your discretion to share your unique booking URL publicly or privately.