The Arts

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Holy Cross College offers a variety of Arts subjects, including Visual Arts, Dance, Drama and Music from Pre-primary through to Senior School.  Students in Pre-primary to Year Six visit specialist spaces, alternating between Visual and Performing Arts each semester. Students in Middle and Senior School enrol in Drama, Media, Visual Arts and Dance classes up to the ATAR level with a Year 12 Graduate being accepted in WAAPA for 2020. Holy Cross College has won consecutive Drama Shield awards at the Catholic Performing Arts Festival. Adding to these awards is the recent Junior School Award in the Angelico Exhibition for 2019.

Students have the opportunity to be involved in a range of extra-curricular activities in The Arts throughout their time at the College:

• Instrumental music tuition is available for students who wish to explore their interests and talents in this programme, and students have opportunities to join the choir or one of the ensemble groups.

• The College Production is a major highlight of the year. Opportunities for students to audition and perform, or be part of helping to create the magic by being part of the crew, are available across Junior, Middle and Senior Schools. The focus for each yearly performance rotates across genres to include comedy, drama and musicals.

• The Visual Arts are also popular, with students developing their skills in a variety of art forms, from paint to sculpture to textiles.

• Art Clubs, Media Clubs and Drama Clubs are on offer in Junior, Middle and Senior Schools, running either before or after school.  

Students involved in The Arts at the College are provided with many opportunities to showcase their talents.  These opportunities include (but are not limited to):

• The Catholic Schools Performing Arts Festival.
• Angelico Exhibition.
• Arts Showcase.
• Carols by Candlelight.