Performing arts

• Contemporary dance technique
• Composition and choreographic skills
• Performance Quality skills
• Musical Theatre
• Dance Film
• Appreciation

Stage 5 Dance Syllabus

Stage 6 Dance Syllabus

Students are offered opportunities to experience playing a wide range of instruments, learning about music through the ages.  They compose their own music in a variety of styles using traditional methods and emerging technologies. 

This popular elective builds on our stage 4 program immersing our students in a world of creativity.  Listening, analysing and learning about music, developing performance skills and producing innovative and diverse compositions utilising our state of the art composition lab.

7 - 10 syllabus

Music 1 is a course for musicians who enjoy contemporary performance and also offers elective choices in composition and musicology. 

Music 2 is designed to provide an artistic program that not only provides opportunities to enhance performance and composition skills but also develop a deeper understanding of music through analysis and research.

Music Extension is In addition to Music 2 and students are able to advance their learning through the HSC extension program in Performance, Composition or Musicology.

Stage 5 Drama involves the study of dramatic skills and theatrical traditions. In Drama, we always learn by doing​ first, and then by reflecting either through discussion or written work. Students in Years 9-10 Drama learn about the history and development of Drama over time through practical workshopping and script work. Stage 5 Drama includes the study of topics such as Playbuilding, Greek Theatre and duologue performance work.

In Stage 6, Drama remains a centrally practical course, as with Stage 5. Students learn by doing, which involves practical workshop experiences that mostly require collaboration with peers on performance tasks. Students at Engadine High School study Australian theatre and Theatre of the Absurd, among other topics and skills. In Years 11 and 12, students also learn about the composition and style of the Drama essay in more depth and detail, which is a core component of the HSC Drama course.

Drama at Engadine High School welcomes all interested students! Our Drama teachers are committed and passionate practitioners who love the performing arts. We firmly believe that Drama provides its students with valuable life experiences, in particular skills in effective communication, empathy, resilience and self-confidence.