Our Performing Arts Program aims to enrich students’ lives through an understanding and appreciation of the creation and performance of music, dance and dramatic works.
Active student participation within the performing arts is encouraged by a dedicated team of teaching staff who provide a range of co-curricular performance opportunities.
There are several events, performances and large-scale productions offered each academic year, and all students with a passion for the arts are welcome to be involved.
Our school production takes place every second year and gives students across all year levels an opportunity to perform. Whether they sing, dance, act, play an instrument or like to work backstage, students are encouraged to be part of the production team.
Our major productions such as Grease and Little Shop of Horrors have entertained audiences of more than 800 people over three nights. The school production provides a fabulous opportunity for students to showcase their talents.
The College Vocal Ensemble is an integral part of the music department.
Rehearsals are held at lunchtimes during the term and are designed to help grow and support the students’ talents, confidence and social and performance skills.
Throughout the school year, the Vocal Ensemble participates in College performances, school masses and assemblies, community performances, the annual Ensemble Camp and a Christmas Carols Tour.
This array of events means students develop an extensive repertoire, ranging from contemporary pop and rock to classical hymns.
The College offers a wider range of private instrumental music lessons in piano, guitar, drums, flute, clarinet, saxophone, trumpet, trombone and vocal tuition.
Playing a musical instrument has so many benefits. It improves memory and mathematical ability, refines time management and organisational skills and teaches perseverance.
Students who enrol in private instrumental lessons will also have an opportunity to perform at various College functions, such as school masses, liturgies, assemblies, concerts, and the wider community. The 25-minute classes are held during the school day.
Our annual Music and Awards Evening showcases and rewards exceptional musical talent while recognising and celebrating student improvement.
As a vital and vibrant part of the local community, the College seeks to live out its ethos to provide an environment that nurtures and encourages Catholic values.
The College encourages students to recognise they have a responsibility to the broader community and offers opportunities for them to engage in selfless Christian acts of service throughout their time at secondary school. Click here to find out more.
Community service by our senior students is strongly encouraged. The activities are recorded in a Community Service Logbook with supporting documents. At the end of each year, students are awarded a Certificate of Community Service that can be used in their resume.
Examples of service activities include: gardening for elderly parishioners, performing at an elderly person’s home, giving blood (age restrictions), tutoring, organising fundraising, assisting at the College after school or on student-free days, cooking/baking for a morning tea for visiting groups, helping at a local kindergarten’s fundraising barbecue or working bee or even spending an evening on a ‘soup van’.
The College is a member of the Sports Association of Catholic Co-educational Secondary Schools (SACCSS) through which we compete in many events including athletics and swimming carnivals, cross country, volleyball, tennis, netball, football, cricket and golf.
As a member of SACCSS, the College is committed to an exciting range of sports competitions. There are also competitions in specific year levels:
Outside of SACCSS competitions, the College also hosts its own inter-house competitions for swimming and athletics as well as a continuously evolving lunchtime activities program in Sheehan Stadium.
The College is committed to providing opportunities for students of all ages and abilities to take part in physical activity.