Visual and Performing Arts Faculty
Arts give students the opportunity to be involved in learning and expressing themselves through Dance, Drama, Music and the Visual Arts.
Learning through the arts offers students multiple chances to embrace their own individualism while forging new connections with the ideas and approaches of other creative thinkers. Arts students learn to have excellent self-management skills which are transferable to other subject areas. They are given multiple opportunities to connect with the real world through exhibitions, collaborative projects, performances, the dance showcase and school productions. By applying 21st century skills, such as creativity, problem-solving, and critical thinking, students discover new ways to communicate ideas, in a range of both traditional and contemporary styles.
Students are given the opportunity to use industry software to create promotional material, advertising, marketing and books on a topic of their choice. Students taking painting, photography and design can use techniques to plan and resolve ideas towards making a final piece. They can explore a wide range of problem solving strategies to come up with creative solutions and outcomes. Other opportunities exist for students to trial ideas in sculpture, collage and multimedia.
Arts give students the opportunity to be involved in learning and expressing themselves through Dance, Drama, Music and the Visual Arts.
Learning through the arts offers students multiple chances to embrace their own individualism while forging new connections with the ideas and approaches of other creative thinkers. Arts students learn to have excellent self-management skills which are transferable to other subject areas. They are given multiple opportunities to connect with the real world through exhibitions, collaborative projects, performances, the dance showcase and school productions. By applying 21st century skills, such as creativity, problem-solving, and critical thinking, students discover new ways to communicate ideas, in a range of both traditional and contemporary styles.
Visual Arts
The Arts are powerful forms of expression which offers the students the opportunity to: analyse, apply, understand and evaluate creating a very real-world problem-solving subject. Students coming into Art examine and critique their own work and come up with solutions to issues they pin point.Students are given the opportunity to use industry software to create promotional material, advertising, marketing and books on a topic of their choice. Students taking painting, photography and design can use techniques to plan and resolve ideas towards making a final piece. They can explore a wide range of problem solving strategies to come up with creative solutions and outcomes. Other opportunities exist for students to trial ideas in sculpture, collage and multimedia.
Music
Music allows students to work individually and collaboratively to explore music in a practical way with solo and group performances as well as looking at composition and music theory using music software and written work. Year 9 and 10 music have an opportunity to perform on guitar and keyboards as well as research projects and music theory. Yr 11-13 have set prerequisites as it is more specialised. Students concentrate on their selected solo instrument and participate in group performances. Students are also able to further enhance their skills in composition and score reading.
Drama
Drama gives students the opportunity to perform, analyse and respond to different forms of drama and theatre. Through this,0 students gain a deeper appreciation of their rich cultural heritage, language and the power of theatre to impact its audience. Through Drama, students gain confidence and build transferable skills such as leadership, public speaking and project management.
Dance
The aim of Dance is to develop and demonstrate skills in selected dance genres and styles and explore the use of a variety of technologies. Students will select and use choreographic devices, structures, processes and technologies to develop and give form to dance ideas. Throughout the year they will prepare, rehearse and perform a range of dances and demonstrate an understanding of the performance requirements of the genres and contexts.
| Courses 2026 |
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| Year 11 | Year 12 | Year 13 |
| NCEA Level 1 | NCEA Level 2 | NCEA Level 3 |
| L1 Drama | L2 Drama | L3 Drama |
| L1 Music | L2 Music | L3 Music |
| L1 Dance | L2 Dance | L3 Dance |
| L2 Art Design | L3 Art Design | |
| L1 Art Design/Photographic Manipulation | ||
| L2 Art Painting | L3 Art Painting | |
| L1 Painting/Multi-Media | ||
| L2 Art Photography | L3 Art Photography |