Creative arts is mandatory for students from Kindergarten to Year 6.
In creative arts, students discover a variety of art forms through a study of dance, drama, music and visual arts where they learn to appreciate, compose, listen, make and perform.
Each art form has its own unique knowledge and skills, elements or concepts as well as a capacity to inspire and enrich lives.
Students must study 100 hours of both music and visual arts during Years 7 to 10. They also have an opportunity to further develop their knowledge and skills in other art forms through elective subjects including drama, dance, photography and visual design. Students can then select from a range of courses in Years 11 to 12.
At Anson Street School we have an Art Studio and students can access this space during breaks for mindful art.
Students in Years 11 and 12 can select:
- Visual Design
- Creative Arts Life Skills
- Dance Life Skills
- Drama Life Skills
- Music Life Skills
- Visual Arts Life Skills
These courses are studied over two years for the Higher School Certificate.
Students are able to participate in a range of art competitions and exhibitions such as:
- Art on Anson
- Operation Art
- NAIDOC art competion
- Harmony Day Art competition
- SPARKE Young Archies