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The Arts

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Through the Arts, students develop the knowledge, skills, processes and attitudes necessary to communicate their ideas, feelings and experiences. They develop a sense of craftsmanship, quality task performance and the goal setting skills needed in the classroom. They build effective communication skills; develop the capacity for creativity, team/group awareness, personal discipline, self-esteem and a sense of fun.

Within the Arts department, we have students who are in IMEX - an Instrumental Music Excellence group that excel in everything they do. Please refer to the excellence programs offered at Park Ridge SHS School to find details about IMEX at Park Ridge.  

We also have an award-winning Dance Troupe that all students can join if they want to bust some dance moves.

Year 7 and 8 

In Year 7 and 8, the study of the Arts is compulsory. The Arts rotation subject is designed to allow students to have a taste of some of the different Arts areas on offer here at Park Ridge State High School. The broad range of subjects studied in the Arts rotation course include: Dance, Drama, Media and Visual Art. 

Year 9 

In Year 9, Dance, Drama, and Visual Art become elective subjects. Students may elect to study these subjects for 1 Semester. The depth and breadth of the subject matter increases with the time spent perfecting their skills in their chosen field 

Senior Arts

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CUA20720 Certificate II in Visual Arts (Yr 11 and 12 only)

This qualification reflects the role of individuals who are developing the basic creative and technical skills that underpin visual arts and craft practice. It applies to work in different visual arts, photography and design environments.

Dance

Students study dance in various genres and styles, embracing a variety of cultural, societal and historical viewpoints integrating new technologies in all facets of the subject.

Dance in Practice

Students create, perform and produce dance works in class, school and community contexts, and use their senses as a means of understanding and responding to their own and others’ dance works.

Drama

Drama fosters creative and expressive communication. It interrogates the human experience by investigating, communicating and embodying stories, experiences, emotions and ideas that reflect the human experience.

Drama in Practice

Drama in Practice gives students opportunities to plan, create, adapt, produce, perform, appreciate and evaluate a range of dramatic works or events in a variety of settings.

Film, Television and New Media

Film, Television & New Media fosters creative and expressive communication. It explores the five key concepts of technologies, representations, audiences, institutions and languages.

Media Arts in Practice

Media Arts in Practice focuses on the role media arts plays in the community in reflecting and shaping society's values, attitudes and beliefs.

Music

Music fosters creative and expressive communication. It allows students to develop musicianship through making (composition and performance) and responding (musicology).

Music Extension (Year 12 Only)

Music Extension is an extension of the Music General senior syllabus. It provides an opportunity for students with specific abilities in music to extend their expertise.

Music in Practice

In Music in Practice, students create, perform, produce and respond to their own and others' music works in class, school and community settings.

NOVA Arts in Practice

In this course, students develop their potential to be a bright performer across multiple arts platforms. They will learn from 5 Arts electives including Dance, Drama, Media Arts (Film), Music and Visual Art.

Photography - Year 10 only

Photography is a one-year course that allows learners to develop the basic creative and technical skills that underpin photography. Whilst still under the Visual Arts branch, this subject focuses entirely on photography.

Visual Art

Visual Art provides students with opportunities to understand and appreciate the role of visual art in past and present traditions and cultures.

Visual Arts in Practice

Visual Arts in Practice focuses on students engaging in art-making processes and making virtual or physical visual artworks. Visual artworks are created for a purpose and in response to individual, group or community needs.
Last reviewed 26 January 2020
Last updated 26 January 2020