The Creative and Performing Arts faculty at Woolooware High School is an energetic team. We offer innovative, challenging and exciting learning experiences for our students. The KLA at Woolooware encompasses Dance, Drama, Music, Photography and Visual Arts.
Dance
Dance is offered as an elective course in stages 5 and 6. Dance provides students with opportunities to experience and enjoy dance as an art form as they perform, compose and appreciate dance. The courses enable students to express ideas creatively and to communicate physically, verbally and in written forms as they choreograph, perform and analyse dance. There are many opportunities to extend their skills in our extracurricular program at Woolooware High School.
Drama
Drama is offered as an elective course in stages 5 and 6. Students discover that Drama is an expression of culture through making, performing and critically studying drama and theatre. Drama students develop skills in script writing, improvisation, play building, lighting, set design and characterisation. There are many opportunities to extend their skills in our extracurricular program at Woolooware High School.
Music
Music is studied from Year 7 and offered as an elective from Year 9. Our HSC music students achieve outstanding music results. It is an engaging practical subject where students actively perform and compose in groups and individually. They learn about various topics, some of which include Australian music, film music, rock music, and jazz music. There are many opportunities to extend their skills in our extracurricular program at Woolooware High School.
Photographic and Digital Media
Photographic and Digital Media courses are electives in stage 5 and 6. Students develop knowledge, skills and understanding of traditional analogue photography, the darkroom, the use of digital SLR cameras, digital imaging, video production, and animation through the study of photography and film and through their own photographic practice.
Visual Arts
Visual Arts is studied from Year 7 and offered as an elective from Year 9. Students explore a range of media, techniques, artists and their works. Expressive forms available for students at Woolooware include: drawing, painting, ceramics, photography, sculpture, etching, lino printing, video, animation, digital imaging, textiles and fibre and installations.