Creative and Performing Arts

Dance Ensembles

At Cronulla High School, we offer a range of Dance ensembles to cater for varying age, style and ability. All ensembles are provided with performance opportunities throughout the year, such as Arts in the Dark, the biennual musical, local and regional festivals, Schools Spectacular, and interstate and overseas tours.

Senior and Junior Dance Companies

These groups involve a small group of selected students with a talent and interest in Dance. These classes focus on modern dance technique and aim to improve skills as well as working towards performance pieces for various events throughout the year. These include dance festivals, Schools Spectacular, overseas Performing Arts Tours, Arts in the Dark, and the biennial musical. These students are encouraged to improve skills in a challenging, supportive and fun environment.

The Senior and Junior Dance Companies rehearse before school on a weekly basis. The students in these companies have been selected during an audition process and have demonstrated a high level of skill and technique required for these groups. Dance Senior Company comprises Year 9-12 students, and Dance Junior Company comprises our talented Year 7-8 students.

Junior Dance Ensemble

All students are welcome to attend this dance class with a focus on improving skills across a range of styles. This class is open to students from Year 7 to Year 10 and includes strength and flexibility training, technical exercises, and performance pieces.
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Drama Ensemble

The Drama ensembles provide an opportunity for students to develop performance skills (at varying levels) in acting, improvisation, and collaborative group work. An atmosphere is created whereby students are encouraged to develop self-confidence and other social skills through experimenting creatively in a safe and nurturing environment.

Students are given the opportunity to perform at various events at the school together with performance opportunities in the wider community.

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Music Programs

Concert Band & Stage Band Program

Cronulla High School offers a Concert Band for all students from Year 7 to Year 12 who wish to continue learning and performing on their major instrument, and who have at least 12 months’ experience.

The Concert Band rehearses on a weekly basis and performs music at an appropriate skill level – one that is both challenging and achievable. Students in the Concert Band are also provided with sectional tutorials with qualified tutors. The Concert Band performs at various school functions and participate in a range of instrumental festivals and concerts in the wider community.

A Stage Band has been established for saxophone, trumpet, trombone and rhythm section students from Year 8 to Year 12 who wish to develop their ensemble playing, improvisation skills, and rudiments associated with Jazz standards.

Cronulla High School Drumline

The Cronulla High School Drumline is an ensemble that caters to all levels of musical ability. The school has a full set of marching snares and offers a Drumline for all students from Year 7 to Year 12. The repertoire is arranged specifically for the ensemble, to develop the students’ snare rudiments, foster their individual growth, and allow them to play a valuable musical role. The Drumline is a regular feature at formal assemblies and school events.

Instrumental Tuition Program

Tuition at Cronulla High School is run by qualified and experienced tutors, and takes place weekly during the school day on a rotating basis to ensure students don’t miss the same classes each fortnight. Any student interested in having private tuition on guitar or for vocals, please visit the CAPA staffroom to collect a tuition T&C form. Lessons cater to all students from beginners to advanced, and it is never too late to start!
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School Musical Program

The Cronulla High School musical program commenced in 2009. The program originated to provide students with the opportunity to participate in a musical show that is supported by the school community. The program aims to promote self-confidence, self-esteem, commitment, teamwork, creativity and fun in a safe and nurturing environment. Students learn experientially about the conventions of musical theatre and the process of running a large-scale production.

Previous productions have included:

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Vocal Ensemble

The Cronulla High School Vocal Ensemble is available to all students from Year 7 to Year 12. The Vocal Ensemble performs at various school events throughout the year, and at events in the wider community. Our students regularly audition successfully to perform in the Schools Spectacular Core Choir, and have also represented Cronulla High School in State Choir, Sing NSW, Sydney City Eisteddfod, State Senior Music Camp, Youth Rock, OzTunes, and school and community performing arts exposés. The Vocal Ensemble has participated in the Expanding Horizons concert at the Sydney Opera House, and also performed for the Cronulla RSL as the featured choir at the ANZAC Day Dawn Service at Monro Park. Selected members of the Vocal Ensemble are given the opportunity to participate in our overseas Performing Arts Tours. In 2018, our Vocal Ensemble joined the tour to New York, where a highlight was singing to a large audience in the One World Observatory Tower.

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Creative Enrichment Courses (2025)

Filmaking Fundamentals: Monday afternoons, Term 1 & 2

Are you Director, Designer, Cinematographer, Actor, Editor or Writer? This is an exciting film-team based 16-week course we are offering, culminating from Sarah Doyle's 15 years experience in screenwriting and film directing internationally, and five years of running filmmaking bootcamps and workshops nationally.

Filmmaking Fundamentals is open to all years. It comprises of writing and filming exercises, class collaboration in shooting scenes, and self-propelled experimentation with phone cameras to practice dynamic cinematography. By keeping the tools modern and simple, participants will learn about the different phases of creating a film, empowering film teams to see their vision to a finished project. Course covers story and theme selection, script writing and editing, casting, story-boarding, shot-listing, cinematography, production design, directing actors and simple lighting, sound & editing techniques. We will cater for the special interests of participants, so please be sure to reach out and tell us what you are most excited to learn about!

https://theperformanceworkshop.com.au/book-now/ols/products/filmmaking-fundamentals

Street Art: Tuesday afternoons, Term 3

Street Art is a powerful 8-week course instructed by professional artist Emma Hill. The course will unlock participants' unique signature to their graffiti art style with a very cool art kit and a huge panel to produce a major work for display. Course will cover lettering, abstract art as graffiti, colour theory, making unique stencils & theme expression. It is very hands-on and participants will work at their own pace with their own ideas to build the skills needed to create unforgettable street art. Panels will exhibit at the school before returning home for your own proud display. The art kits include poscas and stencilling gear, and the class will share the use of professional-grade spray paints! Heaps of fun. Make your mark!

https://theperformanceworkshop.com.au/book-now/ols/products/street-art

Onscreen Acting: Monday afternoons, Term 4

A comprehensive acting course designed for drama students who love acting and want to expand their craft and technique into acting for the screen.

We’ll dive into the skills that film and TV actors use every day:

  • How to build a real emotional connection to the other actor and to the material.
  • How to adjust your performance so it works on screen — where less is often more.
  • How to analyse a scene and prepare for a shoot
  • and how to create professional self-tapes, which is how most actors land auditions today.

https://theperformanceworkshop.com.au/book-now/ols/products/acting-for-screen-at-cronulla-hs

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