SACE Credits: 10 or 20 credits
LENGTH: One Semester or a Full Year (Full Year recommended for students looking to study drama through to Year 12)
Love performing, creating, and working with others? Stage 1 Drama is your chance to build confidence, unleash your creativity, and bring stories to life on stage.
Through workshops, incursions and excursions, and the exploration of plays and films, you’ll discover how theatre works from the inside out. Develop your acting, performance, and stagecraft skills while learning how to analyse and evaluate dramatic works like a theatre professional.
You’ll collaborate with classmates to create original performances, experiment with different dramatic styles, and develop practical skills that can be applied both on and off the stage. The highlight of the course is a full-class production performed for a live audience in a real theatre environment, giving you the authentic experience of being part of a professional production.
Whether you dream of performing under the spotlight or enjoy working behind the scenes, Stage 1 Drama offers a creative, challenging, and rewarding experience.
Assessment: Students’ performance will be determined according to the subject’s Performance Standards, as outlined by the SACE Board. Grades A+ to E- will be used for reporting purposes.
Assessment Type 1: Performance
Students collaborate under teacher guidance to develop and present a dramatic work. They take on roles within an ensemble and perform for an audience.
Presentation of Evidence: Presented individually or in groups via oral, multimodal, or written formats, showing understanding, creativity, and application of dramatic skills.
Assessment Type 2: Responding to Drama
Students analyse and evaluate professional dramatic works or events through oral, multimodal, or written responses.
Assessment Type 3: Creative Synthesis
Students create a concept for a dramatic product using a published or original text. They take on a dramatic role, explain their artistic vision, and discuss the use of innovative technology in the staging or screening.
Additional Fees: $25 per semester
Leads to: Stage 2 Drama
