The Academy – Sound and Performance has been borne of the students’ drive and skill to experience the music industry while still in school. It extends out of the VET classroom into industry, tertiary and community. From recording and releasing original albums, studying a Year 13, working with tertiary institutions, working in theatre communities, performing with touring professionals and mixing live sound in the community, students find their artist identity, build their skills and experience firsthand what it is like to work in the music and creative arts industry.
Program Opportunities
VCE VET Certificate III Music Industry
- Ballarat Grammar students can study VCE VET Certificate III Music Industry (Sound Production) and VCE VET Certificate III Music Industry (Performance) as a full subject contributing to their VCE or VM program.
- Students from the local area are able to study VCE VET Certificate III Music Industry (Sound Production) as part of the Highlands LLEN VET Cluster.
- In consultation with the School, eligible students are able to consider alternatives to their Year 12 program through Horizons or to study Certificate IV.
Internship
After completing Certificate III Music Industry, students are invited to apply for our Year 13 program and work as an intern at Ballarat Grammar. This program typically is for one school year and offers these opportunities:
- School funded Certificate IV Music Industry qualification, with a choice of focus on Sound Production or Performance, or both. Course information here: ReadCloudVET Course Guide V15.08.pdf
- School supported realisation of a major project of the student’s choice, in discussion with The Academy.
- For those students who wish to continue after their time at Ballarat Grammar, there are opportunities at tertiary institutions such as RMIT, where many of our alumni study.
Nominal hours: 12 per week during the term (based on project and event schedules)
Open to individuals who have completed Cert III VCE VET Music Industry.
Acknowledgement of Country
Ballarat and Queen’s Anglican Grammar School acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of the land on which we learn, live and work, the Wadawurrung People, and recognises their continuing connection to the land and waterways. We pay our respects to their Elders past and present and extend this to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People.
Commitment to Child Safety
Ballarat Grammar maintains a zero-tolerance approach to all forms of child abuse and actively implements measures to identify and manage any risks of harm to students within our school environment. The care, safety and wellbeing of children and young people are central and fundamental responsibilities of the School. We are firmly committed to fostering a child-safe culture that provides an environment where students are safe and feel safe, where their participation is valued, their views respected, and their voices heard in decisions that affect their lives. Ballarat Grammar values diversity and strictly prohibits any racist or discriminatory practices. All members of our school community share the responsibility to care for children and young people by promptly raising any concerns regarding their safety, promoting their wellbeing, and protecting them from all forms of harm or abuse.
