Creative and Performing Arts (CAPA)

At Chifley College Dunheved Campus, Creative and Performing Arts (CAPA) provides students with the opportunity to explore a diverse range of art forms through the study of Music and Visual Arts, in accordance with the NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA) syllabus. Through engaging with the creative arts, students develop skills in appreciation, composition, performance, and artistic creation. Each art form offers unique knowledge, skills, and concepts that inspire creativity and enrich students’ lives.

Students complete a minimum of 100 hours each in Music and Visual Arts during Years 7 to 10. In addition to these mandatory studies, students may choose from a range of elective CAPA subjects to further develop their artistic skills and interests in Drama, Dance, Music, Photographic and Digital Media, and Visual Arts.

Faculty Teaching Aims

• Engage and challenge all students to deepen their understanding of Music, Visual Arts, and elective CAPA subjects throughout Stage 5.

• Provide meaningful, project-based, and future-focused learning experiences that develop 21st-century skills such as creativity, collaboration, and critical thinking.

• Prepare students for responsible and effective participation in society, fostering awareness of moral and ethical considerations within the arts.

• Encourage self-motivation, reflection, and lifelong learning, enabling students to pursue further education, training, or careers in the arts and beyond.

Faculty Achievements and Facilities

Well-equipped Music and Visual Arts practical rooms featuring modern technology that enhance learning in every project and task developed through the HPGE Uplift Program by the Department of Education.

A brand new music recording and photography studio, also developed through the HPGE Uplift Program.

A dedicated CAPA performance space, fostering a vibrant and professional creative environment for Stage 5 Music students.

Our students can engage in a number of opportunities:

• Annual combined Chifley College CAPA Showcase, celebrating student creativity and talent

• Bi-annual end-of-year Dunchella concert for Stage 4 and 5 students, offering valuable performance opportunities

• Annual Chifley College Dunheved Campus CAPA Showcase

• Annual participation in the Pulse Alive - Massed Choir with NSW public schools, organised by the Department of Education's Arts Unit

• Annual Public Education Week performances at Westfield Mt Druitt

• Annual Synergy Dance Festival

• Visual Arts excursions to the Art Gallery of NSW, Museum of Contemporary Art and Sculptures By The Sea throughout each year.

• Visual Arts competitions such as the Penrith Show, Harmony Day and the Young Paddo.

• After-school Music Ensemble program to engage our skilled and talented students in the refinement of musical performances for special events

• After-school Dance Open Studio program to nurture the enjoyment of recreational dance of interested students

• Engagement opportunities for Drama workshops for interested students

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