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Acting Schools in Australia

10 verified schools and studios with a teaching location here, offering 20 programs and classes. This is the research done to date, not a complete list of every provider.

Acting Classes in Australia (5)Acting Classes for Kids and Teens in Australia (3)Acting Degrees in Australia (6)Bachelor’s Degrees in Acting in Australia (6)

By state or territory

Cities with several verified schools

11 schools & studios

Results are listed alphabetically. There is no price ranking: prices in different currencies and bases (per class, per term, per year) are not comparable. Children’s and teen classes appear only when you choose a youth audience or open Children & Teens. Online programs are never counted as physically located in a state or city. Items marked Sponsored are paid placements; they never change recognition status, verification or order.

About actor training in Australia

How actor training is organised

In the programs researched, full-time acting training is offered as three-year university bachelor degrees (for example at NIDA, WAAPA/ECU, VCA/University of Melbourne, QUT and the Western Sydney University degree taught with Actors Centre Australia), alongside independent studios such as 16th Street that run a 30-week non-degree conservatory-style course. Entry to the degrees is by audition, usually submitted online first and followed by a recall.

Source: nida.edu.au/courses/undergraduate/acting

Qualification structures

Names and levels are local to Australia. Similar names in other countries are not interchangeable.

AQF Level 7 Bachelor Degree
ECU states its Bachelor of Arts (Acting) is accredited by ECU as an AQF Level 7 Bachelor Degree award. Source
Self-accrediting provider
NIDA states its Bachelor of Fine Arts (Acting) is self-accredited by NIDA under TEQSA's determination of Self-Accrediting Authority. Source

Languages and auditions

Teaching languages. Programs researched are taught in English.

Admissions and auditions. Published processes combine an application (through the provider or a state admissions centre such as QTAC or VTAC) with an audition; typical elements are two contrasting monologues, a video submission for the first round and an in-person or online recall for shortlisted applicants (see NIDA, QUT and University of Melbourne entries). Source

Nothing here establishes visa, work-permit or credit-transfer eligibility. Check current rules with the official sources below.

Official study information

Country information last reviewed 16 October 2026. 3 sources consulted.