World Acting Schools

Oceania

Acting Schools in New Zealand

2 verified schools and studios with a teaching location here, offering 3 programs and classes. This is the research done to date, not a complete list of every provider.

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2 schools & studios

  • The Actors' Program logo

    The Actors' Program

    Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand

    Acting academy

    Conservatory / diploma training · Short course

    Theatre acting · Screen acting · Voice & speech

    2 verified offerings

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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 New Zealand

How actor training is organised

In the programs researched, New Zealand offers a small number of intensive routes: Toi Whakaari's three-year Bachelor of Performing Arts endorsed in Acting (NZQA Level 7) and The Actors' Program, an independent one-year course in Auckland that issues its own Diploma of Achievement and is not NZQA-affiliated.

Source: toiwhakaari.ac.nz/course/bachelor-of-performing-arts-acti

Qualification structures

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

NZQA Level 7 degree
Toi Whakaari lists its Bachelor of Performing Arts (Acting) as 240 credits over 3 years at NZQA Level 7. Source
Independent provider diploma
The Actors' Program states it is an independent organisation unaffiliated with an academic authority and awards its own Diploma of Achievement. Source

Languages and auditions

Teaching languages. Programs researched are taught in English; Toi Whakaari includes mātauranga Māori in its curriculum.

Admissions and auditions. Both researched full-time programs use staged auditions: Toi Whakaari an initial audition workshop then an Applicants Weekend; The Actors' Program two audition rounds with a self-tape option for out-of-town applicants. Source

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Official study information

Country information last reviewed 16 October 2026. 2 sources consulted.