Bachelor’s degree · Initial professional preparation
Bachelor of Performing Arts (Acting)
Actors Centre Australia · Kingswood, Penrith, New South Wales, Australia
- Award
- Bachelor of Performing Arts (Acting)
- Audience & level
- Adults
- Format
- In personFull Time: 3 Years, 3 days per week
- Price
- A$9,536per year, 2027
About this program
Conservatory-style three-year degree designed with Western Sydney University and taught at Penrith, with key elements delivered by both university and ACA staff. The curriculum has 20 core subjects across acting technique, movement, voice, screen performance and stage production.
- Offering
- Degree program
- Fields
- Theatre acting, Screen acting, Voice & speech, Movement
- Purpose
- Initial professional preparation
- Teaching language
- English
Qualification and recognition
- Qualification
- Bachelor’s degree
- Exact award
- Bachelor of Performing Arts (Acting)
- Award status
- Academic awardAwarded by a degree-granting institution.
- Awarding body
- Western Sydney University
Structure and schedule
- Duration
- Full Time: 3 Years, 3 days per week
- Delivery
- In personTaught at the listed teaching location.
- Physical attendance
- Regular physical attendance
- Schedule
- Full-timeOn campus three days each week; one intake per year in March
- Course dates
- Next Start Date 1 March 2027
- Teaching location
- Western Sydney University, Penrith Campus (Kingswood)
Admissions and auditions
Audition required
- Monologues
- Two contrasting monologues: one Contemporary and one Shakespeare; at least one from the Recommended Monologues List.
- Self-tape
- No
- In-person audition
- Yes
- Callback
- Yes
- Audition detail
- Comprehensive audition in Auckland, Penrith or virtual (interstate applicants only), then recalls on 18-19 November 2026.
- Intakes
- March
- Deadlines
- 2027 Application Deadline 26 October 2026
- Official instructions
- Application and audition instructions
Fees
Original currency is authoritative. Each price keeps its basis (per class, per term, per year, whole program) and is never converted or added up for you.
| Item | Amount | Applies to | Dated |
|---|---|---|---|
| Estimated student contribution (Commonwealth Supported Place), indicativeTuition · mandatory | A$9,536per year, 2027 | Domestic students | 16 October 2026Source |
Funding
HECS-HELP Loan
Basis not stated
Eligible students
Sources and verification
Not published on the program’s source pages: experience level.
Sources and how this was checked
Last checked 16 October 2026. Each fact carries a verbatim quote that is re-checked against the live page. Research methodology.
Sources (checked 16 October 2026)