Bachelor’s degree · Initial professional preparation
Bachelor of Fine Arts (Acting)
National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA) · Kensington, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- Award
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (Acting)
- Audience & level
- Adults
- Format
- In person3 years full-time on campus
- Price
- A$18,960per year, 2027
About this program
Three-year full-time acting degree taught on campus in Sydney. Entry is by online application and video audition, then an in-person recall for shortlisted applicants.
- Offering
- Degree program
- Fields
- Theatre acting, Screen acting
- Purpose
- Initial professional preparation
- Teaching language
- English
Qualification and recognition
- Qualification
- Bachelor’s degree
- Exact award
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (Acting)
- Award status
- Academic awardAwarded by a degree-granting institution.
- Awarding body
- NIDA
Stated by the schoolTEQSA (self-accrediting authority determination)Accreditation
Reference: CRICOS 083696J
Scope: Bachelor of Fine Arts (Acting)
Structure and schedule
- Duration
- 3 years full-time on campus
- Delivery
- In personTaught at the listed teaching location.
- Physical attendance
- Regular physical attendance
- Schedule
- Full-timeSemester 1: 1 February - 18 June
- Course dates
- Semester 1: 1 February - 18 June
- Teaching location
- NIDA Kensington campus215 Anzac Parade, Kensington NSW 2033
Admissions and auditions
Audition required
- Monologues
- Two contrasting monologues in one continuous video: modern/contemporary (approx. 2 minutes) and heightened text (approx. 2 minutes).
- Self-tape
- Yes
- In-person audition
- Yes
- Callback
- Yes
- Audition detail
- Round One online application and video audition; Round Two in-person recall for shortlisted applicants.
- Intakes
- Semester 1 (February)
- Deadlines
- Applications for 2027 are now closed.
- 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.
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)