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National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA)

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia · trading as NIDA

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Entrance of the NIDA Theatres building at the National Institute of Dramatic Art, Kensington, Sydney
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Overview

Sydney drama school offering a three-year BFA in Acting and, through NIDA Open, short courses for adults and school-age students.

Verified training fields: Theatre acting, Screen acting, Actor training

See Recognition below for what the school states and how it was checked.

Programs and classes

Each offering is listed with its award (or none), audience, format and published price. Prices, schedules, auditions and teaching language belong to the program, not to the school.

Degrees

  • Bachelor of Fine Arts (Acting)

    Bachelor of Fine Arts (Acting) · Adults

    Theatre acting, Screen actingIn person3 years full-time on campusEnglishNIDA Kensington campus

    A$18,960per year

Conservatory & diploma training

  • Actors Studio (NIDA Open)

    Conservatory / diploma training · Ages 18+

    Actor training, Theatre acting, Screen actingIn person1 Year (four 9-week terms)EnglishNIDA Kensington campus

    A$5,215whole program

Short courses & intensives

Classes for children and teens are listed separately from adult training. Enquiries go through a parent or guardian.

Children & teens

Teaching locations

Places where teaching actually happens. Facilities are stated per location, only as published. Online programs are not tied to a location.

The source pages do not describe the facilities at these locations in detail.

  • NIDA Kensington campus

    215 Anzac Parade, Kensington NSW 2033, Kensington, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Recognition

Recognition is described exactly as sourced. There is no universal acting accreditation, and association membership is not accreditation. Many good studios hold no accreditation at all; that is normal for non-degree training.

  • Stated by the schoolTEQSA (self-accrediting authority determination)Accreditation

    Reference: CRICOS 083696J

    Scope: Bachelor of Fine Arts (Acting)

    Institutional or program accreditation by an accrediting body or authority.

Sources and verification

How this profile was verified

Facts come from the school’s own pages and from official records, each with a verbatim quote that is re-checked against the live page. Last checked 16 October 2026. Research methodology.

Sources (checked 16 October 2026)

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