World Acting Schools

University · part of Edith Cowan University

Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts (WAAPA), Edith Cowan University

Perth, Western Australia, Australia · trading as WAAPA

Visit Official WebsiteView AdmissionsRequest Information

Overview

The performing arts academy of Edith Cowan University in Perth, offering a three-year Bachelor of Arts (Acting) with talent-based audition entry.

Verified training fields: Theatre acting, Screen acting

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 Arts (Acting)

    Bachelor of Arts (Acting) · Adults

    Theatre acting, Screen actingIn person3 years full-time or part-time equivalentEnglishECU City Campus (WAAPA)

    A$9,900per year

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.

  • ECU City Campus (WAAPA)

    500 Wellington Street, Perth, Western Australia, Perth, Western Australia, 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 schoolEdith Cowan University (AQF accreditation)Accreditation

    Reference: Course code Y93; CRICOS 078476G

    Scope: AQF Level 7 Bachelor Degree

    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)

Suggest a correction · Claim this profile