Admission Requirements

Educational Prerequisites  

• NSW high School Certificate or its interstate or overseas equivalent, or 
  
• Attainment of tertiary qualification, or satisfactory completion of at least one year’s full-time load in a tertiary course. 
  

Artistic and Academic Skill Assessment 

Applicants are expected to have some drama performance experience in school, church, community theatre or extras work. Acceptance is by interview and audition. The interview gives applicants opportunity to discuss past performance and/or production experience. The audition determines current and potential acting ability. Assessment criteria for auditions are as follows: 

• Evidence of prior training and/or experience in one or more forms of dramatic expression. 
  
• Demonstrated ability or recognisable potential to communicate by voice, movement and empathic identification with another. 
  
• Evidence of self-motivation, artistic creativity, self-discipline and an enquiring mind.
• Demonstration of willingness to be trained and disciplined as a theatre artist. 
  

International Applicants

In addition to meeting the educational, artistic and academic prerequisites above, international applicants who have not completed an educational qualification in English have to provide proof of proficiency in English through internationally recognised tests such as IELTS or TOEFL, or through satisfactory completion of an approved course at one of the College’s partner language colleges.

For other other ways of demonstrating English Language Proficiency visit the English Language Proficiency Requirements page. 

Overseas students applying for admission to Excelsia College courses must have reached the age of 18 years by the commencement of their studies.  Excelsia College will not admit overseas students who have not yet reached 18 years of age.

Visit the International Student page

Mature Age Applicants 

For mature age (21 years and over) entry requirements please visit the Mature Age Students information page