Visual Arts

The Visual Arts Faculty offers a diverse range of Stage 6 courses that support students in developing their creative, technical and conceptual skills across a variety of artistic disciplines. These courses provide authentic learning experiences that encourage artistic practice, critical thinking and creative problem-solving.

In 2027, students can choose from four Stage 6 Visual Arts courses: Visual Arts (ATAR) and three Content Endorsed Courses (CEC) – Photography, Video and Digital Imaging, Ceramics, and Visual Design.

The CEC courses are excellent companion subjects to Visual Arts, providing additional studio time to develop specialised technical skills, confidence in artmaking and creative independence. Through sustained practical projects, students engage in experimentation, material exploration and the refinement of ideas, experiences that can also support the development of a successful HSC Body of Work in Visual Arts.

Students who complete Photography, Video and Digital Imaging, Ceramics or Visual Design receive a credentialed HSC qualification. As Content Endorsed Courses, these subjects do not contribute to an ATAR. They are ideal for students who enjoy hands-on learning, creative exploration and the development of practical making skills, and for those wishing to specialise in a particular artform without the broader critical and historical study required in the Visual Arts ATAR course.