11–12Drama 11–12 Syllabus (2025)
The new Drama 11–12 Syllabus (2025) is to be implemented from 2027 and will replace the Drama Stage 6 Syllabus (2009).
2026
- Plan and prepare to teach the new syllabus
2027, Term 1
- Start teaching the new syllabus for Year 11
- Start implementing new Year 11 school-based assessment requirements
- Continue to teach the Drama Stage 6 Syllabus (2009) for Year 12
2027, Term 4
- Start teaching the new syllabus for Year 12
- Start implementing new Year 12 school-based assessment requirements
2028
- First HSC examination for the new syllabus
Content
Year 12
Students investigate, research and experiment with the approaches of theatre Loading of ONE prescribed practitioner and draw on these approaches to collaboratively Loading an ensemble performance. They manipulate dramatic Loading to generate, Loading , Loading , refine and Loading their work by applying the Loading of the prescribed practitioner's approach to communicate meaning and creative intent. Students refine creative choices to inform their staged work through critical reflection and evaluation.
Investigate the conventions, practices and contexts of practitioners and their works
Experiment with and apply Loading , Loading and conventions informed by practitioner approaches
Apply Loading , cultural, social and personal protocols and practices collaboratively to devise an Loading performance
Generate, Loading and refine performance using ideas, images, stories and stimulus informed by practitioner approaches
Apply and refine ensemble processes to support group cohesion, focus and creative intent
Experiment with the Loading of the audience when devising and shaping the performance
Plan and shape dramatic moments, including Loading and structure, to engage audience and communicate intended meaning
Experiment with and refine the Loading using forms, styles and practitioner conventions
Develop ideas, concepts and creative choices using rehearsal experimentation and feedback
Experiment with the ways dramatic elements shape Loading and Loading
Realise a shared Loading and Loading in ensemble performance
Apply practitioner approaches to dramatic forms and styles to inform staging, scene impact and audience engagement
Manipulate practitioner conventions in performance to communicate Loading , Loading , roles and dramatic meaning
Apply conventions and ideas informed by practitioner approaches to develop, stage and refine ensemble performance
Use dramatic elements to Loading characters and roles appropriate to form and style
Adapt performance techniques, including timing, response, focus and spatial awareness
Use the dramatic elements to shape meaning and audience engagement
Establish, realise and sustain an actor–audience relationship in ensemble performance
Investigate and analyse the contexts, ideas and practices of Loading
Evaluate how practitioner approaches to theatre making can inform choices in form and style
Assess the ways practitioner processes can be used to influence and inform the development of ensemble performance
Evaluate the relationships created between the actor and audience in ensemble work
Explain the embodiment of characters and roles in relation to ensemble work
Evaluate and analyse Loading used in collaboration to develop, refine, rehearse and perform ensemble work
Discuss the use of physically, emotionally and culturally safe processes in staging and performance