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Schools Spectacular

More information about this year's FabuloUS show!

Kindergarten to Year 12 students and teachers

Schools Spectacular is an iconic cultural event incorporating students from diverse backgrounds and communities from the length and breadth of the state.

Tune in for the Fabulous broadcast!

Watch on Channel 7 on Saturday December 9 at 7 pm

Schools Spectacular 2023 Fabulous watch on Channel 7 Saturday 9 December 7 pm

It was Fabulous!

Congratulations to all students, teachers, educators, parents, carers, families, staff, volunteers and school communities involved in the 2023 Schools Spectacular!!!! Every performance inside and outside Qudos Bank Arena at Schools Spectacular and SpecFest, along with the exhibitions, tours, activations and development programs, was an incredible celebration of 40 years!

Join us on November 29 and 30 for Schools Spectacular 2024, 'All for One'!

We are already looking forward to Schools Spectacular 2024, 'All for One' at Qudos Bank Arena. Stay tuned for more details.

Mass group of performers on stage performing in finale

Enquiries

Schools Spectacular

schoolsspectacular@det.nsw.edu.au

The Arts Unit

02 8512 1192

More information about this year's FabuloUS show!

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A young musician wearing feather headdress, skirt, red naga and with thick white lines of body paint, playing a didgeridoo

A dancer in a light grey dress, painting up her body with streaky white ochre from a coolamon

An ensemble of dancers in white and grey at different levels, some seated, others standing around an inner group of dancers lifting a female dancer above them. The dancers are in various bird-like poses, with bands of black and red paint on their faces

A group of adults wearing red shirts with the Schools Spectacular Fabulous watermark, with their right hands raised

A young smiling performer wearing a sequined yellow dress, a tall, tulle headdress, and red glasses

A singer fronting a band, wearing black boots, pants and top, and a red studded corset

A group of islander dancer wearing white shirts and blue and white feathered dresses, with a singer wearing a blue and silver patterened dress

A trombonist wearing a gold sequined jacket

A young smiling dancer wearing a red sequined hat and a sequined apple pie suit costume

A male singer in black suit with tails, white gloves and a black moustache

A circus troupe wearing shiny blue unitards, in various acrobatic poses on white boxes

Two singers singing to each other, one wearing a grey suit and the other a deep pink ruffled dress a

A DJ with her arms out, wearing a red sequined shirt and black headphones

A group of singers in different, brightly-coloured outfits, with one lead singer in a brown dress and black boots, all on a shiny stage in front of an arena filled with a large choir and large TV screens

Four singers in brightly-coloured tropical themed costumes, with one hand on their cheeks

A line of musicians playing brass instruments

A singer singing into a black microphone, wearing a feathery dress with long sleeves and black belt

Three singers, wearing silver sequined dress and suit, and a long blue dress

A happy bare-foot dancer with her mouth open, wearing a light blue dress with lacy apron and frills

A large choir in the auditorium of an arena, each wearing white t-shirts and long, brightly coloured wigs.

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