In Concert – Secondary Choral Festival – Application

Region: Metro, Metropolitan South
Years 7 to 12 students and teachers
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Application closing date

The NSW Department of Education will present one concert at the Sydney Opera House. School choirs made up of students from Stages 4 to 6 will form part of a combined choir of 750 voices for this concert. All choirs and music classes from public high schools are welcome to join.

2026 performance details

  • Date: Wed 3 Jun 2026
  • Venue: Sydney Opera House

Rehearsals

Preliminary rehearsals TBC – mandatory (metropolitan schools only).

  • Term 1 Week 7 – venue TBC
  • Term 2 Week 4 – venue TBC

Cluster rehearsals – mandatory (non-metropolitan schools only).

  • Local cluster rehearsals will be arranged in Term 1 for non-metropolitan schools. Dates will be negotiated with Matthew Lister early 2026.

Professional learning and resources

  • At least one teacher from each participating school must attend the In Concert – teachers professional development workshop which will be presented on Friday 13 February 2026 from 9.30 am – 3 pm at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music.
  • Teachers will be provided with digital copies of the repertoire which they will need to print for their students.

Cost

  • Participation fee of $42.00 per student will be payable in April.
  • A rural and remote subsidy of 25% will be offered to all students attending from rural and remote schools as identified by the department.
Enquiries
Matthew Lister
Music Projects Officer
The Arts Unit
[email protected]
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In Concert – Secondary Choral Festival

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Privacy notice

The information requested in this note is being collected by the NSW Department of Education. The department will use the information in connection with your student's participation in this event for the following purposes:

  1. administration;
  2. communication with parents/carers; and
  3. for the health, safety and welfare of your student.

The department might share the information requested in this note with health care providers in the event that your student requires urgent medical attention. All personal information will be held securely and disposed of securely when no longer needed.

You have the right to access and correct the information you provide in this note. If you wish to do so, please contact The Arts Unit on 02 8512 1100 Locked Bag 1500, Petersham NSW 2049 

Specific privacy information

The department will use information about your student's

  • Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander status for the purpose of implementing its Aboriginal Education Policy.
  • Identified additional support information to ensure appropriate learning adjustments are in place.

The provision of Aboriginal/Torres Strait Islander status or gender status is voluntary, and not providing either of them will not impact on your student's participation. All other additional support information requested in this form is voluntary.

Important information

In the event of injury, no personal injury insurance cover is provided by the NSW Department of Education for students in relation to school sporting activities, physical education lessons or any other school activity. The department’s public liability cover is fault-based and limited to breaches by the department of its duty of care to students that may result in claims for compensation.

Parents/carers are advised to assess the level and extent of their child’s involvement in the activity when deciding whether additional insurance cover is required prior to their child’s involvement in the program. Personal accident insurance cover is available through normal retail insurance outlets.

School

Please note: at this stage you are giving your ideal numbers.

2026 will be one concert and at the Sydney Opera House meaning there will be limited numbers. Decisions will have to be made about how many students each school can bring: especially sopranos and altos.

You will be told of your successful numbers and allocations on Wednesday 11 February 2026.

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