Northmead Creative and Performing Arts High School

Imagine Endeavour Achieve

Telephone02 9630 4116

Emailnorthmead-h.school@det.nsw.edu.au



 

2024 Term 3 & Term 4 - Important Dates

Term 3

  • Year 11 Trial exams start - Monday 16th September 2024
  • CAPA Auditions - Monday 23rd - Friday 27th September 2024 - More information and to apply here
  • Last day for Students Term 3 - Friday 27thSeptember 2024

Term 4

  • First day for students - Term 4 - Monday 14th October 2024
  • HSC Written Exams start - Tuesday 15th October 2024
 

Hello to our Northmead High School Community, 

Our next P&C meeting will be: Wednesday 30th October 2024 at 7.00pm in the Common room.

 

 

Upcoming events

Monday

23

September

NCAPAHS 2nd Round Auditions are now open

Date

23-27 September

Time

All day

Location
Northmead CAPA High School - 28 Campbell St Northmead 2152

Our school is a Creative and Performing Arts High School, and the school will hold auditions for talented students in Dance, Drama, Music, Visual Arts and Circus. The auditions for Year 6 students (Year 7, 2025) and Years 8 – 11 (for placement in 2024) are now open. Audition dates are Monday 23rd – Friday 27th September 2024 Talented students with a strong interest in Dance, Drama, Visual Arts, Music and Circus are encouraged to apply. Local (In Area) students wanting to be part of our selective Creative and Performing Arts program MUST also audition. Students who gain selection into our school benefit from a range of curriculum and welfare initiatives. Our school also offers modern performance and technical production facilities, specialist teachers and a supportive whole school ethos, which promote excellence in the Creative and Performing Arts. Many of our Creative and Performing Arts students are multi-talented and have interest in several Creative Arts areas. Our school offers a broad comprehensive curriculum and Music, Dance, Drama, Visual Arts and Circus work together under the banner of the Creative and Performing Arts. CAPA Audition applications are to be submitted with all documentation, portfolio and video submissions online via a link on the school’s website, where parents can also register their interest. Closing date for submissions is Monday 16th September 2024

Thursday

20

March

Pulse Alive 2025

Date

20-21 March

Time

All day

Location
Rosewall Arena, Sydney Olympic Park

Pulse Alive is a large-scale event, providing high-quality opportunities in the performing arts for students and teachers from NSW public schools in Greater Sydney and beyond. Pulse Alive provides performance opportunities for students of all abilities from Kindergarten to Year 12. Participation in the categories of massed dance, First Nations dance ensemble and massed choir are open to all schools without audition. Nominations are now open for Pulse Alive 2025, to be held at Ken Rosewall Arena, Sydney Olympic Park on Thursday 20 and Friday 21 March 2025 (Term 1 Week 8). For more information on any element of the event, or to apply, visit www.artsunit.nsw.edu.au/pulse-alive. Applications for a range of opportunities for students, https://artsunit.nsw.edu.au/pulse-alive/participants Students, please discuss with your class teachers letting them if applying for any performance opportunities in PULSE.

UNIFORM INFORMATION

When students wear a school uniform, they feel included in our school community.

Students, teachers, parents and carers, as well as members of our local community helped develop our school uniform to make sure it:

  • meets the requirements of occupational health and safety, anti-discrimination and equal opportunity legislation

  • includes items that are affordable, comfortable and made from easy-care and easy-wear fabrics

  • is appropriate for the full range of school activities

  • is suitable for all body shapes.

Learn more about the NSW Department of Education’s School Uniform Policy.

Uniform Shop

Daylight Schoolwear are the suppliers of our school uniform.

The Uniform Shop is located within our school

You can order by simply downloading an order form from the school website and bring it to the Uniform Shop.

or

Online Ordering from 

https://www.daylightschoolwear.au/northmead

Ready for click and collect from the uniform Shop

Trading Hours During School Term:

  • Monday: 8:00am -11:00am
  • Wednesday: 8.00am -11:00am
  • Friday: 12:00pm –3:00pm

Contact During Shop Hours:

Mobile: 0435 216 361

 


Northmead Creative and Performing Arts Open Day Presentation

After a successful student only Open Day with over 200 primary school students in attendance, we understand that parents are very interested to know about the vibrant and comprehensive learning enviroment that our dedicated and experienced staff have created here at Northmead Creative and Performing Arts High School.

Mr Mark Milne, one of our Deputy Principals, will guide you through our Digital Open Day presentation as he outlines the excellent academic, sporting and creative opportunities that are on offer to the students of Northmead CAPA High School.
 

School enrolment

  • Local Students should notify their primary school Principal of their wish to come to Northmead Creative and Perfoming Arts High School.
  • Non-local students should nominate Northmead Creative and Performing Arts High School as their first choice on the Expression of Interest Form from their primary school Principal.
  • Students currently enrolled in another high school or a non-government school should telephone the school on 9630 3793 or 9630 4116 or call in, in person the the front office. Enquiries are welcome any time during the year.
  • Enrolment into the Year 7 CAPA Program is by audition. Audition applications forms are available on our website or from the school.