The Arts

Our outstanding Arts platform gives our girls the confidence, guidance and resources to explore their passions and master their craft.

Dance

From our ELC through to Year 12, students are given countless opportunities to experience the joy of dance. Our Music and Drama performances, Year 5 Production and biennial School Musical provide a stage for our girls to perform in front of live audiences.

Saints Girls are delivering compelling performances and outstanding results, particularly in Senior School.

In fact, St Peter’s Girls is one of few schools that offer Dance at SACE and IB levels. Our students are enjoying a growing number of rich performance opportunities, industry workshops and exposure to world-leading choreographers and dancers.

Saints Girls embraces opportunities to combine The Arts including through our FUSION showcase, a biennial offering which runs in alternate years to our School Musical. Open to students of all abilities across Years 8 to 12, the end product is a mixture of live music and singing with dance in a variety of styles including ballet, jazz, musical theatre, tap and contemporary.

Music And Instrumental Tuition

The School’s multi award-winning Music program combines all the right notes to foster a passion for performance and music in all of its forms. More than half of our students play an instrument or learn voice. The School runs over 20 co-curricular ensembles with almost 300 girls participating in weekly rehearsals.

In 2022, our Music students attracted national and international accolades across a host of competitions and activities. Our talented vocal ensemble Esperanza won 1st place in the Open Vocal Division at Generations in Jazz and 3rd prize at the Strike A Chord National Chamber Music championship, while our Stage Band were Runners Up in Division 4 at GIJ and in Division 2 at the ABODA SA School Band and Orchestra Music Festival.

The School’s epic Cabaret Music Concert has become a feature of our events schedule, showcasing collaborations with acclaimed performers. All middle and senior girls participate in our annual Choral Night and can also extend their talents in our biennial School Musical or FUSION Performing Arts Collaboration.

Another highlight is the annual Music Camp, where Music students from Years 5 to 12 build a culture of family within ensembles across the year levels.

Saints Girls enjoy fantastic live performance opportunities on stage, on air and in collaboration with world-renowned artists and composers. Our vocal ensembles also have songs on Spotify and professional music videos.

Music is embraced by all year groups and we provide a coordinated academic pathway for girls who wish to continue studying Music throughout their senior schooling and beyond.

In addition to Music lessons offered as part of the curriculum, private instrumental or voice tuition can be coordinated with our Music tutors.

Drama

Drama plays a respected role at St Peter’s Girls. Our dedicated staff give students the skills and direction they need to flourish, both on stage and behind the scenes.

Specialist workshops are also held throughout the year to empower our students through practical exercises and theoretical wisdom. We facilitate a number of excursions as well as inviting artists to perform at the School.

The School’s curriculum introduces Drama at a young age, fostering a passion for theatre that blossoms with our Year 5 Production, steadily building up to studies in Years 11 and 12 where SACE and IB students perform dynamic pieces.

Visual Arts

St Peter’s Girls has unveiled new Visual Arts facilities, doubling the previous floor space and delivering a dedicated Junior School Art hub.

The School’s Visual Arts curriculum stimulates and inspires our ELC to Year 12 students to explore their creativity, push the boundaries and challenge their thinking.

Our girls are given the guidance and freedom to express their individuality in anything from paint to plaster. While traditional art is extremely prominent, technology has also become a major focus. Students are encouraged to take advantage of the latest design software and equipment to produce a range of dynamic artworks and products.

Each year, our SACE and IB Diploma students illustrate their talents in vibrant exhibitions, gaining valuable real-world experience.

It is this creative support, combined with our enthusiastic educators and first-class resources that set Saints Girls apart in Visual Arts.