Cleveland DSHS is a School of Excellence in the Arts. We have a long and proud history in many areas of the Arts, and can cater for students from beginner to advanced. Many past students work as professionals in the Creative Arts field. We offer:
- Specialist Music, Drama, Dance, Visual Art, Film and Media classrooms
- State of the art facilities, including the new Paul Bancroft Centre, dance studios, film editing suites, multiple performance and rehearsal spaces
- A superb Instrumental Music program: Woodwind, Brass, Percussion and Strings
- A large variety of ensembles: Concert Band, Symphonic Band, Wind Ensemble, CDJC (Cleveland District Jazz Collective), Jazz Orchestra, Junior Strings, Senior Strings, Percussion Ensemble, Drumline
- An excellent Choral program: Junior and Senior Choirs, Junior C-Club and Senior Vocal Ensemble
- Our highly regarded Senior Acting Ensemble and Junior Acting Team, which work with many external agencies such as Shake & Stir
- Extremely popular Dance Teams, Junior Dance Team (7-8), Intermediate Dance Team (9-10) and Senior Dance Team (11-12)
- Senior Film Club, open to senior students studying film in Years 11 and 12
- Creative Generations for Instrumental, Vocal and Dance students (audition-based)
- Private lessons available in Guitar, Piano and Voice.
The Creative Arts Faculty hosts a large number of events each year. These events are unforgettable experiences for our students, with professional quality sound, lighting and facilities allowing us to effectively showcase the incredible talent on display. These events include:
- Creative Arts Showcase
- Creative Generation
- Dance Fusion
- Drama Productions
- FAMED Evening - FTV/Art/Media/Drama
- Music Showcase
- Music/Music Extension Concerts