Bangarra Youth Program

Thank you Oxley High School for being a part of Aboriginal Dance Workshop with The Arts Unit

🌟 What an incredible experience for our talented dancers! 🌟

This past Wednesday, our students had the amazing opportunity to participate in workshops led by the renowned Bangarra Dance Theatre . The Bangarra tutors were truly impressed by our students’ performance and craft.

We’re thrilled to announce that all students have been encouraged to audition for the NSW Public Schools Aboriginal Dance Company!

This wonderful opportunity wouldn’t have been possible without the dedication and organisation of our amazing staff. A huge thank you to Ms Madi Cooper and Mr Drew Potts for guiding the group and making this experience happen.

We’re cheering on our dancers as they embark on the audition process! Goodluck to all!

Bangarra Youth Program The Arts Unit

Another incredible year at the NSW Schools Spectacular, 2025 was truly Remarkable!

"Heal" opened the second act, featuring almost 200 of our Aboriginal Dance Company and Aboriginal Dance Ensemble.

A huge congratulations to our Youth Programs Tutor for creating her first arena performance. Not only did Holly do the choreography, she also designed the costumes, and wove the chest pieces for our featured singers. A full circle moment for Holly, who was a member of the Aboriginal Dance Company herself from 2016-2019, she is the first ADC alumni to choreograph at Schools Spec.

A massive thank you goes to our amazing students that performed for us this year. Your dedication and pride in your Culture, shone through on stage, you really helped bring this piece to life and we are so grateful to you all. And a big thank you to your teachers for bringing you all the way across the state to participate.

A special shoutout to some of our Company parents, who spent hours hand painting all 200 costumes!

A big thank you to for allowing us to use his beautiful song and consulting on the Language with our talented featured singers, Aurielle, Lily, and Kyla.

To our Ensemble and Company managers, thank you for always keeping things running smoothly, for caring for our students and ensuring they all felt welcome. And to all the Arts Unit staff, we certainly couldn't do it without your help.

Make sure to tune in to Channel 7 on Friday 19th December to catch the 2025 Schools Spectacular broadcast!

🎉 Do not miss the Schools Spectacular 2025 TV broadcast! 🎉

Relive the magic, colour and incredible talent of our NSW public school performers when Schools Spectacular 2025 hits your TV screens! 🌈✨

📺 Broadcast Details

Friday 19 December
📍 Sydney: 7 pm AEST
📍 Brisbane and Melbourne: 9:30 pm AEST
📍 Adelaide: 9:30 pm ACST
📍 Perth: 8:30 pm AWST

Saturday 20 December – Encore
📍 All cities: 10:30 pm

Gather your friends and family and experience the heart, energy and brilliance of our performers all over again! 💖🎤💫

To our NSW Aboriginal Dance Company and our NSW Aboriginal Dance Ensemble thank you for all your hard work this week to put on another phenomenal piece for NSW Public School Spectacular 2025 thank you also our NSW Aboriginal Dance Company Alum Holly Faulds and our Youth and Education tutor for your amazing creativity .. Travel safe back to your respective homelands tomorrow.. and remember .. We are what ????

Big shout out to to our very own Anya King … Keep on shining sisi we are proud of yo

✨🙌 Let’s give a huge shout-out to our Remarkable student choreographers for the 2025 Schools Spectacular Finale!

Adrian, Harlem, Zac, Elizabeth, Anya, Halle, Arabella and Torah (not pictured)

These outstanding students have crafted a vibrant and captivating Finale that celebrates all of the incredible NSW public school performers featured in this year’s show. 🌟🎭💃🕺