Academy Audition FAQs

Queensland Ballet Academy 2024 auditions are as follows.

Pre-Professional Program:

• Brisbane - 2 September 2023
• Melbourne - 10 September 2023

Lower School Levels 6-4:

• Brisbane - 26 August 2023

Upper School Levels 3-1 (including Upper School Level 1 Contemporary Course):

• Sydney - 20 August 2023
• Brisbane - 26 August 2023
• Melbourne - 3 September 2023 

Guest Academy Program*:

• Online via video audition – registrations will open in August and submissions will close on 1 November 2023

Foundation Program Audition:

• 12 June 2023 for our 2023 semester 2 intake

International Auditions:

• Online via video audition - registrations now open for Upper and Lower School, and Pre-Professional Program auditions.

Pre-Professional Program - only international applicants are eligible to submit a video audition for this program. Please email academy@queenslandballet.com.au if you are unable to attend the scheduled audition dates.

Upper and Lower School - only international applicants are eligible to submit a video audition for this program. Please email academy@queenslandballet.com.au if you are unable to attend the scheduled audition dates.

Guest Academy Program- auditions for our 2024 program are only held via video audition and applications will open in August.

Foundation Program – we will hold two in-person auditions per year for entry into this program.

For applicants within Australia, please reach out to us via email to academy@queenslandballet.com.au with the auditionees name, age, academic year level and program of interest so that we can let you know if there will be another opportunity to be considered. For international applicants you may submit a video audition.

Audition registrations close 2 weeks before the audition date.

Once audition registrations close, late registrations may be considered; however, priority will be given to registrations received within the timeline advised above. Please see exact dates via the auditions page.

For Guest Academy Program video auditions, applications will close on the 1st of November 2023.

Audition classes will be scheduled between 8.30am-5.00pm on the audition date. An email will be issued the week prior to the audition date which will include detailed information about the event and the facilities. 

Please note that we are unable to advise of your specific audition class time earlier, as the schedule for the day is dependent on the number of registrations we receive.

• Boys: full-length tights, fitted t-shirt, socks and ballet flats (shoes).
• Girls: leotard, pink ballet tights and ballet flats (shoes)*.

*Pointe shoes will also be required for those auditioning for the Pre-Professional Program and Upper School (Levels 4-1, years 9-12) only.

Please bring your dance attire, a water bottle and any medication if required (e.g. asthma puffer or EpiPen). On the audition day, you will receive an audition number to pin to the front of your leotard/t-shirt. 

Please also ensure that Queensland Ballet Academy is notified in advance (by a parent/carer for students under 18) if you have any severe allergies or medical conditions that may affect your participation in the audition class by emailing academy@queenslandballet.com.au.

Please note, camera’s and mobile phones are not permitted in the studio.

• 1 x recent headshot of the registrant (neat ballet hairstyles and minimal/no make-up).
• 1 x recent full body shot, wearing ballet attire, in a classical ballet position (examples of positions and images are listed below). Please only upload one full length photo and choose from one of the below position examples for the level you are applying for.
• Lower School and Guest Academy Program Levels 6-4 (years 7 - 9): tendu a la seconde with arms in second position, standing in first position facing towards or away from the barre. 
• Upper School Levels 3-1 (years 10-12) and Pre-Professional Program: as above, or standing in arabesque in profile (a terre or en l'air, and en pointe for the ladies).

Please note that these photos do not need to be professional quality.

Applicants will be notified of their audition result via email by the following dates:

• Upper and Lower School Program: Monday 18 September 2023
• Pre-Professional Program: Monday 25 September 20223
• Guest Academy Program: Date to be announced

As is industry practice, no feedback regarding the result of the audition will be provided to applicants, studio teachers and/or parents/carers.

Successful applicants will be advised by email with the result of their audition (see dates above). They will then have 2 weeks to either accept or decline the offer provided, before beginning the next stage of the enrolment process. 

On accepting the offer, successful applicants will be sent an Enrolment Package and may be advised to have a GP complete a medical form. Successful applicants for the Upper and Lower Schools will also be asked to complete an Expression of Interest form for Kelvin Grove State College as part of the enrolment process. Full details will be provided.

Unsuccessful applicants will be advised by email with the result of their audition (see dates above). No feedback regarding the result of their audition will be given to applicants, studio teachers and/or their parents/carers.

The Upper and Lower School is run in collaboration with the Department of Education and there is an appeals process available to unsuccessful applicants wishing to appeal on the grounds of procedural fairness only. Please note that the appeals process will close seven days after the results for the auditions are issued.

Unsuccessful applicants may audition again in the future.

The Academy accepts students based on their skill level and suitability for our training programs. The number of successful applicants varies each year.

Unsuccessful applicants are encouraged to continue working hard towards their goals and are welcome to re-audition in the future.

International applicants please complete the 2024 International Video Audition Expression of Interest Form and we will be in touch with further information.