John Curtin College of the Arts

john curtin college of the arts is a leader in public education. our commitment is to not only build capacity in students’ academic pursuits but to make each child the very best person they can be by celebrating achievements in all facets of education, using creativity to promote excellence and nurture wellbeing. our college caters for more than 1800 students from years 7 to year 12. our programs reflect our belief that all students are individual and come with different learning needs. we offer learning experiences that motivate and extend students academically through our gifted and talented secondary selective entrance arts programs in ballet, contemporary dance, drama, media arts, music, music theatre and visual arts, as well as a school-based academic excellence program. we are a perth glory academy school and our specialist football program is well renowned. we are consistently ranked highly for academic achievement with atar and naplan results at a state level. as a registered training organisation (rto50549) we provide scope in nationally accredited certificate courses. our expert teachers commit to professional growth through sharing best practice within the college, throughout the state and nationally. we are a teacher development school for the arts and stem. we use the arts as a vehicle for student engagement and motivation. the arts at john curtin is as much about providing dynamic opportunities for all students (each year we produce over 100 performances/exhibitions) as it is about developing transferable life skills such as empathy, creative and critical thinking, collaboration and the ability to communicate, all important attributes for any future pathway.