News & Media Statements

Join members of the Drama Queensland committee as they sit down each month to discuss the latest happenings in the world of Drama education. Episodes will regularly feature special guest contributors, from DQ Life Members through to our wonderful Industry Partners.

New Life Member

We are thrilled to announce Jo Wise was awarded Drama Queensland Life Membership for Longstanding Contribution to the Drama Community last night. Jo has been an inspiration to so many Drama educators in Queensland, and across the country. Jo first joined Drama Queensland as a graduate teacher in 1992, and has been a member ever since. She has demonstrated significant,...

Review of Arts Courses at QUT

In October NAAE (National Advocates for Arts Education) became aware that Queensland University of Technology (QUT) announced a pause on enrolments into their Bachelor of Creative Arts: Dance program for 2025 and are conducting a review of the Dance program. It has now come to their attention that this review will be expanded to include Acting, Drama, and Music. However, QUT has not...

Drama Queensland calls for a formal review into the process of ATAR inter-subject scaling results by QTAC

Following Queensland Tertiary Admissions Centre’s (QTAC) 1 February release of the Australian Tertiary Admissions Rank (ATAR) Report 2021, Drama Queensland is calling for an immediate formal review of the scaling formula used for ATAR inter-subject scaling results by QTAC. We are seriously concerned that the current scaling formula is having a detrimental impact on not just Drama but all Arts subjects. We have...