Music and The Arts

All children from Prep to Grade 6 have a one hour music lesson with a specialist teacher each week and children from Prep to Grade 2 have a one hour visual arts lesson with a specialist teacher each week.   A major school concert is held biennially.  Every alternate year, a Visual and Performing Arts Showcase is held to celebrate the students’ achievements in these areas.  

Any students from Grades 3-6 who love to sing, are invited to join the St Columba’s School Choir.  The Choir is a non-auditioning choir with a focus on musicality and singing for pleasure.  The Choir perform at school events, masses and community events such as The Ballarat Choral Festival and Royal South Street.

Students from grade 2 onwards can also attend private keyboard lessons during school hours. These lessons take place in small groups (2-4 students) and a concert is held at the end of the year where each child has the opportunity to perform a solo.