This year students from PAC will have the opportunity to audition for the HICES Music Festival, running from August 17-20. This is an annual festival where students from HICES schools come together over a three-day camp to rehearse in various music ensembles with special guest conductors, before joining together in an amazing concert in Sydney Town Hall. This year the festival is open to students in Years 7-12 (in 2026 it will be open to students in Years 5-8). More information will be emailed directly to parents of students involved in PAC music ensembles. I highly encourage you to consider this opportunity for your child. It will be an experience they carry with them as a special memory far beyond their time at school and will be a chance for them to boost their performance skills and have a lot of fun in the process.

Dr Christian Watson

Head of Performing Arts