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ALL 4 ONE AS 3,500 STUDENTS JOIN SCHOOLS SPECTACULAR FIRST COMBINED REHEARSAL

NSW Department of Education 6 mins read

More than 3,500 students from hundreds of schools across NSW will come together at Olympic Park on Monday, November 4 to perfect their vocal numbers, dance, drama, circus, and drumming routines at the 2024 Schools Spectacular first combined rehearsal. 

Just one month away from the performances on 29 and 30 November 2024, the students will be rehearsing 19 mass dance routines that vary from ballet to tap, and hip hop to musical theatre – and includes the showstopper finale involving the entire cast. 

The rehearsal will also bring 1,600 choir members, including the show’s signing choir, together for the first time – symbolising the show theme, All 4 One.

Some students will be travelling upwards of eight hours to attend the rehearsal with students from Bogangar, Finley, Gooloogong and Gulmarrad public schools attending the day’s event.

Regional students from across the state will also join in over zoom for the finale rehearsal to perfect their choreography for the show’s largest number.  

 

Schools Spectacular Executive Producer Richard Spiewak said having the choir and dance rehearsals take place concurrently at Sydney Olympic Park allowed for a greater connection to be built between those in the show, as well as a connection to where the performance will be.


“This year’s Schools Spectacular show theme is All 4 One – all for connection, all for opportunity and all for creativity,” Mr Spiewak said.

“Having both the choir and dancers and other cast members rehearsing on the same day in the same vicinity just brings this home even more and helps build on the teamwork that is inherent in the Spectacular.”

 

The first combined rehearsal acts as a sneak peek into the talent of everyone involved in the show’s 41st performance, and is an opportunity for cast, teachers and choreographers to work in the arena on a floor space equivalent to what they will be performing on come show time.

 

Mr Spiewak said this year’s show was “full of surprises, breathtaking moments and epitomises All 4 One and the excellence of public education”.


“Many segments and items are a cross pollination of many performance ensembles all working together seamlessly and some are just so daring, you will wonder how they do it,” Mr Spiewak said.

Tickets are available through Ticketek and the audience is encouraged to book tickets early to ensure they don't miss out on this unforgettable showcase of talent and creativity.
 

 

The Schools Spectacular is proudly supported by sponsors: Telstra, NSW Teachers Federation, School Bytes, Smartsalary, Teachers Health, value-in-kind supporters Woolworths and Stormer Music, and event partners: Qudos Bank Arena, Seven Network and Ticketek.

MEDIA OPPORTUNITY:

Media is invited to attend the rehearsal to interview:

  • Deputy Premier and Minister for Education and Early Learning Prue Car (11:40am to 1:00pm)
  • Secretary of the NSW Department of Education Murat Dizdar PSM (11:40am to 1:00pm)
  • Students, teachers and staff involved in key roles of the show.

 

Please find below a list of schools involved on Monday.

 

Date: Monday, 4 November

Best times for media -
Finale rehearsal (entire cast): QUDOS BANK ARENA -
11:40am to 1:00pm.

Choir movement rehearsal at Netball Central with signing choir: NETBALL CENTRAL -

1:45pm – 3:00pm.

Locations:

  • Qudos Bank Arena, Edwin Flack Avenue, Sydney Olympic Park
    • Media can park short term in the Service Yard behind Qudos Bank Arena and enter through security. Please contact us to arrange parking and access to the arena.
    • For longer term parking, best parking for media is P1.

 

  • Netball Central
    • 2 Olympic Blvd, Sydney Olympic Park.

 

Schools and groups/ensembles attending the first combined rehearsal:

Albion Park High School

Ashbury Public School

Avalon Public School

Bald Face Public School

Balgowlah Heights Public School

Barrenjoey High School

Bathurst Public School

Baulkham Hills High School

Bellevue Hill Public School

Bellingen High School

Berala Public School

Berinba Public School

Berowra Public School

Billabong High School

Birrong Girls High School

Blacktown North Public School

Blairmount Public School

Blaxland High School

Bogangar Public School

Boronia Park Public School

Bossley Park High School

Brisbane Water Secondary College Woy Woy Campus

Broderick Gillawarna School

Buninyong Public School

Burraneer Bay Public School

Burwood Girls High School

Burwood Public School

Busby West Public School

Caddies Creek Public School

Calare Public School

Cambridge Gardens Public School

Cambridge Park Public School

Camden Haven High School

Cammeray Public School

Campbelltown Performing Arts High School

Campsie Public School

Canley Vale High School

Canobolas Rural Technology High School

Canterbury Girls High School

Carenne School

Caringbah High School

Carlton South Public School

Castle Hill High School

Castle Hill Public School

Castlereagh Public School

Casula Public School

Cecil Hills High School

Chatswood High School

Cherrybrook Public School

Cherrybrook Technology High School

Chipping Norton Public School

Claremont Meadows Public School

Colo High School

Como West Public School

Connells Point Public School

Conservatorium High School

Coogee Public School

Cootamundra High School

Cowra Public School

Crestwood Public School

Cromer Public School

Cronulla High School

Cronulla Public School

Croydon Park Public School

Curl Curl North Public School

Darcy Road Public School

Davidson High School

Drummoyne Public School

Dubbo College South Campus

Dulwich Hill Public School

East Hills Boys High School

Eden Marine High School

Elderslie High School

Elderslie Public School

Elizabeth Macarthur High School

Emu Heights Public School

Endeavour Sports High School

Engadine High School

Engadine West Public School

Epping North Public School

Epping West Public School

Erskine Park High School

Excelsior Public School

Fernhill School

Finley High School

Forbes High School

Forest Lodge Public School

Freemans Reach Public School

Galston High School

George Bass School

Georges River College Peakhurst Campus

Girraween High School

Glenmore Park High School

Glenwood High School

Gloucester High School

Gloucester Public School

Gooloogong Public School

Gorokan Public School

Grays Point Public School

Gulmarrad Public School

Gymea Bay Public School

Gymea Technology High School

Hambledon Public School

Harbord Public School

Hawkesbury High School

Heathcote East Public School

Heathcote High School

Heathcote Public School

Henry Fulton Public School

Holsworthy High School

Homebush West Public School

Hoxton Park High School

Hoxton Park Public School

Hunter School of Performing Arts

Inverell High School

James Busby High School

Jamison High School

Jannali East Public School

Jasper Road Public School

Jindabyne High School

Jindabyne Public School

Karabar High School

Kareela Public School

Kariong Public School

Kellyville High School

Kellyville Ridge Public School

Killarney Heights High School

Kingscliff High School

Kirrawee High School

Kirrawee Public School

Kooringal High School

Ku-ring-gai High School

Laguna Street Public School

Lawson Public School

Leeton Public School

Leichhardt Public School

Leura Public School

Lewisham Public School

Lidcombe Public School

Lithgow Public School

Liverpool West Public School

Lucas Heights Community School

Lurnea High School

Macarthur Girls High School

Macdonald Valley Public School

Maclean High School

Macquarie Fields Public School

Maitland High School

Marrickville High School

Mary Brooksbank School

Matthew Pearce Public School

Melonba High School

Menai High School

Middleton Grange Public School

Miller High School

Milperra Public School

Mitchell High School

Model Farms High School

Mosman High School

Mount Kembla Public School

Narrabeen North Public School

Narrabeen Sports High School

Nepean Creative and Performing Arts High School

Neutral Bay Public School

Newbridge Heights Public School

Newtown High School of Performing Arts

Normanhurst Boys High School

Normanhurst Public School

Northbridge Public School

Northern Beaches Secondary College Cromer Campus

Northern Beaches Secondary College Freshwater Senior Campus

Northern Beaches Secondary College

Mackellar Girls Campus

Northern Beaches Secondary College Manly Campus

Northlakes High School

Northmead Creative and Performing Arts High School

NSWPS Boys Ensemble

NSWPS Junior Weekly Ensemble

NSWPS Primary Weekly Ensemble

NSWPS Primary Workshop Ensemble

NSWPS Senior Weekly Ensemble

NSWPS Workshop Based Ensemble

Nuwarra Public School

Oakhill Drive Public School

Oatley Public School

Oran Park High School

Oran Park Public School

Orange High School

Orange Public School

Padstow Heights Public School

Padstow Park Public School

Panania Public School

Passfield Park School

Pennant Hills High School

Petersham Public School

Picnic Point High School

Picnic Point Public School

Picton High School

Pittwater High School

Plumpton High School

Port Hacking High School

Pulse Alive Dance Company - primary

Pulse Alive Dance Company - secondary

Pymble Public School

Quakers Hill East Public School

Quakers Hill High School

Randwick Girls High School

Randwick Public School

Riverbank Public School

Riverina Central Choir - Junior

Riverside Girls High School

Riverstone High School

Rooty Hill Public School

Rouse Hill High School

Rozelle Public School

Ruse Public School

Russell Lea Public School

Rutherford Technology High School

Ryde Secondary College

Samuel Gilbert Public School

Samuel Terry Public School

Sarah Redfern High School

Schofields Public School

Sefton High School

Springwood High School

St Andrews Public School

St George Girls High School

St George School

St Helens Park Public School

St Ives High School

St Ives North Public School

Stanmore Public School

Strathfield Girls High School

Strathfield North Public School

Strathfield South Public School

Sturt Public School

Summer Hill Public School

Sydney North Public Schools Junior Dance Ensemble

Sydney Secondary College Balmain Campus

Sylvania Heights Public School

Sylvania High School

Tharawal Public School

The Jannali High School

The Meadows Public School

The NSW Public Schools Junior Singers

The Ponds High School

Thomas Reddall High School

Toongabbie Public School

Turramurra Public School

Tweed River High School

Ulladulla High School

Ultimo Public School

Vardys Road Public School

Victoria Avenue Public School

Wagga Wagga High School

Walters Road Public School

Wamberal Public School

Wattle Grove Public School

West Pymble Public School

Westfields Sports High School

William Stimson Public School

Winmalee High School

Wollongong High School of the Performing Arts

Woollahra Public School

Woolooware High School

Woolooware Public School

Yass Public School

Yowie Bay Public School

 

 


About us:

KEY FACTS:
All 4 One - 41st anniversary of the Schools Spectacular.
• Known to be the world’s largest amateur variety show
• Shines a spotlight on the creative talents of NSW public school students and teachers.
• In 2024 - 5,500 students including: 2500 voice choir, 2800 dancers, a 100-piece symphony orchestra, 36 featured artists, 9 backing vocalists and 8 featured instrumentalists.
• Over 250 students involved in signing choirs, stage band, VET entertainment crew and specialist ensembles including Aboriginal contemporary dance, Music theatre, classical ballet, tap and hip hop.
• 600 teachers, staff and SLSOs
• 400 public schools
• In addition to the arena show, the event also includes SpecFest, an outdoor entertainment and hospitality zone staged each day on the Qudos Bank Arena plaza. Entry to SpecFest is free and local residents are encouraged to attend.

• Approx. 180,000 students have participated since 1984
• The oldest 1984 performer would be turning 59
• Notable alumni: John Foreman, Human Nature, Trevor Ashley, Paulini, The McClymonts, Diana Rouvas, Julie Goodwin, Simon Tedeschi, Felicity Urquhart, Anja Nissan, Ashley Rubenach and Tsehay Hawkins.


Contact details:

For more information and to arrange interviews please contact: 

·         Alyssa Terese – 0418 874 473, alyssa.terese@det.nsw.edu.au

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