Central Queensland Coast and Fraser Coast - Performing Arts video transcription 1:39

Brian Speirs, Head Creative Industries, Maryborough State High School
The Performing Arts Program that we offer here includes a range of drama, music, bands, technical theatre, light and sound and creative industries so the students get a broad range of opportunities to get vocational qualifications as well as academic qualifications.
Declan from Maryborough State High School
I think the Performing Arts Program really shines with how much support we have from the teachers and certainly if you look around this building we’ve definitely got a lot of funding from the school to help us better our performing arts abilities and it generally gets a lot of people involved in trying things which I really like.
Kylie Saliba Teacher from Urangan State High School 
The international students who come into the dance program really seem to make friends really quickly and that’s I guess because we go lots of group work enabling them to meet new friends and have that experience 
Franka from Germany 
I really like the people here and the teachers are amazing and I especially enjoy dance. We do all these different kinds of dance like jazz, hip hop, temporary and I really just enjoy trying new things and new dances and it’s really nice. 
Sandor from Germany, Mackay North High School
I’m doing music myself as a subject and the music teachers are all super nice. I went and did the band last year and yeah we did some performances. I don’t know for a guy like me who likes music like hip hop, I think that was one of my wishes to do in Australia given so much new stuff you learn,  new people, you have contacts you will keep your whole life and all that.