Schools Spectacular

The Schools Spectacular is an Australian variety show featuring more than 3000 young students and is performed annually at the Sydney Entertainment Centre. Highlights of the Schools Spectacular are broadcast each year by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation.

The actual performance is made up of many different pieces. A typical piece would have a spotlighted soloist singing on an elevated platform in the arena, surrounded by many dancers and actors. On the stage, the orchestra would be playing the instrumental part of the song while the choirs behind and next to the orchestra would be singing the chorus of the song.

The first Schools Spectacular was Schools Spectacular 1983 and was intended to be a sound test for the Sydney Entertainment Centre. Since then, the Schools Spectacular has evolved in ways no one could have imagined back then.

Schools Spectacular 2005 was dubbed "The Face of Australia" and celebrated the Australian history, landscape, goal and lifestyle. A tribute to Alec Campbell, the last surviving ANZAC, who had died in 2002, was in the production. Previous Schools Spectacular successes like John Foreman (Who has hosted Schools Spectacular since 2001) and Human Nature made appearances during the show.

Schools Spectacular was broadcast as a telecast with the highlights by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC), and as a first, webcast through the Internet onto their website, with the help and sponsorhip by Cisco Systems. See the News Bulletin on this event.

The Schools Spectacular is produced by 'The Arts Unit' of the NSW Department of Education and Training.

Read more about Schools Spectacular:  Past Themes, Schools Spectacular 2008, Schools Spectacular 2007, Schools Spectacular 2006, Notable Alumni

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