Macleod College Music Academy
Macleod College has a strong history of music education. It was established as one of four Victorian specialist music schools in the 1970s and continues to maintain high standards of music performance. One in five students at Macleod College are currently involved in the music performance program.
Macleod College students regularly:
- are among the top VCE Music students in the state; achieving scores of 40+ and receiving invitations to perform at Top Class events.
- receive their first preference at tertiary institutions such as Victorian College of the Arts (VCA), West Australian Performing Arts (WAPA), Monash University and Ballarat Academy of Performing Arts.
- perform at competitions and festivals such as Generations in Jazz and Royal South Street Eisteddfod.
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