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McDonald College After Hours offers a vibrant range of performing arts classes for 3 to 18-year-olds.

From ballet to musical theatre, we provide a supportive environment for young artists to develop their skills and explore their passion. An independent, co-educational school specializing in ballet and the performing arts in Australia.

19/10/2026

Huge congratulations to Catalina on her first of six solo performances as the Featured Artist at the Combined Schools Concert 2026 season. You did yourself and the College so very proud 🌟
Chookas for the next five shows! 🍀

13/09/2026

⭐️What a wonderful week of talent at YGP Australia! Today we celebrated all the dancers & we congratulate our gorgeous students on their outstanding performances this week.
Bravo to Oliver for placing in the Top 6 Senior Male category for both Contemporary & Ballet. And bravo to Tilly for placing in the Top 12 Senior Female category for Ballet & the Top 24 for Contemporary. The dancers had the opportunity to be taught by several artistic directors & international teachers this week with several scholarships offered to our students today ⭐️

12/09/2026

Congratulations to our 12/u Lyrical Group who were invited to perform at the Sydney Eisteddfod Dance of Champions Event tonight. After winning their section at Sydney Eisteddfod this year, they were selected as one of the Finalists to perform in the program. Amongst some really great performance pieces, our students did an amazing performance of their piece, Secret choreographed by Rae Edds-Gibson, and really shined on the stage. Such wonderful energy from all involved! Bravo! 🌟👏

05/08/2026

Bravo Francesco, who has just returned from New York after attending the Joffrey Ballet School NYC Ballet Summer Intensive on a full scholarship, where he spent two weeks training alongside ballet students from around the world.

The achievements didn't stop there. Over the weekend, Francesco competed at the Australian Classical Grand Prix, reaching the Contemporary Finals and earning a Ballet Theatre Queensland Scholarship into the BTQ Company Regional Dancer Program for the 2027 Production Season.

Congratulations, Francesco! We can't wait to see what's next. 👏✨

02/08/2026

The Sydney Eisteddfod Ballet Gala at The Sydney Opera House was a wonderful event that showcased not only our talented dancers but all those who performed at this prestigious venue tonight.
Huge congratulations to Oliver on his brilliant performances as a Finalist in the Junior Ballet Scholarship! Congrats also to our two wonderful dancers, Yuna and Cynthia, who represented the College beautifully in the Future Stars Defile choreographed by Emma Sandall (photographed). Big congrats also to our fabulous 10/u Classical Group who gave a stunning performance of their Scottish Ballet. You all did us proud…Bravo! 🌟

01/08/2026

Congratulations to our talented dancers and After Hours dancers on their outstanding achievements in the last Eisteddfod round of competitions. We are incredibly proud of their hard work, dedication, and success on stage.

Sophia
🥇 3 First Place Awards
• Classical Ballet (Curtain Call Dynamic Dance Festival)
• Demi Character (Curtain Call Dynamic Dance Festival)
• Classical Ballet (Ryde Eisteddfod)

🥈 2 Second Place Awards
• Demi Character (Sydney Eisteddfod)
• Demi Character (Ryde Eisteddfod)

👏 4 Highly Commended Awards
• Classical Solo (Sydney Eisteddfod)
• Contemporary Solo (Sydney Eisteddfod)
• Contemporary Solo (Ryde Eisteddfod)
• Lyrical Solo (Curtain Call Dynamic Dance Festival)

Abigail
🥈 2nd Place, Wee Lees Trust Junior Ballet Championship (11 & 12 Years)
🥉 3rd Place, Jazz (11 & 12 Years)

Laila
👏 Highly Commended, Demi Character (11 Years)

Congratulations to Sophia, Abigail and Laila on these wonderful results. We are very proud indeed. 💙🩰
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31/07/2026

Our summer intensive is back in 2027!

Join us from Monday 11 January to Friday 15 January 2027 for five inspiring days of classes and workshops led by acclaimed international and national dance masters.
For more than 20 years, thousands of dancers aged 7 to 20 have been part of this highly regarded Sydney summer intensive. Many return year after year, drawn by our exceptional guest faculty, outstanding training opportunities, and the lifelong friendships formed along the way.

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College and After Hours students can save another 10% (check your emails for CODE).

We can’t wait to welcome you to ISS2027!

11/07/2026

Congratulations to Oliver for being selected as one of the eight finalists for the 2026 Sydney Eisteddfod Junior Ballet Scholarship. Chookas to all the dancers for the Final at the Sydney Eisteddfod Ballet Gala on Sunday 2 August at the Sydney Opera House ⭐️
Photo: WinkiPoP Media

28/06/2026

Big congratulations to Olivia K on winning the Junior Classical Section at ACC Canberra. Bravo! 🏆🌟
Congratulations to all our students who were all Finalists in their age groups for Classical and Contemporary - Olivia K, Olivia O, Yuna, Billi & Jasmine…well done girls! 👏

21/06/2026

What a wonderful day to finish our Eisteddfod group season for these groups! So proud of each and every student on all their performances at Sydney Eisteddfod today.
🌟1st Place - 10/u Classical
🌟1st Place - 12/u Lyrical
🌟3rd Place - 12/u Contemporary
Thank you to everyone involved in making this season an enjoyable and great success…the teachers creativity and commitment, the students effort, the parents support, the costume departments time, and the administrators organisation. Without this amazing team, days like today would not happen.
Thank you 🙏

Address

17 George Street
Concord, NSW
2137

Opening Hours

Monday	8:30am - 5pm
Tuesday	8:30am - 5pm
Wednesday	8:30am - 5pm
Thursday	8:30am - 5pm
Friday	8:30am - 5pm

Telephone

+61297520600

Website

http://www.mcdonald.nsw.edu.au/afterhours

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