Getting into John Curtin College of the Arts

My daughter does have an excellent vocal coach and she has a dance class happening etc. but the real problem is lack of opportunity down this way because the theatre groups tend to be a close knit bunch - you go to a regional play and generally always see the same faces... whole families are in it together sort of thing and are involved in the groups and behind the scenes.  It's not like being in the city where you have more variety and don't have to travel more than an hour to reach somewhere.

And in addition to lack of opportunity which means then relying on a good school program, the school she is at currently is proving a very unpleasant experience for her.  She's more mature than most year 8s and her interest in performing arts among the current year 8s makes her stand out even more and not in a positive way.  She is being bullied, cyberbullied in and out of school - because "cool" kids hang around malls and skate parks, not school choirs and drama groups!  (I'm being sarcastic :)

That's why I think John Curtin might be a good move for her IF I could get her in - not only has it a speciality program in the very subjects she is interested in, but I'm thinking chances are very good she'd meet lots of kids with similar interests in the arts and if the rest of the school also think of those students as uncool, well, at least she'll have plenty of company!