Nurture your child’s inner performer
Sebastian Youseff dreams of being a famous actor.
There are loads of course pathways he could have followed to land his dream career.
With the hope of one day establishing a career as an actor, he chose a Performing Arts ATAR pathway at Southern Cross Catholic College Burwood.
Sebastian (pictured right) said he loved that the College allowed him to tap into his creative side.
“I want to go to NYU Tisch School of the Arts,” Sebastian explained. “If not Tisch, then NIDA or WAAPA (the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts).”
As a first step he is undertaking senior Stage 6 Drama and to complement his passion for the Performing Arts he is also about to complete a Certificate III in Screen and Media at Southern Cross, Sydney Catholic Schools’ only specialist performing arts college.
His passion for acting was sparked two years ago when he watched ‘The Lighthouse’.
“I thought that was great and joined The Art Umbrella (School of Performing Arts),” Sebastian, who is now in Year 11, said.
“There’s nothing better than doing a good performance, and people saying you were great!”
The journey to stardom
Southern Cross is now holding auditions for its 2023 Performing Arts stream.
Located in the inner-west of Sydney, Southern Cross is offering full-time and part-time enrolments in Years 9 to Year 12 as part of its “Ignite Your Passion” initiative.
“The Performing Arts stream provides a specialist pathway for gifted and talented students with experience in, and …
Maddy is pictured in the College auditorium. Photo: David Swift 