Postgraduate courses and admission

Postgraduate courses and admission

Our postgraduate coursework degrees are designed to prepare you for the music profession, with a strong emphasis on perfecting your professional performance skills.

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Degree options

How to apply

  1. Apply
  2. Register audition and interview
  3. Check email for a confirmation of your audition or interview

Audition dates and requirements

Auditions for live instrumental and voice occur in the July and September NSW school holidays for entry into the following academic year.

Audition Round

Semester intake

Registration deadline

Round 1

7 to 11 July 2025

(excluding Opera - offered in Round 2 only)

Semester 2 2025 and Semester 1 2026

22 June 2025, 11:59pm AEST

Round 2

29 September to 3 October 2025

Semester 1 2026

7 September 2025, 11:59pm AEST

Round 3
2 to 3 December 2025



(excluding Opera - offered in Round 2 only)

Semester 1 2026

30 November 2025, 11.59pm AEST

To learn about the audition process, requirements, and specific dates, read the  read the Postgraduate Audition Guide:

Auditions Guide (English)

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Current Sydney Conservatorium of Music students

  1. Apply

No formal audition is required. Your final recital result of an SCM performance award course will be used as the audition for admission, provided the recital takes place within six months of intended admission.

International applicants

  1. Apply
  2. Register audition.  If applying in classical voice or opera, you will also interview.
  3. Check email for a confirmation of your audition or interview

Please make sure you provide your student number or a valid IPU number in your audition application.

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