Bachelor of Performing Arts (Acting)
Te Kura Toi Whakaari O Aotearoa: New Zealand Drama School Incorporated
Wellington
Bachelor · NZQF 7
3 years (360 credits)
NZ$29,560
per year
2026 fee
Performing Arts programmes in New Zealand
11 programmes
Every performing arts programme we list in New Zealand, across universities, institutes of technology and private colleges. Fees, start dates and English requirements come from each institution's own published information, and where something has not been published the page says so.
Bachelor of Performing Arts (Design)
Te Kura Toi Whakaari O Aotearoa: New Zealand Drama School Incorporated
Wellington
Bachelor · NZQF 7
3 years
NZ$29,560
per year
2026 fee
Bachelor of Performing Arts (Production)
Te Kura Toi Whakaari O Aotearoa: New Zealand Drama School Incorporated
Wellington
Bachelor · NZQF 7
3 years (240 credits)
NZ$29,560
per year
2026 fee
New Zealand Certificate in Dance
Excel Ministries School of Performing Arts
Auckland
Certificate · NZQF 4
1 year (Feb-Nov)
NZ$18,300
Per programme/year (total cost)
2026 fee
Start dates not published
New Zealand Certificate in Drama
Excel Ministries School of Performing Arts
Auckland
Certificate · NZQF 4
1 year (Feb-Nov)
NZ$18,300
Per programme/year (total cost)
2026 fee
Start dates not published
New Zealand Certificate in Music
Excel Ministries School of Performing Arts
Auckland
Certificate · NZQF 4
1 year (Feb-Nov)
NZ$18,300
Per programme/year (total cost)
2026 fee
Start dates not published
New Zealand Diploma in Dance
New Zealand School of Dance
Wellington
Diploma · NZQF 6
2 years
NZ$32,584
Per year
2026 fee
Start dates not published
New Zealand Diploma in Dance
Excel Ministries School of Performing Arts
Auckland
Diploma · NZQF 5
1 year (Feb-Nov, Year 2)
NZ$18,300
Per programme/year (total cost)
2026 fee
Start dates not published
New Zealand Diploma in Drama
Excel Ministries School of Performing Arts
Auckland
Diploma · NZQF 5
1 year (Feb-Nov, Year 2)
NZ$18,300
Per programme/year (total cost)
2026 fee
Start dates not published
New Zealand Diploma in Music
Excel Ministries School of Performing Arts
Auckland
Diploma · NZQF 5
1 year (Feb-Nov, Year 2)
NZ$18,300
Per programme/year (total cost)
2026 fee
Start dates not published
New Zealand School of Dance Diploma in Dance Performance
New Zealand School of Dance
Wellington
Diploma · NZQF 7
Not explicitly stated on official page reviewed (progression year(s) following Level 6 diploma; entry into final year is merit-based, not automatic)
NZ$32,584
Per year (as part of combined Years 1-3 fee structure)
2026 fee
Start dates not published
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