Students at Atwell College study activities of creation, performance and reflection in order to achieve the required outcomes. In order to enable students to work with conventions, technologies and drama forms, they are given the skills to enable them to explore and communicate ideas, they are also exposed to particular processes which enable them to develop in this area.

Through drama, human experience is shared. Drama, communicates, informs, entertains and challenges. Drama is a vibrant and varied art form found in play, storytelling, street theatre, festivals, film, television, interactive games, performance art and theatres. It is one of the oldest art forms. Through taking on roles and enacting real and imagined events, performers engage audiences who suspend their disbelief to enter the world of the drama, drama is used in everyday life.