Nurturing the next generation of filmmakers, animators and game designers
Griffith Film School offers opportunities for high school students who are interested in film, animation or games design. We also offer alternate pathway programs for students to start studying with us sooner.
Experience Week
The Griffith Film School prepares the next generation of filmmakers, animators and game designers for creative and exciting careers in the global industry. Our Experience Week is tailored to current Year 11 and 12 students considering future tertiary study at the Griffith Film School.
Griffith Outreach Program for high school students
The Griffith Outreach program aims to give students at selected Brisbane and Gold Coast secondary schools assistance to widen aspiration, improve access, and promote the value of higher education. Students are supported through a suite of programs with ongoing touchpoint from Year 7 to Year 12.
Campus tours and school visits
We can arrange for our staff, lecturers or current students to come out to your school and talk to students, highlighting our different areas of study. We can also arrange a broad presentation on careers and pathways into Griffith. Alternatively, campus tours are a fantastic way of giving students a hands-on experience at Griffith Film School.
Get support transitioning to uni
If you’re finishing high school and are ready to transition to university, we can help.
Study at Griffith Film School while you finish high school and gain credit towards a degree
Our Griffith University Head Start program is designed to give you the opportunity to study a single course at Griffith while completing your high school studies. Taught in intensive mode by GFS lecturers, these courses provided an authentic introduction to the requirements and practicalities of undertaking a degree in Animation at Griffith Film School.
On successful completion of the course, students are eligible for an adjustment of two ranks to their ATAR when applying for a Griffith degree and credit transfer once they commence their related degree.
Support for high school students
If you’re finishing high school and are ready to transition to university, we can help.