About the training
Ballet training at the Ballet Academy of the Vienna State Opera lasts 8 years and is completed with a diploma.
In addition to classical ballet training, the Ballet Academy also has its own youth company.
In the 2025/2026 school year, girls and boys in years 1 - 8 will have classes from Monday to Friday, and girls and boys in years 7 - 8 will also have classes on Saturdays.
Ballet Education
For the 2025/26 School Year
Children aged 10 to 14 are admitted via a private audition, which may include an audition class or participation in BAK ballet classes which correspond to the age and performance level of the applicants.
An invitation to the private audition will only be issued if the application documents have been submitted in full, the processing fee has been paid, and the director of the Ballet Academy, together with the committee, has made a positive pre-selection. The selected applicants will then be personally invited by the direction of the Ballet Academy.
Details of the audition process and requirements for levels 1-4 will be announced shortly.
| Private audition for Level 1-4 | 29./30. January 30, 2026 (Slot 1) 03./04. March 04, 2026 (Slot 2) |
| End of the registration period | 08. January 2026 (Slot 1) 10. February 2026 (Slot 2) |
Admission from level 5 onwards is based on a private audition, which may include an audition class or participation in BAK ballet classes which correspond to the age and performance level of the applicants.
An invitation to the private audition will only be issued once the application documents have been submitted in full, the processing fee has been paid, and the ballet academy's director, together with the committee, has made a positive pre-selection. The selected applicants will then be personally invited by the direction of the Ballet Academy.
Details of the audition process and requirements for levels 5-8 will be announced shortly.
| Private audition Level 5-8 | 30. November 2025 (Slot 1) 29./30. January 30, 2026 (Slot 2) |
| End of the registration period | 07. November 2025 (Slot 1) 08. January 2026 (Slot 2) |
The Ballet Academy of the Vienna State Opera offers preparatory courses for 3rd and 4th grade elementary school students.
We are looking for young people with a passion for dance who are currently in the 3rd or 4th grade of elementary school and are interested in ballet training.
| When? | For dancers who are 8 years old by 1 September: Monday and Thursday, 17:10-18:10
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| Where? | Ballet Academy of the Vienna State Opera Goethegasse 1 1010 Vienna In the courtyard on the right |
| Cost | Preparation course 60 minutes/8-year-olds: € 150 per semester
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Dates
| Aptitude test preparation course | Aptitude test preparation course for 8-year-olds: 8th of September 2025
First day of preparation course: 15th of September 2025
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| End of the registration period | Registration deadline: 24th August 2025 |
Subject to available places, later entry is also possible.
If you are interested, please send an email to ballettakademie@wiener-staatsoper.at
We ask for your understanding that the number of participants is limited.
Please refer to the registration form for further information.
Please send the application documents together and in good time by e-mail to ballettakademie@wiener-staatsoper.at
The cooperation between the ballet school and the Bundesrealgymnasium with music education and associated boarding school - Vienna 3, Boerhaavegasse 15 - which has existed since 1983, guarantees an optimal school education with a school-leaving certificate. The cooperation enables completion certificate for children in the lower school in the morning and for children in the upper school in the afternoon.
The boarding school is connected to the BG & BRG Wien 3 Boerhaavegasse.
The pupils are looked after in groups according to their age and school requirements. A wide range of leisure activities (e.g. sports activities, theater and cinema visits, games evenings, discussion groups, handicrafts, music, cooking, ...) are offered as a supplement to learning support. During the weekends, the supervisors are happy to plan the free time according to the children's wishes.
Fees: 10 monthly installments of € 495 each
Parents can apply for a reduction in the fees depending on their financial situation. For further questions, please contact the boarding school directly. For children who are accommodated at the boarding school and attend an Austrian school, an application for a reduction in the childcare and accommodation fee can be submitted via the website of the Federal Ministry of Education, Science and Research.
Information for pupils whose native language is not German can be found in the information sheet.
For further information, please contact the Bundesrealgymnasium directly.
BG & BRG Vienna 3
Boerhaavegasse 15, A-1030 Vienna
+43 1 713 44 23 or +43 1 714 69 38 (secretary's office)
schule@boga3.at
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Since September 2011, the secondary school "die Renngasse" has provided the opportunity for students of the ballet school to complete compulsory schooling (from 10 - 14 years).
NMS Renngasse
Renngasse 20, 1010 Vienna
Mag. (FH) Franz Marischka, BEd
+43 1 533 00 45 211
direktion.901012@schule.wien.gv.at
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Information for students and parents can be found in the school year calendar of the Ballet Academy and in the school regulations of the Ballet Academy.
You can find information on child protection from our child welfare team.