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Fees

Sydney Youth Orchestras is a not for profit organisation. Musician fees comprise only 33% of the full cost of the SYO Annual Training Program.

Through support from Create NSW, our loyal donors and generous sponsors, all musicians’ annual fees are subsidised.

Audition Fees

 2025 Audition Applications have now closed.

Auditions New Musicians

$65

Auditions Returning Musicians

$55

Auxiliary Instrument

$50

Free

For musicians auditioning with an additional auxiliary instrument (e.g. piccolo or bass clarinet) or an additional endangered instrument, a second audition fee will not be charged. If you are auditioning on two different instruments (eg. violin and oboe), you will be required to pay two audition fees as your audition videos are assessed by two different audition panels.

2025 Participation Fees

Note: These are the total annual fees and include Association membership and transaction fees. 
 
Weekly Orchestral Program

SYO Prep = $1430

 
SYO Strings (Stage 1, Stage 2, Stage 3)  = $1650*
*This includes the SYOnline Orchestral Musicianship program
 
Symphonic Orchestral Program (PSO, WSYO, SWO, RGCO) = $2080*
*This includes the 5 day Youth Orchestral Music Camp in April School Holidays 2025
 
SYOP & The SYO = $1625*
*This includes the Orchestral Retreat in February 2025
 
Additional Programs
Second Orchestra Fee = $350
(Musicians participating in a second orchestra)
 

Optional Musicianship courses

  • Orchestral Musicianship Essentials
  • HSC Orchestral Music (1600-1900)
  • HSC Orchestral Music (1900-Present)

SYO Musicians (Open to Symphonic Orchestral Program only) = $385

Non-SYO Musicians = $490

Payment Options

There are multiple payment options available:
 
  • Paid in full online (credit or debit card), payable by Visa and Mastercard only.
  • Paid in instalments over 10 months by automatic direct debit or credit card payment. (Please note that there will be an administration fee for this option and payments will be processed via Stripe).
If you wish to pay via other means, choose your preferred method of payment on submission of the enrolment form and SYO will contact you to finalise your 2025 participation fee.
 
For more details please read our full Terms and Conditions.

All fees are non-refundable and discounts can not be applied retrospectively. Any changes to a musician’s educational status must be made before payment. Please see our terms and conditions for more information.

Creative Kids Vouchers

SYO is a registered Creative Kids provider. To check your voucher eligibility or apply for a voucher, please visit the Service NSW website.
 
Only one voucher can be redeemed per SYO activity. If the cost of the chosen activity is less than $50, the voucher cannot be used. Vouchers cannot be redeemed for cash. Vouchers cannot be redeemed retroactively.

Scholarships

Please visit our Scholarships page for more information.

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Sydney Youth Orchestras acknowledge the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation, the traditional custodians of the unceded land on which we perform today, and their connections to land, water and community.
We pay our respect to Elders past and present, the original storytellers of these lands where we learn and create music
today. We extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and honour their continuation of the oldest music practice in the world.
Always Was, Always Will Be.

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SYO is supported by the NSW Government through Create NSW