For teachers in Victoria, Australia, here’s the enrolment numbers of students in the various units of VCE Drama and Theatre Studies over the past seven years. From the tables below, one is able to determine a number of factors and patterns in both of these senior studies in our field.
| Drama | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 |
| Unit 1 | 2026 | 2225 | 1998 | 2031 | 2361 | 2337 | 2644 |
| Unit 2 | 1932 | 2050 | 1895 | 1909 | 2268 | 2279 | 2569 |
| Unit 3 | 1577 | 1550 | 1500 | 1707 | 1833 | 1906 | 1910 |
| Unit 4 | 1505 | 1478 | 1432 | 1641 | 1738 | 1825 | 1826 |
| Theatre Studies | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 |
| Unit 1 | 1038 | 997 | 931 | 943 | 923 | 1160 | 1063 |
| Unit 2 | 1040 | 1029 | 872 | 973 | 882 | 1144 | 1089 |
| Unit 3 | 1210 | 987 | 1053 | 1003 | 1038 | 1096 | 1161 |
| Unit 4 | 1176 | 961 | 1032 | 969 | 1007 | 1058 | 1101 |
Source: Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority
