Perth triplet musicians juggle ATAR exams and touring with debut band
Three Perth triplets sit ATAR exams this week. At the same time, they're touring and playing festivals with their band Birdland.
Eighteen-year-old triplets Francis, Oscar and Conrad Cvitan front the emerging Perth band Birdland. The band has released a debut EP and toured Australia in the past year.
This week they sit ATAR exams with more than 13,000 Year 12 students. Francis and Conrad take ancient history on Thursday.
Oscar joins them for English on Friday. This is just days after performing at the Good Day Sunshine festival at Margaret River.
The brothers said they were determined to finish their ATAR despite the band's success. "It's never felt like an option to not do ATAR and finish it," Conrad said.
Francis added: "We would have proved to ourselves that we could work hard and get ready for those exams while doing other things." Beyond studies and gigs, they fit in instrumental lessons.
They also do rehearsals for school jazz and rock bands, and part-time work.
- 18 years old
- Triplet ages
- 13,000 WA Year 12s
- Other ATAR students
- Mt Lawley Senior High School
- School
- Birdland
- Band name
Why it mattersThe triplets show how a generation of young Australians are balancing education security with ambitious creative careers. Rather than choosing one or the other, they do both.
AustraliaBirdland represents Perth's emerging music scene, and the brothers' commitment to finishing Year 12 resonates with thousands of Australian students juggling exams and passion projects.
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