School Formal Venues in Burwood

Choosing the Right School Formal Venue

Formals sit alongside university balls and debutante nights on Vogue Ballroom's list of events. The ballroom in Burwood East is booked by one group at a time, so the Year 12s and their teachers have the building to themselves. Planning the formal around the room:

Year-group size: dinner for 100 to 370 students and staff, or up to 420 for a cocktail-style formal.
Arrival: the marble foyer is where pre-dinner drinks and canapés are served.
Supervision: security is on site for every event, and with the whole building given to the school, teachers have one space to oversee.
Dancing: 100 square metres of dance floor, the same floor used for debutante balls.
Theme: the lighting can be adjusted to match whatever the committee chooses.

Parents doing drop-off and pick-up can pull into the private car park, which takes up to 120 cars.

From canapés to a multi-course dinner, the kitchen's modern international menu covers the night.
Serving one dish to every student, or alternating two, keeps a big seated dinner moving.
Students with dietary needs or cultural requirements can be catered for when the menu is set.
Tables can be round, trestle or oval, depending on the floor plan the committee wants.

Making formal night run smoothly

Speeches, presentations and a slideshow of the year can run through the AV system, with a technician to help.
The mezzanine balcony that wedding couples use for their entrances works just as well for formal arrivals.
Ceiling anchor points let the committee hang decorations or installations.
Pricing is by quote, reflecting date, season and the number of students; packages can be custom or all-inclusive.

Common Questions About School Formal Venues

Can Vogue Ballroom fit our whole Year 12 cohort plus teachers?

It seats 100 to 370 for dinner and holds up to 420 for a cocktail-style event, so most year groups and their staff fit.

Who looks after security on formal night?

The venue has security guards on site at every event.

Where do parents drop off and pick up?

At the venue's private car park behind the ballroom, which takes up to 120 cars.

Does the school have to choose a fixed package?

No – the school can build a custom package or take an all-inclusive one, priced on date, season and numbers.