Completing a university degree was “unheard of” in Emily Nicol’s extended family and studying a university subject while still at high school was also not the norm – she decided to do both.

Eva Timmerman's dreams of working in the fashion industry are now a reality thanks to a headstart to study, a scholarship and mentoring by UniSC's passionate lecturer in Fashion Studies, Deborah Fisher, through the UniSC FashCamp program.

When Mountain Creek State High School captain and competitive Sunshine Coast cricketer Tom Longhurst learned he could study a university course in Year 11 last year, the choice was easy.