A Glenwood local has fast-tracked her way to university after she was diagnosed with a medical condition in her final year of high school, which prevented her from completing the HSC.

Nicole Healey says that a vocational alternative to the HSC has been vital to putting her on the path to success at university.

Lachie Martin returned to Tamworth to complete a one-year Higher School Certificate (HSC) equivalent course at TAFE NSW which has established a pathway to university to study physiotherapy after a career-ending injury saw him leave the prestigious Australian Ballet School.

Engadine local Kyra Scott says finishing her schooling with TAFE NSW changed her life. Now she’s encouraging any students to consider the range of study options available at TAFE NSW to enhance their career options and experience the same life-changing results.

A home-schooled Nimmitabel teenager is using a TAFE NSW course to graduate from year 12 without having set foot in a classroom for seven years.

After a series of health struggles that rendered her unable to finish her HSC, Courtney Jones thought her dreams of a career in nursing were over. Enter TAFE NSW.

Nanette Hopper was paralysed by fear at the prospect of going "back to school". Her dramatic transformation is testament to the power of education at TAFE NSW.

Despite battling a painful and crippling condition that ended her school studies in year 11, Athena Withnall has gained an ATAR equivalent at TAFE NSW of 98.

Alex Edelman's obsession with killer whales saw her destined for a career in marine biology. But it wouldn't have happened without the help of a unique TAFE NSW course.