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Headstart offers students a taste of university life
High school students have an exciting opportunity to start studying towards degrees at the University of the Sunshine Coast while they are still at school.
Details of the USC’s Headstart program for Year 11 and 12 students will be provided at an information session at the University campus, Sippy Downs, from 6.30pm on Wednesday 31 October.
The information session is for current Year 10 and 11 students and their parents and will outline the program requirements, the costs involved and the scholarships available for Headstart applicants.
USC External Relations Coordinator Kylie Russell said Headstart could help students determine whether they wanted to study at university when they finish school.
“Headstart gives you a taste of university life and helps prepare you for future study,’’ she said.
“It provides guaranteed entry into most USC degrees if you successfully complete two courses within the Headstart program and obtain a Queensland Senior Certificate or Queensland Certificate of Education from your school.”
Ms Russell said more than 400 high school students had been involved in Headstart during the past five years.
To book seats at the Headstart information session, contact Tegan Piggford on 5459 4795
Fourteen Headstart students from 11 Sunshine Coast high schools recently received scholarships of $375 each. Most of the scholarships were provided by the Kirk Foundation and there were two USC scholarships for Indigenous students.