What if you could begin your journey into higher education while still completing year 12?
For creative students, sometimes waiting to get started is the hardest part. JMC: Creative Headstart gives eligible high school students the opportunity to study a real JMC higher education subject alongside their school studies, and start building towards their future before they have even finished school. And when we say real, we mean real. This isn’t a workshop or holiday program, it is an actual subject from a JMC degree. This means that you get to immerse yourself in our creative community and get a genuine start on your future...all before you finish year 12.
It all started with one student who asked “why wait?”
It all started with one student who asked “why wait?”
Meet Grace Menagh. Grace is an emerging First Nations singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist based in South East Queensland. Currently in Year 11 at Caboolture State High, she wanted to keep progressing at school, but sieze the opportunity to challenge herself creatively and begin studying at a higher level.
This had us thinking, “why should she have to wait?”
Working closely with Caboolture State High School, we started exploring how a student like Grace could begin tertiary creative study without stepping away from Year 12. The answer became JMC: Creative Headstart. This opportunity gives eligible students the ability to complete one or two JMC higher education subjects alongside their secondary studies, so they can keep working towards Year 12 while also getting started on what comes next. For Grace, that means more time invested in her future as a musician, developing her craft, and learning from industry professionals in an environment built to support her.
What are we offering?
JMC: Creative Headstart creates a supported pathway for students to access higher education study across:
- Music
- Acting
- Film and TV Production
- Audio Engineering and Sound Production
- Entertainment Business Management
The kind of headstart that goes well beyond the classroom.
Year 12 is full of questions about well...what happens next?
We’re here to make that next step a little easier to take. Providing aspiring creatives with the chance to start following their passion early and allow a pathway for students to transition into higher education is something we are incredibly proud to do. If we as higher education providers have the opportunity to alleviate some of the looming pressures that year 12 can bring, why shouldn't we? It’s a chance to turn the thing you already love doing into something much more, to meet people who take creativity as seriously as you do, and to start building the skills that could shape your future career.
Grace is just the start.
We’re incredibly excited to welcome our first Creative Headstart student to JMC and even more excited about where the program could go next. Because when you know what you love, why should you have to wait to start doing more of it?
JMC: Creative Headstart is now open for expressions of interest.
Interested in kickstarting your future in the creative industries, or are you a teacher who knows a student who is?
For Parents and Future Students: Book a call with our admissions team.
For Teachers/Career Advisors: Please reach out to creativepathways@jmc.edu.au