Australia –Like most Year 12 students, Nina Kennedy is working hard to prepare for her final exams in November.
Unlike most Year 12s, she has also been competing on the world stage as a pole vaulter.
The Australian under-20 champion and Presbyterian Ladies’ College student finished fourth at the World Junior Athletics championships held in the US last month.
She equalled the Australian records for both the under-18 and under-20 age groups, clearing 4.4m.
Despite missing weeks of school for competitions and training camps, she has kept up her studies in human biological science, physical education studies, English and maths.
Nina, 17, one of more than 9400 students enrolled to sit at least four WA Certificate of Education exams in November, said though her grades had slipped slightly, she was confident she would get back on track. more
