Lockdowns and home-schooling are just some of the obstacles they've overcome, despite this students at Kelso High say they are ready for their exams and feeling good about them.

Breanna Stapleton, said she is not as stressed as she thought she would be. She said she has done a lot of prep work, and she's "feeling pretty confident."

While she has already been accepted into the University of Wollongong to study a Bachelor of Communication / Media she said she still wants to achieve the best mark she can in the exams.

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She said it was a hard year for everyone.

"Especially during lockdown," she said.

Laura Sennett agreed it was tough going, but said the cohort were lucky to have amazing teaches who went above and beyond to get the students through.

"Learning on-line was hard, it was a struggle to stay focused," Laura said.

Despite this, Laura has also been accepted in the University of Wollongong, where she will study journalism, though she is deferring her enrollment for 12 months, to work locally and get some cash behind her.

For Melissa Barnett, who has been accepted into the University of Wollongong,to start social science / primary education, she said the hardest thing about 2020 was staying connected.

"Without that social interaction it was hard," she said.

Fellow student Jayden Jenkins said overall he was feeling confident about starting the exams on Tuesday.

"I feel better about some subjects then others" he said.

Like the girls, Jayden already knows what he is doing next year, he has been accepted into the Army, and moves to Wagga Wagga in March to start his training. He said he was interested in the Army because it was something that was exciting and different.

All students thanked their teachers describing them as "amazing" and giving everyone the support they needed.