Graduation day at the ‘last chance school’ for students facing barriers to education

Sisters Trevanna and Deslie Ahoy navigated parental loss, housing insecurity and pregnancy – twice – while completing their HSC at the Macleay Vocational College in Kempsey

When Trevanna Ahoy stepped on stage at her high school graduation ceremony wearing a glittery floor-length gown, her main concern was not tripping in her heels.

“I’m a bit of a tomboy,” she says. “I felt different and weird with all the makeup and the dress on.”

Trevanna and Deslie at school