Two Old Junee students have shown it’s still possible to excel despite living on the farm.

Hailing from Rockleigh, Catherine and Liz Dietrich excelled in their Australian Tertiary Admission Rank (ATAR) when the results were released last month.

The twins, who studied at the Riverina Anglican College scored 96.9 and 89.9.

The ATAR is used to determine what further study students can undertake.

For Catherine, her goal was to get above 95 to qualify her for admission to study bio-mechanics.

“I didn’t expect to get 95 or even 90,” Catherine said.

“After I got my HSC results, I was feeling a little more confident,” she said.

While still weighing up her options, Catherine said a double degree at the Australian National University (ANU) in engineering and genetics is likely.

Meanwhile, Liz is also looking into the field of medicine but wants to focus on psychology.

“The first time I thought about it was during a careers day in Albury, I attended a (psychology) lecture, I thought it was quite interesting,” Liz said.

For Liz the aim is neuropsychology, studying the brain, its structure, function and how that impacts patients.

It will be a long road to a career with Liz needing to complete three years in her first degree before honours and potentially postgraduate.

Their parents, Jenny and Roger, are proud of their  daughters.

“Jenny and I are very proud of them and we hope they both find satisfaction in their chosen career paths,” Mr Dietrich said