The future is bright for women in agriculture if Urrbrae Agricultural High School is any indication - more than 55 per cent of students there are females.
The enthusiasm for agriculture and rural affairs goes well beyond the successful completion of a Certificate II in Agriculture and Animals Studies, for Jess Brockhurst, Fallon Bawden, Mikaela Jericho and Ashlee Rayner.
They have a clear vision for their future, have identified their key interests and strengths and significantly, do not see being female as a barrier to achieving their goals.
"I've been interested in the sheep industry for as long as I can remember," Jess said.
"My grandpa kept about 300 head of sheep and I was always there helping out.
"Urrbrae seemed like the right school for me and it has given me a lot more options."
Jess is planning on going into wool classing, mustering and stock work after Year 12 to gain some hands on experience, a plan shared by Fallon.
Fallon made the move to Urrbrae from Quorn in Year 11. She has two older brothers but neither of them have gone into agriculture.
"I would like to be a stock and station agent and plan on gaining more experience on a station and then applying for a traineeship," she said.
For Mikaela and Ashlee the next step is a move to Qld to study at Emerald Agriculture College, a purpose-built facility for training in beef cattle production and cropping.
"I've always been interested in ag.
"I'm passionate about showing cattle and could do more of that here at Urrbrae," Mikaela said.
She said spending time on her aunt and uncle's sheep and cattle station sparked her interest in the industry.
"I will study Certificates II and III in Agriculture and diplomas in agribusiness and agriculture and then I hope to go onto further tertiary education," she said.
"I see myself getting into consultancy work - breeding and genetics in cattle, grading systems that type of thing."
Ashlee, who will study the same courses as Mikaela and additionally, a certificate II in horse breeding, moved from Tas to SA and started at Urrbrae in Year 8.
"I'm also really interested in cattle and love showing but recently my passion for horses has been reignited too so I'm keeping a finger in each area and my options open," she said.
"If I hadn't come to Urrbrae I wouldn't have had half the experience I have gained and showing opportunities I've had.
"It has also been great not being in a concrete jungle."
Mikaela says during work experience she has felt older people are more reluctant to let women into the industry.
"But I think younger generations are realising women are coming into ag, can have a passion for it and are speaking up for women," she said.
"We went to the International Rural Women's Conference and it was really inspiring to hear from women in the ag industry."
Role models for these girls can be found within their own families.