“The first week of uni no one really cared. Sometimes it comes in handy when you’re applying to get into somewhere but it’s more recent experience that people care about,” she said.

Marks of 90 per cent or more in her English, mathematics, music and religion subjects equated to a score of 99.25 for the former James Sheahan Catholic High School student, affording her the luxury of entry into university courses across the country.

The now Mrs Moxey chose psychology at Macquarie University as it was consistent with her “values of caring for people” and she encourages recent graduates to do the same.

“Think about what your values are and how you’re going to live that out. I think that gives good motivation to study hard,” she said.

Mrs Moxey said she was grateful to her Orange teachers for exposing her to a broad range of subjects and ideas but her HSC didn’t define her.

“The end of school doesn’t determine where you’ll be in five years time,” she said.

Having finished studying for 2018, Mrs Moxey will be back in Sydney next year to complete a masters in clinical psychology.