DUBBO School of Distance Education (DSODE) assisted 275 students, from various areas and situations, through their HSC exams this year.

Ellie Newton, one of 21 full-time HSC students at DSODE spoke to the Daily Liberal about what life is life studying under distance education.

Being a Wellington girl, a town with its own high school, Ellie said she did not study at DSODE for distance education, but education that was tailored to her situation.

"I studied distance education for the flexibility," she said.

"I got sick a lot and I had to take a lot of time off because my dad had to go to RPA a lot.

"The teachers have been really good."

Yesterday Ellie completed her last of six exams, retail, in the hall of the Wellington Baptist Church.

Ellie said she felt slightly confident about her exams, but has said the results rest on her shoulders.

"The teachers came in a lot and I got a lot of one-on-one time," she said.

"If I don't get the result I wanted it was my own fault.

"The teachers were really good at knowing what you were capable of and I had a lot of help."

Ellie attended DSODE on-campus one day a week and the remainder of her lessons and assistance were via Skype, phone calls, and satellite, video and teleconferencing.

She said a lot of studying at DSODE relies on self-discipline: "It was a big shock to the system."

Distance education still provided brilliant opportunities for Ellie and she said she would recommend it to anyone.

"I made a lot of friends who were all really lovely, down-to-earth and accepting," she said.

"And lovely teachers who do whatever they can to help.

"I don't feel like I'm missing out at all."

Students at DSODE attend camps at the on-site hostel where they take normal lessons, have a bit of fun and get the experience of a mainstream school.

DSODE teachers make occasional home visits to students who are too far out to come into the school.

Ellie is still a bit unsure about her future, but has decided to focus on her artwork for the moment.