Graduate Success Stories
Want to know where you could end up in the the hair & makeup industry? Check out some of our graduate success stories.
Hairdressing
Gee Pikinga
After graduating from Cut Above Academy, Gee returned as a tutor to pave the way for the next generation of creatives.
Jan Tang
"I loved learning hair-ups, how to style the hair well and to do perfect highlights and learning colouring techniques."
Makeup
Danya Pavlovich
"I really enjoyed looking at the history of makeup and where trends came from, as well as the connections I made at Cut Above."
Gee Pikinga
After graduating from Cut Above Academy, Gee returned as a tutor to pave the way for the next generation of creatives.
Hannah Forster
Hahyeri Choi
Hahyeri, from Korea, had the option of studying in the United States or Belgium, but she couldn’t find the right programme that combined her interests.
Sofia Bue
Since graduating from Cut Above Academy with a Diploma in Production Design and Sculpting, Sofia Bue has quickly cemented her place in the Special Effects makeup industry.
Barbering
Eisha Teiho
Mani
Cut Above has given me the knowledge and skill to perfect my style/art of barbering, with a lot of good support and good people around me. It’s the place to be. No doubt.
Ryan Lawson
"The variety of trends/styles/techniques they had us practising seemed daunting at first, but when I got out to the real world, I was thankful."
Bradley Proctor
In 2018, Bradley was named the Cut Above Student Barber of the Year. Since then, he has gone from strength-to-strength.
Kayla Olsen
Cut Above Academy graduate, Kayla Olsen, has joined forces with her mum to open a new barber shop in Snells Beach.