TWO Proserpine State High School agriculture students have received welcome support to kickstart their rural careers.

William Hodgon and Georgia Plemenuk were presented with $250 and $150 bursaries respectively from the Proserpine Royal Antediluvian Order of Buffaloes (RAOB) last week.

The grant will go towards supporting the duo with their career prospects in terms of covering clothing and work gear costs and putting them in a strong position to start work.

Georgia has completed a Cert 2 in animal studies and will next year complete a Cert 4 in Veterinary Nursing while William aspires to begin cattle farming in Yeppoon.

The students learned various new skills with respect to fencing, planting, weed spraying and cattle and cane farming.

RAOB member Mike Gill said the bursaries were intended to put the students in a stronger position to kick start their careers.

"We call it a fellowship award, its just something different and it will help them even later on with their backyard where they could run a few cattle if they own a property with a few acres,” he said.

"It's always good to carry a bit of experience.”

Proserpine State School Agriculture teacher Chris Lane said the skills picked up in agriculture could be applied across a broad range of fields.

"For a lot of the kids they won't necessarily go into the rural industry, but those skills can go into any industry - in many occupations they will have practical hands on skills they can use in those areas,” he said.

"It is not boys orientated, there are a lot of girls and the course has been well supported by the school.”

Next year will see the PSHS school farm developed into a high quality "Agricultural Training Facility”.