Emma Ommundson is following in her brother's footsteps.

The Year 12 student from Domremy College, Five Dock is thinking about studying at Campion College next year, while that dream is already a reality for her brother Keith.

Keith, a first-year student studying Liberal Arts at the College, says he'd liked to have his sister join him on campus next year.

 "I recently went back to my old school to promote the opportunities to be gained from this degree," Keith said. ". "I didn't realise that my sister contemplated studying there too!"

Keith decided to join the two-year old College after being awarded a CEO teaching scholarship.

"I had my heart set on becoming a teacher and my main reason for choosing Campion was because it was a smaller institution and easier to get to know people," he said.

"Whereas the big universities have thousands of students, Campion allows you to develop a better relationship with your lecturers."

Emma hopes to complete the Liberal Arts degree in pursuit of a teaching career in Religious education in secondary schools as well.

"We tend to have more differences than similarities, so it really is just chance that it's worked out this way," says Emma.

"It feels weird thinking that one day down the line my brother and I may be teaching at the same school with the same degree and in the same area too.

"We already have our older cousin living the dream. Maybe it's in my blood!"

The two have more similarities than they would like to think.

Keith, a recipient of the 2006 Archbishop Award for Student Excellence at his former College Holy Cross, Ryde, was a feat repeated by his sister this year winning the 2007 award.

Now with similar plans to study Liberal Arts, Paul Abela, Development Manager of Campion College, says the Ommundson siblings will be one of the first in Australia to complete the degree which is relatively new to higher education in Australia.

"Its same mould only exists in the United States," he said.

Only in its second year, Mr Abela says students who choose the specialty College do so because they earnestly uphold their Catholic faith and are fascinated by literary, philosophical and theological traditions of the western world.

"They choose an Arts degree that can lead them to careers in communications and journalism, librarianship, diplomacy, law, medicine and of course, teaching," he said.

Four teaching scholarships will be offered at Campion College in 2008. Applicants must be prepared to study a Diploma of Education or a Master of Teaching or equivalent upon completion of their Liberal Arts degree. To apply call 9772 7074 or 0416 054 864.