Nicky Robson was in the first group of students to sit A Levels at Senior College and, for her, it was a great success. She gained A Grades in English, History and Psychology. She also completed Stage One Classical Studies at the University of Auckland topping the school in this subject.

On leaving school, Nicky enrolled in fulltime study at the University of Auckland and completed a Bachelor of Arts with a double major in Latin and Classical Studies. During her years of study, she gained a University of Victoria Scholarship that took her on a trip to Greece for six weeks. This allowed her to apply for the Colibsri Scholarship that gave financial assistance. She also had a document published in the Dominion Post. In 2008, she was awarded the Minerva Trust grant for students studying ancient languages. It was the only scholarship of this kind that enabled a student to study Ancient Greek for a year.

Nicky is currently doing her Honours degree in Ancient History and is a tutor for the Classical Studies Department. Selected to run a course for the Continuing Education Dept, Nicky is the only person without a Masters degree to deliver the course to adult learners. This is a New Start Programme for people who did not have entry to university. The Classical Studies Department needed tutors who were encouraging and hence Nicky has taught the Classical Studies component of this course for the past two years. Numbers have tripled since she started.
At present she is taking a break from her Honours degree to have her second child. During this time, she is still doing extra marking.  The programme she is teaching has been programmed into early August so she can finish her teaching before giving birth to her second child.

Aside from teaching she is involved in the arts.  She has had a number of television appearances and even takes on various roles for the medical exams. Nicky is an accomplished dancer who has continued to teach dance throughout her years of university study.