Alhough it is a stage of a different type that awaits him - the acting kind.

Eden has been accepted into a bachelor of arts majoring in philosophy and English theatre at the University of Melbourne.

The scholarship awarded by his new university will pay for Eden's course, gain him guaranteed entry to a global scholars program and other benefits.

It is a fitting reward for the former school captain, who made it onto the 2014 Board of Studies distinguished achievers list for receiving top bands in English (advanced) and drama.

Eden is looking forward to studying things he is passionate about, along with some surprising additions to his degree.

"At Melbourne University you have to take a breadth unit, which encourages you to expand your academic horizons but also enables you to bring a broader range of skills to the workplace," explained Eden.

This will involve Eden taking four to six courses on a subject that isn't within the arts category.

He has decided to tackle a minor in thermal and subatomic physics.

Not one for obvious choices, Eden enjoyed choosing a challenging character for his HSC drama monologue.

"It ended up being a character from a very famous book called Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka and this character, Gregor Samsa wakes up one morning to find that he's turned into a cockroach," Eden explains.

"So the monologue is the letters that he sends to Dr Suess and Suess's replies asking for help - because in this world Suess is a doctor for insects and so it's him sending him messages and Suess responding in Suessian rhyme.

"Basically I was being a cockroach and then some flamboyant rhyming maniac.

"The main influence for that monologue was that it's something I'd never seen before, it's something I knew I wanted to try, so I figured I'd jump in the deep end, instead of going with something safe."

Eden's tips for juggling a major work, school captaincy and his other subjects, was to view them as a break from each other.

"While captaincy and drama were huge tasks, they were really easy when I had that shift of perspective, to view them as ways to break up the monotony of the rest of year 12 which is largely just writing.

"I was doing loads of English essay writing, putting in some fun drama, then writing something for SRC."

Eden has also participated in local theatre group, the Upper Lansdowne Players for three years.

He enjoyed putting on a play twice a year and getting to work with a fun cast.

However the highlight of Eden's acting career so far was being awarded and attending Bell Shakespeare's regional performance scholarship in 2012.

"I was selected as one of three students across Australia to go and work with them for a week, which was amazing," Eden said.

Eden took part in acting master classes, backstage tours, watching live theatre and experienced behind-the-scenes access to rehearsals of the company's first production of the year, Henry IV.

As Eden prepares to leave home for university in Melbourne, his stage fright is eased by the excitement of what the future could hold - possibly even working for his dream company one day.