A student at QEII High School in Peel is celebrating - after getting the highest grade in his Manx exam, which he took a year early!
Ned Hampton has been awarded the Sophia Morrison Award by the Department of Education, Sport and Culture.
He managed the highest mark on the Island as he achieved an A* grade in the GCSE-equivalent exam.
Ned took the exam early, at the end of Year 9.
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Commissioners turn down stadium gym proposals
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Reused items from tip raise £31,000 for good causes
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Angling club disbands after 75 years
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DEFA won't reveal Silverdale rent cost
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Weed spraying to get underway in Onchan
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Minister 'confident' about reaching settlement with bus drivers
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Post Office sees profits jump almost 50 per cent
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