Emily gains 21 GCSEs
Is Emily Hunt, who has 21 GCSE passes, the brightest spark in Shropshire or even the country?
Is Emily Hunt, who has 21 GCSE passes, the brightest spark in Shropshire or even the country?
The 16-year-old pupil from Admaston, Telford, has 15 A*s and six A grades - and has already taken half an A-level in English.
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She picked up the stunning set of results, which she puts down to "late nights working hard", at Thomas Telford School yesterday. Emily took three of her exams early, two last year and one even the year before.
Among her achievements are maths, English literature, English language, French, physics, chemistry, biology, history, ICT, leisure and tourism, business studies, performing arts and two in art. She is now planning to take history, art, English language and English literature A-levels.
Emily said: "I wasn't expecting them to be this good, certainly not all of them! My family are very pleased - and a bit shocked."
Emily added she was now looking forward to the rest of the holiday. However, as well as a fortnight in the Canary Islands, she also earned her silver Duke of Edinburgh Award.
Among the other shining lights at Thomas Telford were Rhiannon Newman, of Priorslee, with 13A*s and seven As, and Neil Allard, of Red Lake, with 10A*s and six As.
