Teenager getting ready for Italy adventure after achieving top GCSE results

For one student celebrating being the top performing student at her school can wait as she hurriedly packs to move to Italy on Friday.

Hannah Gardner got nine grade 9s, one grade 8 and two A*s in her GCSEs at St Mary Redcliffe and Temple School in Bristol.

But the 16-year-old has not got time to enjoy her success as she is flying to Italy on Friday to begin studying for the two-year international baccalaureate at the United World College of the Adriatic, near Trieste.

Students celebrate GCSE results
Students celebrate GCSE results

The teenager, who lives in Pucklechurch near Bristol, said: "It's been a long wait from finishing the exams until finding out my results.

"I applied to the United World College and in February I found out they had offered me a place in Italy.

"The college aims to foster peace and international understanding and there will be students from 80 different countries in my year.

"You study six subjects in the baccalaureate and I think I would like to study economics or maths at university.

"I'm flying off on Friday and I start on Saturday with the introduction and lessons start in a couple of weeks. I haven't finished packing yet."

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