Arran Fernandez the youngest ever student to gain an A* grade, also for Mathematics.

The youngest student to gain a GCSE is home-educated Arran Fernandez, who took GCSE Mathematics in 2001 at the age of five, gaining grade D, the highest available at Foundation Tier at that time. [10] In 2003 he became the youngest ever student to gain an A* grade, also for Mathematics. [11]

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Arran Fernandez, England, born June 1995, is a home-educated student who holds the age record for gaining a General Certificate of Secondary Education (GCSE), the English academic qualification usually taken at age 16. Sitting the examinations at the age of five, he was awarded GCSE Mathematics in 2001. [1] In 2003 he became the youngest ever person to gain an A* grade at GCSE, also for Mathematics.

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In January 2010 he was conditionally offered undergraduate entry to the University of Cambridge, Fitzwilliam College, to read for the Mathematics Tripos. [4] .Cambridge University have stated that they are not aware of accepting any younger undergraduate since William Pitt the Younger, who matriculated at the university aged 14 in 1773.


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# "GCSE success stories". BBC. 2001-08-23. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/1505857.stm. Retrieved 2008-09-12.
# Smithers, Rebecca (2003-08-22). "Bright young things set record". London: The Guardian. http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2003/aug/22/gcses2003.gcses4. Retrieved 2008-09-12.


http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/1505857.stm

http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2003/aug/22/gcses2003.gcses4