astroman
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http://m.smh.com.au/nsw/jonah-soewa...pupil-is-sitting-the-hsc-20141011-1148fv.html
Jonah Soewandito is only 11 but the Scots College pupil is sitting the HSC
Jonah Soewandito is half the size of his classmates and should be in his last year of primary school. Instead, the 11-year-old has leapfrogged to year 12 and is doing his HSC.
The Scots College boy is the youngest student sitting the exams this year and one of the youngest to ever do the HSC in NSW.
Jonah, who should be in year 6, will sit 2 unit maths and chemistry and will finish his remaining HSC subjects, including three and four unit maths, physics and English, next year.
The Bellevue Hill college identified Jonah as being exceptionally gifted when he was just four, and he skipped kindergarten and started formal schooling in year 1. When he was in year 3, he was accelerated to year 5 as it became clear he was years ahead of his peers.
Last year, the college organised for Jonah to study chemistry through the prestigious US-based Johns Hopkins Centre for Talented Youth and the school has been in talks with universities in Sydney about options for Jonah once he finishes his HSC next year.
Jonah Soewandito is only 11 but the Scots College pupil is sitting the HSC
Jonah Soewandito is half the size of his classmates and should be in his last year of primary school. Instead, the 11-year-old has leapfrogged to year 12 and is doing his HSC.
The Scots College boy is the youngest student sitting the exams this year and one of the youngest to ever do the HSC in NSW.
Jonah, who should be in year 6, will sit 2 unit maths and chemistry and will finish his remaining HSC subjects, including three and four unit maths, physics and English, next year.
The Bellevue Hill college identified Jonah as being exceptionally gifted when he was just four, and he skipped kindergarten and started formal schooling in year 1. When he was in year 3, he was accelerated to year 5 as it became clear he was years ahead of his peers.
Last year, the college organised for Jonah to study chemistry through the prestigious US-based Johns Hopkins Centre for Talented Youth and the school has been in talks with universities in Sydney about options for Jonah once he finishes his HSC next year.
