A Co Kildare student is celebrating after achieving the highest possible points in this year's Leaving Cert.
The repeat Leaving Cert student was one of 107 pupils attending Leinster College based in Newbridge.
Deputy Principal Bernard Hennessy said:"Emmanuel is the loveliest person. This is the highest possible result."
The student achieved 6HIs, in this year's new Leaving Cert. His favourite subjects included Biology along with Design and Graphics.
Emmanuel is the son of a Colo-Rectal surgeon at Naas Hospital while his mother is nurse at a hospital in CherryOrchard, Dublin. Both of his parents are from Nigeria,while Emmanuel was born in Ireland.
He has two sister and one brother, with two siblings already studying Science and Medicine.
Today he is planning to celebrate with family in Kilcullen and then later meet some friends in Naas.
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