Скачать или смотреть A Ukrainian student who arrived in Ireland alone in 2022 has achieved 625 points in his Leaving Cert

A Ukrainian student who arrived in Ireland alone has accepted his top college choice after achieving a remarkable 625 points in his Leaving Cert.

Max Reva will now study Biological and Biomedical Sciences at Trinity College Dublin after getting the maximum possible points tally in his exams.

Max fled Ukraine shortly after Russia's invasion in 2022. He travelled to Romania and then France with his mother, before they parted ways at the airport in Paris.

Paying tribute to his “amazing” foster family and “brilliant” teachers, Max said: “In Ireland, you can feel safe and cared for. You can feel your potential being realised.

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