Hamilton teen named nation's top student

By EducationHQ News Team
Published May 3, 2017

A Hamilton teen can lay claim to being the nation's top student after winning the Prime Minister's Award for Academic Excellence.

AUCKLAND, May 3 - Christopher Mayo achieved the top results in the 2016 scholarship exams for New Zealand's brightest students as ...

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Hamilton teen named nation's top student

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