Daniel's triumph.A COLWYN Bay pupil achieved 6 A to C grades despite coping with an hereditary eye disease. Daniel Owens, of Eirias High School, was diagnosed with an hereditary disease, Retinitis Pigmentosa Retinitis Pigmentosa Definition Retinitis pigmentosa (RP) refers to a group of inherited disorders that slowly lead to blindness due to abnormalities of the photoreceptors (primarily the rods) in the retina. , at the start of his GCSE GCSE 1. (in Britain) General Certificate of Secondary Education; an examination in specified subjects which replaced the GCE O level and CSE 2. Informal a pass in a GCSE examination Noun 1. studies. Daniel, who was partially sighted with the damage to the retina of the eye, received support from the school and Conwy LEA Sensory Support Service. Daniel will return to school where he hopes to study Geography, Physics and Chemistry at A level. Over 20% of his school's grades were A/A* with 11 students gaining 109 straight A/A* between them. |
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