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Izzy Hawksworth & Alice Peacock

Grandad, 92, 'very pleased' as he becomes oldest person in UK to pass a GCSE exam

A grandad-of-three has become the oldest person in Britain to ever pass a GCSE exam at the grand age of 92.

Derek Skipper took his Maths GCSE in May and has passed with flying colours after he achieved a grade five, the highest possible mark on the foundation paper he took.

He said this morning that he was "very pleased" with his grade, which is the equivalent of a high B/low C in the old GCSE grading system.

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