A SEVENTEEN year old pupil from Queen Elizabeth High School described by his teachers as “a Superstar Student” has his eyes set on a future studying economics at Oxford, following a near-perfect performance in his GCSE maths examinations.

Angus Hopkinson achieved a remarkable 98% and 97% in his two mathematics international GCSEs and went on to achieve a fantastic nine A star passes and three further As in this year’s examinations.

“He is a superstar student,” said his AS level mathematics teacher Beverly Hewson. “This was a very competitive year, but it was good healthy competition, and Angus proved to be the outstanding student.”

His performance at Queen Elizabeth High School meant the added bonus of winning the prestigious Nationwide International annual mathematics award which was presented last week at the company’s Douglas offices.

Now in his first year of AS level study - where he is concentrating on Mathematics, Further Maths, Physics, Chemistry and Economics - Angus is hoping to continue to achieve high standards before going to University, with his eyes set on a place in Oxford.

Angus acknowledges the support of his parents Nigel and Christine Hopkinson in encouraging him – both having achieved degrees in their own University studies. He also said his fellow students had helped too. “We were all very competitive leading up to GCSE and I think it helped us all achieve better results,” he added.

The result for the QE2 School is that the 2010 students produced the best ever set of GCSE results in six years under the guidance of mathematics tutor Sue Craine. “It was an outstanding year,” added Beverly Hewson. “And Angus was the outstanding student.”

Seamus Byrne added, “Nationwide International has sponsored the school’s mathematics prize for many years and it’s very rewarding to see that the additional competitive edge has led to this year’s record breaking results.  Angus is a worthy winner amongst a group of very talented students.”