A teenager who went from having no English to being multilingual in just seven years is one of Northern Ireland’s top young Irish speakers.
Mateusz Jadczak is among the top-performing GCSE students in the North, scoring the highest overall marks in both Irish and music.
The St Colman’s College, Newry pupil has had his remarkable feat recognised by the North’s exam board – the Council for the Curriculum Examinations and Assessment (CCEA).
Now in 6th form, Mateusz arrived from Poland as a nine-year-old with little English. He is now fluent in multiple languages.
Eight secondary pupils who sat their Irish GCSE last summer shared first place in Northern Ireland. Mateusz’s name appears on the CCEA honour roll alongside traditional Irish names including Sorcha, Blanaid and Eibhlin.
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