Exam success for Ukrainian Clongowes student
Ukrainian Clongowes Wood College student Max Reva accepted his top college choice of Biological and Biomedical Sciences at Trinity College Dublin after achieving 625 points in his Leaving Cert.
Max featured in a news article for RTÉ » news this week. In the piece, Max reflected on his journey to Ireland alone as an unaccompanied minor at fifteen years of age. He said, “I was on the plane to Dublin on my own. I remember thinking my previous life was over and I shed a tear, as I didn’t know if I would see my parents again.”
In August 2022 Max received a letter from Chris Lumb, the headmaster of Clongowes Wood College SJ, which included an invitation to study there on a bursary. Commenting on his time at Clongowes Max shares: “I spent three years there. It gave me friends, values, connections, education, everything. It was definitely an important contribution to my Leaving Cert results this year, that I scored 625 points.”
In a statement, headmaster Chris Lumb said: “The Clongowes community of staff, students and Jesuits were very happy to support Max when he came to us in TY. He made the most of all the opportunities given to him here at the school, and we wish him all the best for the future.”
