Britain's Oldest Teen, '100-Year-Old' Progeria Sufferer Hayley Okines, Gets Six GCSE Exams | HuffPost

Britain's Oldest Teen, '100-Year-Old' Hayley, Gets Six GCSE Exams

PA

|

Hayley in Boston

PA

She’s Britain’s oldest teenager – but today "100-year-old" Hayley Okines was awarded six GCSE exams.

Hayley, who is one of just a few people in the world suffering from ageing disease Progeria, was awarded C grades in home cooking skills, applied science, art and design, English language, English literature and food technology.

SEE ALSO: Number Of Top Grades Rises, In The Face Of Michael Gove's Huge Changes
10 Tips On How To Survive GCSE Results Day
The Funniest GCSE Results Day Tweets

She was awarded a D in maths after studying at Bexhill High School in Bexhill, East Sussex.

Her mum Kerry Okines, of Bexhill, opened the results as Hayley is in hospital in Boston, USA, undergoing treatment.

She said: “I am so proud. I said any grades she got higher than I did she would get £10. I owe her £60.

“I never predicted Hayley would get her GCSEs, it is a huge milestone.

"She worked really hard.

"She's a bit gutted about maths but is now planning to study journalism at college.”

"She was Facetime-ing me early this morning from Boston," she continued.

"She was quite blurry-eyed but pleased.”

Earlier this month Hayley achieved another milestone – her school prom.

For the first time Hayley, who has no body hair, had false eyelashes.

Hayley and her dad before her prom

Hayley was diagnosed with the ultra-rare disorder when she was very young.

Doctors gave her parents, including father Mark, a grim message: “Your daughter will not live to see 13.”

Discussing the prom, her mum said: “It was amazing, I never thought she would finish primary school and she looked so beautiful and glamorous.”

GCSE Results

GCSE results(01 of30)

Luke Sookdeo, 16, celebrates as he receives his GCSE results at Perry Beeches The Academy in Birmingham. (credit:Joe Giddens/PA Wire)

GCSE results(02 of30)

Luke Sookdeo (left), 16, and Ruhi Bagum (right), 16, celebrate as they receive their GCSE results at Perry Beeches The Academy in Birmingham. (credit:Joe Giddens/PA Wire)

GCSE results(03 of30)

Pupils collect their GCSE results at Perry Beeches The Academy in Birmingham. (credit:Joe Giddens/PA Wire)

GCSE results(04 of30)

Pupils celebrate receiving their GCSE results at Woodside High School, London. (credit:Yui Mok/PA Wire)

GCSE results(05 of30)

(Left-right) Saifdin Njuki, Mel-Axel Mulenda and Edison Bushi celebrating their GCSE results at Woodside High School, London. (credit:Yui Mok/PA Wire)

SWNS_GCSE_RESULTS_03(06 of30)

Boys from Queen Elizabeth Hospital school celebrate achieving record GCSE level results this year with 90 per cent of all GCSE grades at A*to B, 72 per cent at A* or A and 45 per cent of grades gained at A*. Bristol, 21 August 2014.KeywordsNews, Service, South, West

SWNS_GCSE_RESULTS_04(07 of30)

Sam Cohen, 16, Sam Crutcher, 16, Angus Salisbury, 15, and Lewis Clarke, 16, pose for a photograph as boys from Queen Elizabeth Hospital school celebrate achieving record GCSE level results this year with 90 per cent of all GCSE grades at A*to B, 72 per cent at A* or A and 45 per cent of grades gained at A*. Bristol, 21 August 2014.

SWNS_GCSE_RESULTS_13(08 of30)

Boys collect their results at Queen Elizabeth Hospital school, where they were celebrating achieving record GCSE level results this year with 90 per cent of all GCSE grades at A*to B, 72 per cent at A* or A and 45 per cent of grades gained at A*. Bristol, 21 August 2014.

SWNS_GCSE_RESULTS_14(09 of30)

Boys collect their results at Queen Elizabeth Hospital school, where they were celebrating achieving record GCSE level results this year with 90 per cent of all GCSE grades at A*to B, 72 per cent at A* or A and 45 per cent of grades gained at A*. Bristol, 21 August 2014.

SWNS_GCSE_RESULTS_15(10 of30)

Boys collect their results at Queen Elizabeth Hospital school, where they were celebrating achieving record GCSE level results this year with 90 per cent of all GCSE grades at A*to B, 72 per cent at A* or A and 45 per cent of grades gained at A*. Bristol, 21 August 2014.

SWNS_GCSE_RESULTS_16(11 of30)

Boys collect their results at Queen Elizabeth Hospital school, where they were celebrating achieving record GCSE level results this year with 90 per cent of all GCSE grades at A*to B, 72 per cent at A* or A and 45 per cent of grades gained at A*. Bristol, 21 August 2014.

SWNS_GCSE_RESULTS_09(12 of30)

They get younger every year... Alfie Winchester-Snell, 2, (son of Spanish and French teacher Clare Winchester) plays with his toys as students collect their results from Queen Elizabeth Hospital school. Pupils are celebrating achieving record GCSE level results this year with 90 per cent of all GCSE grades at A*to B, 72 per cent at A* or A and 45 per cent of grades gained at A*. Bristol, 21 August 2014.

SWNS_GCSE_RESULTS_18(13 of30)

Boys collect their results at Queen Elizabeth Hospital school, where they were celebrating achieving record GCSE level results this year with 90 per cent of all GCSE grades at A*to B, 72 per cent at A* or A and 45 per cent of grades gained at A*. Bristol, 21 August 2014.Keywords

SWNS_GCSE_RESULTS_19(14 of30)

Boys collect their results at Queen Elizabeth Hospital school, where they were celebrating achieving record GCSE level results this year with 90 per cent of all GCSE grades at A*to B, 72 per cent at A* or A and 45 per cent of grades gained at A*. Bristol, 21 August 2014.

SWNS_GCSE_RESULTS_20(15 of30)

Boys collect their results at Queen Elizabeth Hospital school, where they were celebrating achieving record GCSE level results this year with 90 per cent of all GCSE grades at A*to B, 72 per cent at A* or A and 45 per cent of grades gained at A*. Bristol, 21 August 2014.

SWNS_GCSE_RESULTS_21(16 of30)

Boys collect their results at Queen Elizabeth Hospital school, where they were celebrating achieving record GCSE level results this year with 90 per cent of all GCSE grades at A*to B, 72 per cent at A* or A and 45 per cent of grades gained at A*. Bristol, 21 August 2014.

NTI_GCSE_RESULTS_02(17 of30)

Students from the King Edwards VI School in Birmingham receive their GCSE results today. August 21 2014.

NTI_GCSE_RESULTS_03(18 of30)

Students from the King Edwards VI School in Birmingham receive their GCSE results today. August 21 2014.

SWNS_GCSE_RESULTS_22(19 of30)

Boys collect their results at Queen Elizabeth Hospital school, where they were celebrating achieving record GCSE level results this year with 90 per cent of all GCSE grades at A*to B, 72 per cent at A* or A and 45 per cent of grades gained at A*. Bristol, 21 August 2014.

NTI_GCSE_RESULTS_05(20 of30)

Students from the King Edwards VI School in Birmingham receive their GCSE results today. August 21 2014.

NTI_GCSE_RESULTS_06(21 of30)

Students from the King Edwards VI School in Birmingham receive their GCSE results today. August 21 2014.

NTI_GCSE_RESULTS_08(22 of30)

Students from the King Edwards VI School in Birmingham receive their GCSE results today. August 21 2014.

NTI_GCSE_RESULTS_10(23 of30)

Students from the King Edwards VI School in Birmingham receive their GCSE results today. August 21 2014.

NTI_GCSE_RESULTS_11(24 of30)

Students from the King Edwards VI School in Birmingham receive their GCSE results today. August 21 2014.

NTI_GCSE_RESULTS_12(25 of30)

Students from the King Edwards VI School in Birmingham receive their GCSE results today. August 21 2014.

NTI_GCSE_RESULTS_13(26 of30)

Students from the King Edwards VI School in Birmingham receive their GCSE results today. August 21 2014.

NTI_GCSE_RESULTS_14(27 of30)

Students from the King Edwards VI School in Birmingham receive their GCSE results today. August 21 2014.

NTI_GCSE_RESULTS_15(28 of30)

Students from the King Edwards VI School in Birmingham receive their GCSE results today. August 21 2014.

NTI_GCSE_RESULTS_16(29 of30)

Students from the King Edwards VI School in Birmingham receive their GCSE results today. August 21 2014.

NTI_GCSE_RESULTS_17(30 of30)

Students from the King Edwards VI School in Birmingham receive their GCSE results today. August 21 2014.

Suggest a correction

|

What's Hot

'A New Low': Government Slammed For 'Disgusting' Video Of Migrants Being Rounded Up For Rwanda Flight

Kemi Badenoch Undermines Central 'Deterrent' Point Of Rwanda Policy With Just 1 Sentence

This 1 Sleep Hack Saved Me From Sleeping In A Camp Bed Away From My Boyfriend

Trump Had 'Different Devices' To Keep Him Awake. You Can Guess What Happened.