MEET perfect pupil Ben Brady who has never missed a day of school in eight years.
The 12-year-old, who graduated from Belgrove Senior School in Clontarf last week, proved he’s a class act by achieving the remarkable feat of a perfect attendance.
From junior school to senior school, Ben has never missed a day, a feat he hopes to repeat in his secondary level schooling.
So what’s his secret?
“I guess I just get on with it,
? he told Northside People.
“There may have been some days when I had a cough or something but it was nothing major.
“It seemed that anytime I was sick I was on holidays from school.
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He added:
“I’m going to try to do the same in secondary school.
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Proud mum Caroline Brady explained how
‘pulling a sickie’ would never even have entered her son’s mind.
“I don’t think he ever said
‘oh, I don’t feel like going to school today’ and to be honest, it wouldn’t really have been up for discussion,
? she said.
“My husband and I are hard workers so we don’t really give up that easily.
“Also, attendance is very important to me as I remember how I missed out on things when I was absent a few days here and there when I was a pupil.
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Ms Brady said she was always very mindful of keeping her son in tip-top shape.
“He never had a flu,
? she said.
“If ever I heard from some of the other parents that their kids were sick I would make sure that Ben got some extra rest and multivitamins so that he was as strong as possible.
“I’m a stay-at-home mum as well so sometimes I would be able to nip down to the school to give him Calpol if necessary.
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Frank Brady, the principal of Belgrove Senior School, said that in his 36 years of working as a teacher and principal Ben Brady is the first pupil he’s known not to have missed a single day of school.