Schools across Camden, Haringey, Barnet and Westminster have been hives of activity today as thousands of teenagers opened their A-level results.
UCL Academy pupil Brahim Mansour, pictured above, achieved three A*s in biology, chemistry and mathematics.
Brahim is going on to University College London to study for a chemistry masters and hopes to one day find a cure for cancer.
The Swiss Cottage academy is celebrating its first set of A-level results since it opened in September 2012.
Keep checking the Ham&High’s photo gallery on the left for more photos of smiling students as they come in.
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