Visual impairment did not stop Khaleesi Sinclair from acing her Primary Exit Profile (PEP) assessment earning a place at her dream secondary-level institution, the Hampton School in St Elizabeth.

The former student of Morningside Primary and Infant in the parish, who aspires to become an attorney-at-law, was the top student in her school in Language Arts.

An elated Sinclair said, while some students were anxious and uncertain as the PEP results were being announced, she sat quietly, confident that her hard work and diligence would have placed her at her school of choice.

In preparation for the exam, she said her mother installed a device on her mobile phone and “I listened to it continuously until I fully got the concepts.”

Sinclair, who was guided by a shadow provided by the Ministry of Education, said she is “very appreciative” of the six years of love, support, and guidance she received at primary school.

“They helped me out a lot,” she said of the teachers, fellow students, and her shadow.

In the meantime, principal of Morningside Nahalia Lynch said Sinclair, who suffers from optic nerve hypoplasia (ONH), has shown great potential from an early age.

ONH is a condition in which the optic nerve is underdeveloped, leading to vision problems that can range from mild blurriness to severe vision loss, and can affect one or both eyes.

“We are just elated. She did extremely well, and for her to be placed at Hampton I think it is just sheer brilliance,” said Lynch.

— JIS