Real-life Doogie Howser: Boy, 9, becomes one of the youngest-ever high school graduates - National | Globalnews.ca (2024)
Nine-year-old David Balogun is a certified class act.
Balogun, who lives with his family in Pennsylvania, became one of the youngest-ever high school graduates — and he’s already finished a semester of community college.
The nine-year-old began high school just before the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. He attended Reach Cyber Charter School and graduated with an over 4.0 GPA before 2022 came to a close.
Balogun’s mother, Ronya Balogun, told the outlet that he was tested for giftedness in Grade 1. He skipped several grades in elementary school and has a particular interest in science and computer programming.
His parents, both of whom have advanced degrees, said it can be challenging to raise a child with such advanced intellect. Though Balogun is like any other nine-year-old — he plays sports and the piano and is working on his martial arts black belt — his parents had to think “outside of the box” in terms of his education.
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“He’s a nine-year-old with the brain that has the capacity to understand and comprehend a lot of concepts beyond his years and sometimes beyond my understanding,” Ronya told the local news outlet WGAL.
Balogun, who is already a member of Mensa, the largest high-IQ society in the world, said he wants to be an astrophysicist who studies black holes and supernovas in the future.
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One of Balogun’s science teachers, Cody Derr, said he is the type of student “who changes the way you think about teaching.”
Balogun currently attends Bucks County Community College, where he has obtained a few credits already. His family is currently searching for other colleges or universities that may be a good fit for the nine-year-old.
Harvard University, however, may not be in the cards for Balogun — or at least not yet.
“Am I going to throw my nine-year-old into Harvard while I’m living in Pennsylvania?” asked Balogun’s father Henry. “No.”
There is only one known person to ever finish high school before the age of nine. Michael Kearney holds the Guinness World Record for being the youngest person to complete secondary education at the age of six. In his teens and 20s, after graduating from the University of South Alabama at 10, Kearney won US$1 million on the game showGold Rush.
A nine-year-old boy made history this month for graduating from high school in Pennsylvania — the youngest in the world. As David Balogun's parents say, they're already looking into universities. Read more: Real-life Doogie Howser: Boy, 9, becomes one of the youngest-ever high school graduates.
Kearney graduated from high school at 6 and went to Santa Rosa Junior College in Sonoma County, California, where he obtained an Associate of Science in Geology at age 8. In 1993, his family moved to Alabama. Circa 1996, he was interviewed by Meredith Vieira on Turning Point (ABC News).
The youngest age at which one can graduate high school in the United States is typically around 16 years old, although it's relatively rare and depends on several factors.
Michael Kearney holds the Guinness World Book Record for being the youngest college graduate ever. He graduated in 1994 at the age of 10 years and 4 months and that record has not been broken since.
There is only one known person to ever finish high school before the age of nine. Michael Kearney holds the Guinness World Record for being the youngest person to complete secondary education at the age of six.
Twelfth graders are referred to as Seniors. Many students consider the twelfth grade, also known as the senior year of high school, a year to relax and prepare for the transition out of their old lives into college/university or the workplace.
12-year-old graduated from college with a 4.0 GPA—here's why her parents are sending her to high school. Fiona Currie, 12, is the youngest graduate in Los Angeles City College's history, earning an associate degree in studio art in June. Fiona Currie enrolled in her first college class at age 9 as an experiment.
Michael Kevin Kearney is the youngest kid to go to college at the age of 6. He graduated college at ten years old with a degree of Associate Science in Geology. Aside from being a college professor, he is a game show contestant who has won cash exceeding a million dollars.
Although the university had previously refused to let his father enroll him at age 9 because he was still a child, in 1909, at age 11, Sidis set a record by becoming the youngest person to enroll at Harvard University.
Southern New Hampshire University. David Balogun earned his high school diploma at age nine and began a tricky search for colleges. Now 10, Balogun is taking a full courseload online at Southern New Hampshire University. He is the youngest enrollee the school has seen, a spokesperson told Insider.
The only person on that list younger than David, is Michael Kearney, who still holds the Guinness World Record for youngest high school graduate that he set in 1990, when he was only 6 years old — yes, you read correctly — age 6.
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Fiona Currie is only 12-years-old but she's graduating from Los Angeles City College with a 4.0 GPA and an associate's degree in studio arts. Fiona's parents recall her first day in a college class as a 9-year-old on a webcam. "The professor said 'Little girl, is your mom or dad taking this class?
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