Damian Nathan Naidoo, son of Colin and Meena Naidoo of the Durban, South Africa, congregation, received a perfect score of 100 percent in physical science, placing him among the top students in his region. According to the newspaper The Rising Sun Chatsworth, this score is unprecedented in the final. "Damian's 100 percent in physical science is not a surprise. In fact he had an exceptional interest in this subject, scoring near perfect marks throughout his high school career," the paper quoted S. Moodley, physical science teacher at Apollo Secondary School, as saying. The paper called him a whiz kid and said he "made history by being the first pupil to achieve 100 percent in a subject." Damian also received 96 percent in mathematics, 97 percent in accounting and 93 percent in computer studies.