A YOUNG Dollar man scored the top mark in the 2016 SQA Advanced Higher Physics exam earlier this summer.

Thanks to his fantastic result, former Dollar Academy pupil Sam Ward is receiving an Institute of Physics (IoP) Excellence in Physics Student Award in November.

He said: “It was really unexpected to hear from the IoP, but I was thrilled, of course, with the news.

“The project work was something new, and I found it to be quite challenging at times, but the support from the physics teachers was great.

“In all, I feel my hard work paid off and ensured the exam went smoothly.”

Sam will receive his prize and certificate at the Science and the Parliament event on November 9 at the Dynamic Earth attraction in Edinburgh.