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08 April 2010 [11:15] - Today.Az
A 102-year-old woman has reportedly become the world's oldest first-year pupil when she started at a primary school in China.
According to Sky News, Ma Xiuxian sat among her 5-year-old classmates in Grade One of Weshan Road Elementary School.
Xixuan started work at a cotton mill at the age of 13 and married five years later before giving birth to five children - one of whom, Yi Fengxin, 58, came into class to help her on her first day.
Fengxin said: "My mother even sold her jewellery to help put us through school and her biggest dream was to go to school one day herself."
Xixuan added: "I feel very happy that I can finally realise my dream of going to school at this age."
She later addressed the class and said: "Thank you teacher! Thank you my classmates! I'll study hard and make my contribution to the country."
/Digital Spy/
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