TWO Darlington students have been offered places at Oxford and Cambridge universities.
Katie Liu, originally from Hong Kong, will study engineering at Newnham College, Cambridge, while Rachel Weerasinghe, from Bishop Auckland, will study medicine at Somerville College, at Oxford.
Both girls are 18 and pupils at Polam Hall School, in Grange Road.
Katie, who boards at the school, said: "I am delighted to receive this offer and hopefully all of the hard work I have done will pay off."
Rachel said: "I am really excited about receiving the offer and hope my exams go well."
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