- Daniel Hu couldn’t speak word of English when he arrived in Australia as a child
- Sydney teen scored 99.85 Atar and had businessman offer to pay university fees
- Mr Hu fell just short of the 99.90 mark required to gain coveted scholarship
- DWL Financial Services boss also grew up in a poor Chinese-Malaysian family
- Pair met on Monday to discuss Mr Lu’s background and his plans for the future
Daniel Hu couldn’t speak a word of English when he arrived in Australia with his Chinese immigrant parents.
Now, the Sydney teenager has scored a remarkable 99.85 ATAR in the HSC and a prominent businessman has offered to pay his university fees.
Mr Hu, whose parents struggle to make ends meet as cleaners, fell just short of the 99.90 rank required to gain a scholarship to study a combined law degree.
Daniel Hu (pictured with his father) couldn’t speak a word of English when he arrived in Australia with his Chinese immigrant parents
The Sydney teenager (pictured with his parents) has scored a remarkable 99.85 Atar in the HSC and a prominent businessman has offered to pay his university fees
Like the Sydney Boys High graduate, DWL Financial Services boss David Lee grew up in a poor Chinese-Malaysian family before coming to Australia without any English.
‘I now own a successful financial planning company but, like Daniel’s parents, I did anything I could to get by in the early days,’ Mr Lee told The Sydney Morning Herald.
The pair met for coffee on Monday and discussed Mr Hu’s background and his plans for the future.
‘He had a lot of empathy as he came from humble beginnings as well,’ Mr Hu told the paper.
Mr Hu has now been offered part-time jobs at three law firms and has started his own tutoring business
Mr Hu fell just short of the 99.90 mark required to gain a scholarship to study a combined law degree
‘He offered to pay for my university fees – which was very amazing – and he also offered a trip overseas for my parents.’
Mr Hu said his parents probably wouldn’t accept the offer of a free holiday because they are ‘very proud people’ – but added they appreciated the gesture.
The teenager has now been offered part-time jobs at three law firms and has started his own tutoring business.
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