He was extremely successful in his first schools, Ulsterville Avenue and Fane Street, and, at the age of eleven, passed with ease his examination to move to secondary education.
Siya ay lubhang matagumpay sa kanyang unang paaralan, Ulsterville Avenue at Fane Street, at, sa edad na labing-isa, pasado sa kagaanan ng kanyang pagsusuri upang ilipat sa sekundaryong edukasyon.