OP results: Are these our smartest kids?

He may be one of the youngest students to receive an OP result today, but Kelvin Grove State College’s Sandon Perkins has his hopes pinned on landing at the top. But he’s not the only one.

HE may be one of the youngest students to receive an OP result today, but Kelvin Grove State College’s Sandon Perkins has his hopes pinned on landing at the top.

The 16-year-old was hoping to receive an OP1 today, and if successful will be one of just 733 students out of more than 51,000 school leavers to do so this year.

Perkins said he hopes his result will allow him to study advanced finance and economics at University of Queensland next year.

Luke Waldie, 17, Sophie Watson, 17, and Sandon Perkins, 16, will find out today if they’ve received an OP1 as hoped. Picture: AAP/Claudia Baxter

“I tried to stay pretty balanced (this year) — I studied enough but I didn’t burn myself out,” he said.

“I’m not too stressed about getting the result.”

Brisbane State High School captain Luke Waldie, 17, was also hoping a hectic final year of schooling, during which he was also a member of 1st XV rugby, water polo and swim team, will culminate today with an OP1.

If so, he said he has his sights set on studying medicine next year.

“I think I’m more excited than anything about finding out, I know I did the best I could,” Waldie said.

“I just wish it came out earlier.”

Meanwhile, The Gap State High School’s Sophie Watson, 17, has also made it to the end of a gruelling year of studying.

She received the coveted Caltex All Rounder Award after excelling in academia, music and sport, and plans to study physiotherapy at UQ next year.

Watson said she hadn’t spent too much time thinking about her OP result but was feeling a mixture of excitement and nerves as the day drew closer.

“It was quite a hectic year,” she said.