Courtney was awarded Proxime Accessit for S4 at Dalziel High School in 2008.
She came runner up to the S4 Dux and came first in her year for English and Italian.
She was awarded Book Vouchers as follows :
£30 for Proxime Accessit
£15 for English Prize
£12 for Italian Prize
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prox·i·me ac·ces·sit [ pròksəmee ak séssit, pròksi mày ək séssit ]
noun
Definition:
U.K. runner-up in examination: somebody who comes immediately after the winner in a competitive examination ( formal )
[< title="Scotland" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scotland">Scotland, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa and Iceland, Dux is a modern title given to the top student in academic and sporting achievement (Dux Litterarum and Dux Ludorum respectively) in each graduating year. In this usage, Dux is similar to the American concept of a valedictorian. The runner up may be given the title Proxime Accessit (meaning "he came next") or Semidux.
