Joshua Simi Dorgu was born on Tuesday 6th February 1996 at the Whittington Hospital, North London. He was the youngest of two siblings in the family.
He grew up in Islington and had his primary education at St John’s School, Pemberton Gardens. He started his secondary education at North London International School, Friern Barnet, before transferring to Highgate School in Year 9. There he completed his GCSEs with very good grades and then proceeded to study for his A Levels in Mathematics, Physics, Religious Education and Philosophy at Highgate. He was a keen supporter of Arsenal Football Club and regularly watched them play live at the Emirates Stadium.
On Tuesday 20th January 2015, Joshua suffered a cardiac arrest during a Mathematics lesson and passed to glory later that evening.