When William Campbell walked out the door of the primary school in the village he had followed in the footsteps of his brother Alexander having gone through his education without missing a day.
Their mother, Alison, said that William hasn't been sick since he was in hospital as a baby.
"William was very lucky as an 18 month-old baby. He was in the children's ward at the Royal, after a febrile convulsion, because of a kidney infection. He spent a fortnight in hospital, but he's never been sick a day since," she said.
"He's a real all-round outdoor boy. He helped me with lambing 450 sheep over Easter, loves football and his team, Liverpool."
Fourteen year old Alexander, however, has only missed one school day during his time at Dromore High School because of a broken leg.
"Alexander was playing football and had to go into hospital to get his leg set, but then he was straight back into school the next day."
Alison says it's all down to a love of active pursuits and a good diet - including his granny's sugar pancakes!
"Our whole family would tend to go out and walk and mountain climb and cycle together and I'm sure that's why William has never missed a day. He loves going out with his father to the building site as well, or up to his granny and grandfather Herron's farm on Slieve Croob mountain."
William's diet is healthy, but he's not perfect, according to mum:
"My children never go out without breakfast; cereal, toast, orange juice and vitamin tablets, but if you asked me what William's favourite meals are I would have to say chips and fries, or pancakes with sugar on them, when he goes up to his granny's!"
Alison is a full cousin of late but still much-loved Ulster motorbike champion Tom Herron and she says that William also loves bikes.
"He's into his mini motos and quads, always busy at something when he's not at school. I hate to see children running round the streets off school with nothing wrong with them.
"My children are both good attenders; I was a good attender and my mother was one as well. It must run in the family. Nobody can tell, but we just all hope we'll keep on being healthy!"