Alumni News

05.07.2023
450th anniversary | Alumni | House system | Music
Formal but fun: saying farewell to QE’s leavers
QE’s Valediction event for the Class of 2023 saw the 450th anniversary year cohort gather with their parents for an afternoon celebration. There were prizes for some, while the contribution...
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20.06.2023
450th anniversary | Alumni | FQE | Outreach
Making history at the 450th anniversary year Founder’s Day
Past, present and future came together to make Founder’s Day in Queen Elizabeth’s School’s 450th anniversary year an unforgettable occasion. Always a highlight of the School calendar, Founder’s Day this...
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21.04.2023
450th anniversary | Academic enrichment | Alumni | Debating & public speaking
Anniversary to the fore at 56th Annual Elizabethan Union Dinner Debate
With the QE 450th anniversary celebrations at the forefront of everyone’s mind, the subject chosen for this year’s Dinner Debate was especially apt. Sixth-formers gathered to take on the visiting...
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24.03.2023
450th anniversary | Alumni | School performance | Trips
Thriving from ancient roots: Queen Elizabeth’s School celebrates its 450th anniversary in Westminster Abbey
Four hundred and fifty years to the day since Queen Elizabeth I granted the Charter for the establishment of Queen Elizabeth’s School in Barnet, the Elizabethan community gathered in Westminster...
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22.03.2023
As QE celebrates its 450th anniversary year, the 1973 School Captain shares memories of the 400th
With QE’s 450th anniversary year now well under way and thoughts turning to this week’s special service of thanksgiving in Westminster Abbey, Old Elizabethan Iain Lanyon, who was School Captain...
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03.03.2023
Celebrating a rich and remarkable story: new book on QE’s history launched
A new definitive history of Queen Elizabeth’s School researched and written by former Headmaster John Marincowitz has been launched with a special celebration. The relaxed evening event at the School...
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