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31.01.2025

On the big stage: competition-winner Paarth shares his passion for AI at major technology event

Following his success in an international artificial intelligence competition, Year 11’s Paarth Aggarwal has now spoken at a globally acclaimed education technology exhibition and show. Technology giant Intel asked Paarth...

Record year for university mock interviews, as QE helps Elizabethans find their path

27.01.2025

Alumni | QE Futures

Record year for university mock interviews, as QE helps Elizabethans find their path

A record 90 old boys and other friends of the School this year conducted more than 150 individual university mock interviews for pupils as part of the QE Futures programme....

Champions again! QE repeats Mathematics competition victory

22.01.2025

Academic enrichment | STEM

Champions again! QE repeats Mathematics competition victory

A Sixth Form team from QE fought off entrants from other top schools to win the international Ritangle Mathematics competition for the second consecutive year. The eight-strong winning team from...

Drama enters the stage for latest edition of The Arabella, which covers topics ranging from the US Democrats through to satirical Latin poetry

14.01.2025

Academic enrichment | Drama

Drama enters the stage for latest edition of The Arabella, which covers topics ranging from the US Democrats through to satirical Latin poetry

Drama features for the first time in the 12th edition of The Arabella – QE’s pupil-run creative magazine. Drama joins art, music, poetry & other creative writing, politics, science and...

New School Captain Simardeep ready to give the role his “absolute best”

10.01.2025

Service

New School Captain Simardeep ready to give the role his “absolute best”

Queen Elizabeth’s School starts 2025 with this year’s School Captain, Simardeep Sahota, at the head of a new team of some 130 prefects. Simardeep (pictured centre), who was appointed recently...

Golden generation: QE’s glittering debut in computing aptitude competition

07.01.2025

Academic enrichment | STEM

Golden generation: QE’s glittering debut in computing aptitude competition

Shown here are QE’s gold award-winners in the UK Bebras Challenge – a competition that aims to introduce pupils to computational thinking. These winners, representing almost three-quarters of the QE...

Making sense of migration across the world…and much closer to home

04.01.2025

Academic enrichment | Geography

Making sense of migration across the world…and much closer to home

Younger boys explored their own family histories during a visit by a team from London’s Migration Museum, while a special session helped older pupils with their GCSE Geography studies. Before...

Stepping up: both QE chess teams reach regional finals after qualifier victory

01.01.2025

House system

Stepping up: both QE chess teams reach regional finals after qualifier victory

The School’s top chess players of all ages are looking forward to doing battle in the new term in the regional finals of the English Schools’ Chess Championships, after emerging...

Talking up a storm: studio proves its worth through events featuring debating and The Tempest

30.12.2024

Academic enrichment | Debating & public speaking | Drama | English | House system

Talking up a storm: studio proves its worth through events featuring debating and The Tempest

The Robert Dudley Studio, QE’s new facility for drama and the spoken word, has been demonstrating its flexibility in a string of events. The studio, created from two existing large rooms...

A winter’s tale of two sides battling it out in style

27.12.2024

Sport

A winter’s tale of two sides battling it out in style

When QE’s First XV meet traditional rivals Haberdashers’ Boys’ School, expectations are always high – and this year’s game fully lived up to its billing. Finely balanced and hugely physical,...

QE celebrates the season in traditional style, but with the School’s musicians keeping it fresh at the carol service

23.12.2024

Charity | Music

QE celebrates the season in traditional style, but with the School’s musicians keeping it fresh at the carol service

Pupils at Queen Elizabeth’s School enjoyed themselves at the end of term with all the festivities, but also made time to remember those less fortunate than themselves during the season...

18.12.2024

Academic enrichment | Geography

Young Geographer of the Year!

Year 7 pupil Aarav Kumar has been chosen as Young Geographer of the Year in his age category in the Royal Society of Geography’s prestigious international annual competition. Having first...