New & noteworthy - Queen Elizabeth's School

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...

Careering along the right path: convention helps pupils consider their futures

24.02.2023

Careers | Support & guidance

Careering along the right path: convention helps pupils consider their futures

Dozens of Old Elizabethans and other guests turned out to advise Year 11 boys on their future paths in a new-style QE Careers Convention. The event featured sessions focusing on...

Sharpening skills and getting creative on climate change – together!

08.02.2023

Academic enrichment | Lower School Science

Sharpening skills and getting creative on climate change – together!

Some of QE’s youngest pupils met up with their counterparts at a leading girls’ school for a day-long academic symposium on climate change. Twenty-four Year 7 boys made the trip...

Flying the flag in AI: QE pair win gold in global competition

06.02.2023

Academic enrichment | STEM

Flying the flag in AI: QE pair win gold in global competition

Two Year 9 boys have won an international artificial intelligence competition – the only UK winners across all age groups. Paarth Aggarwal and Nittant Moudgil took gold in the middle...

02.02.2023

Alumni

Bringing ‘Hogwarts’ to the Big Apple

Old Elizabethan Raj Bavishi is spearheading efforts to bring together QE alumni in New York – a city he has long made his home. Raj (1995–2002) is a Director with...

47! Oxbridge offers for 2023 shatter existing QE record

26.01.2023

School performance | Support & guidance

47! Oxbridge offers for 2023 shatter existing QE record

Forty-seven pupils have been offered places at Oxford and Cambridge this year, easily exceeding the previous QE record of 40. Thirty-two offers have come from Cambridge and 15 from Oxford,...

Go-ahead for refurbishment of Chemistry laboratories following £100,000 grant

25.01.2023

Chemistry | FQE

Go-ahead for refurbishment of Chemistry laboratories following £100,000 grant

QE is to completely refurbish two Chemistry laboratories, following confirmation that it has been awarded a £100,000 award from research and education charity, the Wolfson Foundation. The work will not...

Going places! Revamped Élite Geography club draws enthusiastic response

20.01.2023

Academic enrichment | Geography

Going places! Revamped Élite Geography club draws enthusiastic response

From the Kashmir dispute and the rights of UK asylum seekers to urban planning and new directions for nuclear power, members have been savouring a highly varied range of topics...

We shall overcome…if we work together: School Captain’s discussion of climate crisis impresses judges in German essay competition

16.01.2023

Academic enrichment | Languages

We shall overcome…if we work together: School Captain’s discussion of climate crisis impresses judges in German essay competition

The 2023 School Captain, Darren Lee, has taken a prize as one of the runners-up in a prestigious national German essay-writing competition. Following an adjudication process that looked both at...

Inspiring, informative and timely: new issue of magazine features “high-quality” writing from QE’s Sixth Form economists

12.01.2023

Academic enrichment | Economics | Politics

Inspiring, informative and timely: new issue of magazine features “high-quality” writing from QE’s Sixth Form economists

The 11th edition of The Econobethan – QE’s pupil-led magazine focusing on Economics, as well as on Politics and Sociology – spans the centuries and roams the continents. It includes...

On the right course: QE sixth-formers learn keys for success in life

10.01.2023

Support & guidance

On the right course: QE sixth-formers learn keys for success in life

Ten sixth-formers completed a personal development course designed to help young people take charge of their own lives. The WhyOhYou programme is run by the DVS Foundation – a philanthropic...

‘Hidden beauty’ – but talent on full display in creative magazine

05.01.2023

Academic enrichment | Arts | English | Languages | Music

‘Hidden beauty’ – but talent on full display in creative magazine

Boys from across the School gave free rein to their creative side in the latest edition of the pupil-run magazine, The Arabella. The 37-page colour publication features contributions from boys...