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Double winners: musicians take two first prizes at festival

06.04.2013

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Double winners: musicians take two first prizes at festival

QE musicians have won first place in two categories of the Spring Grove Music Festival. The QE Ensemble, made up of the String Quartet and six singers,...

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QE rugby players’ fierce semi-final battle

04.04.2013

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QE rugby players’ fierce semi-final battle

QE reached the semi-finals of the U12 Broxbourne Rugby Tournament, narrowly losing to the eventual winners. The QE boys successfully qualified from the pool stages, setting up...

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QE enjoys unprecedented success in national biology competition

02.04.2013

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QE enjoys unprecedented success in national biology competition

Former QE School Captain Nigethan Sathiyalingam has reached the final 16 of a prestigious national biology competition which attracted more than 4,200 entries. Nine QE boys, including...

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WWII dogfights and much more at Duxford

28.03.2013

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WWII dogfights and much more at Duxford

Year 9 boys saw the Spitfire and its Battle of Britain arch-rival, the Messerschmitt 109, during a visit to Imperial War Museum Duxford. Duxford, near Cambridge, is...

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QE physicist reaches final of prestigious national competition

26.03.2013

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QE physicist reaches final of prestigious national competition

A Year 12 student has progressed to the final 16 in the British Physics Olympiad, competing mostly against students a year older than him. Madhi Elango now...

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Unprecedented success for mathematicians

22.03.2013

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Unprecedented success for mathematicians

A team of QE mathematicians reached the final of an élite competition for the first time in the School’s history. The QE pupils were defeated by just...

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Sixth-Former qualifies for national computer-programming competition final

19.03.2013

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Sixth-Former qualifies for national computer-programming competition final

Year 12 pupil Michael Zhao has reached the national final of the British Informatics Olympiad – an annual computer programming competition for schools and sixth form colleges. ...

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Bright future beckons at the helm of the world’s biggest music company

19.03.2013

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Bright future beckons at the helm of the world’s biggest music company

Old Elizabethan Lucian Grainge is consolidating Universal Music’s position as the world’s biggest recording company amid signs that, after years of decline, the music industry is starting to grow...

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Senior Awards: rewarding and inspiring high achievers

15.03.2013

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Senior Awards: rewarding and inspiring high achievers

QE’s highest achievers were rewarded for their endeavours at the School’s Senior Awards Ceremony. Well over 100 prizes were awarded to boys from Year 10 to the...

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Tense play-off in QE chess competition

13.03.2013

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Tense play-off in QE chess competition

Joseph Levene from Year 11 has won the annual Years 8-11 School Chess Tournament, defeating Year 9’s Ananth Balaji in a close-fought play-off. The two boys, who have both...

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Music scholarship competition: “a fabulous evening”

07.03.2013

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Music scholarship competition: “a fabulous evening”

Thirteen boys fought off stiff competition to reach the final of QE’s Year 7 Music Scholarship competition, taking part in a special concert before a large audience and external...

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Lord Sassoon gives Sixth-Formers an insider’s view of Government

28.02.2013

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Lord Sassoon gives Sixth-Formers an insider’s view of Government

Highly respected former Government Minister Lord Sassoon gave his views on the current economic situation when he spoke at a formal luncheon for QE’s Year 12 students. ...

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