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Academic rigour at the heart of A-level studies

18.12.2012

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Academic rigour at the heart of A-level studies

Eleven Year 13 students from QE attended lectures on King Lear delivered by top-flight academics. The lectures, which are part of a series intended to enhance the boys’ A-level studies,...

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Carols for good causes at Christmas concert

16.12.2012

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Carols for good causes at Christmas concert

The audience at this year’s Charity Christmas Concert enjoyed a wealth of seasonal music performed by a number of the School’s music groups. The annual fund-raiser is run in...

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QE economists placed in top tier

10.12.2012

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QE economists placed in top tier

Two Year 13 students have been placed in the very highest echelon of the 7,000 students who studied for a financial qualification. “Arran Patel and Chamesh Mallawarachchi...

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Strong showing from QE scientists

06.12.2012

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Strong showing from QE scientists

A team of boys from Years 9-11 won second place in the regional round of a prestigious Science competition. Robert Swan, Samuel Carling, Maaz Shahzad and Christopher...

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Geographers navigate to third place

03.12.2012

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Geographers navigate to third place

QE hosted the local round of a national Geographical Association face-to-face quiz. The QE team of three narrowly lost out in a high-quality competition to Haberdashers’ Aske’s Boys’ and...

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A golden night: class of ‘62 reunite for annual OE dinner

27.11.2012

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A golden night: class of ‘62 reunite for annual OE dinner

The Old Elizabethans’ Association Annual Dinner saw a cohort of 1962 joiners celebrate together 50 years on, with many reunited for the first time since they left the School....

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QE boys achieve best-ever result in national engineering competition

23.11.2012

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QE boys achieve best-ever result in national engineering competition

Six QE Sixth-Formers have been awarded prestigious Arkwright Engineering scholarships. The previous highest total in a single year at the School is two. The six Year 12...

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QE chess player named best in tournament

21.11.2012

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QE chess player named best in tournament

Year 11 pupil Joseph Levene has won the trophy for best U16 player at the Millfield International Schools’ Chess Team Championship. Joseph was competing as lead player for QE...

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QE retains title as top boys’ state school

19.11.2012

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QE retains title as top boys’ state school

Queen Elizabeth’s School has retained its place as the country’s top boys’ state school in the Sunday Times Top 200 State Secondary Schools league table. QE has...

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Boys praised for “powerful” performance

16.11.2012

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Boys praised for “powerful” performance

QE’s cast and crew have been lauded for their performance in the Shakespeare Schools Festival. The event involved four local schools, who took part together in workshops before each...

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Dissection proves big hit

12.11.2012

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Dissection proves big hit

QE boys enjoyed the opportunity to inflate lungs with a rubber tube and to focus a lens from an animal’s eye on newsprint during the Society of Biology’s first-ever...

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Representative honours for QE water polo players

07.11.2012

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Representative honours for QE water polo players

Four QE boys have been selected to represent Hertfordshire at a regional tournament. In addition, a boy from Year 9 and a Year 10 pupil are currently undergoing national...

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