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Sixth-Former picks up prize in national competition

23.09.2011

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Sixth-Former picks up prize in national competition

A Year 13 pupil has won second prize in a national essay-writing competition. David Alam was amongst 500 entrants to the 2011 Royal Economic Society Essay competition. The participants were...

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QE achieves quality teaching award from Prince’s Teaching Institute

16.09.2011

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QE achieves quality teaching award from Prince’s Teaching Institute

The School has been awarded the prestigious Prince’s Teaching Institute (PTI) Mark in four subjects, with a fifth expected to follow. The award, which is given retrospectively for 2010/11, recognises...

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Gold medal for Tom Aggar

12.09.2011

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Gold medal for Tom Aggar

Tom Aggar (1995-2002) has taken the Gold medal at the World Rowing Championships at Lake Bled in Slovenia – his fifth consecutive title. He was chased hard by Russian newcomer...

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Diver’s Olympic dream

05.09.2011

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Diver’s Olympic dream

A Year 8 pupil has been placed 12th in a national diving competition. 12-year-old Gil Segev competed at Level 3 at this year’s National Age Group Diving Finals in Sheffield....

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GCSE results exceed previous best, as proportion of A* and A grades reaches 90%

25.08.2011

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GCSE results exceed previous best, as proportion of A* and A grades reaches 90%

Queen Elizabeth’s School has once again exceeded all previous years’ GCSE results, it announced today [25 Aug 2011]. 90% of examinations taken by the 179 boys in Year 11 were...

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Best-ever A-level results at Queen Elizabeth’s School

18.08.2011

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Best-ever A-level results at Queen Elizabeth’s School

Queen Elizabeth’s School has recorded its best-ever A-level results, with A*s making up more than four of every ten grades awarded. The School saw widespread improvements on last year’s already-strong results. With...

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Headmaster retires after 12 years of high achievement

22.07.2011

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Headmaster retires after 12 years of high achievement

John Marincowitz retires this month after 12 years as Headmaster of Queen Elizabeth’s School, Barnet. During this period, the School has been rated as ‘outstanding’ in five consecutive Ofsted reports...

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Opportunity to see QE artists’ work at local exhibition this summer

20.07.2011

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Opportunity to see QE artists’ work at local exhibition this summer

Artworks by two senior students have been selected for display alongside the work of professional artists at a summer exhibition. Lower Sixth-Former Henry Yang, whose work is pictured top left, and...

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Perfect score for engineers

19.07.2011

STEM | Technology

Perfect score for engineers

Year 12 pupils Ibrahim Faruqi, Shaun Kapur, Ian Leung and Ankit Mehta were awarded maximum marks in their Engineering Education Scheme project. The boys’ brief, set by Lovell Partnerships, was...

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Performing before the Dalai Lama

18.07.2011

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Performing before the Dalai Lama

A Year 11 pupil has had the rare opportunity to perform before the Nobel Peace Laureate and spiritual leader of the Tibetan people, His Holiness the XIV Dalai Lama. Daniyar...

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QE named top state school for entry to Oxbridge and UK’s leading 30 universities

17.07.2011

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QE named top state school for entry to Oxbridge and UK’s leading 30 universities

A higher proportion of pupils from QE go to Oxford or Cambridge than from any other state school in the country, a leading education foundation has reported. The Sutton Trust,...

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QE biologist is one of the best in the world

15.07.2011

Biology

QE biologist is one of the best in the world

Vasanth Sritharan (2004-2011) has been placed in the global top 100 in the International Biology Olympiad (IBO). Vasanth was one of only four UK students selected for the international competition...

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