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Old Elizabethan elected President of Cambridge University Students’ Union

14.07.2011

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Old Elizabethan elected President of Cambridge University Students’ Union

Rahul Mansigani (1999-2006) has enjoyed a high-profile year in his role as Cambridge University Students’ Union (CUSU) President. He was elected for the 2010-11 academic year after a decisive election...

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Gold for second Amlani brother

14.07.2011

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Gold for second Amlani brother

2010 QE leaver Amar Amlani has been awarded his Duke of Edinburgh Gold Award in a ceremony at St James’s Palace. He excelled in several of the five categories he...

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Geysers, volcanoes & waterfalls

14.07.2011

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Geysers, volcanoes & waterfalls

This year’s Geography trip to Iceland was in danger of cancellation due to the very volcanic activity the boys were to study. Fortunately it went ahead and 44 boys in...

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Boys benefit from collaboration with girls’ schools

13.07.2011

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Boys benefit from collaboration with girls’ schools

QE has been developing its links with two high-achieving girls’ schools to enable boys to benefit from encountering different perspectives in their studies, whilst improving their social and inter-personal skills....

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Cricketers in fine form on tour

13.07.2011

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Cricketers in fine form on tour

The First XI comfortably retained the Read Trophy on their tour of one of England’s cricketing heartlands. The boys won all three of their matches during the annual QE visit...

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Year 9 musician gains bursary after ‘astounding’ mark at grade 8 piano

11.07.2011

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Year 9 musician gains bursary after ‘astounding’ mark at grade 8 piano

QE musician Anthony Zhang has been awarded a national bursary after achieving one of the highest marks in the country for his grade 8 piano examination. The £150 Silver Bursary...

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Prizes for QE boys in national essay competition

07.07.2011

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Prizes for QE boys in national essay competition

A QE Sixth-Former has picked up second prize in a prestigious nationwide literary competition. Mohammad Bhatti (pictured) was named runner-up in The John Salter Memorial Kipling Essay competition which focused...

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Year 9 QE pupil scoops prestigious drama prize

01.07.2011

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Year 9 QE pupil scoops prestigious drama prize

Fourteen-year-old Kavi Pau has won a top drama prize at a leading arts festival after impressing judges with a series of performances across different categories. Kavi took the Drama Versatility...

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Success for QE economists – again!

27.06.2011

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Success for QE economists – again!

The School has won a prestigious national business competition for the second consecutive year. A team of four Year 11 Economists took first prize in Tune into Business 2011. Bennie...

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QE boys win top prizes in competition

17.06.2011

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QE boys win top prizes in competition

QE boys picked up two first prizes in the annual World Citizenship Competition run by the Barnet Baha’i Faith Group. There were three categories in the competition on the topic...

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Orchestra reaches finals of world’s largest youth music festival

13.06.2011

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Orchestra reaches finals of world’s largest youth music festival

QE’s Symphony Orchestra has been selected to go through to this summer’s national finals of Music for Youth, the world’s largest youth music festival. The orchestra, which performed Night on...

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Prize for QE Sixth-Former in national music competition

06.06.2011

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Prize for QE Sixth-Former in national music competition

Year 12 pupil Jake Sittampalam has won second prize in a national music essay-writing competition. Entrants to the Cambridge Music Essay competition had to write an essay on one of...

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