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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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QE biologist to represent UK in international competition

27.05.2011

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QE biologist to represent UK in international competition

Year 13 QE student Vasanth Sritharan has been selected to represent the UK in this year’s International Biology Olympiad (IBO). Vasanth was awarded a Gold Medal for his performance at...

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QE boys learn first-hand of the horrors of the Holocaust

20.05.2011

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QE boys learn first-hand of the horrors of the Holocaust

More than 200 boys and members of staff seized the opportunity to hear Holocaust survivor Jack Kagan speak about his experiences in the Second World War. The event was organised...

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National business writing award for Sixth-Former

16.05.2011

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National business writing award for Sixth-Former

Year 12 student Adeel Haque has won the prestigious ifs Young Business Writer of the Year competition. “Adeel is to be congratulated, particularly as there were a record number of...

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Learning from the experts: acclaim for QE teacher’s recording work

11.05.2011

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Learning from the experts: acclaim for QE teacher’s recording work

QE Music Technology teacher Tim Adnitt has won acclaim for his work as a professional recording engineer on a recently released Robin Jones and King Salsa album. The CD of Latin...

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