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Oxford college sponsors new QE prizes

24.03.2011

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Oxford college sponsors new QE prizes

Year 13 boys Year Joseph Masters and Joseph Phelan have become the first-ever recipients of two new QE prizes being sponsored by Queen’s College, Oxford. The prizes reward the best...

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Poetry competition winner

18.03.2011

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Poetry competition winner

The QE Sixth-Form poetry competition was won by Jed Wilsher with a poem entitled Absence. “The boys are studying Wilfred Owen and war poetry as part of A-Level English,” said...

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Winners of Year 7 Music Scholarships announced

17.03.2011

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Winners of Year 7 Music Scholarships announced

The names of the School’s five new Music Scholars have been announced. Year 7 boys Jonathan Beresford, Himal Bulathsinhala, Jason Mui, Nitharsan Sathiyalingam and Kavi Shah all succeeded in the...

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QE old boy goes from strength to strength with online business

11.03.2011

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QE old boy goes from strength to strength with online business

Former QE pupil Alex Halliday made his first forays into online business while still at the school – and now, at 25, he is the youngest CEO of a company...

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Queen Elizabeth’s in top ten in Financial Times Top 1000 Schools

03.03.2011

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Queen Elizabeth’s in top ten in Financial Times Top 1000 Schools

Queen Elizabeth’s School is the highest-ranked state school in the country in the Financial Times 2011 Top 1000 schools. It was also the highest-climbing school in the table, up 14...

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Paralympian Tom Aggar wins global award – again!

24.02.2011

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Paralympian Tom Aggar wins global award – again!

British Paralympic champion and former QE pupil Tom Aggar (1995-2002) continues to dominate his sport. He was named 2010 World Rowing Adaptive Crew of the Year by the sport’s international...

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Research collaboration with girls’ school builds key skills for future success

17.02.2011

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Research collaboration with girls’ school builds key skills for future success

Thirty Year 12 pupils from a girls’ school have teamed up with QE boys for an innovative research collaboration focusing on the Extended Project Qualification (EPQ). During a one-day symposium...

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Stapylton the victors in House competition

15.02.2011

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Stapylton the victors in House competition

Stapylton House has won the School’s inter-house trophy for 2010, it has been announced. Over the course of the year Stapylton amassed 263 points to clinch the Eric Shearly House...

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From Dusk to Dawn –  a little ‘night’ music

14.02.2011

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From Dusk to Dawn – a little ‘night’ music

An eclectic programme of music was put together for the first of this year’s themed QE concerts, entitled Dusk to Dawn. All the pieces performed had some link to the...

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FQE Quiz Night success

12.02.2011

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FQE Quiz Night success

The Chairman of Governors’ team emerged triumphant after a closely fought contest in this year’s successful Friends of Queen Elizabeth’s Quiz Night. The annual fund-raising event attracted 14 teams and...

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QE Investors reach regional finals

11.02.2011

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QE Investors reach regional finals

A team from QE has reached the regional finals of a prestigious student investment competition. The team, made up of boys from Year 11 and called Beyond Infinity 2, finished...

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QE debaters go from strength to strength

01.02.2011

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QE debaters go from strength to strength

Boys have enjoyed success in the early rounds of a number of prestigious debating competitions around the country and remain in contention for regional and national prizes. In the English...

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