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Old Elizabethan Tom Aggar wins gold at World Rowing Championships

05.11.2010

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Old Elizabethan Tom Aggar wins gold at World Rowing Championships

Britain’s Paralympic champion Tom Aggar (1995-2002) trounced the opposition to win gold in his event at the World Rowing Championships in New Zealand. The former QE pupil’s dominant performance in...

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Spooky Shakespeare

03.11.2010

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Spooky Shakespeare

Forty-two pupils from Year 8 took a two-night trip to Stratford-upon-Avon. The boys attended a range of events that included a tour of all five Shakespearean houses, a ghost walk,...

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Top-quality performances by School’s chess players

22.10.2010

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Top-quality performances by School’s chess players

QE’s 2010 Swiss Chess Tournament was won by Year 8 pupil Jake Breindel, who scored six points by winning all six of his games. The tournament was open to boys...

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Old Elizabethan aims for gold at World Championships

14.10.2010

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Old Elizabethan aims for gold at World Championships

OE Tom Aggar (1995-2002) is aiming for another gold medal at the World Championships in New Zealand at the end of October. In an interview with the Guardian newspaper, Tom...

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Chess team among the winners at international championship

14.10.2010

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Chess team among the winners at international championship

The School Chess team achieved both individual and team success at this year’s Millfield International Schools’ Chess Team Championship. Captained by Anup Desai of Year 13, the team went through...

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German exchange

14.10.2010

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German exchange

Two QE boys took the opportunity to celebrate the festival of Sukkot with the local Jewish community during the sixth QE exchange visit to Bielefield. Thirty Year 9 and 10...

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Academic success for Old Elizabethans at Cambridge

07.10.2010

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Academic success for Old Elizabethans at Cambridge

Several Old Elizabethans have achieved notable academic success at Cambridge University, the School has learned. Ares Kokkinos (2001-08) has been awarded a First for Part IIA of his Economics Tripos...

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£100,000 project to create Sixth Form Learning Centre is completed

20.09.2010

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£100,000 project to create Sixth Form Learning Centre is completed

Sixth-formers at Queen Elizabeth’s School are benefiting from a £100,000 investment in the Heard Building – QE’s Sixth Form centre. The old Heard Private Study Area has been replaced by...

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California calling for Old Elizabethan music industry mogul

15.09.2010

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California calling for Old Elizabethan music industry mogul

Old Elizabethan Lucian Grainge, a leading music industry executive, is to re-locate to California – a move seen as significant by business commentators. Mr Grainge received his CBE at Buckingham...

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Queen Elizabeth’s School becomes an Academy

01.09.2010

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Queen Elizabeth’s School becomes an Academy

Queen Elizabeth’s School today became an Academy – one of the first schools to make the transition under legislative changes introduced by the new Government. In a letter to the...

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Record-breaking GCSE results

24.08.2010

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Record-breaking GCSE results

Queen Elizabeth’s School today recorded its best-ever GCSE results. Announcing the results, the Headmaster, Dr John Marincowitz, said the exceptional performance of the Year 11 boys augurs well for them...

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High number of new A* grades at Queen Elizabeth’s School – and average grade is higher than A

19.08.2010

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High number of new A* grades at Queen Elizabeth’s School – and average grade is higher than A

Almost a third of all A-levels taken at Queen Elizabeth’s School gained the new A* grade, it was announced today. The introduction of the new mark – awarded for scores...

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