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“Superb” team performance gives QE best-ever result in international chess competition

13.11.2009

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“Superb” team performance gives QE best-ever result in international chess competition

QE’s Chess Team took second place in the Millfield International Schools’ Chess Team Championship with its best-ever performance in the competition. The team, captained by Upper Sixth-Former Akshaya Ahuja, comfortably...

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Strong performance in Mathematics competition

11.11.2009

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Strong performance in Mathematics competition

Queen Elizabeth’s School has recorded a second victory in the current Hans Woyda Mathematics Competition after achieving its best-ever result last year. In 2008-09, QE reached the quarter-finals of this...

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BLOG: Rhineland Tour

10.10.2009

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BLOG: Rhineland Tour

The Music department is on tour in Germany until Tuesday 27th October 2009. Kieron Howe, QE’s Director of Music, is keeping parents and other members of the School’s community up-to-date with the Tour’s events...

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Grammar schools ‘dominate’ places among state school pupils at Cambridge University – with QE leading the way

08.10.2009

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Grammar schools ‘dominate’ places among state school pupils at Cambridge University – with QE leading the way

Queen Elizabeth’s School sent more pupils to Cambridge than any other state 11-18 school in 2009, according to new admissions figures obtained by Varsity newspaper through the Freedom of Information...

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Convincing first win for QE in Hans Woyda competition

03.10.2009

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Convincing first win for QE in Hans Woyda competition

The mathematics department at QE is celebrating after a convincing win in the first round of this year’s Hans Woyda competition. They won against Channing School in Highgate, by 45...

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OE Tom Aggar blitzes to world gold in Poland

16.09.2009

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OE Tom Aggar blitzes to world gold in Poland

Great Britain’s adaptive rower Tom Aggar, an Old Elizabethan, has successfully defended his men’s single scull, setting a new world record in the process in Poznan, Poland. The 25-year-old was dominant...

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Outstanding A-level and GCSE results celebrated at Queen Elizabeth’s

27.08.2009

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Outstanding A-level and GCSE results celebrated at Queen Elizabeth’s

Boys at Queen Elizabeth’s have achieved outstanding results in their public examinations. 95.3% of all A-Levels taken at Queen Elizabeth’s have been graded A or B, confirming the School’s position...

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Gabriel takes gold in Junior Olympiad

16.07.2009

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Gabriel takes gold in Junior Olympiad

Three QE boys won medals and certificates of distinction for their performance in the highly prestigious Junior Mathematical Olympiad. Gabriel Gendler took a gold medal for his impressive solutions to...

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Outstanding performance by Bollywood Orchestra as Queen Elizabeth’s School secures music sponsorship deal

16.07.2009

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Outstanding performance by Bollywood Orchestra as Queen Elizabeth’s School secures music sponsorship deal

A team of QE musicians teamed up with dancers from Queen Elizabeth’s Girls’ School, Barnet, in a memorable performance at the National Festival of Music for Youth. It was the...

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Victory for Economists in local competition

15.07.2009

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Victory for Economists in local competition

Max Driver, Jonathan Hoong, Pawan Katta, Prashant Raval and Ariel Weiss, all studying Economics in Year 12, won the Inter-School Economics Challenge hosted by Hasmonean School yesterday. The event consisted...

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School welcomes table tennis international

14.07.2009

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School welcomes table tennis international

International table tennis player William Maybanks provided an end-of-year treat for QE’s sportsmen when he played an exhibition match in the School’s new Shearly Hall. Organised by the PE Department,...

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Mathematics successes multiply

14.07.2009

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Mathematics successes multiply

The Summer Term brought an excellent end to a very good year for QE’s mathematicians. Four boys from Years 8 and 9 beat off 35 other teams to win a...

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