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Expectations high for Sixth Form as students rise to the challenge of a busy term

09.12.2008

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Expectations high for Sixth Form as students rise to the challenge of a busy term

Current Sixth-Formers at QE are well placed to emulate the exceptional academic success of last year’s leavers. The School’s A Level results announced in August 2008 were outstanding, with 84%...

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Around the houses

08.12.2008

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Around the houses

After another year of competitions that saw Underne again come out on top to win the house cup, QE’s thriving house system has this term played a key role in...

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Musical term demonstrates depth and breadth

08.12.2008

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Musical term demonstrates depth and breadth

The strength in depth of music at Queen Elizabeth’s School was amply demonstrated by the House Instrumental Competition this term. A total of 123 performances were adjudicated for the intermediate and senior...

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Education determining their future lives

08.12.2008

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Education determining their future lives

“As a captain is a director of a whole boat, so reason joined with knowledge, is the guide of life.” Plato This term saw the first meeting of the Williams...

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The right moves at Millfield

05.12.2008

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The right moves at Millfield

The School chess team, captained by Year 12 pupil Akshaya Ahuja, produced their best-ever performance to finish as runners-up at the Millfield International Chess Tournament. There were some outstanding individual...

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Year 11 students make their mark

02.12.2008

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Year 11 students make their mark

Year 11 Business Studies students Stefan Chiu, Yau Pui Tsang, Jack Jacobs and Adrian Marioghae secured a place in the regional final of the ‘Make Your Mark Challenge’. The Make...

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Where Elizabethans Dare

02.12.2008

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Where Elizabethans Dare

Four members of staff and 47 Year 12 geographers enjoyed a very successful trip to Eagle’s Nest in the Cevennes National Park in South Central France. The boys carried out...

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QE boys gain 59 certificates in Mathematics competition

02.12.2008

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QE boys gain 59 certificates in Mathematics competition

All Year 12 Mathematics students, as well as nine from Year 13, sat this year’s Senior Maths Challenge run by the UK Mathematics Trust. Of these, nine boys received gold,...

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Engineering news

02.12.2008

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Engineering news

Twenty pupils competed for the four places available in the Engineering Education Scheme. Under the scheme a team of four Sixth-Formers interested in engineering as a potential career will work...

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No half measures

02.12.2008

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No half measures

The U15 rugby squad have had an excellent start to the season – progressing to the fifth round of the Daily Mail Cup. This is the furthest that any QE...

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Google’s search for artists

01.12.2008

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Google’s search for artists

Four QE boys were selected as regional finalists for the London area in the Doodle4Google art competition. Movin Abeywickrema, Matthew Chew, Ciaran Deasy and Mohammad Moinuddin, who are all in...

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Secondary School of the Year

21.10.2008

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Secondary School of the Year

Queen Elizabeth’s School has been named The Sunday Times State Secondary School of the Year 2007. The School was featured in ‘Parent Power’ in The Sunday Times on 18 November 2007.  Read the...

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