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Choir place is high note in singer’s career

18.09.2014

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Choir place is high note in singer’s career

A QE boy has been invited to join a critically acclaimed youth choir. Year 13 pupil Kavi Pau was chosen to join the Rodolfus Choir after excelling in a...

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Finding the right words: Alex’s story goes national

15.09.2014

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Finding the right words: Alex’s story goes national

Whilst still at Cambridge, Alex Davis (OE 2006-2013) is already becoming established in his chosen career of journalism. He is rapidly creating a name for himself in student journalism...

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Seven again! Excellence of QE teachers recognised by Prince’s charity

12.09.2014

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Seven again! Excellence of QE teachers recognised by Prince’s charity

QE has again received the Prince’s Teaching Institute Marks for seven academic departments – one of only a handful of schools to have earned and then retained so many...

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Et voilà! A week in Normandy helps boys improve their French

10.09.2014

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Et voilà! A week in Normandy helps boys improve their French

Boys from both ends of the School benefited from the opportunity to immerse themselves in the French language during a summer holiday trip to Normandy. Thirty-eight Year...

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Facing a grilling: boys given university practice interviews by top academics

08.09.2014

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Facing a grilling: boys given university practice interviews by top academics

Next year’s QE leavers completed their university practice interviews over the summer, seizing the opportunity to experience questioning from senior academics. The School arranges such practice interviews...

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“Total commitment” on Sri Lanka sports tour

01.09.2014

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“Total commitment” on Sri Lanka sports tour

The School’s rugby and cricket tour of Sri Lanka, organised to mark the centenary of the introduction of rugby at QE, proved to be both rewarding and challenging for...

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A* grades top 60% for the third consecutive year

21.08.2014

School performance

A* grades top 60% for the third consecutive year

More than six out of every ten GCSEs taken at QE have been awarded the A* grade – for the third year in a row. In total, 98% of GCSEs...

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Top grades for more than 19 in every 20 A-levels as QE maintains standards amid national examination ‘turbulence’

14.08.2014

School performance

Top grades for more than 19 in every 20 A-levels as QE maintains standards amid national examination ‘turbulence’

Boys at Queen Elizabeth’s School once again performed very strongly at A-level, with the proportion of  A*-B grades awarded reaching 96%. There were only a handful of C grades among...

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Olympian performances by QE mathematicians

13.08.2014

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Olympian performances by QE mathematicians

Two boys have won medals in the Junior Mathematical Olympiad – a competition for the finest young mathematicians in the country. Year 8 pupils Nico Puthu and...

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Conservation and classification skills are focus of trip

13.08.2014

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Conservation and classification skills are focus of trip

The Year 7 Science trip to Whipsnade Zoo gave the boys the opportunity to learn more about the role of the modern zoo and climate change – as well...

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High energy: Jason’s fast-paced career as a commodities trader

13.08.2014

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High energy: Jason’s fast-paced career as a commodities trader

Former School Captain Jason Breslaw has been making headlines in his career as a distillates trader for BP. Jason (OE 1994-2001), who was School Captain in 2000,...

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Voluntary service award for Terrell

12.08.2014

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Voluntary service award for Terrell

Year 12 boy Terrell Okhiria has won a special award for the work he does as a volunteer in an old people’s home. Eighteen months ago, Terrell...

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